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farmroad38

Progress of my build can be followed here.
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farmroad38 · Posted: Tue 15 Jan 2008 08:54 am Post subject:

Well, I dug the box out of the stash last night - slight moment of panic when I couldn't find it and wondered whether I'd sold it on!

With apologies for the dodgy colour & slightly wonky photos, here's the box and sprue shots:

As you can see, the kit has three sprues of medium grey plastic, plus one clear. My example doesn't look too bad in terms of flash.
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Ratch · Posted: Tue 15 Jan 2008 15:05 pm Post subject:

They do look nice and flash-free

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farmroad38 · Posted: Thu 17 Jan 2008 09:12 am Post subject:

Made a start on the cockpit - seats in and quick splash of H64 to prime it.

Not decided which scheme to go for yet - quite like the look of the silver ones.
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airfixteen · Posted: Thu 17 Jan 2008 13:01 pm Post subject:

And most people complain about legroom and aisle space!!!!

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farmroad38 · Posted: Sun 20 Jan 2008 17:21 pm Post subject:

More work on the cabin. Casting aside anything like historical accuracy, I've decided to go for red carpets, burgundy upholstery and cream walls - I'm letting my inner Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen shine through

!

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arni · Posted: Sun 20 Jan 2008 18:40 pm Post subject:

There is enough room on the rear "shelf" for a mini bar...
Luxury travel...

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Jolly boy.

Sgt.Squarehead · Posted: Sun 20 Jan 2008 22:48 pm Post subject:

farmroad38 · Posted: Thu 24 Jan 2008 23:11 pm Post subject:

Cabin now finished, in the aforementioned colour scheme. The cockpit is painted in a more muted interior green, light and dark grey.

The fuselage halves have been painted in corresponding red/cream/interior green.

Undercarraige also assembled and wheels painted:

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Ratch · Posted: Fri 25 Jan 2008 14:18 pm Post subject:

Looks like you've put out the red carpet

First class flyers only

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farmroad38 · Posted: Fri 25 Jan 2008 14:35 pm Post subject:

Well, I was thinking of making it as the King's Flight version, so definitely only VIP's allowed on board!
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farmroad38 · Posted: Thu 31 Jan 2008 08:35 am Post subject:

...and filling... and sanding... Again, not much filler required so far - just a case of making sure none of the seams are proud.

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feanor · Posted: Thu 31 Jan 2008 08:46 am Post subject:

Ayup Adrian...

Absolutely Top Notch!

Well Done !

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Loll · Posted: Thu 31 Jan 2008 11:50 am Post subject:

farmroad38 · Posted: Thu 31 Jan 2008 12:04 pm Post subject:

Why do you ask?
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revell_gmbh · Yellow Star Joined: 13 Jun 2006 Posts: 115

I imagine because the seating layout of the Kings flight machine would different than the standard commercial versions. There were a number different seating varitions provided by DH. Including one with four large corner seats/sofa type seats. Rapides often squeezed in a seat for a radio operator immediately behind the cockpit on the RHS of the cabin.

It would be a good bet the seating arrangment would simililar to this.

farmroad38 · Posted: Thu 31 Jan 2008 13:33 pm Post subject:

Ah, playing the old "Historical Accuracy" card. Thank heavens I can trump that with the "I couldn't give a monkeys" card that I secreted up my sleeve before we started playing

The Kings flight is one of the options included in the standard kit, which makes no mention of any different seating layouts. Whilst I'm not disagreeing that it may very well be different, I'm going for a more-or-less OOB build, so I'll stick with what I've got.
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Loll · Posted: Thu 31 Jan 2008 13:36 pm Post subject:

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