747-900 series

[Gary]

A bunch of years ago I read that Boeing considered a 500 seat 747, dubbed 900 series. A crappy drawing in a crappy magazine is all I really remember. Well, 4 kits later, and a return to serious building, I finally finished her. Had her at a model meeting and some of the real pro builders were surprised. They thought it was a resin kit or something. Not a bash.

It took 4 kits, Hobbycrap ones, to add the scale 24 foot insert in front of the wing and extend the hump back to the bulkhead behind the fuel cells. The another kit to ket the right sized engines that would replace the existing ones. Markings were bodged together from the kits and worked out pretty well.





Oh yeah. I built a cabinet for my models. My girlfriend bought me a table saw to build this so that I could display my models in the living room. I love that gal, so supportive! Never had that before!

[John Howling Mouse]

This is big-time cool; who needs an A-380? 

[bexwh773]

Now that I like alot, always loved the 747, even blagged a bit of flight deck time mid Atlantic, but this must be the Ultimate 747    Send some photos to Seattle, before Boeing blow everything on that junk box 787 

Bex

[B777LR]

Very nice! Not as beautiful a design as the 747-8 though

Gary, if you need more pictures of this stretch 747, try googling "747X"

[John Howling Mouse]

Very nice! Not as beautiful a design as the 747-8 though

That's why they say "beauty is in the eye of the beholder," kid.  ;-)

[B777LR]

Very nice! Not as beautiful a design as the 747-8 though

That's why they say "beauty is in the eye of the beholder," kid.  ;-)

Agreed, i think the A380 is gorgeous

[Brian da Basher]

Gary you've pulled this off so convincingly it's no a Whiff, but a "Should've-Been"! The Air Canada livery is perfect!

Brian da Basher

P.S. If you've got any larger pics, I'm sure I'm not the only one who'd enjoy seeing more of this beauty!

[jcf]

Agreed, i think the A380 is gorgeous

I say, I say Son, you must be wearing beer goggles.

[Aussie747]

Nice one

I am not familiar with the Hobbycraft kit of the 747, what scale is it 1/200?

[B777LR]

Nice one

I am not familiar with the Hobbycraft kit of the 747, what scale is it 1/200?

It is 1/300 i beleive. Not recommended either. I think Airfix released the same kit some years ago, along with a 777

Agreed, i think the A380 is gorgeous

I say, I say Son, you must be wearing beer goggles.

No, not kidding, once you have seen it in person, you will fall in love

[Mike Wren]

very nice job Gary   

[jcf]

No, not kidding, once you have seen it in person, you will fall in love

Extraordinarily doubtful.