Alex1978 Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Finally we have weather in Switzerland that allows taking pictures on the balcony... This is the 1966 first issue of Airfix's Concorde. Due to its early release,a good 2 years prior to the first flight,the kit is probably more based on early drawings than on the real thing. There are some differences compared to the real prototype. I actually built it OOB,I even planned to use the kits Air France decals,and use some leftover decals for further detailing. Unfortunately the decals were impossible to use,stiff as a board and they broke at the slightest touch once off the backing paper. Well...it was to be expected but I tried it anyway... I then roamed through my countless aviation magazines and there I found an article on the Concorde,in which all former airlines who had ordered the Concorde,were depicted with a drawing of how it would have looked. I therefore chose the Lufthansa version,as I have plenty of leftover decals from different kits. The blue cheatline and fin was airbrushed,using Revell Lufthansa blue 350. The LH bits and pieces come from the Airfix 727-200 kit and Revell A320. The model was painted silver and aluminium on the wings and fuselage underside as per the Airfix box art of the Air France version.It looks more interesting that way,and its a "what if" anyway. The fit of the kit is not the best,I am currently working on the BOAC re-issue,which I find even worse in that regard,but thats another story. Hope you like the Lufthansa Concorde,that never came to be... Cheers Alex 39 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Hartmann Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Looks fantastic! I’ve always wanted to do a short tail concorde in the All Nippon ‘Mohican’ scheme that their Tristars were delivered in. A decent whif 😎 ben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 That looks gorgeous. Not so much a 'what if' but 'what should have been'! I particularly like the colour variation over the engines. Nice touch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamS Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Oh, that’s a bit nice. Love the tone of the silver. Graham 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Poultney Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Love it! Looks so different to the final version 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Walter E Kurtz Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Excellent! This is something unusual so it caught my eye! I think you've done a great job.the paint finish is beautiful! Nice to see a kit that's almost as old as I am lol🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 Very interesting, it really looks the part. I'm not normally too interested in 'what if' schemes, but this is more of a 'nearly was'. It'd be great to do a few more of Airlines that placed Concorde orders before cancelling them. Qantas would be my first choice! Cheers John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted May 31, 2021 Author Share Posted May 31, 2021 Thank you everybody for the nice words Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 Superb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 Quite the fetching lass! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 She looks great in this livery. A very nice what if. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 That's a really cool build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 That looks so right, sad it never came to fruition. Lovely build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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