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This is Hasegawa's 1/200 MD-11. It's
built OOB. The kit goes together very well with minimal filler required.
Hasegawa even includes a "weight" for the nose. Not trusting their
plastic weight I added a few BB's. It was more than enough.
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There's no flight
deck so the only concern was fairing the windshield to the fuselage. I didn't
worry about messing up the clear windscreen. Paint is PollyScale acrylics.
The
top is painted VVS Russian underside blue. It's a pretty good match to the KLM
blue.
The windscreen was
painted before the fuse window decal stripes (yes, I live dangerously). It was
masked with Tamiya tape then painted with flat black acrylic craft paint. The
windscreen frames were done with a Prismacolor silver pencil and a steady hand.
The stainless steel lips on the engine intakes were also done with the
Prismacolor pencil. Decals were a challenge due to their age and the difficulty
to get the side stripes straight then entire length of the fuse. Lots of water
and a ton of patience helps. Everything is sealed with a coat of PolyScale clear
gloss. Then the gear is attached and there you have it; a McDonnell Douglas
tri-jet in beautiful KLM colors.
Jeff
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