Eastern Airlines DC-7B
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A pilot friend sent me the following link, which may be of more interest to you more geeky knowledgeable than I on all things that fly.
http://marcbrecy.perso.neuf.fr/easterndc7.html
http://marcbrecy.perso.neuf.fr/easterndc7.html
That is stunning!
I would love to have the chance to fly on that aircraft. The sounds and smells of old piston engined airliners is something I never got to see, they are beautiful pieces of machinery.
I love the way it all three sets of wheels leave the ground at the same time when it took off!
Being really geeky now, does anybody make a kit of this aircraft?
I would love to have the chance to fly on that aircraft. The sounds and smells of old piston engined airliners is something I never got to see, they are beautiful pieces of machinery.
I love the way it all three sets of wheels leave the ground at the same time when it took off!
Being really geeky now, does anybody make a kit of this aircraft?
bob1179 said:
That is stunning!
I would love to have the chance to fly on that aircraft. The sounds and smells of old piston engined airliners is something I never got to see, they are beautiful pieces of machinery.
I love the way it all three sets of wheels leave the ground at the same time when it took off!
Being really geeky now, does anybody make a kit of this aircraft?
Unashamed aviation geek responding - I would love to have the chance to fly on that aircraft. The sounds and smells of old piston engined airliners is something I never got to see, they are beautiful pieces of machinery.
I love the way it all three sets of wheels leave the ground at the same time when it took off!
Being really geeky now, does anybody make a kit of this aircraft?
There are a number of plastic model kits available in various scales.
Revell 1/122 scale
The Revell kit is very old (from the mid 1950s) which is why it is in a non-standard scale. It is also crude by modern standards so may not go together fantastically well.
Mach 2 1/72
This is a fairly new kit but Mach 2 only use the "short-run" injection moulding process which means that their models are actually pretty difficult to build.
Welsh Models 1/144
They do a nice vacform and resin model of the DC-7 (as well as many other classic airliners). They are difficult to build but can turn out really nice as well as being the only DC-7 in the "standard" airliner scale.
Of the above,, the Revell kit would be the easiest to find, the easiest to build and the cheapest - but it is an odd scale.
Edited by Eric Mc on Friday 27th August 11:18
Eric Mc said:
Unashamed aviation geek responding -
There are a number of plastic model kits available in various scales.
Revell 1/122 scale
The Revell kit is very old (from the mid 1950s) which is why it is in a non-standard scale. It is also crude by modern standards so may not go together fantastically well.
Mach 2 1/72
This is a fairly new kit but Mach 2 only use the "short-run" injection moulding process which means that their models are actually pretty difficult to build.
Welsh Models 1/144
They do a nice vacform and resin model of the DC-7 (as well as many other classic airliners). They are difficult to build but can turn out really nice as well as being the only DC-7 in the "standard" airliner scale.
Of the above,, the Revell kit would be the easiest to find, the easiest to build and the cheapest - but it is an odd scale.
Hi Eric,There are a number of plastic model kits available in various scales.
Revell 1/122 scale
The Revell kit is very old (from the mid 1950s) which is why it is in a non-standard scale. It is also crude by modern standards so may not go together fantastically well.
Mach 2 1/72
This is a fairly new kit but Mach 2 only use the "short-run" injection moulding process which means that their models are actually pretty difficult to build.
Welsh Models 1/144
They do a nice vacform and resin model of the DC-7 (as well as many other classic airliners). They are difficult to build but can turn out really nice as well as being the only DC-7 in the "standard" airliner scale.
Of the above,, the Revell kit would be the easiest to find, the easiest to build and the cheapest - but it is an odd scale.
Edited by Eric Mc on Friday 27th August 11:18
You are indeed a wealth of useful information!
I will take a look at the kits mentioned and get one ordered. I love classic airliners, though it's been a while since I built one. My last two were a 1:72 Constellation and a 1:48 DC-3 about ten years ago.
Thanks again!
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