Guest Jessie_C Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I had so much fun doing the North Star and DC-9 that I decided not to stop. Part Deux of my "then and Now" build will be a Lockheed Constellation and Boeing 787 The 787's fuselage fit is pretty good Only a skim of filler is needed on the bottom I blocked off the APU exhaust hole with a piece of styrene tube and filed it to shape The wings also fit well except where I stuffed up the assembly. But filler and sanding will save that A test fit reveals the size of the beast Turning to the engines, a coating of Humbrol Polished Aluminium on the fan bits While the hot section gets Polished Steel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jessie_C Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 That lot can sit aside and dry while the primer dries on the Constellation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jessie_C Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Boeing paints the 787 in mostly overall white rather than their usual grey. Thus I'll use white as a primer Oh dear, the camera reveals a nasty paint sag below the forward windows. Must remember to sand that out once it's dry.The engines are lovely little assemblies. What I thought would be a two layer fan turned out to interlock into a one layer fan which would have been impossible to mould cleanly because the blades are so close together. Zvezda's engineering here is very clever I painted the insides of the cowlings with Alclad Duraluminium on the bare plastic, hoping to achieve a light metallic colour The engine assembly is very positive with no fit problems As I had hoped, there's a subtle tone difference between the fan cowl and the intake Engines assembled and awaiting their intake rings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Hi Jessie, nice choice of subjects, especially the Connie. What color scheme are you planning to apply? TCA ? Thanks for sharing. Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jessie_C Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 That's exactly the scheme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Nice Jessie! Is the Connie kit Revell's or Minicraft's? Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jessie_C Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 It's Revell's, which is about a thousand and fifteen times better than Minicraft's. For a start, it's actually got accurate shapes. The 787 is the Zvezda kit. I'm not thrilled with Zvezda's decals, so it's a good thing I'm going to be using aftermarket markings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jessie_C Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Test fit. The engines and tailplanes are a nice friction fit. It looks like an airplane now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinuheH Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Nice work, Jessie Reminds me that I also have some Airliners to build, including the Revell Connie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Matt Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Very niiiice. I'd never noticed how elegant the lines are on the 787 are until your thread. The wings unattached to the fuselage reminds me of a Boomerang shape. Cheers Matty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartmann352 Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Been toying with the idea of doing a civilian air liner. Who is the maker of your 787 model? Cheers, Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Two very curvy models Jessie - Good work. Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jessie_C Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Been toying with the idea of doing a civilian air liner. Who is the maker of your 787 model? Cheers, Dave The 787 is Zvezda's, but it's also available with better decals in a Revell box. Whichever one you get the plastic will be the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Mike Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Jess, I have an old Heller? 1/72 (I think) Connie in the stash. Do you have any info regarding that kit? Not trying to hi-jack your thread, but you builds have really piqued my interest. Nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jessie_C Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 The Heller Constellation is quite nice given the time period it was made. There are several inaccuracies, the worst of which is the engine nacelles being too pointy. It can be built into a very nice model straight out of the box. Here's mine: There are aftermarket engines available from several sources which improve the kit immeasurably. SinuheH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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