Iljushin Il-62 AWACS - Never Ending Story ENDS

[karlik]

thanks all  , it's encouragement to future project, again plasticart, DC8 or Tu134 

[Cobra]

think you might Consider a TU-144 AWACS? just for You to Consider. Dan

[karlik]

It is a big problem, I do not have Tu144 

DC8 likely to be in CLS color /CLS is one of the Czechoslovak Airlines, disappeared before World War II/
Tu 134 with turboprop engine in the nose as a flying laboratory

I will add suggestions

if you have some other ideas /Czechoslovak colors of course/, listening to 

[karlik]

Tu134, I suppose the second from the top

any suggestions or improvements are welcome  

[McColm]

They are great

[upnorth]

The Illyushin AWACS is great, I'm happy you didn't bin it.

I quite like your Tu-134 profiles too. I have the Zvezda kit, but I will be building it real world; the The CSA decals that were included as a bonus with it are too nice not to use.

The Tu-134 Profile with the turboprop nose made me think of the glass nose they put on the Avia 14:



It would be interesting to see that profile used as a base for a Tu-134 with the Av-14 glass nose.

[upnorth]

It is a big problem, I do not have Tu144 

DC8 likely to be in CLS color /CLS is one of the Czechoslovak Airlines, disappeared before World War II/
Tu 134 with turboprop engine in the nose as a flying laboratory

I will add suggestions

if you have some other ideas /Czechoslovak colors of course/, listening to 

I very much like the current grey/green tactical colours that some Czech AF aircraft wear:




The standard high visibility transport colours are also quite nice:



I think the high visibility transport colours would look great on a DC-8. People will have to look at it twice to realise that it isn't a Tupolev.

[PR19_Kit]

Why does it say 'Czech Air Force' on the fuselage in ENGLISH? 

[upnorth]

Why does it say 'Czech Air Force' on the fuselage in ENGLISH? 

NATO compatibility. English is the official language of NATO, several other nations put that sort of marking on their aircraft in English as well.

[PR19_Kit]

Thanks for that, you learn something new every day. 

[Captain Canada]

Very nice ! I love that style of aeroplane.....they just look right.

[Army of One]

The 7 profiles you have are great........my favourite is the 3rd from bottom.....maritime/ASW.....? Oh please do that one........ :thumbsup

[Dizzyfugu]

Just as an inspiration: this here recently popped up in the Iran...

http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,35755.msg571706.html#new

[karlik]

It is very interesting, but unfortunately I do not have anything so small in scale 1/100

[kitbasher]

Surely it's a VC-.....