AV O Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 (edited) Hello, It's a long time since I haven't put anything down here. Some might have wondered what I was doing. After working on this :http://www.britmodel...showtopic=28962 Then more with this : and this : The old 737-200 was missing in the series. So I carried on cutting and filing until I came to this result. Here is what I managed to do, trying to build how this tricky system works. More here :http://www.britmodel...showtopic=28962 or here : http://www.britmodel...showtopic=27888http://www.britmodel...showtopic=27699 and here :http://www.britmodel...showtopic=27684http://www.britmodel...showtopic=27926http://www.britmodel...showtopic=27663http://www.britmodel...showtopic=27617http://www.britmodel...=modern trijets Edited March 29, 2018 by AV O 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev1n Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 like them ...and in 1/200 scale ever thought of opening some doors and putting some interiors in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV O Posted March 21, 2011 Author Share Posted March 21, 2011 Of course ! Joking ! But more "broken wings" are on the way. Keep watching. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV O Posted May 22, 2011 Author Share Posted May 22, 2011 (edited) More broken wings : A-300 B-777-200 Edited November 13, 2017 by AV O 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuprar Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richellis Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Nice, Ive started flapping in 1/144 and its fiddly enough, let alone in 200 scale! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV O Posted July 17, 2011 Author Share Posted July 17, 2011 (edited) Good evening all ! The Airbus A300 is now completed. It has not been without trouble. This one being the first one, I fumbled to decide how to handle the wing and set which order to fix the elements on : Every little movement causing a piece previously glued to fall down (Slats and spoilers have a very small contact surface) !!! Holding it too tight causing the finger prints miserably printing ! Edited November 13, 2017 by AV O 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Nice, Ive started flapping in 1/144 and its fiddly enough, let alone in 200 scale! You're always flapping Rich. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richellis Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 You're always flapping Rich. LOL You beat me to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbuna Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Very very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV O Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share Posted July 18, 2011 (edited) The 737-200 has landed too. (Hasegawa 1/200 - decals : Jet Decals) I messed up with the reverses (on the pictures above), so I reworked them.The exhaust body was too short and the buckets were intermeshing with the flaps. I had to work on the flaps as well. On the 737-200 a small part remains attached to the engine pylon while moving back. Yes, the landing is very short this time again. It is because the buckets were not visible on the runway, but are on the stripes background. Thanks to Richellis and cuprar who contributed and helped me in the to the process of matching painting colours. Edited November 13, 2017 by AV O 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV O Posted July 20, 2011 Author Share Posted July 20, 2011 (edited) One more on the way : MD-80/90 Edited November 13, 2017 by AV O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev1n Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 are the leading edge slats temporary? the gap between the slats and wing looks a bit too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV O Posted July 20, 2011 Author Share Posted July 20, 2011 are the leading edge slats temporary?the gap between the slats and wing looks a bit too much. Yes, this fit is temporary. The fuselage is not painted : adjusting the rods length is necessary, as is putting two engines of the same kind before completion ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbuna Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Looking great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alf 64 Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Very impressive, especially in 1/200. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV O Posted January 11, 2012 Author Share Posted January 11, 2012 (edited) A few more pictures of the 777-200. You will certainly notice as I did that I have inverted the engines (the strake being outboard instead of inboard as on the real aircraft) : Edited November 13, 2017 by AV O 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV O Posted February 15, 2012 Author Share Posted February 15, 2012 (edited) After engine swapping : A colourful brat following : Edited November 16, 2017 by AV O 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV O Posted May 22, 2012 Author Share Posted May 22, 2012 (edited) Following on : A loooong time ago, Daco granted us with a B-737-300 in 1/144th scale and to go along with it, beautiful sets of decals for Western Pacific airplanes. They were also released in 1/200th scale. The major problem is that, as it has been said, Hasegawa released the B-737 in both -500 and -400 types, but as no Japanese airline used the -300, this type never came out. The solution was to customize and shorten a -400. The method proposed in an other thread may be a good one. I used my own, having been satisfied with it when I made the Aéropostale 737-300 (see above). I am not fully satisfied with the result, as the decals are rather thick (and tend to break when drying on sharp curves) and have quite a lot of overlapping areas. Softening liquid is required. Daco instructions apply for its own version (1/144), and he probably had no chance to try them on this model ! Therefore, concerning some areas, these instructions are not suitable for the Hasaegawa’s. Unfortunately, I realized it to late, the decals already wet and on the kit, which explains they are a little wrinkled and damaged at some places as I had to remove them (with the damages and the rage you can imagine). So the result in the back part around the fin and the back door is not accurate if you compare it with a picture of the real airplane. The orange shape aft of the wing is also set too low. But I was satisfied with the way I made the fuselage cuts as the windows and other decals fit on the fuselage. On this very type, the problem with the decals occurs in the back part. On this kit, the horizontal tail is one piece and is set through the fuselage, while the vertical tail comes last to lock it from the top. The tail decals must be applied first with the vertical tail on, then cut around the base of it, make the slots for the horizontal tail to go through, remove the fin and then assemble the tail elements back together. This last stage can wait until the end. This will apply for other decals such as The Simpsons. The decal sheet is full of tiny details and you'll need a lot of patience to look out for the numbers and the order they must be put on. I have a spare set and intend to make the next one a perfect one. But Broadmore seems to be a nice option too. What about the Simpsons ! You just the need too many 737s. I can reassure those who made this kit before on one point : the rings removed from the -400 can be used on a -500 to build a-300. Edited November 16, 2017 by AV O 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madaboutmodels Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 There looking good. How many have you built now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV O Posted June 16, 2012 Author Share Posted June 16, 2012 There looking good.How many have you built now? In the full flap configuration, one of each type as you can see. For others, see the links mentioned in the top message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 WOW i strugle in 72 scale at times, they are all amazing (normally a milatary aircraft builder) but had to coment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV O Posted September 13, 2012 Author Share Posted September 13, 2012 (edited) A family picture : And a scale effect : Edited November 19, 2017 by AV O 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonbru1 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Superb creations...not sure about the 'runway' though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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