Last Pax 727 Flight

[hrtpaul]

13th January this year marked the last passenger 727 service in the world. It was flown by EP-ASB, a 727-200 Advanced and operated by Iran Aseman Airlines. Flight EP851 did a two-hour domestic route from Zahedan to Tehran’s Mehrabad International Airport. The 727 is a favourite of mine and I wouldn't mind building this jet. Just gotta find decals for it.

[VH-WAL]

The "Thumper" was a grand old lady, I'd love a nice injection 1/72 model

[scotty100368]

Paul,

Your best bet is V1 Decals - see here: https://www.v1decals.com/airline/aseman-iran-airlines

Between both subjects, he's got all the graphical elements needed.

Contact him at https://www.v1decals.com/contact to see if he can coddle one together for you.

[Ansett A330]

The "Thumper" was a grand old lady, I'd love a nice injection 1/72 model

I believe so far this was the only 1:72 Injection moulded kit :

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/kmc-pa0 ... 00--169768

but requires a lot of work to make an accurate 727-200.

I suspect it is hard to get one now (as there was the usual rumour that the moulds were damaged) but I seem to recall at the time a lot changed hands probably when the original purchasers realised they didn't want to spend the time or money fixing it up.

[VH-WAL]

yes I would avoid the KMC kit. though I guess if I got one cheap I would play with it to fix the nose... but it would have to be real cheap, people ask crazy money for this kit

[tor lives]

Yeah....the KMC kit has a dodgy front end on it.
The best way around it is to get the front end of a Heller/Airfix 1:72 707/E-3 kit, and "transplant" on to the KMC kit.
TOR

[RayS]

I snagged my KMC 737 for $100 a few years ago at a swap table. I have been thinking about using a 707 nose (or a copy of one) to replace the blob on the kit. I think Authentic Airliners released a replacement resin nose some years ago. Long OOP now.

[VH-WAL]

I snagged my KMC 737 for $100 a few years ago at a swap table. I have been thinking about using a 707 nose (or a copy of one) to replace the blob on the kit. I think Authentic Airliners released a replacement resin nose some years ago. Long OOP now.

For a hundred bucks I'd have a long hard look at one

[hrtpaul]

Paul,

Your best bet is V1 Decals - see here: https://www.v1decals.com/airline/aseman-iran-airlines

Between both subjects, he's got all the graphical elements needed.

Contact him at https://www.v1decals.com/contact to see if he can coddle one together for you.

Love your work Scott. Thanks heaps mate

[hrtpaul]

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