Glehn's 707

[ID19]

Looks like the new windscreen has a slightly lower angle from the pictures.
Anyway, I'm watching with interest, a 707 is on my list for this year!

[Jonathan]

I never saw those white engines in a Minicraft kit before, I guess supposed to look like the early JT-3 engines with organ pipe exhaust - also could pass for RollsRoyce engines.
I should buy some more kits to get the different sprues. I have only seen the grey JT-4 type.

[Jonathan]

this windscreen area is the hardest part of the kit.
neither part is excellent, and both require sculpturing skills in Milliput.

[glehn]

I fixed the resin windscreen using Milliput. I think I still need to work a bit on the sides.

[glehn]

After applying some primer I saw that I still needed to work on the fitting of the windshield plug.

And I worked a bit on the engines too:

I used Tamiya primer on the rattle can and I find the grey color very close to the color used in the Brazilian 707s, so I am considering leaving it like that.

[ID19]

Yes, other than an old war horse, those b...y airliners want to be absolutely clean! Looking like you get there, at any rate!

[glehn]

Some progress on the 707. I used some Gundam pens to add some shading and highlint panels.
Engines are glued o place as well as the landing gear. Ready for decals.

The only part left to be glued is what seems to be an antenna on the rudder. I prefer to save it for last as I would probably break it during manipulation. I find it funny that in the picture from the manual, it is broken!

[glehn]

For the decals I will be using windows from Authentic Decals and markings from CCS:

[smeg1959]

Again be still, my beating heart. From what I've seen elsewhere, these decals are brilliant but sadly not applicable to a Petlyakov Pe-2.

[glehn]

I have been slowly applying the decals... Halfway through: