mustang1989 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Looking forward to this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Brown Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 4 hours ago, Alex said: And to continue riffing on the airliner theme, I just ran into a whole now kitmaker I was unaware of - Eastern Express out of Russia. Lots of 1/144 airliners. https://www.scalemates.com/brands/eastern-express--181 What's up with the Russians and airliners? Be careful with Eastern Express. Their kits are best described as “rough” and are pretty expensive for what you get. Some of their newer releases are okay, but their older types have major accuracy issues. If you see one you’re interested in, head over to Airlinercafe.com and see what the forum denizens have to say. I have their Short 330 and 360 in progress, but they’ve both been sitting on the Shelf of Doom for a while. Too many better subjects to work on rather than beating these two into submission. On a better note, Zvezda makes some great airliner kits. Ben Alex and LSP_K2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Aside from an MD-80 that I'm currently working on, I haven't worked on an airliner in a coons age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 26 minutes ago, Ben Brown said: Be careful with Eastern Express. Their kits are best described as “rough” and are pretty expensive for what you get. Some of their newer releases are okay, but their older types have major accuracy issues. If you see one you’re interested in, head over to Airlinercafe.com and see what the forum denizens have to say. I have their Short 330 and 360 in progress, but they’ve both been sitting on the Shelf of Doom for a while. Too many better subjects to work on rather than beating these two into submission. On a better note, Zvezda makes some great airliner kits. Ben Great advice Ben. I'm a big Zvezda fan, but will definitely look for some positive reviews before giving Eastern Express a try... Ben Brown and LSP_K2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 40 minutes ago, Alex said: Great advice Ben. I'm a big Zvezda fan, but will definitely look for some positive reviews before giving Eastern Express a try... I have their An-22 kit, but have yet to build it. Kev LSP_K2 and Ben Brown 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 30, 2021 Author Share Posted January 30, 2021 I've managed to sneak a bit of work in on this one, and opened up the wheel bays, ready for detailing: Building out a new wheel bay is more work than I have time for at the moment, so this will probably go back in its box for a while. Besides, Jens is kindly sending me a template to assist with correcting the windscreen shape, so I intend to wait for that to arrive before doing any more work on this kit (apart from maybe gluing the wings together). Kev Alex, LSP_K2, Derek B and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenshb Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Oh, it's more than a template Kevin...:) LSP_Kevin, Derek B and LSP_K2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 31, 2021 Author Share Posted January 31, 2021 1 minute ago, jenshb said: Oh, it's more than a template Kevin...:) Templates? Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenshb Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Just concentrate on the main wheel well, and leave the nose for the time being:) LSP_Kevin and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted February 1, 2021 Author Share Posted February 1, 2021 A new 737-shaped distraction arrived on my doorstep today: This one was in transit to me from Ukraine for 4 months! So it's good to finally have it. Must resist it, though! Kev Derek B, LSP_K2 and Starfighter 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 3 hours ago, LSP_Kevin said: A new 737-shaped distraction arrived on my doorstep today: This one was in transit to me from Ukraine for 4 months! So it's good to finally have it. Must resist it, though! Kev Oh, I may have to get one of the kits...wish I hadn't seen it now! lol Derek LSP_Kevin and LSP_K2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 6 hours ago, LSP_Kevin said: A new 737-shaped distraction arrived on my doorstep today: This one was in transit to me from Ukraine for 4 months! So it's good to finally have it. Must resist it, though! Kev How's it look from a quality standpoint? Photos of the sprues...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 The new 1:72 bird looks pretty cool, Kev. LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted February 1, 2021 Author Share Posted February 1, 2021 5 hours ago, Alex said: How's it look from a quality standpoint? Photos of the sprues...? It's a typical short-run injection-moulded kit, with multimedia elements - mainly a small bag of resin parts and a small photo-etched fret. It also has rubber tyres, which I was quite surprised to discover. The only plastic parts I've looked at closely are the fuselage halves, which feature no locating pins at all, and will need to be treated like vac parts. The tail fin is a separate assembly, so will also have to be assembled with care. I'll try to take some photos sometime this week, and perhaps post them in a separate thread. Kev LSP_K2 and Alex 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenshb Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Authentic Airliners make resin bits for further improvement to the BPK kit. https://www.authentic-airliners.de/epages/64205758.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/64205758/Products/A72-01 LSP_Kevin and LSP_K2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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