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ColinM

This thread is for participants in the Airfix Concorde GB to post any reference information.

Colin

thomasweir · Posted: Sun 26 Apr 2009 12:57 pm Post subject:

After market decals for your Concorde are available from

WWW.kits-world.com

And www.f-dcal.net

I have'nt found any for the other original launch customers i.e CAAC, Pan -Am, Lufthansa etc.

ColinM · Posted: Sun 26 Apr 2009 13:40 pm Post subject:

My 1/72 kit contains decals to build G-BOAA to G-BOAG in three different schemes covering 1976 to 2003, in other words, all of the BA fleet.

Tom's suggestion that we each choose a different aircraft is a good one, I'm happy to decide mine after everyone else.

Wikipedia has an interesting page on the history of the aircraft with a table toward the end showing the final disposition of the twenty airframes built.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concorde

Colin

digitaljunior · Posted: Sun 26 Apr 2009 18:36 pm Post subject:

Colin - Is your kit the standard Airfix kit ?

If I buy one of the new concorde 1:144 kits how many variants are included ?

I agree is possible different types should be built by GB members.

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ColinM · Posted: Sun 26 Apr 2009 19:36 pm Post subject:

Hi Martin

I've put a couple of temporary pictures in my build thread for you.

Remember it is the 1/72 kit and mine dates from 2004 although looking at the Hannants site the current boxing of the 1/72 seems to have the same schemes.

The current box of the 1/144 kit is described as 'Union Flag' so may only have the most recent schemes.

Has anyone out there got a recent 1/144 to answer Martin's question?

Colin

thomasweir · Posted: Sun 26 Apr 2009 20:32 pm Post subject:

http://www.airspotters.com/airfix...ish-airways-scale-1144-5455-p.asp

This website says Union or Landor scheme

ColinM · Posted: Sun 26 Apr 2009 20:36 pm Post subject:

Thanks Tom

Colin

thomasweir · Posted: Sun 26 Apr 2009 22:07 pm Post subject:

For anybody not wanting to do an Air France or BA version Rolando Ugolini has produced coloured drawings of "Concorde what might have been !" in Scale Aircraft Modelling March 2006. It includes a grey Virgin Atlantic scheme

thomasweir · Posted: Sun 26 Apr 2009 22:32 pm Post subject:

Some ideas.
http://hsfeatures.com/features04/pepsiconcordejc_1.htm

Some rare US Airfix kits you can still buy

and a RAF Blue steel carrying Concorde Bomber ! of which a member of the IPMS Cold War Branch has already built and it looks fab

The middle Braniff one is only going for 10 dollars!

BAC · Posted: Mon 27 Apr 2009 10:16 am Post subject:

Here's a good site for Concorde....

http://www.concordesst.com/home.html

Cheers!
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ColinM · Posted: Mon 27 Apr 2009 21:30 pm Post subject:

Thanks Brian, that is a very useful site, lots of history and detail.

Has anyone decided which aircraft/scheme they are going to build?

Colin

digitaljunior · Posted: Mon 27 Apr 2009 21:35 pm Post subject:

If no-one else is already doing, I think I would like to do the BA scheme in the recent Airfix packs. Like to do this as I can visit Concorde at Manchester for realism

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Building : Falklands War Collection 1:72 (6 planes)
Hanger : Lancaster 1:72 from Battle of Britain gift set

thomasweir · Posted: Tue 28 Apr 2009 19:10 pm Post subject:

ColinM · Posted: Tue 28 Apr 2009 21:31 pm Post subject:

Hi Martin

You are welcome to build any aircraft you wish.

G-BOAC was (according to Wikipedia) the BA flagship, but I suspect the coincidence of the first BA Concorde having BOAC as its serial code wasn't entirely a surprise to BA's marketing department!

Colin

kitnut617 · Posted: Wed 29 Apr 2009 19:25 pm Post subject:

ColinM · Posted: Sat 02 May 2009 22:07 pm Post subject:

As you say a started build doesn't qualify for this GB but I'm sure there will be a lot of folks interested in seeing your completed WHIF.

Anyone with a kit still in the box who wants to join in, please apply!

Colin

Paula & Dan · Posted: Sun 20 Sep 2009 16:31 pm Post subject:

A lot late, I know, but have dumped a load of reference pics (that will come in useful for us, anyway) here.

Dan
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