tomprobert Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 Evening all, I used to build lots of airliners but had lost a little interest over the last few years. However, I have always loved the MD-11 and when MicroMir released their's in a 1/144th scale injection-molding I decided to have a go at it. It's your typical short-run kit with a bit of flash here and there and no locating tabs etc, but it does have lovely surface detail and although it didn't have the quality of fit such as those from the latest Zvezda or Revell, it went together pretty well. I bought the Eastern Express KLM edition of the kit, but I really like the colourful and non-white CityBird scheme so bought some aftermarket decals from Daco which, as usual went on perfectly. Paints were from the Humbrol and Xtracolour enamel ranges, with a coat of Humbrol Satin Cote to finish off. Tom Out2gtcha, F`s are my favs, Hubert Boillot and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandy 1 VX 4 Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 Wonderful build there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 That looks truly excellent, Tom. I hear what you're saying about the ultra boring corporate white schemes we see so much of these days. I've always gone for the older, much more colorful schemes myself. Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 Tom, those were the times.........city bird went the dodo's way unfortunately, like so many airlines at that time, but it was a very nice livery!! LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 Tom Stellar work and one beautiful finish :thumbsup: Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 Brilliant build, Tom! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Great paint work. Im still contemplating an airliner build of my own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Great paint work. Im still contemplating an airliner build of my own. Do it! They can be a lot of fun, and the schemes are almost endless. I have plenty of both 1:144 and 1:200 decals, and a few 1:100 sheets as well. Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Im still amazed the the fact that most of these AM airliner decal sheets still have carrier over the WHOLE sheet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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