Einar Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 The plan and goal in developing the Boeing 757 was to replace the already ageing Boeing 727. The new plane type made its maiden flight in 1982 and during the next 12 years some 1.050 pieces of Boeing 757 were built in two different versions. In their fleet Finnair operated seven longer fuselage Boeing 757-200's powered by Pratt & Whitney 2000 engines. These planes were mainly used for chartered holiday flights and I also flew a couple of times with them to Madeira and to the Canary islands. The planes’ seating was normally very cramped and the Finnish holidaymakers gave the Boeing 757 the nasty nickname ”the guinea pig cage 🙂 I built the model from an excellent Authentic Airliners resin kit in 1/144 scale. There were no problems in assembling the model; only a bit of sanding and putty here and there was needed but nothing special worth mentioning. I bought decals for the the Finnair livery from Draw Decal and the cockpit window decals from Authentic Airliners. The corogard and stencil decals are from Flying decals. I painted the white areas of the model with Tamiya Fine surface primer coated with Tamiya gloss varnish spray TS-13. The gray areas in the wings and stabs were paint brushed with Xtracolor X150 (Canadian voodoo grey). I also used various Humbol and Vallejo paints for details. 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Moved that for you 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted December 23, 2021 Author Share Posted December 23, 2021 Just now, Mike said: Moved that for you Excellent!! Thanks a million Mike Einar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesa Jussila Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 @Einar Really nice one again. This is Finnair plane I managed to avoid. Typical excellent build from you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted December 23, 2021 Author Share Posted December 23, 2021 10 minutes ago, Vesa Jussila said: @Einar Really nice one again. This is Finnair plane I managed to avoid. Typical excellent build from you. Thanks / kiitos Vesa, Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maginot Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Excellent finish. That's a great bit of modelling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiampieroSilvestri Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Nice! Saluti Giampiero 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malair Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Very Nice build! Indeed, if you want quality, Authentic Airliners is the way to go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Another winner from you. Cant go wrong with a 757.Such an elegant lady Thanks for sharing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted December 23, 2021 Author Share Posted December 23, 2021 5 minutes ago, Alex1978 said: Another winner from you. Cant go wrong with a 757.Such an elegant lady Thanks for sharing Thank you Alex! Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted December 23, 2021 Author Share Posted December 23, 2021 42 minutes ago, Malair said: Very Nice build! Indeed, if you want quality, Authentic Airliners is the way to go. Thank you! I fully agree on AA quality Cheers Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted December 23, 2021 Author Share Posted December 23, 2021 48 minutes ago, GiampieroSilvestri said: Nice! Saluti Giampiero Grazie mille, Giampiero Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted December 23, 2021 Author Share Posted December 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Maginot said: Excellent finish. That's a great bit of modelling. Thank you Maginot, Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted December 23, 2021 Author Share Posted December 23, 2021 12 minutes ago, phildagreek said: Nice! Thank you! Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodadriver Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Very nice indeed Einar. A simple, elegant livery on a 757 - what's not to like? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted December 23, 2021 Author Share Posted December 23, 2021 4 minutes ago, Skodadriver said: Very nice indeed Einar. A simple, elegant livery on a 757 - what's not to like? Thank you very much! Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesModeller Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 Great build! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted December 25, 2021 Author Share Posted December 25, 2021 4 hours ago, BluesModeller said: Great build! Thank you! Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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