Airlinercafe | DUS-SEA | Activity https://airlinercafe.com/members/dus-sea/activity/ Activity feed for DUS-SEA. Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:52:50 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 9706792e73bfc63ca9440c102506a48f DUS-SEA replied to the topic A350 WiFi Antenna in the forum Airliner Modeling https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/a350-wifi-antenna/#post-251659 Sat, 02 May 2026 04:19:43 -0700 Problem is Rocast now doesn’t ship to the US. 🙁

]]> 8b4c0bb952fd3b2a6d0f2480ffa6a11d DUS-SEA replied to the topic A350 WiFi Antenna in the forum Airliner Modeling https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/a350-wifi-antenna/#post-251645 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 01:02:19 -0700 Perfect. Thank you.

Misha

]]> 6ace63ebf80bf54ce8c85117d1eb91fb DUS-SEA started the topic A350 WiFi Antenna in the forum Airliner Modeling https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/a350-wifi-antenna/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:03:04 -0700 Hi there,

I’m trying to find the correct WiFi antenna for Lufthansa’s A350. Judging from this picture, the correct one should be something like the Inmarsat Antenna that Braz offers at the bottom of this page. But the description there suggests that this antenna is just for the A318/319/320/321. Is that correct? Which one should it be? Thanks in…Read more

]]> f5ec11b56596f23c65a7f9cea0665909 DUS-SEA replied to the topic LH B787-9 engines in the forum Airliner Modeling https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/lh-b787-9-engines/#post-251542 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:32:18 -0700 I think part of the mix is also because LH opportunistically picked up a few white tails originally, rather than waiting for their custom order.

Same with some of the A350s which are ex-PAL.

Misha

]]> 5c4c0b1b1ae121107baef6ee42bbbd0c DUS-SEA replied to the topic Tamiya Masking Tape Residue in the forum Airliner Modeling https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/tamiya-masking-tape-residue/#post-251530 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:28:21 -0700 Aha! The plot thickens!

Misha

]]> 94004dc7764e8dd0b9a26e3522173278 DUS-SEA replied to the topic Tamiya Masking Tape Residue in the forum Airliner Modeling https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/tamiya-masking-tape-residue/#post-251501 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:44:51 -0700 Thanks, Ben. That’s good to know.

Misha

]]> 4a2a58be504b16a9dd37c1373c9a8c02 DUS-SEA replied to the topic Tamiya Masking Tape Residue in the forum Airliner Modeling https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/tamiya-masking-tape-residue/#post-251499 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:49:34 -0700 Goodness gracious! So three weeks of curing isn’t enough? Is it the Tamiya paint then? What can one do to prevent this in the future? I have other white fuselages to paint. Maybe use flat white instead? Seems the glossy is problematic?

Misha

]]> fcbfb4be1d0b23e6a6db184a930aa7ce DUS-SEA replied to the topic Tamiya Masking Tape Residue in the forum Airliner Modeling https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/tamiya-masking-tape-residue/#post-251305 Sat, 21 Mar 2026 23:54:08 -0700 @xradar98,

The paint had cured for several weeks before the tape went on!

]]> da044aee9bb51288907f873a59a84ec8 DUS-SEA replied to the topic Tamiya Masking Tape Residue in the forum Airliner Modeling https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/tamiya-masking-tape-residue/#post-251301 Sat, 21 Mar 2026 22:30:16 -0700 @xradar98, yes, it’s the tape, not the paint.

Thanks, Uwe, that’s helpful for future reference.

@LH707, isopropyl alcohol will lift the paint. I’ve tried it.

Here are some pictures. They’re not very clear unfortunately. It’s definitely glue from the tape.

]]> 6c5da6aa9d7d3222cb36f11ae06caa63 DUS-SEA replied to the topic Tamiya Masking Tape Residue in the forum Airliner Modeling https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/tamiya-masking-tape-residue/#post-251217 Sun, 15 Mar 2026 03:35:21 -0700

On March 14, 2026 at 8:08 pm LH707 Wrote Do you by any chance have pictures of it?
 
