Lufthansa Concorde

[claidheamhmor]

Another one I finished was the Heller 1/125 Concorde. A reasonable kit for the time, it did need a lot of filling at the wing roots. I finished it in what-if Lufthansa colours, and it looks very smart like that. The Concorde was actually one of the most extraordinary aircraft ever made; I think one may hold a round-the-world record of 27 hours, and could not be intercepted even by jet fighters. It was also a big plane - it's something like 20 or 25% longer than a B-52, longer than a 747, and a bit shorter than the A380. One little quirk I discovered when I was doing decals is that the plane is not quite symmetrical: when I was putting the Lufthansa decals on the tail, I discovered there are runner strakes at different heights, so the Lufthansa logo is high on one side, and low on the other.

Full build album for the Concorde

 

Comments

[filialucis]

That was such a graceful-looking plane. A pity it's no longer flying.

Looks as though you did a beautiful job of the model, too. *admires*

[claidheamhmor]

Just beautiful, the Concorde. Like a swan.

[eve_prime]

This one looks like a plane from Thunderbirds - very cool.