The Duke Finishes Another Aircraft in April

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The Duke Finishes Another Aircraft in April

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Yes, after a long hard fight, I can now declare this bird done!


This is the 1/72 scale Revell British Airways Concorde SST. It's got 11 coats of white and clear on it. The nose had broken when this fell a few days back, so I glued it in the raised position, mostly because I like the way it looks that way:


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This beastie is nearly three feet long, so it was darn near impossible to photograph! These are the best I can do for now.


Thank you all for looking in, comments are welcome!
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Well done!
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Nice! I was just looking at my 1/144 Revell kit last night.

EDIT: Any issues with the wing fitment? Looks like a similar parts breakdown with the 1/144 kit.
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Man, that looks great, Duke! A big, bad beauty of a plane! :shoutout:
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:shoutout: :shoutout: :shoutout: :shoutout: :shoutout:
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Very nicely done Mark! Such an elegant looking aircraft! :shoutout: :shoutout: :shoutout:
Perhaps you can get more photos of this when you go to IPMS this month… :hmm: That is, if you take this along this month. :wink:
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Wow! That really came out great Mark!
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Thank you Lyle!

Thank you John K-dog! Yes, There was a lot of wing fit issues; in some cases, I had to add strip styrene in between the seams to fill them. There is very poor fitting guides along the wings and fuselage joint. Watch it closely.

Thank you Gary! I agree; I've wanted this plane in my collection for decades.

Thank you Steve!

Thank you Carlos! It is very elegant! I am looking at ways I might be able to transport this to IPMS tomorrow night; so far the biggest issue is fitting it in my truck cab!

Thank you Mike!
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Superb build Mark - it looks fantastic! It's a shame that you don't see many of these built as it's a great looking aircraft, especially with the nose up.
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Thank you Stuart! I agree, but with all the issues this has, I'm not surprised most people haven't built one. Maybe someday someone will release a more modern kit that fits better. I ado totally agree that it looks so much better with the nose up.
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