Is it the sticky residue from the tape itself?
 
If the acrylic is fine with isopropyl alcohol, I’d suggest trying that.

Yes, the residue is from the tape.

Isn’t isopropyl alcohol going to affect the paint?

]]> e3b5a5dac812a58a8caabaf009ab66e5 DUS-SEA started the topic Tamiya Masking Tape Residue in the forum Airliner Modeling https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/tamiya-masking-tape-residue/ Sun, 15 Mar 2026 02:00:40 -0700 Help! When I removed my Tamiya Masking Tape off my A350, I was left with some residue from the masking tape adhesive. The tape was admittedly on for a couple of weeks, as my work got interrupted. How do I get rid of this? The paint underneath is Tamiya acrylic, if that is relevant. Thanks in advance.

Misha

]]> 73135c69b890dc894f6b55af90ffb926 DUS-SEA replied to the topic Revell Boeing 777-9 in the forum Airliner Modeling https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/revell-boeing-777-9/#post-250779 Wed, 28 Jan 2026 05:23:01 -0800 As does Lufthansa. Which I assume is the reason Revell is bringing out this model, since they mainly cater to German modelers.

]]> 07f752cd4c660b4b09ca98b0600ebe8b DUS-SEA replied to the topic Revell Boeing 777-9 in the forum Airliner Modeling https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/revell-boeing-777-9/#post-250767 Tue, 27 Jan 2026 20:56:12 -0800 Anyone taking bets on whether the real thing will be certified before the kit comes out?

]]> 2a5f1011ccb0c7f56febc35dcc29f174 DUS-SEA replied to the topic 1/200 scale aftermarket parts availability in the forum Airliner Modeling https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/1-200-scale-aftermarket-parts-availability/#post-250752 Mon, 26 Jan 2026 21:24:17 -0800 I found…Read more

]]> b685a8ec35feba2f4c73da5557578c55 DUS-SEA replied to the topic 1/200 scale aftermarket parts availability in the forum Airliner Modeling https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/1-200-scale-aftermarket-parts-availability/#post-250692 Thu, 22 Jan 2026 18:47:02 -0800 Hi Mark,

Contrails models have PW4000 engines for the Hasegawa 1/200 747-400:

1:200 Scale 747 Engines PW 4000

They also have raked wingtips and GE90 engines for the…Read more

]]> bc1f6e3cd7d8184a2b66a887c97cfdbf DUS-SEA replied to the topic Happy. New Year/Bench Check! in the forum Airliner Modeling https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/happy-new-year-bench-check/#post-250597 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 05:13:59 -0800 So, as usual, I am working on too many things at once, some of which were parked for a while.

My 747-8 Lufthansa retro (1/144 Zvezda) is finally moving forward. LACI flaps are attached, as are Metallic Details, and it has received the first coat of Boeing grey. I have completely finished (assembled, weathered and decaled) the engines just the…Read more

]]> ad91254472452a83e482b9968445d872 DUS-SEA replied to the topic PW 4000 series engines for Boeing 747-400 in 1/144 scale in the forum Airliner Modeling https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/pw-4000-series-engines-for-boeing-747-400-in-1-144-scale/#post-250523 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 20:50:23 -0800 Update: It turns out there are (or were) not just one, but two aftermarket 1/200 PW4000 sets for the Hasegawa kit.

Apparently Braz used to make one which is listed here as out of stock, but cannot be found on Braz’s homepage these days (or anywhere else online for that matter).

Also, there is one from Contrails Models, which I have now…Read more

]]> 6d32f21fbe801d0702db899c0e1cccd6 DUS-SEA replied to the topic PW 4000 series engines for Boeing 747-400 in 1/144 scale in the forum Airliner Modeling https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/pw-4000-series-engines-for-boeing-747-400-in-1-144-scale/#post-250419 Wed, 31 Dec 2025 19:28:43 -0800 OK. My previous post is nonsense. I finally actually opened the box and looked at the engines. Hasegawa’s 747-400 only has GE engines. There are no PWs in these kits. Geoff is correct. Hasegawa never made the PW4000. This makes the need for an aftermarket set in 1:200 all that more urgent. Maybe LACI will hear our pleas?

