Alex1978 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 (edited) My last of the 1/144 787s and probably one of the most attractive liveries for the Dreamliner. ANA had signed a 5 year contract with Disney and painted at least 4 of their aircraft in special Star Wars liveries. Maybe some of you remember that a few years back,I already built that model,then with a 787-8,streched with resin plugs. After I had finished that kit,Zvezda announced their -9 kit... I actually never planned to build the R2D2 livery again because of its complicated design. But a friend kept asking to sell him that model,so last year I finally gave in and sold it,which led me to the point to build another one for my collection again. This time I used the 787-9 kit from Zvezda and a decal set from PAS instead 8A decs. The decals were great to work with and are also durable enough to accept some heavy handling and trimming. Again for the windows Authentic Airliner windows were used and details come from the nice Zvezda decal sheet and the spares box. Painted with Gunze white surface primer 1500,clear coated with Gunze premium gloss prior and after the endless decal session. All other paints are Gunze as well. Now my Dreamliners are all done and the Star Wars jet is back in my collection. No matter what,there wont be ever a 3rd R2D2 build😉 May the force be with you Alex Edited February 11, 2022 by Alex1978 57 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandoned Project Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Looks fantastic. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar75 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Excellent! really looks fantastic!👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted February 11, 2022 Author Share Posted February 11, 2022 1 hour ago, Abandoned Project said: Looks fantastic. 1 hour ago, Shar75 said: Excellent! really looks fantastic!👍 Thank you very much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bianfuxia Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Looks great! I've flown on that plane! I have the decals in 1/200 for a project later this year. Really like how yours turned out! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted February 11, 2022 Author Share Posted February 11, 2022 31 minutes ago, bianfuxia said: Looks great! I've flown on that plane! I have the decals in 1/200 for a project later this year. Really like how yours turned out! Thank you very much. Wow,must have been a great experience to fly on it. I stay tuned for your 1/200 version then 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k5054nz Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Beautifully done Alex, you've really done this special machine proud! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maginot Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Another finely finished model in your fleet. Livery is striking on this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bianfuxia Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 4 hours ago, Alex1978 said: Thank you very much. Wow,must have been a great experience to fly on it. I stay tuned for your 1/200 version then Yes it was cool. I think it was also my first time on a Dreamliner. They had a life-size Yoda sitting in the cabin jumpseat (must have stowed him for takeoff). We had our baby on that flight so it was not so easy to fully take it all in. Dreamliner is my plane of choice for long flights - not that I've done many the last few years! But in a past life I flew a lot and went on ANA 787s a few times. Also been on the -8 with the big 787 marking in your other (also great) build! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Superb. A lot of work has gone into those decals and they look great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted February 12, 2022 Author Share Posted February 12, 2022 6 hours ago, k5054nz said: Beautifully done Alex, you've really done this special machine proud! 18 minutes ago, Head in the clouds. said: Superb. A lot of work has gone into those decals and they look great. 6 hours ago, Maginot said: Another finely finished model in your fleet. Livery is striking on this one. Thank you very much all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodadriver Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Now that really is quite something. What an amazing livery. It reminds me I must get on with my own 787-9 which won't be nearly as exotic! Dave G 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted February 12, 2022 Author Share Posted February 12, 2022 2 hours ago, Skodadriver said: Now that really is quite something. What an amazing livery. It reminds me I must get on with my own 787-9 which won't be nearly as exotic! Dave G Thank you very much Dave. I will be looking forward to your Dreamliner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Brilliant! That made me smile. Your build quality and skill with the decals is outstanding. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted February 16, 2022 Author Share Posted February 16, 2022 22 hours ago, Bertie Psmith said: Brilliant! That made me smile. Your build quality and skill with the decals is outstanding. Thank you very much. It was quite a challenge to get everything on and fitting,esp. the front parts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcchow66 Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 i don't build too many civil aircraft but that looks like a lot of fun! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesModeller Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 As a fan of airliners and R2D2 I approve! Great work as always! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted February 18, 2022 Author Share Posted February 18, 2022 On 16/02/2022 at 15:12, jcchow66 said: i don't build too many civil aircraft but that looks like a lot of fun! 8 hours ago, BluesModeller said: As a fan of airliners and R2D2 I approve! Great work as always! Thank you very much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Fantastic finish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted February 18, 2022 Author Share Posted February 18, 2022 49 minutes ago, RMCS said: Fantastic finish Thank you very much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tMikha Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 Great work! I’m always amazed of how neat other modelists can apply such complicated decals. This stage of building the most addictive, but very nervious for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Fantastic work. Looks like the force in your modelling is very strong ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted May 27, 2022 Author Share Posted May 27, 2022 On 24/05/2022 at 13:02, tMikha said: Great work! I’m always amazed of how neat other modelists can apply such complicated decals. This stage of building the most addictive, but very nervious for me. Thank you very much. It was a time consuming task to apply all those elements. The decals had very good quality,so it was an enjoyable task. 1 hour ago, BerndM said: Fantastic work. Looks like the force in your modelling is very strong ! Thank you very much. 😂...I had a lot of time the past months,so the "modelling force" was very much with me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis95 Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 *Excitable beeping in R2D2 noises* "Yeah, I love it too R2" Brilliant stuff! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back in the Saddle Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 For some reason I can't see your images on any of your threads... I'll try again later and see if the internet is working better!😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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