Two BAC 1-11s - Manx and Braniff

[zebra]

I've just finished these two 1/144 BAC 1-11s in the Give Peace A Chance group build. Build thread is here.

 

They're from Two Six and Kitshobby re-boxes of the Eastern Express kit. The Braniff decals are from Vintage Flyer and the Manx decals are from Two Six. The engines are my own 3D printed replacements - the kit doesn't include the hush-kitted engines I needed for the Manx one, and since I was doing those I thought I might as well also do the standard engines. Next job will be to adapt them to the Mark I fuselage so I can replace the odd-shaped engines in that kit.

 

Braniff first:

 

 

 

 

and Manx:

 

 

 

 

 

thanks for looking

Julian

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Alpha Delta 210]

Great-looking pair and the 3D printed engines look excellent. 

[Skodadriver]

Excellent work as always Julian. I love the 3D printed engines!

 

Dave G

[Viking]

Lovely! those engines look really good.

 

Cheers

 

John

[gazza l]

Lovely pair of 1-11's, very neat work.

 

Gary

[bzn20]

Very good ,especially the Braniff Jellybean scheme and range of colours they used  . Made such an impact back in the 1960s .Remember the Braniff 1-11s at Wisley on flight testing before delivery in the previous colours seen here            

http://www.bac1-11jet.co.uk/bac1-11jet.co.uk The 50th Anniversary.htm 

 

[mechanic86]

They are looking great👍

Many years ago I built the Airfix kit in British Caledonian Colors. Airlines from another timeperiode are always nice to see 🙂

[bzn20]

3 hours ago, mechanic86 said:

They are looking great👍

Many years ago I built the Airfix kit in British Caledonian Colors. Airlines from another time period are always nice to see 🙂

That originally came with the first BUA scheme ( pre hockey stick sand/blue lines up the fin ) British United Airways decals . I had this version ,bought around 1967 

https://www.vintage-airfix.com/airfix-kits/b-a-c-one-eleven/#google_vignette

 

 

 

 

[David H]

They both look great, Julian! I dig the 3D printed resin engines a lot!

[Longhorn]

Great looking builds. As others have said, your printed engines look very nice. 

[Ad-4N]

Your green is spot on for a Braniff bird.  Well done.  Love it.  What paint did you use?  Or is it a mix?  Phenomenal!!!

[zebra]

Thanks everyone!

 

5 minutes ago, Ad-4N said:

Your green is spot on for a Braniff bird.  Well done.  Love it.  What paint did you use?  Or is it a mix?  Phenomenal!!!

 

It's Scale Modellers Supply PL06 Green which was a pretty good match for the colour samples that came with the decals.  Some of the Braniff colours are pretty hard to match, fortunately this one wasn't!

[Ad-4N]

3 hours ago, zebra said:

Thanks everyone!

 

 

It's Scale Modellers Supply PL06 Green which was a pretty good match for the colour samples that came with the decals.  Some of the Braniff colours are pretty hard to match, fortunately this one wasn't!

Not familiar with that brand.  I used Testors (small square bottle) 1108 on my X-Scale Electra.

 

 

I have a Braniff BAC1-11 yet to do, hence my curiosity.  Thanks so much.  Hope mine turns out ss well as yours.

[zebra]

1 hour ago, Ad-4N said:

Not familiar with that brand.  I used Testors (small square bottle) 1108 on my X-Scale Electra.

 

 

I have a Braniff BAC1-11 yet to do, hence my curiosity.  Thanks so much.  Hope mine turns out ss well as yours.

 

I love your Electra! I've got one on the bench in a darker blue - also Testors, can't tell you which off the top of my head though.

[Romeo Alpha Yankee]

A lovely pair of BAC1-11s Julian 🏆

[Ad-4N]

9 hours ago, zebra said:

 

It's Scale Modellers Supply PL06 Green which was a pretty good match for the colour samples that came with the decals.  

I feel silly.  I’ve heard of the brand, SMS but didn’t know the acronym.  🫢

 

Never used them.  Australian brand , no?

Edited April 8 by Ad-4N

[zebra]

8 hours ago, Ad-4N said:

I feel silly.  I’ve heard of the brand, SMS but didn’t know the acronym.  🫢

 

Never used them.  Australian brand , no?

Yes SMS is Australian. It's an airbrush-ready lacquer and it's become my go-to for a lot of colours. It sprays nicely, I get a good finish without many coats, and some of the colours that are a PITA with some other brands go on very well - whites and yellows for example. I'm not convinced about the authenticity of some of their colours so I use them more for generic colours, but then I think I could say that about most brands. And it helps that it's local and very easy to get hold of.

[Ian]

Oh those Manx 1-11's , can remember them screeching out of Speke back in the day (even when they had the hush kits fitted !). Brilliant builds, great nostalgia trip.

[mitchem]

I'm working on a 1-11 kit at the moment, so thanks for the inspiration(s) ! 👍👍

 

mike

[zebra]

4 hours ago, Ian said:

Oh those Manx 1-11's , can remember them screeching out of Speke back in the day (even when they had the hush kits fitted !). Brilliant builds, great nostalgia trip.

Thanks! I flew on G-WLAD between Speke and Ronaldsway once, back when Manx had a cheap 'farecracker' flight in the middle of the day. I used to be treated to the sound of 1-11s taking off from Manchester - if they turned right after an 06 departure they'd go over our house - so loud you could tell if it was Dan Air or BA from the sound!

[flieger]

Cool👍🏻 I have a thing for the Bac111 because there were a few regional and commuter airlines down in the US that operated them during 1980’s. The likes of Britt, Air Illinois, Cascade, and Florida Express

[GAVIN BURNS]

You should market and sell those awesome engines. I would buy some.

Excellent finish on both of those BAC 1-11's - great job!

[zebra]

7 hours ago, GAVIN BURNS said:

You should market and sell those awesome engines. I would buy some.

Excellent finish on both of those BAC 1-11's - great job!

Thanks! I'm contemplating selling them - I want to refine them a little first though. Also need to adapt them to the Mark I kit.