alien Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Now who is going to make some Air Canada decals for this? LEM, Canuck Models, are you listening? ALF and V-1 decals too! Stephen Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rhusberg Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Hi, It looks like a very nice kit, and I'm looking foreward to buy them. Is it possible to ask what your next 1/144 project will be ? My votes would go to an DHC-8 series ! Happy modelling, Ruben www.lndecals.com Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alien Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Hi, It looks like a very nice kit, and I'm looking foreward to buy them. Is it possible to ask what your next 1/144 project will be ? My votes would go to an DHC-8 series ! Happy modelling, Ruben www.lndecals.com I second and third that Stephen :rolleyes:/> Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Brown Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Hi, It looks like a very nice kit, and I'm looking foreward to buy them. Is it possible to ask what your next 1/144 project will be ? My votes would go to an DHC-8 series ! Happy modelling, Ruben www.lndecals.com Oh, a 1/144 Dash-8-100 would make me very, very happy!!! I would think there is an underrepresented market for injection-molded regional airliners. I'd love to also see a 1/144 ERJ-145, CRJ-700/900, E-190 and the more common turboprops from back in the day, like the SAAB-340, EMB-120, Jetstream, and ATR. Ben Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martin_sam_2000 Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 and V-1 decals too! Stephen I actually checked their site when I saw the decal post. I am sure he will have some soon. Great decals. I think I may have to buy a kit of this...and I hope that he does do a Dash-8 100/300 kit. I have the 400 already!! Sean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Got mine today (thanks Victorlas!) - *extremely* well done kit! Now if I had time to do something with it... sigh... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GeejeeZ Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 (edited) Great news! Looks like an awesome kit and I see my preferred hobby supplier already has it in stock. Funny thing about the much praised transparent kit parts though: what I like most about airliner modelling, is the fact that I don't have to go through the nerve wracking process of window masking! I suck at it at my helicopter modelling and get extremely relaxed when I can just slap around some window decals to get better results than I could ever accomplish with masking. So here's the rather disrespectful question: anyone know of a separate 1:144 decalsheet that has windows (also cockpit windows) for the CRJ100/ 200? TIA! Gertjan Edited August 28, 2014 by GeejeeZ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Emvar Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 I think Draw Decal has a sheet with wind screen decals for the Challenger 601 and 604. Can be used for the CRJ also. If anyone needs some references on the CRJ-200 let me know. I see a couple a day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Brown Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Geejeez, Nazca decals has a full detail sheet for the CRJ that includes windows: Link I used hem on my Welsh kit, and they look great, but the clear parts of the film had a faint grey tint, so they show up on the white background of the model. I don't know if it was a problem with just my decal sheet or if it was an artifact of the printing process. Emvar, I might have to take you up on your offer. Back in 1999 or 2000, I shot 3 rolls of film on one our Midway CRJs and have since managed to misplace both the prints and the negatives. Still haven't found them! Ben Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GeejeeZ Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Emvar, Ben, thank you for your replies! Gertjan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Just for the record - BPK went to a fairly large amount of effort to include clear windows done in a way that makes them actually *look* like airliner windows. The chunks of quartz that Airfix used to give you never did it for me, but the BPK approach is *much* better and can result in very nice looking clear windows. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Brown Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Just for the record - BPK went to a fairly large amount of effort to include clear windows done in a way that makes them actually *look* like airliner windows. The chunks of quartz that Airfix used to give you never did it for me, but the BPK approach is *much* better and can result in very nice looking clear windows. I might actually have a go at clear windows this time, then. I'll just have to resist the temptation to add throttles, speed brake handle, crash ax, fire extinguisher, etc. :D Ben Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheFlyingDutchman Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 I'll just have to resist the temptation to add throttles, speed brake handle, crash ax, fire extinguisher, etc. :D No you shouldn't, I think over-detailing a cockpit is one of the most fun parts of modeling. And if you keep the colours light enough you will actually see quite a lot through the CRJ's large windows. Do they have sliding side windows, btw? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Brown Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 No you shouldn't, I think over-detailing a cockpit is one of the most fun parts of modeling. And if you keep the colours light enough you will actually see quite a lot through the CRJ's large windows. Do they have sliding side windows, btw? Oh no! I have a bad enough time with 1/48 cockpits! :D I wish the CRJ did have sliding side windows. They would have been great on sunny spring or fall mornings. Ben Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Brown Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 BTW, if you're in the US, Victory Models has these kits in stock. I ordered mine last night! :yahoo:/> Ben Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheFlyingDutchman Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 (edited) I wish the CRJ did have sliding side windows. They would have been great on sunny spring or fall mornings. It looks like a greenhouse indeed! Edited August 31, 2014 by TheFlyingDutchman Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Emvar Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Emvar, I might have to take you up on your offer. Back in 1999 or 2000, I shot 3 rolls of film on one our Midway CRJs and have since managed to misplace both the prints and the negatives. Still haven't found them! :bandhead2:/> Ben Let me know I'll try my best. Emil Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Brown Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Thanks! Ben Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Brown Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 My CRJ just arrived. Very nice kit!!! BPK definitely has a winner, here. I can't wait to get started on it. The only thing I see that's missing from the kit are the fiberglass buckets the main gear wheels fit into when they're retracted. I'm trying to resist the urge to test-fit anything, because if I do, I'm sure I'll end up building the model today instead of working. :D Victorias, can you tell us what exactly is wrong with the injection-molded vertical stabilizer that you needed to include the resin one. I can't see any difference between the two parts, nor can I see anything wrong with the plastic part. Do I need to get my reading glasses changed? Now, can you pleeeeeeeease do a 1/144 ERJ-145? And, maybe a CRJ-700. And a Dash-8-100. And.... Ben Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kingoalie Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 That's good to hear, Ben. Did you order yours from BPK or ModelUA? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Brown Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 That's good to hear, Ben. Did you order yours from BPK or ModelUA? I bought it from Victory Models in the US. Ben Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SkywestCL65 Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Useless trivia: I think it was even possible to have both a CF34-3A1 (the CRJ-100's engine) and a CF34-3B1 (the -200's engine) on the same airplane. I think the only differences between the 2 versions of the jet were some engine temperature limits. I am really looking forward to building this kit! :woot.gif:/> Ben Ben The practice is called "inter mix". The performance calculations were based on the 3A1 engine data rather than 3B1, assuming a worse case scenario of the 3B1 engine failing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Brown Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Ben The practice is called "inter mix". The performance calculations were based on the 3A1 engine data rather than 3B1, assuming a worse case scenario of the 3B1 engine failing Thanks! I haven't flown a CRJ since 2003, but the mention of different engines jogged that little bit of trivia loose from my foggy memory. Funny how that happens. :D Ben Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martin_sam_2000 Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Ordered mine directly from BPK, and received it in under 3 weeks. it was shipped in a bubble envelope, with the box unfolded included; It was a nice touch to keep shipping costs down. The kit was in excellent shape with only the clear nose piece coming off its sprue. Now I just need some JAZZ decals. Sean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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