Micro Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 (edited) After 11 years I’m back! It still has a couple of touch-ups but I knocked this one out pretty fast because of how excited I was. Partly due to feeling like a kid again, but mostly due to the fact that I actually fly this jet. The Kit is the Revell Learjet 35; a fantastic production. Everything fit perfectly with no problems at all. However, I had to do a lot of custom stuff to make it accurate. All of our Lears are “canned-out†meaning there is no interior so as to accommodate the cargo. I then added a more realistic jumpseat and a fire extinguisher. I cut out the hell hole and scratch built batteries and the hell whole door with the drag chute housing. The flaps were cut and dropped as were the elevators. I added all the fuel vents along the underbelly along with all the scratch built antennae. The lights were all made out of clear sprue and painted as needed. I also added the fuel jettison tubes on the backside of the tip tanks and made correct pitot tubes from sewing needles and styrene. The biggest task was the paint job. I had never worked with a kit painted white and it was a PAIN. A word to the wise, any and every time you pick up a white model….. wear gloves! All the decals were custom made and I’m still waiting on getting the registration number done. Hope you enjoy and I’ll try to post an article when the final touches are done. Here's a walkaround I did: http://s146.photobucket.com/albums/r275/mi...Around/?start=0 Edited September 23, 2010 by Micro Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Par429 Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Hey- Very nice, just beautiful! Excellent job. I agree white can be a real pain, but it sure looks good done well. Regards, Phil Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Love it a lot! I have the same kit in my stash waiting to be built as an ex-Slovenian Goverment plane Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Boman Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Veery nice indeed! Good to also see some civy jets aswell :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheFlyingDutchman Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 It looks really good, and I do like the subject. The small details like the pitot tubes and navigation lights are wonderful. By the way, the kit is made by Hasegawa. Revell just re-released it :) Love it a lot! I have the same kit in my stash waiting to be built as an ex-Slovenian Goverment plane I have the Hasegawa boxing of this kit and I also considered doing the Slovenian government plane. The only problem is the original has a few more windows than the model has greets, Jelle Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Oh its a GORGEOUS build and I have flown in a Learjet 35{MY uncle owns one !} Oh its stunning Jet... Your build is EXQUISITE... :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Great build ... Fantastic Subject too ... Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trojan Thunder Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Nice Job! I like the 'authentic' mods you have made as well Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kingoalie Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 That's awesome! I love seeing people build models that have some sort of connection with them. Very cool! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MIG17 Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 Looks great- I like the stairs, they really looks the part Needs some pitot covers! Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Micro Posted September 24, 2010 Author Share Posted September 24, 2010 (edited) Thanks for the compliments guys. I didn't know this was originally a Hasegawa kit. I was hoping to do another one but I cant find one anywhere. If anyone want to sell theirs let me know. PS: No one who has flown a Lear for very long uses pitot covers. Eventually you will find out that having the pitot tubes protected does not out-weigh melting the covers to them when you forget to take them off and test the pitot heat on the pre-flight!!! <_< Edited September 24, 2010 by Micro Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 I have the Hasegawa boxing of this kit and I also considered doing the Slovenian government plane. The only problem is the original has a few more windows than the model has :lol: yeah I noticed that... looks like there's one more over the wing on each side... But that's doable... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
boney_king Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 Fantastic looking turbines and chassis! Welcome back to modelling world! :lol: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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