tomprobert Posted August 30, 2011 Author Share Posted August 30, 2011 Laquer is now on... the end is in sight. Will hopefully have her finished in the next day or two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted August 30, 2011 Author Share Posted August 30, 2011 Evening all... the A340-600 conversion is now finished. I spent the afternoon adding the final details such as the wheels, aluminium on the leadng edges, adding the engines and painting lights etc. I'm pretty pleased with the outcome. So... was £90 worth it? Well, it's a lot of money but I loved every single minute of this build. With a bit of forward planning and careful trimming, filling and sanding it builds into a lovely model. The resin was beautifully moulded and the decals were excellent. I enjoy a challenge and this provided that... maybe a A340-500 will be a future project. My hat goes off to BraZ for producing models and conversions such as this... without people like him I would not have been able to add such a graceful aircraft to my collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuprar Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Told you lol, what a lovely job you've done on it Tom, I'm stuck at work on spread overs so can't finish my one yet. But once again buddy what a great job you have done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted August 30, 2011 Author Share Posted August 30, 2011 Told you lol, what a lovely job you've done on it Tom, I'm stuck at work on spread overs so can't finish my one yet. But once again buddy what a great job you have done Thanks Chris, I'm pretty pleased with her... and you know the work that needs to go into one of these! Yours will be a beauty too I'm sure of that, you can't have much further to go surely?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuprar Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Thanks Chris, I'm pretty pleased with her... and you know the work that needs to go into one of these!Yours will be a beauty too I'm sure of that, you can't have much further to go surely?? No, just the decals, wheels and engines so almost there and yes a lot of work on these kits just think we have both spent about £150 each in all on these, the braz kit, 340 kit paint, glue and filler but well worth it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted August 30, 2011 Author Share Posted August 30, 2011 No, just the decals, wheels and engines so almost there and yes a lot of work on these kits just think we have both spent about £150 each in all on these, the braz kit, 340 kit paint, glue and filler but well worth it Very true... Hannants must love us!! I must admit I am tempted to get a A340-500... but will somehow need to get it past the missus... hmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuprar Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 (edited) Very true... Hannants must love us!! I must admit I am tempted to get a A340-500... but will somehow need to get it past the missus... hmmm Lol, somebody once told me to tape a raffle ticket to the box of a kit and if she says where did that come from you won it in a raffle. Job done lol, A340-500 not for me I'm running out of room and still have 8 A380's and 3 A340's to build Edited August 30, 2011 by cuprar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted August 30, 2011 Author Share Posted August 30, 2011 Lol, somebody once told me to tape a raffle ticket to the box of a kit and if she says where did that come from you won it in a raffle. Job done Genius... why hadn't I thought of that before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Rhodes Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Me thinks the internet lied and that conversion is actually buildable. Actually, I beg to differ, it's an absolute pig to get that fuselage straight, I spent a month on mine and that only got me to the first primer coat and no wings or empennage attached. What Tom has just so ably demonstrated is his superb modelling skills. Period. Right that it's I think it's time I quit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 That is a great build Tom! I wish I could afford the conversion and find another A330/340 kit to do one. Though I would do an Ethiad jet that I flew in from Oz to the UAE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Stunning, absolutely stunning! What a beautiful bird . I'm gobsmacked at the pace you work to produce a great looking model. Truly amazing skills... I wish I could turn around mine that quickly. Well done! Vinny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted August 31, 2011 Author Share Posted August 31, 2011 Thanks for the kind words chaps... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev1n Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 You outdid yourself......it's a stunner. give it to me....go on.....gissit.....you know you want to...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Just beautiful Tom. Thanks for posting. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve2070 Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Nice model. But I have to question the colour. Yours looks very silver but I've always perceived Virgins scheme as White. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted September 5, 2011 Author Share Posted September 5, 2011 Nice model.But I have to question the colour. Yours looks very silver but I've always perceived Virgins scheme as White. Thank you. As for the colour... I'm certain it is a silvery-grey. However, it depends on the heavily on the light conditions (I've seen some look light grey, others look silver) have a look at these and you'll see what I mean: http://www.airliners.net/photo/Virgin-Atla...a5a3adb88d2c9ff http://www.airliners.net/photo/Virgin-Atla...a5a3adb88d2c9ff http://www.airliners.net/photo/Virgin-Atla...a5a3adb88d2c9ff The 'new scheme' does appear much lighter, but I still wouldn't say it's pure white: http://www.airliners.net/photo/Virgin-Atla...a5a3adb88d2c9ff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avgas Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Very impressive speed and quality!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTTAA Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Excellent work TOM. amazing finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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