Coonest airliner ever
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There are no locating pins and in order to avoid fuselage cracking (see my Twin Otter) I added some sprues to strenghthen it.
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The noseweight is there too.
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The fit is BAD (to say the least) 🙁
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Not sure why the bulkhead is so greenish here, it's Dark Ghost Gray actually.
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The fit is not the best one as you can see.
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Same on top.
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Had to do this in order to get a proper dihedral. 🙁
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Filling and sanding continues.
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I think I approach the final priming.
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Ugh, dat fit! 🙁
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The main spraying completed.
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Some details need corrections however, like the fin's de-icing boot and engine nacelles' mounts.
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I had to steal the windshield framing from Zvezda's 737-800 kit, the EE decals are simply transparent 🙁
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So I could start decalling.
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The right side coon decal is to narrow 🙁
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In the autumn sun.
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Kommentit
22 7 August 2021, 19:33
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Started lately my 2nd foray into the 144th area from this rather bad kit of classic 737-200.
7 August 2021, 19:43
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In!
I remember vividly the -200 coming in to land, flying low and slow over the city I lived as a kid. Later on we moved to a village, less than 2 km from the airport, and whenever it landed I took my bicycle and I went to a road parallel to the runway and waited for it to take off. When she roared down the runway, I biked as hard as I could, watching her take off in the distance. Oh the sound... doesn't compare to those ultra quiet Dash 400 of today. Something like 35 years ago.
8 August 2021, 19:03
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A bit late to the party - but will follow this for sure... I'd like to have the Eastern Express kit with Olympic decals in my stash - and I've been a passenger aboard most of the Olympic 737-200s several times in the 90s... Too bad the last surviving example (SX-BCA) is most probably going to be scrapped by the "developers" of the now defunct Ellenikon airport... Anyway - good luck with your 'coon, Lukasz!
13 August 2021, 00:15
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Thanks Alex for sharing more memories 🙂
If the new Ellinikon will be looking like Glifada centre, then I'm okay with it 😉
The Olympic decals are too bright I'm afraid and it's really disappointing 🙁 I have a project in mind to reuse them though, but it's top secret for now.
Meanwhile I think I'm approaching final priming and the will start painting the main colours.
20 August 2021, 21:28
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A lot of determination I see here - keep up good work, Łukasz! 🙂
18 September 2021, 15:37
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She is a thing of beauty, indeed 👍 especially in the natural light and in front of the hanger....very convincing 🙂
28 September 2021, 18:36
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Fantastic and very realistic looking model! Great work, Łukasz, chapeau bas!
28 September 2021, 19:07
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Beautiful build Łukasz! I just watched the new A321 with this livery fly just north of my house a few minutes ago.
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28 September 2021, 20:24
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I know Draw Decal does an A319 with the Coon, but I don't think I've seen the new A321 done yet.
I love on the A321 how the Coon image is duplicated on the inside of the winglets.
28 September 2021, 20:32
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Thank you mates, the sprues are disappointing indeed, but once I saw the decals I knew I have to build it 🙂
@Nathan:Wow, the winglets are even coonest than my build 😄 Thanks for pointing it out.
29 September 2021, 07:25
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I really appreciate that you made the cockpit windows transparent. And this was not a kit that was easy to build... Thumbs up!👍
29 September 2021, 20:49
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I think the transparent windshield makes the kits much more real. Had to refrain myself from drilling it in my DC-9 that's next. Díky!
30 September 2021, 11:19