Boelki Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 The original plan of this built was a „quickbuilt“ during the vacation break on Christmas. I wanted to do the Heron with „Lufthansa“ markings because I live very close to the Stuttgart airport. And this airplane was scheduled on Stuttgart during the time of the runway extension. The Heron could manage the short runway and serve the route to Frankfurt. First of all the “quick” idea didn’t work – I needed two month to complete the model. There were a few problems to solve. The first thing was the very thick trailing edge. The wings have to be sanded down and all flaps needed new scribing. The second problem were the windows. They won’t fit and were not clear enough. So the windows were made completely new from clear plastic sheet. The last big problem was the finish. I bought a decal sheet from Hahen. This didn´t work. The decal is too thick, will not stick and shrinkles with any kind of softener. The only thing I used was the registration. The „Lufthansa“ is from the Revell Super Constellation kit in 1/144. This fits in size and colour perfectly! The bird is home made with self-printed decals and the rest is airbrushed. I used Alclad Duraluminum / Revell white 04/ Revell blue 52 / Revell yellow Lufthansa. This was the start 24.12.2009 This is the picture which inspired me The finished model Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyT Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Ohhh that is well nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richellis Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 That is excellent! A nice flawless silver finish which is even giving back reflections. Beautiful! Any idea why a German aircraft has a Dutch registration? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaguarfan Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Very nicely done with a great finish! Brings back a few memories too cheers Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev1n Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 nice model. nice pics - well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephLalor Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 That is excellent! A nice flawless silver finish which is even giving back reflections. Beautiful! Any idea why a German aircraft has a Dutch registration? Leased perhaps? Joseph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Very nice Heron, and a fab paint job. I wouldn't mind building one of these as we had a couple in the Heron flight at Yeovilton when I was based there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obi-Jiff Kenobi Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Lovely finish too. Obi-Jiff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev67 Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Nice and clean model very good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derek burton Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Lovely, please airfix release this on its own again. Dek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovis Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 beautiful build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad 10 Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Beautifully executed build Richard McC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Like it, my dear old dad had a lot to do with Herons and Doves, must get my dear silver haired mother to try and find his old photos. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifer54 Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 That's lovely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Nice work, good to see you overcame the problems with the kit and decals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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