Roden 1/144 Boeing 720 Starship One

Roden 1/144 Boeing 720 Starship One

Postby Cap'n Wannabe » Thu May 19, 2022 7:12 pm

Well apart from TOR (sorry about posting on your thread, by the way... :lol: ) looks like I'm the first starter. Doesn't mean I'll be the first finisher, but whatever..

Anyhow, I give you Roden's 1/144 Boeing 720 Starship One, which will be as it was when it flew Led Zeppelin around.
After doing some research on the kit, I found two things that were problematic. The first is the number of windows - there's too many. However, the decal sheet has windows and is designed to fit around them all, so I can't be arsed doing anything about them. The second, however, is a much easier fix. The engines are approximately 25% too big, so I ordered 5 sets of Welsh Models aftermarket engines for my 4 kits and the extra one I'm going to buy at some point.. Oh yeah, there was something about the nose wheels being too big, but that's a big "meh" from me..

Without further ado, I present the one and only photo!!

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So far, I've painted the interior black as well as the cockpit top (that from the inside..). I've also measured out 10g of Liquid Gravity - great stuff, by the way....if you don't have any, get some!! Very easy to use.. - and put that in the nose section and the cockpit top. Then I glued it all up. Next comes masking all those bloody windows and priming. Then sanding, sanding, and more sanding.
The plastic has a slight texture to it, so we'll see how that comes up under some primer..
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Re: Roden 1/144 Boeing 720 Starship One

Postby tor lives » Fri May 20, 2022 1:37 pm

Cool!!!
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Re: Roden 1/144 Boeing 720 Starship One

Postby hrtpaul » Fri May 20, 2022 3:43 pm

Nice work mate :)
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Re: Roden 1/144 Boeing 720 Starship One

Postby Cap'n Wannabe » Sun May 22, 2022 7:53 pm

So I've run into a little problem while masking the windows..
I had decided to use masking fluid because they're so small, and pushed one of the windows out of it's place. This, in turn, led to about 4 or 5 of the following suite.
I figure my options are now to fill in all the windows and use decals, which will mean getting a few aftermarket sets, or ignoring the issue and carefully painting the windows after I paint everything else.
If anyone can suggest another fix that doesn't involve major surgery, please do!
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Re: Roden 1/144 Boeing 720 Starship One

Postby tor lives » Sun May 22, 2022 8:06 pm

Bog the windows and use decals.
It is easier, and looks far more authentic and "scale correct", especially in 1:144.
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Re: Roden 1/144 Boeing 720 Starship One

Postby hrtpaul » Mon May 23, 2022 2:35 pm

^^^^^^^^^^^^^ what Ray said
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Re: Roden 1/144 Boeing 720 Starship One

Postby Cap'n Wannabe » Tue May 31, 2022 10:23 am

OK, so I've been hard at work (for me) bogging up the windows, and I've come across a small issues...
I can find generic side windows online, but finding the cockpit and eyebrow windows is proving a touch problematic.
Can anyone suggest an online retailer who carries all the windows??
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Re: Roden 1/144 Boeing 720 Starship One

Postby RayS » Tue May 31, 2022 11:51 am

Draw Decal do generic window and data sets
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Re: Roden 1/144 Boeing 720 Starship One

Postby Ansett A330 » Tue May 31, 2022 12:13 pm

Cap'n Wannabe wrote:Can anyone suggest an online retailer who carries all the windows??


Like that old Benson and Hedges Ad "When only the BEST will do" ...

https://www.authentic-airliner-decals.d ... D144-BO-02
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Re: Roden 1/144 Boeing 720 Starship One

Postby Cap'n Wannabe » Thu Jun 09, 2022 8:46 pm

Bit more progress, no pics but...
Puttied up the windows and sanded them back. Round 2 starts soon...
Also cut out the cockpit top and repositioned it - it was slightly off-centre and really bugged me. So that's got a heap of putty around it too, and need to add a bit more before sanding it back.
Fuselage has been primed, and upper seam sanded. May need some putty....we'll see after re-priming. Bottom seam needs sanding, and I need to fix a small area on the rudder that got a bit of glue on the outside.
And, of course, I busted off the antenna on the lower fuselage. Thankfully I found it, so it's safely in the kit's box until I glue it back on.
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