streetstream Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I've been looking on the forum and finding similar topics, but not really what i'm looking for. If you combine that revell 1/144 747-400's body with a airfix 747-200's wings, would you get a variant of the 747-300 or just a plane that never excisted and if so, what is (besides making one of the last 8 747-300's) the easiest or best way of converting a 747-400 revell kit into a 747-300? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheFlyingDutchman Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Interesting question, I have considered this conversion too.. as far as I know, the fuselage of the -300 and -200SUD is identical to the fuse of the -400. However, I would not use any part of the Airfix kit but go searching for the Revell 747-100 or -200. I have never seen the Airfix kit but I have heard it is terrible. With the Revell -200 fuselage you can build a 747-400F with the -400's wings as the -400F has a short upper deck :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
streetstream Posted July 19, 2011 Author Share Posted July 19, 2011 Interesting question, I have considered this conversion too.. as far as I know, the fuselage of the -300 and -200SUD is identical to the fuse of the -400. However, I would not use any part of the Airfix kit but go searching for the Revell 747-100 or -200. I have never seen the Airfix kit but I have heard it is terrible. With the Revell -200 fuselage you can build a 747-400F with the -400's wings as the -400F has a short upper deck :) Well, i too wanted to start with a revell 747-200 but it is very hard to find and very expensive. That's why i wanted to look for an airfix 747 and use a less expensive revell 747-400, because i just spend 1 year and alot of money to aquire one Revell 747-200 and that is the shuttle carrier wich i don't want to cut up. I'd like to use 2 revell 747-400's and 1 airfix 747-200 to make a 747-400F (747-400 fuselage with the upperdeck of the airfix kit) and a 747-300 (fuselage of a 747-400 with the airfix wings) . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TommyP Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 You could technically add the Airfix -200 wings to the Revell -400 fuselage... and I have very nearly started such a conversion myself. However, the wing root is quite a bit longer for the -400 due to the fillet the -400 has on the inner leading edge of the wings. If you could remove and re-profile the wing root on the Revell -400 you should be able to make a -300. I have used an Airfix upper deck and grafted it onto the Revell -400 fuselage to make a -400F, so I'm now left with a spare Revell -400 upper deck and an Airfix -200 fuselage which I plan to combine to make a -300... I'll need to do some work on the Airfix fuselage though as it is pretty poor in terms of the wing-root fairings etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jay Chladek Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 An easier way to do a -200 or a -100 might be to just get a Revell cutaway (there should be some available for decent prices since the reissue in only about 4 years old compared to the scarcity of the whole fuselage ones) for the wings and engines, then chop out the spot on the fuselage with the bulges and put it on the Airfix fuselage and blend in. That is my plan for doing a non-cutaway version anyway. A side benefit then would be having open side doors and perhaps segments of the interior to peek outside of them. As far as the leftovers, I was thinking about doing a Dreamliner fuselage oversized cargo transporter, so I wouldn't have to worry about the cutaway sections in the fuselage except for maybe near the nose. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dunelimo Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 Here's an interesting one http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/lofiversion/index.php/t71659.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Hingtgen Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 There are a zillion variations of 747-300's. Some are nigh-identical to a "typical" -200, some are much more like a -400. Even within orders/within fleets. You really have to go by that individual aircraft. Even airlines that only owned like 3 or 4 of them, may have multiple variations. Also, changes/variations are not chronological. An "early" -300 may have a "late" feature, and vice-versa. There are some -300's you could make by simply altering a -400's wingtips. There are some you could make by simply taking a -200 and grafting on the longer hump. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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