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Boeing 747-443: Virgin Atlantic


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This is the Revell 1/144th scale kit, with the CF6 engine option (Lufthansa boxing.) It's starting to show its age a bit now, and this moulding had lots of flash and misaligned parts - the landing gear in particular was a complete nightmare to clean up and get to an acceptable standard.

The Revell 747-400 also has a slight shape issue with the nose and flight deck area, so I attempted to remedy this a little with some Milliput and sanding - I think I have improved on the look of the original. All obliterated panel lines which were destroyed in the filling and sanding process (of which there was plenty!) were rescribed back on to the model.

I used TwoSix decals which were absolutely outstanding, over Halfords' automotive paints, finished off with a little light weathering with Humbrol enamels and pastels.

Build time - from opening the box to completing the model: 5 days.

Boeing 747-443, Virgin Atlantic Airways, G-VROY 'Pretty Woman'

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Virgin's 'four-holers' - alongside an A340-600 using the Braz conversion:

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Happy modelling folks!

Tom

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AWESOME...just FANTASTIC :thumbsup: ! One of my favorite liveries on the 747. You did a bang up job on the painting and the markings look flawless.

:worship:

Well done Sir!

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Did you do the BraZ A340-600 in five days too?

I am going on five years on mine.

I might finish it when there are no 340-600 flying any more. :)/>

Walter

Afraid not... that took closer to a month. I've built another since, and have another in the stash to do a -500... I've got them down to a fine art now!

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It's a very nice model and I just can't believe you built it in just 5 days, and you even corrected some of its flaws. Your build proves that even kits that are known as very bad or even terrible in the modeling community can be built into very good models. Welllll done!

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