ACY-12635-DW Boeing P8A Poseidon, US Navy, RAAF, with choice of DRAW P-8A Decal
The second kit is the Boeing 737-400. This kit is the Minicraft kit, re-released from the moulds that Academy acquired when they bought the Minicraft assets.
ACY-12639 Boeing 737-400 Columbian Air Force, Indonesian Air Force
DRAW Decal has stepped up the release of new decals, so a few new ones to announce.
My latest collaboration decal with JH has arrived, and it looks great ! As before, designed to fit the 1/144 scale Zvezda kits, and screen printed in Italy by Cartograf.
The current United scheme is quite complex. United has provided an illustration and two interesting articles introducing and explaining the new livery.
JH designed the sheet to allow either a series 200 or 300 to be built (sorry, not both from one sheet). Both fleets are ex Continental, so RB211-535E powered, and sufficient numbers are included to allow any airframe to be modeled.
JH wasn’t sure how the tail logo would come out as a screen printed set , so he printed a second set by “offset”. To my eye, they are very similar, though the blue inks used for offset aren’t quite as bright as the screen print inks. Both will be included, you can decide which to use. My suggestion is the screen printed tail for a newly painted aircraft, and the offset tails for one that has been in service for a while – the light blue being a tad lighter on this set.
As we couldn’t include the white below the curved fuselage stripes as decal (matching your shade of shade of white paint being the problem), I have commissioned a set of vinyl paint masks from Vintage Flyer to assist with masking for the grey belly. These will be an optional extra, you’ll be able to select -200, -300 or both.
DRAW has also released a set for the TWA Boeing 757-200. As previously announced, AHS commissioned a similar screen printed sheet (by Cartograf) last year. The AHS set comes with bonus artwork (not shown here).
Two recent Revell Germany kits have finally arrived in the US.
The A.340-300 kit is the same kit we’ve seen for years, now released with Lufhansa’s current livery. Decal is designed by Daco Skyline, printed in Italy.
Also released is a nice ‘retro’ decal, this time it’s for the Transavia Holland Airbus A.321NEO that recently appeared. The decal is designed to fit the Revell kit.
TS44-1324 Transavia Holland (retro cs) Airbus A.321NEO
8ADecs has added a set for the QANTAS Airbus A.321XLR in 1/144 and 1/200 scales.
Druz Resins has released a revised set of their PW JT9D engines with pylons specifically designed to fit the Eastern Express kit.
SD4-747SP-JT9D PW JT9D engines (4) for Boeing 747SP (Eastern Express)
DRAW Decal has released a new set for the Hughes Airwest (the ‘Flying Banana’ airline) fleet of Boeing 727-200s. Included on the sheets are the “Republic” markings added when Republic Airlines bought the airline in 1980.
DRAW added to their Delta Boeing 757 options with a new set that models the aircraft that had extra ‘Atlanta Where You Belong’ titles applied to the nose.
Finally, our first batch of CRM 1/144 scale Boeing 727-200 kits have just arrived in the US, and should be in our hands within a week. Our “Pre Order” price expires the day they get here….
Our first batch of the excellent CRM (Counting Rivets Models) 1/144 scale Boeing 727-200 kit is on its way.
This is an all new kit, receiving excellent reviews from all who have already purchased one (or more….). Excellent parts fit, superb crisp detail, head and shoulders a better kit than the Airfix and Minicraft kits that came before.
I anticipate that our first batch of kits will be here at the end of March, and we are accepting pre-orders.
For those who have not yet seen the kit, here are some photos:
Fuselage halves. Note the indentation where the clear cabin windows are inserted. The cockpit windows and roof are also provided as a clear part, and a detailed cockpit is provided.
The upper wings. You are seeing the upper surface of the left wing, and the inner side of the right wing. The trailing edge upper and lower surfaces are on this part, providing a thin trailing edge. Note the static discharge wicks along the trailing edges, and the notch at the wingtips for the navigation lights.
This is the one piece lower wing and center fuselage.
This sprue provides the fin, stabs, cockpit floor and bulkheads.
Here are the #1 and #3 engines and and “S” duct for the #2 engine. Also on this sprue are parts for the rear airstairs and nose gear well.
This sprue provides landing gear parts, flap track fairings, and a host of small detail parts.
Here is the clear sprue, providing cockpit windows & roof, and the clear inserts for the cabin windows. Also on this sprue are clear wingtip and fin marker lights.
And finally, the decal. CRM has provided both solid black and clear cabin and cockpit windows.
An excellent booklet is provided that illustrate the assembly process.
After market decals have already been produced by 26Decal, DRAW Decal and 8ADecs. Vintage Flyer will be updating their sets for this kit shortly.
26 Decal: “TS44” are laser, “STS44” are screen printed.
26 Decal has released four new sets for the Roden ATL.98 Carvair. The Carvair was a much modified Douglas C.54 (DC-4) , commissioned by (Sir) Freddie Laker as a replacement for the Bristol 170 SuperFreighter for car ferry services across the English Channel. “Carvair” being a name derived from “Car Via Air”. 21 airframes were converted – 18 for British United Air Ferries, and 3 for Ansett-ANA.
26 Decal has released a set for the Braniff International ‘Jellybean’ Boeing 727-200, designed to fit the 1/144 scale CRM kit. Three airframes were delivered new in this scheme before the ‘Flying Colors’ scheme was introduced.
TS44-1311 Braniff International ‘Jellybean’ Boeing 727-200
DRAW has released a new set for the Royal Jordanian Airlines Boeing 727-200 fleet.
DRAW Decal has released a new set for the Eastern Express Boeing 747SP kit. It is also available in 1/200 scale.
DRAW has added a sheet for the Sun Country Boeing 727-200. A very colourful addition to their catalog. The 1/144 scale set is designed for the CRM scale Boeing 727-200 kit.
DRAW also added a set for the Pan Am Express Bae 3100 Jetstream 31. “Express” titles were added to the aircraft at a later date, no doubt DRAW will also release this second variant shortly!
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