nimrod54 Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 Another build from me, and a switch back to Civil Aviation for this one. This is the Airfix boxing of the Boeing 727 kit and a quick check of the measurements indicate that it scales out to around those for -100 short body version and I will be using a set of 26 Decals for this classic Lufthansa Scheme. Here is an image from Airliners.net of D-ABIB at Stockholm -Arlanda in August 1964. Boeing 727-30 D-ABIB 18360 Box and contents photos. by John L, on Flickr The fuselage parts have some slight warping but should pull together OK. by John L, on Flickr The wing parts will need a bit of tidying to remove a bit of flash. by John L, on Flickr Here are the remaining parts including a stand, obviously issued when these came as a standard item in Airfix kits. by John L, on Flickr And finally my choice of decals for this build. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr Hope to get started on this soon. John 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 Very nice to see a classic airliner. At least you're not going to make a disco out of it. https://edm.com/news/new-nightclub-inside-fuselage-boeing-727-200-plane 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted February 29 Author Share Posted February 29 4 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Very nice to see a classic airliner. At least you're not going to make a disco out of it. https://edm.com/news/new-nightclub-inside-fuselage-boeing-727-200-plane That's some disco Dennis. I take it that entrance is via the rear airstairs. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 Welcome John and I'm pleased to see that you've gone for both entries Cheers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andres Alvarado Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 Beautiful choice John!! I flew so many times in it as a child and my old man was involved in the acquisition and the paint scheme design for the Chilean Air Force one.... ahh the memories. Picture Cheers!! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted March 2 Author Share Posted March 2 On 01/03/2024 at 21:09, Andres Alvarado said: Beautiful choice John!! I flew so many times in it as a child and my old man was involved in the acquisition and the paint scheme design for the Chilean Air Force one.... ahh the memories. Picture Cheers!! That is a terrific photo Andres, thanks for posting it. I am pleased that the prospect of this build has brought back some memories for you. I have made a start on the build and have fitted the doors and windows in each fuselage half, they will need some filling and a sand to tidy up any gaps. I have also made a start on rescribing some panel lines on one of the fuselage halves. I'll post some photos of the work that I have done so far tomorrow. Regards. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 On 2/29/2024 at 2:09 PM, nimrod54 said: That's some disco Dennis. I take it that entrance is via the rear airstairs. I believe a rear port-side cargo door is the main entrance. But should be an interesting choice for a club or a home. https://www.loveproperty.com/galleries/amp/85843/the-man-who-lives-in-a-boeing-727-in-oregon https://www.today.com/home/costa-verde-hotel-costa-rica-has-airplane-vacation-house-t132913 https://www.cnn.com/travel/people-living-in-planes/index.html 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings unlevel Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 On 29/02/2024 at 23:32, nimrod54 said: And finally my choice of decals for this Beautiful minimalist livery. Great choice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted March 3 Author Share Posted March 3 8 hours ago, Wings unlevel said: Beautiful minimalist livery. Great choice. I have always liked this scheme, it looked great on their B-707's too. John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted March 3 Author Share Posted March 3 Here are the photos of progress so far on the 727, As I said in my earlier posting, I have glued the doors and windows in place on each of the fuselage halves and made a start on rescribing the raised panel lines by simply using those as a guide. The doors and windows will be replaced with decals, so I will have to do some filling around those before sanding them flush with the fuselage. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr I hope to get the fuselage assembled over the coming week. Back with more soon. John 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted March 9 Author Share Posted March 9 Both of the fuselage halves have now been rescribed with the exception of the rudder area, I'll do that along with any areas that need further work one I have tidied the upper and lower joins up. I've also added some weight in the cockpit area - hopefully there is enough in there to keep it on the undercarriage, if not the stand option will come into play. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr After leaving things overnight to set up I glued the two halves together. There was evidence of some warping when I was glueing them up and it took a combination of glues to get the halves together. Following some initial tidying, mainly to remove the super glue whilst it was still soft enough from the areas that I had used it, I have decided to leave the fuselage for a few days to set properly. by John L, on Flickr Meanwhile I have made a start on assembling the wings. by John L, on Flickr Hope to get more done on those over the next few days. John 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 There's no mistaking that it's a 727 now John However, you've given me a bad case of 'drawer-envy' (I could only afford one set of those!). They're good though, aren't they. Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings unlevel Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 Nice work with the scribing, fuselage looks great. Such an iconic shape! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andres Alvarado Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 On 09/03/2024 at 12:56, nimrod54 said: Both of the fuselage halves have now been rescribed with the exception of the rudder area, I'll do that along with any areas that need further work one I have tidied the upper and lower joins up. I've also added some weight in the cockpit area - hopefully there is enough in there to keep it on the undercarriage, if not the stand option will come into play. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr After leaving things overnight to set up I glued the two halves together. There was evidence of some warping when I was glueing them up and it took a combination of glues to get the halves together. Following some initial tidying, mainly to remove the super glue whilst it was still soft enough from the areas that I had used it, I have decided to leave the fuselage for a few days to set properly. by John L, on Flickr Meanwhile I have made a start on assembling the wings. by John L, on Flickr Hope to get more done on those over the next few days. John Looks great John !!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted March 23 Author Share Posted March 23 Here are how things are since the last update. The fuselage has had a first pass of filling and sanding, I have to do some rescribing of panel lines after that work and the area around the cockpit window needs some attention. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr The wings have been assembled and are ready for some clean up. by John L, on Flickr On 10/03/2024 at 06:07, CliffB said: However, you've given me a bad case of 'drawer-envy' (I could only afford one set of those!). They're good though, aren't they. Better try and keep the rest of the set up out of shot then Cliff. And I agree, they are good. Cheers John. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted Saturday at 12:39 Author Share Posted Saturday at 12:39 Not a lot of progress made with this recently though I have got some primer on the fuselage which has highlighted the areas that need more work. Another round of filling, sanding and re-scribing ahead then. by John L, on Flickr I have my final cycle of chemotherapy next week and there was some good news at my last clinic appointment. The tumour has shrunk, so things seem to be heading in the right direction at the moment. Cheers for now. John 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted Saturday at 18:18 Share Posted Saturday at 18:18 5 hours ago, nimrod54 said: Not a lot of progress made with this recently though I have got some primer on the fuselage which has highlighted the areas that need more work. Another round of filling, sanding and re-scribing ahead then. by John L, on Flickr I have my final cycle of chemotherapy next week and there was some good news at my last clinic appointment. The tumour has shrunk, so things seem to be heading in the right direction at the moment. Cheers for now. John Thats always great news to hear, as someone that went through 3 rounds of Antibiotic chemo last year I wish you the best. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted Saturday at 18:21 Share Posted Saturday at 18:21 Glad to hear good news on the health front John, all the best from Seattle. Looking forward to another of your patented colourful schemes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted yesterday at 09:16 Share Posted yesterday at 09:16 That’s good news indeed John 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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