Einar Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 Braniff International Airways was an American airline founded in 1928. Braniffs were in operation until 1982 and their home fields were Dallas Love Field airport and Dallas international airport in Texas. During their operations, the company flew to destinations in North and South America, and in the late 1970s also to Asia and Europe. Perhaps the most famous feature of the airline in was that the planes in their fleet were painted in various eye catching colours. The aircraft carried such colours as beige, ochre, orange, turquoise, baby blue, medium blue, lemon yellow, In total, fifteen different liveries were used during the 1960’s . From 1978 onwards Braniff's aircraft received a new "Ultra color" scheme that called for a quiet, elegant and more sophisticated look. My model depicts the Boeing 727-100 in Braniff's red "Flying Colors" scheme. The model was built from a very detailed Authentic Airlines' 1/144 scale resin kit with F-DCAL markings and AA's cabin and cockpit decals. The red color is from Tamiya's TS-8 rattle can and the ochre underside from Revell's enamel number 88. The thin white demarcation line between the red and ochre areas was made by using a Fantasy Printshop 0,5 mm white stripe decal. Building the kit was in itself straightforward and without any problems. The most time consuming part was the masking and painting of the different coloured areas. As to the metal parts I airbrushed them with Vallejo's acrylics and AMMO's A.MIG-2300 aluminium paint. Since the ochre paint is matt, I coated it with Humbrol's clear gloss varnish. 33 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyJammedKenny! Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 Beautiful! 727-100? Braniff? Authentic Airliners? Combine the three and what's not to like! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted November 24, 2023 Author Share Posted November 24, 2023 17 minutes ago, TheyJammedKenny! said: Beautiful! 727-100? Braniff? Authentic Airliners? Combine the three and what's not to like! Thank you🙏 Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 Beautiful 727,i've got Corgi's 707 and i'd love the skill to make the kits and have them all... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted November 24, 2023 Author Share Posted November 24, 2023 2 minutes ago, Vince1159 said: Beautiful 727,i've got Corgi's 707 and i'd love the skill to make the kits and have them all... Thanks Vince! Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airbusboy Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 Lovely 727 and a beautifully executed colour scheme. Thanks for sharing. I'm lucky enough to catch regular glimpses of the 2 Excel Aviation oil reponse 727s as they fly over my house leaving three trails of dark smoke in their wake. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 Lovely model Einar, beautiful paint and decalling - top job! I have these decals in stock and intended to do the same scheme on an Airfix 721 I had in stock - however when I opened the box one of the fuselage halfs had warped through about 75 degrees and no amount of hot water, brute force or ignorance could get it back in shape so in the bin it went! Still, it would never have turned out as nice as yours! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted November 24, 2023 Author Share Posted November 24, 2023 46 minutes ago, Airbusboy said: Lovely 727 and a beautifully executed colour scheme. Thanks for sharing. I'm lucky enough to catch regular glimpses of the 2 Excel Aviation oil reponse 727s as they fly over my house leaving three trails of dark smoke in their wake. Thank you, and yes I also remember the smokey and noisy 727's.of the 1960's Cheers, Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted November 24, 2023 Author Share Posted November 24, 2023 32 minutes ago, keefr22 said: Lovely model Einar, beautiful paint and decalling - top job! I have these decals in stock and intended to do the same scheme on an Airfix 721 I had in stock - however when I opened the box one of the fuselage halfs had warped through about 75 degrees and no amount of hot water, brute force or ignorance could get it back in shape so in the bin it went! Still, it would never have turned out as nice as yours! Keith Thanks Keath. and sorry for your bad experience with the Airfix 727 kit☹️ I can warmly recommend the Authentic Airliners 727's if you still want to have a try. Cheers, Matti 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 Just wonderful Einar, You have achieved a superb finish to this colourful scheme. Your masking and paintwork is much admired. Vincent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted November 24, 2023 Author Share Posted November 24, 2023 8 minutes ago, Rupert said: Just wonderful Einar, You have achieved a superb finish to this colourful scheme. Your masking and paintwork is much admired. Vincent Thank you Vincent Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David H Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 Beautiful job, Matti! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted November 24, 2023 Author Share Posted November 24, 2023 2 minutes ago, David H said: Beautiful job, Matti! Thank you David! Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 It certainly is eye-catching! Lovely looking 727, those AA kits are spot on! Cheers John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted November 24, 2023 Author Share Posted November 24, 2023 7 minutes ago, Viking said: It certainly is eye-catching! Lovely looking 727, those AA kits are spot on! Cheers John Thank you John! Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbofan Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 Hi Matti, Well that will definitely brighten up your shelf! Superb job! I've not built an Authentic Airliners -100 but I have plenty of -200s and they are gorgeous models simply the best 727 kits around. I'm surprised you had to supply your own white pinstripe don't F-dcal include it? Cheers, Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 Lovely!! The 727 looks great in those colours. Superbly finished. Miguel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted November 25, 2023 Author Share Posted November 25, 2023 11 minutes ago, Mig88 said: Lovely!! The 727 looks great in those colours. Superbly finished. Miguel Thanks Miguel! Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 13 hours ago, Turbofan said: I'm surprised you had to supply your own white pinstripe don't F-dcal include it? Cheers, Ian Most of the F-dcal ranger are laser printed Ian so that may be the reason. Must agree that these are the best 727 kits out there. Chris. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 Another very fine build Einar. The first time I see one of those built. I always struggled with the veeery old Airfix and Revell -100s Always nice to see a 727,I surely miss them. It was always a pleasure seeing and hearing them on our airports back in the days. Thanks for sharing Alex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted November 26, 2023 Author Share Posted November 26, 2023 6 hours ago, stringbag said: Most of the F-dcal ranger are laser printed Ian so that may be the reason. Must agree that these are the best 727 kits out there. Chris. Thanks Ian and Chris! Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted November 26, 2023 Author Share Posted November 26, 2023 3 minutes ago, Alex1978 said: Another very fine build Einar. The first time I see one of those built. I always struggled with the veeery old Airfix and Revell -100s Always nice to see a 727,I surely miss them. It was always a pleasure seeing and hearing them on our airports back in the days. Thanks for sharing Alex Thank you Alex, I really think the AA Boeing 727-100 is the best kit available of the old threeholer😄. She's one of my favourite airliners. Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malair Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 Wow, your aircraft model kit looks absolutely incredible! You've captured the essence and beauty of this eye-catching livery perfectly. It's clear you've put a lot of care and passion into this build. Great job! I love the Authentic Airliner 727 offering as well. I've build an Air Holland version of the 727-200 years ago. The best kit on the market for sure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted December 1, 2023 Author Share Posted December 1, 2023 11 minutes ago, Malair said: Wow, your aircraft model kit looks absolutely incredible! You've captured the essence and beauty of this eye-catching livery perfectly. It's clear you've put a lot of care and passion into this build. Great job! I love the Authentic Airliner 727 offering as well. I've build an Air Holland version of the 727-200 years ago. The best kit on the market for sure. Thank you very much for your positive comments! Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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