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Hi everyone, this is
my 3rd submission of a 144 scale Revell sleek and sexy Concorde airliner
in its recent (& last) British Airways livery. The Revell kit is detailed
and I simply loved the decals and its details too. This kit had a great deal
of challenges, especially in mating the upper and lower halves of the delta wing
(spent lots of time puttying and sanding the gaps) and constructing/detailing
the Rolls Royce Snecma engines as well. But the end result is worth it.
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The wing roots posed
a great challenge in filling the tiny gaps, therefore, I used a quick and
effective method, (which I picked up some years ago while reading an issue
of Fine Scale Modeller), of a lady who used nail polish remover and a cotton
swap to remove unwanted putty without causing too much damage to the plastic
surface through the use of wet sandpaper. However, I would advise that the fumes
from the solution is quite pungent and may wish to use some sort of protective
face mask while doing this.
Once the model is
puttied up, it was covered with several coats of gloss white and decaled with
lots of reference to the pictures posted on www.airliners.net
(its a great reference website for airliner modelling). Thereafter, a protective
clear coat was sprayed on after everything is finished and dried.
This model was presented
to a generous friend who had wished to travel in the Concorde some years ago. I
plan to build another British Airways Concorde for my wife (as you can see from
the picture), who loves the sexy shape of this classic airplane too :-).
Hope you enjoy the pictures and artwork.
Best Regards,
David C S Teo
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