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Dear All,
it’s already about eight months since I finished my last jetliner – you may remember my Lufthansa A350 in its new colors, and so I thought it’s about time to come up with something new.Progress cannot get any slower anymore. As I found out that had two very different reasons. One surely concerns us all – too busy working, family… – but the other one somehow came as a surprise. At some point, I started counting the airliner projects I was working on somewhat simultaneously. 17! What a nonsense! That explained very well why nothing rolls out of the hangar anymore. Therefore, I decided to focus on one jet at a time, est voila! Here we go…
I decided to go ahead with the awesome Authentic Airliner A310, of course 1:144, moreover opted for my very first AA jet in military colors. I hope you forgive me for showing a camouflaged jet. I loved these jets ever since and they were and still are regular visitors to HAM airport, plus I had the opportunity touching them on several airshows.
Their dirty and patchy appearance always fascinated me and I love their used and worn look.
By now they are slowly disappearing which makes me sad. 10+27 is currently scrapped in HAM and the others are to follow soon. At least 10+25, named Herman Köhl, c/n 484 is still active.
She started her career with Lufthansa in November 1988 as D-AIDB and I photographed her at her birth and delivery place in XFW. In August 1996 she was transferred to the Luftwaffe and is flying there as a combi aircraft in the tanker, pax (troops), cargo and medevac equipment role.
The images are 1920 px wide, so a right click with “show image” or “open image in new window” gives you the full view on the fine details.
10+25, c/n 484, with her cargo door and tanker pods
Decals are a wild mix of HaHen, Revell, Authentic Airliner Decals and 26 Decals.
The tanker pods are scratch built.I will post images of the building process if this is of interest.
There are not too many images but maybe some of the techniques I used are worth describing them.Many sincere thanks to Kurt for providing us with such beautiful models!
There is another AA A310 on my desk that will receive the PAN AM livery, most likely Clipper Hamburg.So far,
all the best from Hamburg,
and Happy Modelling!Cheers
Christian
Christian Klepp
Lightyears Landscape Photography
Where Geoscience Meets Art
www.christianklepp.comLooks sharp, I love the weathering job you did on it, definitely captures the Luftwaffe look well. I saw one of these A310s at HAM a few years back, definitely spices things up next to all the boring white birds….
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Now this is the kind of weathering I like. Very subtle and not overdone which makes the model look very realistic. Nice work!
Best regards….Duncan
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Looks really good! Coincidentally, I just started building the Canadian CC-150 Polaris in the two-tone grey scheme using the Revell kit and BraZ engines. I would love to see a build report so I can pick up some pointers, specifically relating to the refueling pods.
Thank you.
Romy
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Excellent work! Love to see the A310 getting some attention, one of the most overlooked subjects in our hobby. How did you manage the gear struts?
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Beautifully done Christian! With the weathering and pods etc. you can make a dull livery interesting.
FWIW, you are not the only one working on such a number of projects. I have the same bad habbit. Focusing on one or two projects helps, but I am still easily tempted to swap a project when I encounted a major issue with the paintjob.
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Christian,
Superb A310. I too would like to see photos of the build progress.
By the way I have 20 models on the go, some going back as far as the early 90’s! I have, like you, refrained from starting any new models and am determined to work my way through the 20!
Andy
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Christian,
You did a really great job. If you did a photomontage and placed the model on an “airport”, it is very easy to fall under the impression that it is a real plane.
I’m definitely interested in photos of the model build and a description of the techniques you used.Thanks so much for sharing the photos.
Zbynek
Zbynek Honzik
www.zbynek-honzik.czDear All,
many thanks for your overwhelming comments!
I did not expect that on a military jet!I will post images from the building process step by step as I have time to do so.
@Zbynek : Many thanks, indeed I am experimenting doing a montage shot on a real scenery.@Andi, FokkerFan: I was assuming that I am not the only one working on too many projects at once )
@Bill-ay: I also have a crush for the A310 ) I used the resin gear for this model because the metal gear was bended way too much and couldnt be straighened without breaking. The fit was excellent and popped into its mount easily. It is also surprisingly sturdy so I do not fear of breaking it. Of course I would not push the plane and lift it for repositioning. Any side push should be dangerous (as it would be on a real plane).
@Romy: Hope you post images on your Polaris jet, good success! Regarding the tanker pods I found the ancient Airfix VC10 pods useful as a starter, of course they need lots of reworking but in principle they are very similar in shape and size. I found a couple of them in my stash.Cheers,
Christian
Christian Klepp
Lightyears Landscape Photography
Where Geoscience Meets Art
www.christianklepp.comDear All,
one of the techniques I am using for my models is riveting.
In case the images are too small to see the tiny rivets please see the full-sized images at 1920 px by right-click, open image to new tab.
I was photographing 10+25 in all details when she was displayed in Berlin for the airshow.
One thing that immediately got my attention is that the A310 is full of rivets,
especially on the wings and bulkhead of the tailplane. So I made many images of these and started riveting Kurts model.This is the result on the wings.
The riveter is very easy to use and gives (at least in my eye) very realistic results.
Just roll it along…
The more pressure you use the deeper the rivets. So you can adjust them from fine to strong.
If using them with strong pressure they chip off paint which adds some extra cool look.
Along with riveting my make-up tool box would probably make a lot of girls green with envy.
I am always experimenting with brushes, paints, oils, inks, mascara…whatever is out there.
Again, I use original images to copy/paste dirt streaks onto the model.
This way it looks most realistic. Cotton swabs are great to wipe away access weathering.
Once I am happy with the result I coat the weathering using Alclad 2 Aqua Gloss.
I carefully brush it over the make-up and immediately dry it with a piece of toilet paper.
This way I make sure that it will not dry up glossy and that no seams are visible.
Its just to make the weathing stick to the model.
Please note that the wings in these images are not fully ready, some touch ups were done before assembling them,
e.g. at the winglets.You can see the chipping of the paint when pressing the riveter very well in this image along the many lines of rivets
an A310 features on the bulkhead of the tailplane. Most of these rivets are either dirty or chipped off its paint when
studying images of the real thing.Here is Rosie, the riveter, 0.4 mm for 1:72 that works perfectly well for 1:144 as well.
There are two versions, a single and double wheel riveter.
Next, I may show you some images of assembling and weathering the engines.
Happy experimenting,
Cheers,
Christian
Christian Klepp
Lightyears Landscape Photography
Where Geoscience Meets Art
www.christianklepp.comChristian,
Thank you so much for your contribution. I must say that the idea of riveting in 1/144 scale surprised me, but the result looks great. Regarding wheatering procedures – that’s just beautiful. I think that the levels you’re working in already combine the skill of a modeler with the talent and creativity of a fine artist. It’s a great inspiration to me.
Thanks a lot!
Zbynek
Zbynek Honzik
www.zbynek-honzik.cz
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