@LH707 I will either…Read more

]]> c7ba4f52816db6f0b6cfb9711e17960e DUS-SEA replied to the topic PW 4000 series engines for Boeing 747-400 in 1/144 scale in the forum Airliner Modeling https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/pw-4000-series-engines-for-boeing-747-400-in-1-144-scale/#post-250367 Thu, 25 Dec 2025 02:24:48 -0800

I am fairly sure Hasegawa never did the PW4000 for the 747-400 kits. Most kits just had the common CF6-80C with later LT1 Qantas issues getting RB211-524.

Hasegawa made 1:200 models of the 747-400 in Boeing house colors, Ansett, NWA and SQ liveries, all of which should have the PW4000. JAL, KLM, ANA and LH have the GE CF6. The QANTAS kit has…Read more

]]> 284ab117f48a14f278bb9b31c99ea595 DUS-SEA replied to the topic AA 777-300 Flagship in the forum Airliner Modeling https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/aa-777-300-flagship/#post-250218 Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:06:45 -0800

But also, I read that the 777-300’s AA have, cannot be polished.

Why? It’s not a composite structure.

Misha

]]> 2bb4a67a1debc7925c2492790ba9b92e DUS-SEA replied to the topic A330-900 in the forum Airliner Modeling https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/a330-900/#post-250213 Wed, 03 Dec 2025 04:37:48 -0800 A330-900 is the same fuselage length as the A330-300 and the A330-800 is the same as the A330-200.

Misha

]]> e802d393f416fe769fe24b6d877b9c5f DUS-SEA replied to the topic PW 4000 series engines for Boeing 747-400 in 1/144 scale in the forum Airliner Modeling https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/pw-4000-series-engines-for-boeing-747-400-in-1-144-scale/#post-250176 Fri, 28 Nov 2025 20:43:25 -0800 Hi Sergey,

I just found this thread in a search.  Any chance you will have these PW4000s in 1:200 as well? The ones in the Hasegawa kit are… sad.

Misha

]]> 6c435591778d7fa2dbb0d12092205ba4 DUS-SEA replied to the topic Looking for Hasegawa AA 767-200 Decals in the forum The Exchange https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/looking-for-hasegawa-aa-767-200-decals/#post-247649 Tue, 11 Mar 2025 17:17:39 -0700 This is moot now.

I see that DrawDecal has decals for the 767-300, which I have now bought and will adapt for my purposes.

]]> 78f449b5a2ad6190f075cfc1600dcab6 DUS-SEA started the topic Looking for Hasegawa AA 767-200 Decals in the forum The Exchange https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/looking-for-hasegawa-aa-767-200-decals/ Mon, 10 Mar 2025 00:54:00 -0700 Hi there,

Does anyone by chance have leftover AA decals for Hasegawa’s 767-200? The ones that came with my kit are phenomenally brittle and I will need some replacements for some touchups. I would take 767-300 decals as well.

Thanks in advance.

Misha

]]> 8504be501cbfd6cebc1639a545908336 DUS-SEA replied to the topic New 1/144 Boeing 727 injection plastic kit in the forum New Kit & Decal Releases https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/new-1-144-boeing-727-injection-plastic-kit/page/3/#post-246665 Sun, 03 Nov 2024 23:33:26 -0800 JAT!!!

