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"Modeling Airliners" review

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AA6
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    October 2012
Posted by AA6 on Sunday, November 11, 2012 10:07 PM

Who wrote the book?

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    November 2009
Posted by artworks2 on Monday, November 5, 2012 10:23 PM

Yeah I have to go on what I see in a model I purchased from the Boeing store. I worked here in Spokane for Boeing years ago making duct work. There are some other avenues to go to kitbash a model but I'll keep them to my self. I'm sure Revell will come out with one sooner or later like they did Beluga. "nice model"!

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    January 2003
  • From: Washington State
Posted by leemitcheltree on Monday, November 5, 2012 9:46 PM

Yeah - that Dreamlifter sure is quite a sight!  They're moving into and out of Paine Field all the time, delivering the biggest darned palletized loads you ever did see.  The specialised handling equipment is mind boggling ....I see them almost every day at work, and the most spectacular loads are the fuselage sections (barrels) and the wing sets from Mitsubishi.  I wish I could take pictures for you guys - but that's one of the quickest ways of getting fired known to man.

It's not really all that much of a stretch to cobble up a Dreamlifter from a production model - the fuselage is pretty much slab sided, with a constant waterline roof - that means (from first glances) it looks like the roof section is straight.  Other than the extended roofline and the massive hinge fairings, it should be a fairly straightforward conversion.

Cheers, LeeTree
Remember, Safety Fast!!!

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    August 2007
  • From: back country of SO-CAL, at the birth place of Naval Aviation
Posted by DUSTER on Thursday, November 1, 2012 11:00 PM

7474

That would be great to see. I'm thinking of doing a scratch built conversion of a 747 to a dreamlifter.

That will be a project!

With as much engineering that went in to the conversion and all the neat ground equipment specifically designed to handle the 787 parts, should be a wowzeer.

And then after you have done that  why not do a BCF?  should be simple

Steve

Building the perfect model---just not quite yet  Confused

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    December 2002
Posted by 7474 on Thursday, November 1, 2012 7:09 PM

That would be great to see. I'm thinking of doing a scratch built conversion of a 747 to a dreamlifter.

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    November 2009
Posted by artworks2 on Thursday, November 1, 2012 6:29 PM

7474

       I have The Complete Encyclopedia of world aircraft. And access to line drawings library BOEING. I just recieved a set of drawings for the Dreamlifter much like the Beluga but different shape.

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    December 2002
"Modeling Airliners" review
Posted by 7474 on Thursday, November 1, 2012 6:11 PM

I recently purchased the above mentioned book. I liked the book very much, the photos are great, and nicely organized, easy to understand and well written. Other than a few spelling errors throughout the book, it's a nice book and recommend it to all out there thinking about getting into airliner modeling. Pick up a copy as it's useful, I've been modeling a while and learned somethings from it.

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