A 'different' Airbus A-400M Atlas - FINISHED!

[strobez]

That really is looking fantastic.  I love the nose, but don't drop that one on your foot. You'd be pegged to the floor! Sharp!

[PR19_Kit]

That really is looking fantastic.  I love the nose, but don't drop that one on your foot. You'd be pegged to the floor! Sharp!

Trevor the cat's run foul of that spike already. He runs a mile when I walk in carrying the model........ 

[TheChronicOne]

 

Smart kitty, and yeah, damn right that's looking good.. ..

[Old Wombat]

Woo-hoo! Lookin' good!

[zenrat]

That really is looking fantastic.  I love the nose, but don't drop that one on your foot. You'd be pegged to the floor! Sharp!

Trevor the cat's run foul of that spike already. He runs a mile when I walk in carrying the model........ 

You didn't try to take his temperature with it did you?

[PR19_Kit]

That really is looking fantastic.  I love the nose, but don't drop that one on your foot. You'd be pegged to the floor! Sharp!

Trevor the cat's run foul of that spike already. He runs a mile when I walk in carrying the model........ 

You didn't try to take his temperature with it did you?

Hehe, not exactly. 

The model was sitting on the island in the kitchen while I showed its salient points  to Mrs_PR19 and Trevor's over active inquisitiveness got the better of him and he jumped from the windowsill onto the island to investigate. But that took so much velocity that he skidded across the top of the island and ended up nose to nose with the Atlas. 

[loupgarou]

At least you verified the nose is strong enough! 
Must be one of the most vexing builds since the real Saro Princess! 

[PR19_Kit]

I almost don't believe I'm writing this, but I think the Atlas is a WORSE build than the Monterey!

I can't believe that Revell mad so many screw-ups over the strength, or lack of it, of the various bits. I've just had two of the prop blades fall off while being painted, that's ridiculous. 

[McColm]

Might just be a bad batch of models that slipped through the quality control?
I've read about people having problems with the wings, but nothing compared to what you've been through.

[PR19_Kit]

I doubt that really, the size of the gear axles can't be a QC problem, it's poor design, just like the minute size of the prop blade bases.

[Steel Penguin]

Kit, an idea just struck, just glue on the front wheels of the main sets and then a block of the correct height, then hide said block in a big tuft of cotton wool "break  and tyre smoke"  it would cover a multitude of the sins that Revell have chosen to place upon the model.

[PR19_Kit]

Kit, an idea just struck, just glue on the front wheels of the main sets and then a block of the correct height, then hide said block in a big tuft of cotton wool "break  and tyre smoke"  it would cover a multitude of the sins that Revell have chosen to place upon the model.

I like that idea Lawrence but sadly I read it just AFTER I'd made up the rest of the gear legs/wheels assemblies.

As you can see below everything on this model comes in multiples. The longer gear legs are for the inboard wheels, blame the difference on Airbus. The two L shaped legs that are already in place are outers of course.

[chrisonord]

That is absolutely amazing kit it really is. Has someone already sent Kit his wiffy award 2018-24?? For this piece of modelling magnitude. 

[PR19_Kit]

Hehehe, it's not even finished yet. 

It would only be worth the 'Persistence Award' anyway, it's certainly not that good an example of plastic modelling, far too many glitches all over it really.

[Ian the Kiwi Herder]

Good G*d, that's brilliant !!



Ian.