Alex1978 Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 (edited) 2 more Concordes off my production line The Air France version is the Airfix kit and the BA version is the Nitto kit. As I had mentioned in my British Airways Landor Concorde RFI,I like the Airfix kit better than the Revell offering. It maybe simpler but the fit is a lot better. The Air France decals are from Jet Set decals and seemed very old. My first attempt of applying a piece of the cheatline nearly failed,as the decal tended to tear as soon as it was off the backing paper. So I stopped and applied 2 coats of liquid decal film and 2 light coats of clear gloss to make them more durable. That worked and the rest of the decalling session went well,although the decals needed a very long time in the water to slide off the backing. I painted the model with Gunze white primer that was gloss coated afterwards. Engine outlets are a mix of Revell semi gloss black and silver. This was actually the initial production Concorde.The first flight from Toulouse was on 6. december 1973. The BA Negus Concorde is the Nitto kit. At first glance I thought its identical to the Revell kit. But after starting the build,I realized many differences. The fit is much better and the option for the lowered nose offers also a smaller windscreen that fits into the nose. Revell gives also the nose down option but only the regular sized windscreen for the in flight mode. The engine mount is also slightly different on the Nitto kit and is better solved than Revells counter part. The recessed cabin windows,wheels and gear legs are interestingly identical but the stand of the Nitto kit is better,the Revell Concorde "leans" too much backwards. Another plus on the Nitto kit is the included display stand.Because of those options I decided to build her with the nose down on the stand. Paints are the same as on the AF Concorde. The decals come from the kit and the details are from a left over decal set. The tail decals are from the Airfix kit as the Nitto examples did not want to bend around the stabilizers. Enjoy the Supersonic double Cheers Alex Edited July 8, 2021 by Alex1978 25 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandoned Project Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 C'est magnifique! Très bien. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted July 8, 2021 Author Share Posted July 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Abandoned Project said: C'est magnifique! Très bien. Merci beaucoup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Both models are very nicely done but I admit to liking the Air France version best. In finished form, it looks like the better of the two kits. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted July 9, 2021 Author Share Posted July 9, 2021 8 hours ago, SAT69 said: Both models are very nicely done but I admit to liking the Air France version best. In finished form, it looks like the better of the two kits. Thank you very much. Its indeed so,that the Airfix kit is slightly better. Its simpler in detail compared to the Revell and the Nitto kits but the fit is much better compared to the Revell kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodadriver Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 Splendid as always Alex. It's good to see the Air France livery for a change. Dave G 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted July 9, 2021 Author Share Posted July 9, 2021 5 hours ago, Skodadriver said: Splendid as always Alex. It's good to see the Air France livery for a change. Dave G Thank you very much Dave. I have now about every livery built that the Concorde ever wore. Prototype is coming up in near future of course and some "what if" sort of.I have some kits that came out in the time when many airlines had ordered the Concorde,so there is also the Japan Airlines version and the BOAC livery yet to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back in the Saddle Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 8 hours ago, Alex1978 said: Prototype is coming up in near future of course and some "what if" sort of.I have some kits that came out in the time when many airlines had ordered the Concorde,so there is also the Japan Airlines version and the BOAC livery yet to do. I look forward to seeing those. These two both look superb 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Outstanding 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted July 11, 2021 Author Share Posted July 11, 2021 On 10/07/2021 at 00:51, Back in the Saddle said: I look forward to seeing those. These two both look superb 👍 Thank youvvery much 8 hours ago, RMCS said: Outstanding Thank you very much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Great models and comparison! I have never heard about the Nitto kit before though... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Lovely work, they both look awesome 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted July 12, 2021 Author Share Posted July 12, 2021 18 hours ago, exdraken said: Great models and comparison! I have never heard about the Nitto kit before though... Thank you very much. Yes,it seems that the Nitto kit is hard to find unfortunately 1 hour ago, F-32 said: Lovely work, they both look awesome Thank you very much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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