]]> 6e0e519e5dfe1520326b8854e7ccc81a DUS-SEA replied to the topic Metallic etch set for Revell 747-400 in the forum Airliner Modeling https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/metallic-etch-set-for-revell-747-400/#post-246625 Wed, 23 Oct 2024 23:29:36 -0700 I’ve attached the parts for the nose gear so far, which wasn’t hard. The gear details just go on externally, whereas antennas, vents and the like require some drilling. I haven’t gotten to the main gears yet. But they don’t look unmanageable. I’ve done the main gear doors though. Those really do look quite spectacular.

The gear parts are…Read more

]]> bf0f3c1ad4a823b8508480f47ce3583d DUS-SEA replied to the topic Metallic etch set for Revell 747-400 in the forum Airliner Modeling https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/metallic-etch-set-for-revell-747-400/#post-246616 Mon, 21 Oct 2024 21:34:12 -0700 I have the Metallic Details set but have only partly installed it so far, as my 747-400 (Dragon) is still in an intermediate build stage. The parts in general are of high quality and will obviously improve the kit. The best thing about the kit are the various antennas, inlets, vents and probes which are a real value added. I am more skeptical…Read more

]]> 9bf7e3b61f87ec6931dacb260a41b407 DUS-SEA replied to the topic PW 1100G engines for A319/320/321 NEO Revell/Zvezda kits in 1/144 scale in the forum New Kit & Decal Releases https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/pw-1100g-engines-for-a319-320-321-neo-revell-zvezda-kits-in-1-144-scale/#post-246498 Thu, 19 Sep 2024 18:54:20 -0700 These look great. I hope you make engines for the A220 soon as well.

Misha

]]> ddedf1c905a43dfbcf0b7318c535bccb DUS-SEA replied to the topic 747 landing undercarriage? in the forum Airliner Modeling https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/747-landing-undercarriage/#post-244351 Fri, 03 Nov 2023 00:02:49 -0700 @propwash,

 

That looks really nice, but you should also extend the oleo for the nose gear. It looks weighted.

 

Misha

]]> 6bd79e107618ddc9672f2cfcccf1313e DUS-SEA replied to the topic Zvezda A321neo Engines? in the forum Airliner Modeling https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/zvezda-a321neo-engines/#post-243674 Tue, 18 Jul 2023 03:07:57 -0700 Awesome. Thanks.

]]> d3de03793922cce4dc495b2c3536c5c9 DUS-SEA started the topic Zvezda A321neo Engines? in the forum Airliner Modeling https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/zvezda-a321neo-engines/ Mon, 17 Jul 2023 18:30:26 -0700 Hi there,

Quick question: I’m toying with the idea of building a Delta A321neo using the Zvezda 1/144 kit. Now, the Delta birds have the P&W GTF engines. Does the Zvezda kit come with the CFMs or P&W?

I am not seeing any aftermarket PW1133 engines in 1/144 either, should a switch be needed. Anyone know of any? I see that LACI has the PW1127. I…Read more

]]> 4874252b5fa28db2bb91b5dc5f4e89b9 DUS-SEA replied to the topic Best airliner model, regardless of scale? in the forum Airliner Modeling https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/best-airliner-model-regardless-of-scale/#post-243645 Sat, 08 Jul 2023 04:18:55 -0700

On July 6, 2023 at 12:04 am EMB-175 FO Wrote
I have to agree on Zvezda their kits are gems, I love the 320 series that has the dropped flaps and slats.  I wish all airliner kits had that option.

 

Another vote for the Zvezda 1/144 A320 specifically. It was the first kit I built after a 2 1/2 decade hiatus from scale modeling and I was shocked…Read more

]]> b52d480fe2defe555334e6b02f0245e8 DUS-SEA replied to the topic I'm confused about FAA registrations in the forum Airlines and Airplanes https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/im-confused-about-faa-registrations/#post-243338 Wed, 31 May 2023 23:46:39 -0700 Some airlines do try to reserve sequential series of number/letter combinations for fleets of aircraft. But since there is generally no rhyme or reason to N-numbers prescribed by the FAA, any one number in the series may not be available because it is assigned to some one off (usually private) aircraft. So, e.g., you might find a sequential series…Read more

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