Skodadriver's 2022 airliners

[Skodadriver]

After I got over the worst of the mojo meltdown which hit me about eighteen months ago I decided to concentrate on straightforward models until I felt my confidence was fully back. As a result my 2022 output is mainly OOB builds although the modified Airfix Boeing 737 is an exception. The year’s work should have included a Boeing 787 but at a very late stage I managed to confuse plastic cement and decal solvent  and the replacement titles which Ray Charles kindly agreed to send me appear to have got caught in the postal strikes. Never mind, it should give me a head start for next year.

 

I hope you enjoy my collection of 1/144 civilians and I’ll see you in 2023.

 

Dave G

 

Alitalia Vickers V.785D Viscount

F-RSIN kit with Classic Airlines decals. In RFI here

 

 

 

Balkan Bulgarian Tupolev Tu-154M

Zvezda kit with Two Six decals. In RFI here

 

 

 

Braathens SAFE Boeing 737-500

Daco Skyline kit with mixed Liveries Unlimited and Lima November decals. In RFI here

 

 

 

Iran Air Airbus A320

Revell kit with F-DCAL decals. In RFI here

 

 

 

Air Europe/British Airtours Boeing 737-200 Adv

Heavily modified Airfix kit with mixed Classic Airlines and Flightpath decals. In RFI here

 

 

 

Loganair Short SC-7 Skyvan

Eastern Express kit with Classic Airlines decals. Not in RFI

 

 

 

SAS Star Alliance Boeing 737-800

Zvezda kit with V1 decals. In RFI here

 

 

 

EasyJet Boeing 737-300

Daco Skyline kit with Scaleliners decals. Not in RFI

("Double sided" livery from 2000 when EasyJet were moving from telephone to internet booking)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[gazza l]

A very nice collection.

 

gazza l

[pacificmustang]

Great stuff. Some very interesting schemes there too

 

Bruce

[Tim R-T-C]

Beautiful airliner selection, the Skyvan is particularly eyecatching because it is so different.

 

How did you find this kit to build?

[stevehnz]

That looks like a well recovered mojo Dave, a great looking array of Airliners.

Steve.

[Bertie McBoatface]

They are all beautifully done. Airliners aren't my thing to build but I love to see them finished this well. 

[RidgeRunner]

 Very nice, Dave. That Viscount is particularly nice 

[Skodadriver]

9 hours ago, Tim R-T-C said:

Beautiful airliner selection, the Skyvan is particularly eyecatching because it is so different.

 

How did you find this kit to build?

Thanks Tim.

 

I'm not a fan of Eastern Express products and I only bought the Skyvan because it was second hand for a fiver at the Perth show. The build was straightforward enough but in typical EE fashion there was a plethora of tiny parts a few of which I managed to lose. That included one of the elevator horn balances and when I look at the photos I realise my replacements are a bit over scale although they look OK "in the flesh". The wingtips and fins are inaccurate. I did my best to fix the wingtips but left the fins alone because I felt the risk of ruining them was too high. Overall I'd probably give it 6.5 out of 10 and if I do another Skyvan (this is very tempting) I'll likely go with Welsh Models.

[bigbadbadge]

What a cracking collection of aircraft,  great schemes and great work.  I hope your mojo levels are good now .

Chris 

[keefr22]

Those are all beautiful Dave, superbly built, painted and decalled. I was seriously considering selling off the airliner stash next year - now I'm not so sure!

 

Top work all round!

 

Keith

[John Laidlaw]

Cracking work there! I do like the Star Alliance 737-800 in particular - looks nice and busy.

[stringbag]

What a cracking display.  Couldn't pick a favourite from that lot.  Thanks for posting Dave.

 

Chris.

[bianfuxia]

Beautiful airliners there - well done! 

[Blackfordhibby]

I wouldn't mind losing my mojo for a wee while, if I ended up producing anything as nice as these are.

[nimrod54]

A great collection of 'Civvies', Dave. I really like your Alitalia Viscount.

 

John