Malair Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 My latest build is the Authentic Airliners 1:144 Convair 440 in KLM colours. The Convair 440 is a further development of the 340, which in turn is a further development of the 240. The first flight was in 1947. Of all the variants (and there are quite a few) about 1181 were made in total. The main difference between the 240 and the 340 is the larger fuselage of the 340 and the larger wingspan. The 440 offered the option of a weather antenna (KLM did not have this option though), had the ability to carry more passengers and had better sound insulation. Many 340 aircraft were later converted to 440 (including the versions that KLM flew). KLM flew both the 240 and the 340 (440). The fantastic kit is from Authentic airliners. One interesting titbit is that this kit is a tailsitter, so you need to drill a hole in the fuselage and add about 20g of weight. This was easier said than done, but I managed to do it without much of a hassle in the end. The decals are from Vintage Flyer and the window decals are made by me. The I used Inspire Chrome for the metal parts and used different primers (grey, white and gloss black) to get the differences in metal colour. The wire antennae are hairs from my girlfriend. At any rate here are the pictures of the finished build: I have already started building my next projects (the Eastern Express Il-14, the Authentic Airliners Comet 4C, the Authentic Airliners L-1011 and the Zvezda Il-62), so keep an eye out for those in the future. Anyways, thanks for looking guys and see you next time! Martijn 33 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Beautiful job... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Ranger Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodadriver Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 That's gorgeous Martijn. Beautiful build, beautiful livery and some excellent weathering. I've been working on a Roden CV-440 on and off for a few months but with its heavy detail and major fit problems it's not a kit I'm enjoying. I'm tempted to put it aside in the hope that Kurt will do another run of his kits - there's just no comparison. Thanks for sharing Dave G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 A lovely model in one of my favourite schemes. You have certainly done it justice and brought to life one of my favourite propliners. I look forward to seeing the future projects on your list. Vincent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 The Convair twins were very attractive airplanes and your model definitely does the airplane justice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timo Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 A brilliant model - very well done. And well done to your girlfriend for sacrificing strands of her hair for the antennae. Cheers Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 Wonderful build and presentation. Looking forward to your other mentioned builds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JK_Models Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 Wonderful build Martijn. Nicely finished, the different metal tones are super cool! Looks super realistic and that presentation is lovely. Julien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David H Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 Wow, that build is just brilliant!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 It’s a real one. You can’t fool me!😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesa Jussila Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 Nice build. Convair is really classic. I need to add it to my collection too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malair Posted February 8, 2022 Author Share Posted February 8, 2022 Thank you all for your very nice words. Much appreciated! On 05/02/2022 at 23:41, Skodadriver said: I've been working on a Roden CV-440 on and off for a few months but with its heavy detail and major fit problems it's not a kit I'm enjoying. I'm tempted to put it aside in the hope that Kurt will do another run of his kits - there's just no comparison. Really? I'm surprised to hear that. I've build the Roden VC-10 and that is a very nice kit. I've heard good things about their DC-7 kit as well. Fortunate than that I bought the Authentic Airliners CV440 when they were still available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodadriver Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 16 minutes ago, Malair said: Thank you all for your very nice words. Much appreciated! Really? I'm surprised to hear that. I've build the Roden VC-10 and that is a very nice kit. I've heard good things about their DC-7 kit as well. Fortunate than that I bought the Authentic Airliners CV440 when they were still available. I was surprised too. I'm a fan of Roden and I've built several of their kits including SVC-10, B720, Britannia, DC-6 and DC-3. However the Convair definitely isn't their best effort. The DC-7 suffers from inaccurate engine exhausts but otherwise it seems to be a good model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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