Boeing 747-8 "The Wedding Project" (formerly the secret 747-8 project)

[Spey_Phantom]

those of you who read my blog thread, have propably noticed i have mentioned something called "the secret 747-8".
its still a secret for the moment, but since im nearing its completion, i thought i would give you guys a sneak peak at what im working on.

the kit is a 1/144 revell 747-8 Lufthansa box, but its going to be in a completly different color scheme of my own design, quite a challenging project.
you will see a number of altered and censored pics posted here, but you wont see the finished product until the 24th or 26th of August 2017.

why, because its a surprise 

anyway, here's a look at the engines, i just finished painting them, next step, decals.

[PR19_Kit]

Hmmm, there must be something significant about that date............ 

[The Wooksta!]

You do realise that now it isn't a secret?

[zenrat]

You do realise that now it isn't a secret?

Unless you kill us all.

[TheChronicOne]

Oooh goody. Been looking forward to this one. The engines look great! 

[Captain Canada]

Looking good so far I'd love to do that kit myself someday. Looking forward to more !

[Spey_Phantom]

some more images, for the project to remain secret, spoiler images have been blurred out.

this is the first large aircraft whiff i have spraypainted, although i had some problems with runners, i managed to work away most of them.
engines have been completly painted and decaled today, the underside of the wings and tail have recieved 2 coats of grey, the bottom of the fuselage still needs another layer.

its coming together quite nicely 

only 3 months till the project's secret gets revealed 

[TheChronicOne]

 

Awesome!!!!  BIIIG bird. 

[Steel Penguin]

looking good so far Nils 
keep at it.

[PR19_Kit]

That's a big 'ole piece of plastic, even in 1/144. 

[Captain Canada]

Down with censorship ! lol That does look huge and thanks for the update pics !

[TheChronicOne]

Down with censorship !

[jcf]

That's a big 'ole piece of plastic, even in 1/144. 

Indeed, and I still go outside to watch every time one flies over the house on a test or delivery flight.
The stretched fuselage and new wing make it a very elegant beast, especially the freighters with
the original, short upper deck.

[strobez]

Wow... that's going to be amazing when it's done!  Great!

[Spey_Phantom]

Update,

the build is Finished 

but im gonna wait with posting pictures until a later date as said earlier, there's a special reason why 
ive been working on this project secretly for the past 6 months in the little free time i had, so thats why it took so long.
all in all, the revell 747-8 is a great kit that goes together quite nicely, little to no fitting problems, similar to theyre A350-900 kit 


expect pictures to be posted here in August