Teeradej Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Brilliant works on engines. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr B Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 I echo the sentiments of jay exactly Really makes one to go out and get one for oneself Rgds Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisRRR Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 ...and in the intakes Decals for the intake interior? That's brilliant! Revell, y u no make intake decals!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vidar_710 Posted July 15, 2016 Author Share Posted July 15, 2016 Getting down to the finer details on the wings. The decal provides a convenient way out for decaling all the fuel ports and tank access doors in one swoop. You can see the carrier film here. I've elected to forgo the battle with carrier film "silvering" for such a spread-out decal. I found a red strip sheet in my decal library and used a punch-n-die set to make the fuel caps individually. All the markings in place... Artist oils used to highlight the wing panel access doors. Tracy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grandboof Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Looking great Love the lines of 1st gen jetliners Looking forward to the finish Martin H Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vidar_710 Posted July 17, 2016 Author Share Posted July 17, 2016 Small up-date. Landing Gear are complete... Getting ready for final assembly. Next update will be of the finished model. Tracy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trojan Thunder Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Nice progress Tracy, I am loving your attention to detail Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drifterdon Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Looking awesome. So far it's looking fantastic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vidar_710 Posted July 20, 2016 Author Share Posted July 20, 2016 Distinctive weathering of the DC-8 There is an actuator in the low-speed ailerons that causes a lot of blow-by on the inboard surfaces... Other than a few streaks from the access panels, the upper surface of the wing stays fairly clean. The bottom of the wings and fuselage is another story. I still had to throttle back. Didn't want to do to much in such a small scale. All that's left is the blade antennas and it's done. Tracy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vidar_710 Posted July 27, 2016 Author Share Posted July 27, 2016 Wrapping it up! Just a few tweaks and it's done! Working on the base. Sheet Styrene piece. Looked at some picks on the net of large airports to give me an idea of direction in patterns and color. pressed Plywood base, sanded, filled, sanded, primed, sanded again, repeat, then painted RED Few more details added to the bases surface. It's pretty much finished. A few tweaks on the jet, i.e. polish the fuselage, and dull coat the anti-glare panel under the cockpit windows. will call it done as well. Hope it measures up at nationals. ;-) Tracy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trojan Thunder Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 What a superb finish Tracy, nicely done. Your base is great as well. I am sure it will do well at the Nats. Look forward to seeing the pictures of it on the tables. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GEH737 Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Really well done!!! The wings are a great touch :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Siddley Hawker Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Congratulations on a fine job Tracy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grandboof Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Looks superb base really sets it off Martin H Quote Link to post Share on other sites
11bee Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Wow, what a great model. It's nice to see such realistic weathering on model airliners (which in RL are usually pretty grubby) instead of just another immaculate aircraft without even a single smudge of dirt/oil. Those (IMO) look like nothing more than toys. Congrats! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drifterdon Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 What a stunning build! Looks simply fantastic. :worship:/> Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vidar_710 Posted August 8, 2016 Author Share Posted August 8, 2016 Took 3rd at Nationals. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drifterdon Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Way to go Tracy! Well deserved. You should be very proud of this. It's a beautiful build of an awesome plane. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trojan Thunder Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Congrats, well deserved! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grandboof Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Congratulations and thanks for sharing Martin H Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Yes, absolutely stunning! Â Congratulations on the award. I love the weathering. Â Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beauslx Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 Awesome job! Â I always liked the -71's with CFM. Â Â Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Absolutely well-deserved!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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