UPS DC-8

[Ray]

Hello everyone,

I’m looking for 1/144 UPS old livery decals, especially their DC-8 decal. Also I’m looking for UPS DC-8 inflight photo. I can buy a copy of it if no one wants to sell their original copy. I want to build a UPS DC-8-73 by using engines and fuselage plugs from Minicraft kit.

 

KBUR

Ray

 

 

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[gjake]

Hi Ray, give me a day or two to check my decal box, I may have what you’re looking for. I’ll send you a PM.

Gene

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[Ray]

Hi Gene,

I really appreciated Gene.

Ray

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[gjake]

Hi again Ray, forgot to mention, several versions of the Minicraft DC-8 are -73s from the box with no modifications. Delta for sure, and I believe United, and probably one or two others. Which version of the kit are you using?

Gene

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[Ray]

Hi Gene,

I have a few Minicraft DC-8 kits but I decided to use its CFM engines, scoopers for a DC-8-73, wingtips, fuselage plugs to convert my X-Scale DC-8-32 into DC-8-73. Of course I will sand off those engine pylons over the wing. I could have simply used the nose from X-Scale DC-8 to make the Minicraft kit look more accurate but unfortunately the Minicraft DC-8 has too many flaws. Now everything I mentioned about the Minicraft DC-8 kit is fixable except for the wing’s thickness?

I found the following items that are wrong with Minicraft DC-8 kits.

 

1-Nose= Includes the cockpit and nose

2-wings= Are to thick in comparison with X-Scale

3-Wing leading edges= Are flat

4-Tail= Leading edges are flat

 

KBUR

RAY

 

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[MarkD.]

You are spot on Ray 👌

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[Ray]

Hi Mark,

Thanks for your kind words. I forgot to mention about the Minicraft’s DC-8-71/73 CFM56 engine nacelles that are flat and needs some sanding from inside and outside to make them look like the real thing.

 

KBUR

RAY

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[gjake]

Unique approach Ray, I wouldn’t have thought of stretching the X-Scale kit.

I’ve always thought that the Minicraft nose looked a bit odd, but I do come across a photo once in a while where the nose in the photo looks like the Minicraft nose.

Gene

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[Ray]

Eugene I just send you an email.

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