DesTROYers Revell 1:144 QANTAS Airbus A380-800 FINISHED!!!

[DesTROYer]

Finally doing a civil bird for you guys. A mate at work has asked me to do a Qantas A380 for his son. Even though Civil airliners are not really my cup of tea, I said I'd do one for him if he got the kit. So here it goes.



The kit has a lot of flash, but cleans up easily enough.




Being 1:144, the sub assemblies and pieces are a lot smaller than I'm used to, but it seems to be going well enough.




Its a big one. Here, i've added the 4 gram nose weight and are waiting for the glue to dry.


Really moving on this now. I was going to wait to attach the wings after they were painted, but thought cleaning up the seams then would be more of a task and so attached them today. Engine builds have commenced.

[tor lives]

Great start Troy......and good on ya for being willing to step out side your comfort zone, (does this mean I now have to build a bloody F-4 )
The 1:1s cause me no end of grief at work, but I will enjoy watching your 1:144 A380 come together.
TOR
PS: I note there is no A/CAM sticker on the front of your table

[DesTROYer]

Plenty of room for one, Ray.

F-4's are easy. Even Paul can make one, aledgedly. I haven't actually seen him build one.

[hrtpaul]

Oh and all my seats are present

[tor lives]

Not being in a position to comment on actually finishing a model, (there's a novel and abstract concept for me to digest ), I'll just sit back and admire the models of those blokes who actually do complete models. Nice spread of
F-4s there Paul, and while I prefer my military jets in cool civvie schemes......I must say, that USMC F-4 is really quiet lovely!!!!
TOR

[DesTROYer]

Started working on cleaning up the seams today. Using perfect plastic putty, it hasn't been as bad as I thought, still after getting the primer coat down, I can see I have still a bit of work to do.

[tor lives]

Looking the business Troy.......you are tackling this airliner-building stuff like a pro!!!
Seams are always a pain in the back-side when building airliners, (it's those dam long, straight fuselages ), but you have adopted the best method of tackling them.
TOR

[DesTROYer]

I'm still going. Ive spent the morning filling and sanding seams. Its getting there. Just applied some more primer and we'll see how it looks soon.

[tor lives]

Loving what I am seeing Troy.....you are a natural at airliner-building.
TOR

[hrtpaul]

Nice mate. Big bit of plastic huh