My next 707 project: all is not as it seems

[tor lives]

Thanks for that Ray.
I have bought a Revell, Dragon, and Minicraft 1:144th F-16 (the best one wins the right to sit behind the "Aer Lingus" 707 and the other two will provide "back up" spares such as pylons etc). I have also ordered some ordinance from OzMods as suggested by Ray. So with both the 707 and F-16 sorted, this project is a "go".
TOR

[Graeme H]

Actually, it doesn't look that bad. The general shape is OK fit what it is. I think she will suit my purpose without to much drama. I will just have to find some appropriate ordnance for her.
TOR

I've got an Aurora B707 you can use, too!

WORST 707 kit EVER!!!! .
That's why I sold it to you .
Looks like a bloody C-97 with a 707 tail .
TOR

Good grief, did you get rid of it on Monday, hope you didn't make them pay, karma will come and bit you if you did

[tor lives]

Good grief, did you get rid of it on Monday, hope you didn't make them pay, karma will come and bit you if you did

Yep.....got rid of the two of em that have been haunting my stash for years. One guy swapped me a 1:100 Nitto DC-9 for one, while Damo bought the other (for a very cheap price of course ).
TOR

[tor lives]

OK......so time for a bit of an update on this project.
So everything I need has now arrived including the 26 Decals 1:144th Boeing 707 Aer Lingus decals, (which are just lovely), and the F-16 receivers.
26 Decals 1:144th Aer Lingus Boeing 707 Decals



Dragon/DML 1:144th F-16


Of the three different 1:144 F-16s I purchased for this project, (they being Revell, Minicraft, and Dragon/DML examples), the Dragon/DML F-16 is the most suitable for my needs right down to having the right ordnance load-out....so she gets the gig to go to Iraq .
I was planning on using the ancient and very much 1st generation "after market" Sasquatch resin 1:144th P&W JT3D-3B turbo fan engines for this project but they are so utterly woeful and horribly-cast as to be simply unusable. I will therefore source some engines from a Revell 707/C-135 kit.
Sasquatch after-market resin engines




The 1:144th 707 itself is actually a hybrid of several different kits including Minincraft, Welsh, and Revell. This hybrid approach is necessary to achieve an accurate 1:144 Boeing 707-300, as the only manufacturer to have produced a truly accurate 707-300 in this scale to date is Authentic Airliners, (a beautiful resin kit.....but expensive!!!).
As may be seen, some preliminary construction has already started, (also...note the refuelling boom that has been sourced from a Revell 1:144 KC-135 kit) .


Anyway....this is where we are at with the project. I will update as it progresses.
TOR

[Cap'n Wannabe]

Lookin' good, mate! BTW, I have an Aurora kit if you need it..

[kfutter]

Wow, those resin engines are horrible, Ray!

Kev