Stretching the Fuselage I will be converting Mach 2’s 1/72 DC-8 into a -73 freighter. Comparing the fuselage station diagram of short body DC-8 to that of a -61/63 stretch shows that the forward plug … Read more
Background References Late during the production of short body DC-8s, Douglas enlarged the aft cabin by moving the aft pressure bulkhead rearwards. This also entailed moving the aft galleys and the right rear (aft galley) … Read more
Unlike the 707 and DC-10 guides, this one will go in chronological order. Roughly. It’s the easiest way I think, due to how various features were introduced. Also, due to how many times it will … Read more
Well, the variants of the DC-10 family have such overlapping “minor” features that it’s very difficult to define any particular series by a particular set of features (asides from the really obvious ones like presence … Read more
History The Aermediterranea was an airline born in 1981 to use the routes left over from Itavia, after the failure caused from the disaster of the DC-9, I-TIGI, over the sea of Ustica. The airline … Read more
Revell Corp. USA – 1955, Revell Deutschland – 2005Price: 7.99 Euro/Germany Model History As far as I know the model dates back to 1955 and was released by Revell / USA in the US as … Read more
Construction This kit started out as the Monogram C47 kit which came with the D Day Markings and the Paratroopers. I don’t understand why this kit wasn’t re-released this year for the 60th Anniversary, I … Read more
Overview I grew up just west of New Orleans, in a house that was about a half mile from New Orleans International Airport. During my childhood and teen years, I was a frequent visitor to … Read more
In 1986, the Marshall Islands, after almost four decades under the administration of the U.S. as part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, gained its independence, with Majuro as the capital. It … Read more
Background This project involved simultaneous builds of the 1:72 Heller kits for the Douglas DC-6B and the Lockheed L1049 Super G Constellation. As a kid, I once flew to Paris on a TWA Connie and … Read more
Background This model project started with a 1:200 scale Hasegawa DC 9-40 (for those who may not be aware, the Hasegawa kit is a -40). After researching and measuring, I determined that in order to … Read more
