My Boeing 747 Project

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My Boeing 747 Project

Postby F-27pax » Tue Jul 01, 2014 12:39 am

I looked at my collection of kits and decals and saw that the only thing I was missing to make a complete set of Boeing 747s was the new Revell 747-8F. There will be eight 747s in the complete set; a 747-100, 747-200, 747-300, 747SP, 747-400, 747-400F, 747-8I and 747-8F. I think I'll give the Dreamlifter a miss, for the time being anyhow.

So, beginning at the start, here is a Boeing 747-100, which happens to be N747PA in the mid 1980s. It used an old Revell/Advent 747-100 with Two-Six Decals:
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Next in the series is a Boeing 747-200, which is the the first Qantas one, probably as it appeared straight out of the factory in Seattle. It used an old Revell kit with Two-Six and Hawkeye decals:
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As a preview, here is the 747SP in what passes for a paint shop around here:
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Re: My Boeing 747 Project

Postby hrtpaul » Tue Jul 01, 2014 7:58 am

No wonder you bought so much Boeing Grey :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: The Jumbos look great man :)
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Re: My Boeing 747 Project

Postby F-27pax » Sun Jul 06, 2014 4:25 pm

Here's the next contribution to my 747 project. A 747SP in Australia Asia colours. The kit is by Welsh Models and the decals a combination of Hawkeye, Draw Decals, Cartograf and Microscale. This is not a kit that I would recommend to new starters but this one didn't turn out too bad.

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Re: My Boeing 747 Project

Postby Tony P » Sun Jul 06, 2014 5:20 pm

That looks great Leigh. Love the SP.
You don’t concentrate on risks. You concentrate on results. No risk is too great to prevent the necessary job from getting done- Chuck Yeager.
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Re: My Boeing 747 Project

Postby DesTROYer » Sun Jul 06, 2014 5:40 pm

Wow, thats some really nice work there.
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Re: My Boeing 747 Project

Postby Graeme H » Mon Jul 07, 2014 8:39 pm

Lovely Jumbos there, flown on all those colour schemes
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Re: My Boeing 747 Project

Postby RayS » Tue Jul 08, 2014 9:10 am

Very Nice Leigh,

With the Welsh kits do you need to scratch build the wheel wells or are they supplied?
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Re: My Boeing 747 Project

Postby F-27pax » Sat Jul 12, 2014 3:21 pm

Ray, the Welsh Models kit comes with everything you need including wheel wells. They are not easy to instal in the vacform fuselage, but it can be done. The decal sheet, which is for the early QF 747 livery, is excellent, but I didn't use if for obvious reasons.
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Re: My Boeing 747 Project

Postby F-27pax » Mon Jul 14, 2014 2:50 am

Next off the production line is an Ansett Boeing 747-300, created by taking the extended upper deck from a Revell 747-400 and grafting it onto a 747-100 kit. Decals by Hawkeye. This model was the third to be made, before the 747SP, but an accident on the way to the paint shop for a minor touch up resulted in the need for some more serious structural repairs, now thankfully completed.
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This clears the workspace for a Qantas 747-400, either Wunala Dreaming or a standard red tail version, depending on my modelling skills. Don't expect it to be completed any time soon. This is what it looks like at the moment
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Re: My Boeing 747 Project

Postby hrtpaul » Mon Jul 14, 2014 6:50 am

Looking great mate :)
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