Einar Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 I got Zvezda's 1/144 scale Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner kit for my birthday. A contemporary airliner was actually a refreshing change to my fleet of passenger plane models from the 60s and 70s. The kit was excellent to build and the parts were very detailed. There were no problems in assembling the model, and the it was nearly a shake and bake experience. The engines in particular were like kits of their own. On the other hand, the painting of the model was quite a challenge. Thomson TUI's livery is very impressive, but quite difficult to paint. First I sprayed the body and wings with white Tamiya Fine Surface Primer and then with clear gloss varnish from Tamiya's rattle can. Then a more difficult phase followed. I sprayed the blue areas of the upper part of the body with Revell paints númbers 50 and 53 and the sky blue tail with Humbrol paint number 47. I masked the wavy color borders with insulating tape, which was very sticky and flexible, so the color borders became sharp. I bought the Thomson TUI decals from the aftermarket. They were from SKYline decals and very detailed. With the decal set you also got a set of photoetches, such as antennas, pitot tubes, etc. 35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRMRL Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 That's really nice, the scheme looks great, I hope you're pleased you persevered with it, it really stands out 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted January 16, 2023 Author Share Posted January 16, 2023 1 minute ago, MRMRL said: That's really nice, the scheme looks great, I hope you're pleased you persevered with it, it really stands out Thank you very much. I'm pretty satisfied with the outcome. Einar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 That is a really difficult paint job, done to perfection! Cheers John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 That is very, very nice. One of the best renditions of that scheme I have seen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwinism Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Excellent masking and painting skills Einar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted January 17, 2023 Author Share Posted January 17, 2023 10 hours ago, Viking said: That is a really difficult paint job, done to perfection! Cheers John Thanks John! Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted January 17, 2023 Author Share Posted January 17, 2023 10 hours ago, tomprobert said: That is very, very nice. One of the best renditions of that scheme I have seen. Thank you very much! Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 That is one very handsome Dreamliner, painted to perfection! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted January 17, 2023 Author Share Posted January 17, 2023 47 minutes ago, Alpha Delta 210 said: That is one very handsome Dreamliner, painted to perfection! Thank you! Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 Very neat Dreamliner Einar. I very much like the TUI wavy scheme but stayed away from doing it because of its difficulty to achieve a symetrical paintjob. You nailed it to perfection. Might be tempted to try and do a 757 in that livery now...😊 Thanks for sharing Alex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 Nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted January 18, 2023 Author Share Posted January 18, 2023 11 hours ago, Alex1978 said: Very neat Dreamliner Einar. I very much like the TUI wavy scheme but stayed away from doing it because of its difficulty to achieve a symetrical paintjob. You nailed it to perfection. Might be tempted to try and do a 757 in that livery now...😊 Thanks for sharing Alex Thank you Alex! Einar 1 hour ago, phildagreek said: Nice! Thanks! Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luxskater Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Must have been a tough job doing those curves! Well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted January 19, 2023 Author Share Posted January 19, 2023 2 minutes ago, luxskater said: Must have been a tough job doing those curves! Well done! Thanks! You're quit right. Quite a challenge but with careful planning it was achievable. Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthViper Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Congrats , very beautiful and good looking livery aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volant Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Looks superb - congrats on the paint scheme, that can’t have been easy! I fly the 787, and so have looked at this kit a few times. How did it go together? Did you do a WIP thread, can’t seem to see one if so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 Beautiful bird. Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted January 24, 2023 Author Share Posted January 24, 2023 13 minutes ago, Bertie McBoatface said: Beautiful bird. Well done. Thanks Bertie! Einar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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