Dick Montgomery Posted March 3, 2012 Report Posted March 3, 2012 This Concorde is the old ACE kit which, if you've ever built it, you'll know is in need of a lot of TLC. About 15 to 18 actual "contact" hours produced a decent model....anyway, here it is:
WildBill50 Posted March 3, 2012 Report Posted March 3, 2012 Very nice! Now give us the details...kit decals? Who' s paint etc. I keep thinking of getting one of these as it sure has beautiful lines. Also what scale is it? You did a great job and the finish looks marvelous. Bill
ghodges Posted March 3, 2012 Report Posted March 3, 2012 B-U-T-FUL! Great job, and it certainly captures the grace of the original. I too would like to know what gloss white you used. Thanks for posting! GIL
Mark Deliduka Posted March 4, 2012 Report Posted March 4, 2012 ACE kit? The only ACE company I know does strictly 1/72 scale short run armor kits. I also want to know what scale it is. I've been wanting to get the two of the 1/72 scale ones so I can make one British Airways and the other Air France. This one sure looks fantastic!
Dick Montgomery Posted March 4, 2012 Author Report Posted March 4, 2012 You can see the ACE box art for this kit at http://ipmsusa3.org/gallery/v/box_art_album/Manufacturers/ABCD/Ace+Models/Concorde_Air_France_British_Airways_Ace_144th.JPG.html I used Tamiya X-1 White, and Tamiya X-7 Red. The dark blue on the tail is Model Master Dark Sea Blue1717. Everything was overcoated with a coat of Future, with the decals applied and then overcoated with a 2nd coat of Future. Of course, Solva-Set was applied to the decals prior to the application of the last Future overcoat. As for ACE, there are 13 Box Art images of ACE kits in the Box Art Archive that you can view by using that same link provided above. I think the ACE Corcorde is the same as the Revell molding, but not as crisp and clean. The only Concorde I've ever entered is the static display item at the Boeing Museum near Seattle, and being somewhat of a tall person, I didn't fit too well. I remember seeing a Concorde at one of the NYC airports many years ago. I was waiting for my flight to London and points east when it taxied up. I was rather stunned at how small the fuselage appeared to be but it was a very dynamic airplane to look at. Be prepared to spend some "quality time" on the wing roots and on the nasty seams that appear in the gear wheels. Also, it will require a nose full of BB's to keep the nose wheel in contact with the "ground". Lastly, there are many pictures of the Concorde taxiing with the nose in the "supersonic" position. It is not necessary to put it in the "down" position to be accurate.
Spruemeister Posted March 6, 2012 Report Posted March 6, 2012 "Quality Time" in my world refers to an entirely different activity, which, now that I think about it produces much the same results as alot of my modeling. If that is what you refer to as a "decent" model then much of my modeling efforts do indeed rightfully belong in the toilet. Beautiful work of a beautiful airplane. Well done tribute. Rick L.
Dick Montgomery Posted March 7, 2012 Author Report Posted March 7, 2012 "If that is what you refer to as a "decent" model" Ok, ok...you twisted my arm... its better than decent. But then, consider that I know where all the flaws are and I have the advantage in that they can't be seen in the images. Seriously, I spent a lot of time on the wing root seams and now......there ain't any! It always makes one proud of one's work when at the end of a hard job the result is rather nice looking. I didn't get the model finished in time for my local event in mid-Feb but now that its done I might haul it to the next few Region 6 event I attend.
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