Status report:
KLM 734 is practically finished. Here's pics:
Only things left to do are the registration letters under the wing which I had forgotten about and shoot a clearcoat over everything. Planning on using Future; read some good things about it and will give it a try. Finish was Testors enamel applied with an airbrush. Decals are Dutch Decal from Airline Hobby supplies. L-1011 in background is a Modelcraft kit I did a few years ago.
Status update on the Aer Lingus 747:
Sorry for the poor photo quality on this one, I was in a hurry. Anyway, it's coming along nicely. Wings are still in paint, probably can knock that out this weekend if weather stays good. The engines are nowhere near done, since I'm having to fill in the gap from the partially deployed reverser cowls. A lot of little things about this kit bothered me, such as the overly-thick tail surfaces (probably twice as thick as the Revell kit) and complete lack of wing to fuselage fairing. They just blend together in an amorphous blob. Livery makes up for it though, I think.
KLM 744 is on hold until I can locate a better decal set. I have the Draw KLM decals, but the cheatlines are not included. I know my limits with masking tape, and I can't mask cheatlines parallel and straight simultaneously. So that one will probably be a project for next spring if I can find the decals.