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With the holiday season upon us, I think it is time to properly start this build. Revell molds their 767 fuselage halves with open windows with the idea that you will either keep these open in the finished model (rather chilly at 35K feet?)or fill them in with white glue. I prefer using window decals for my 1/144 airliners so my first step is to fill in the open spaces. With no clear parts supplied in the kit for windows, I first glued a plastic strip inside the fuselage to serve as a backdrop or dam for the putty.I found from experience that it will be easy to push the putty into the glued fuselage if you don't add the backing! I then mixed up a batch of Apoxie putty (like Milliput) and applied it from the outside. You can see the interior backing strip and the applied putty in this photo:



Once the putty is fully cured, it will be sanded smooth. I can work on other subassemblies while waiting.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to my fellow modelers!
Mike

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Have you ever used clear resin? You can buy crude resin for small castings at art supply stores. You can apply Scotch tape (thoroughly burnished) on the outside and just glaze the interior with resin until the windows are filled. Once it's hard sand it then polish it with pumice and you've got windows! Then it's time to put LED's in....

Stephen, a Jug,fantastic mate ,one of my favourite planes
Mike,the 767's looking great,I like the jig she's on
Andy

Question on the rules - this can be "What if" aircraft, correct? Otherwise, a bit of a late start, but really looking towards participating in my first campaign!

Mike. If you could ever provide isometric, elevation and plan photos of that jig (and any removable parts separately ) on your scaled cutting mat I bet I wouldn't be the only appreciative member here. He'll it would make a good feature if you ask me.

Jesper I have that same 110 kit languishing half built on my bench. I can tell you that the fit is remarkable on it. Goes together like lego.

Hi Richard! That is a great idea. I can take it apart and then photograph the pieces with a ruler for size. Any thoughts on where or how I should post that on Aeroscale?

These are my final build photos. They have been loaded into the Looney Tunes Campaign Gallery.






Cheers,
FirstSergeant

It would fit quite well in either the General Aircraft or the Start Here forums. If you take enough pictures and write a thorough enough description I could turn into one of our "How Tto" features we run from time to time.

Right then! The cockpit is assembled, decalled and painted. I have to say this kit is fitting together like a dream, and is every bit as good a kit as I had heard. For a 1/72 scale kit, there is an absolute wealth of fine detail, and I'm seriously impressed with the amount of ordnance that comes with it.