Einar Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Fokker F27 Friendship was a turboprop airliner built by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker. The maiden flight of the plane took place in November 1955 and in total 586 Friendships of different sub-types were built until 1987. Finnair operated three F27's in the 1970-80's. They replaced the Convair 440 Metropolitans of the airline in the short domestic routes. The Finnish Air Force's Transport Wing used a couple of F27's, as well. The only kit available in 1/144 scale was Doyusha's F27 which I managed to buy from a Japanese mail order firm. In a nutshell the kit was very plain and simple, lacking a lot of details. The building of the model was straightforward but adding all the details (antennas, air scoops, anti-collision lights, etc.) was time consuming. The biggest challenge, however, was to rebuild the main landing gears and wheels which in kit were totally out of scale and shape. The laser printed decals for Finnair's Friendship I ordered from the Finnish manufacturer Arctic Decals. They were excellent and went on the surface without any problems. To avoid any scratches I coated them first with Liquid decal film. I painted the white areas of the fuselage with Tamiya's Fine Surface primer which I then coated with Tamiya's clear gloss spray. The underside of the fuselage, the wings and the landing gears were painted with Xtracolor light grey X139. For smaller details I used Vallejo acrylics and Humbrol enamels. 6 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Nicely done, a very handsome result, I do wish Doyusha would re-release this, it would be good to have an alternative to the overpriced & not quite accurate EE ones. Steve. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Another little beauty Einar, really nicely built and finished - and I do like those props, very neat! Keith 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted August 8, 2021 Author Share Posted August 8, 2021 Just now, keefr22 said: Another little beauty Einar, really nicely built and finished - and I do like those props, very neat! Keith Thanks Keith! Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted August 8, 2021 Author Share Posted August 8, 2021 2 hours ago, stevehnz said: Nicely done, a very handsome result, I do wish Doyusha would re-release this, it would be good to have an alternative to the overpriced & not quite accurate EE ones. Steve. Thanks Steve! Einar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 That's what I've been waiting for. Oh those memories. Thank you for my nostalgia. It's a beauty of a model. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted August 8, 2021 Author Share Posted August 8, 2021 18 minutes ago, Bertie Psmith said: That's what I've been waiting for. Oh those memories. Thank you for my nostalgia. It's a beauty of a model. Thanks Bertie! Einar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfa1983 Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Nice little focker you finnished 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted August 9, 2021 Author Share Posted August 9, 2021 12 hours ago, Bertie Psmith said: That's what I've been waiting for. Oh those memories. Thank you for my nostalgia. It's a beauty of a model. Thanks Bertie! Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted August 9, 2021 Author Share Posted August 9, 2021 11 hours ago, arfa1983 said: Nice little focker you finnished Thanks Arfa Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 That's really cool! I'm a big F-27 fan, which makes me a little fussy about getting the look right. You have got yours to look right on the money with the stance and proportions I know and love. Makes me wish Airfix would do another production run on their 1/72 kit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted August 11, 2021 Author Share Posted August 11, 2021 1 hour ago, kapam said: That's really cool! I'm a big F-27 fan, which makes me a little fussy about getting the look right. You have got yours to look right on the money with the stance and proportions I know and love. Makes me wish Airfix would do another production run on their 1/72 kit. Thank you very much! Cheers, Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 Gorgeous model, it does look very smart in the Finnair livery, great work. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted August 11, 2021 Author Share Posted August 11, 2021 30 minutes ago, bigbadbadge said: Gorgeous model, it does look very smart in the Finnair livery, great work. Chris Thanks Chris, Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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