Delta Air Lines DC-8-71
This is a 1/144 Minicraft kit, finished straight from the box. It is the 295th DC-8 built. It was delivered to Delta as a -61 model on 19 July 1967. In 1982, it was modified to -71 standards with the addition of modern CFM56 turbofan engines. The aircraft flew with Delta until 1989 when it was converted to a -71F freighter. It was withdrawn from service by UPS in 2009.
You did a great job with the two toughest colors -- white and NMF.
Nice to see a civilian aircraft too!
Thanks Mike! All done with Tamiya lacquers from spray bombs. The stuff is bulletproof and i***t proof. They're my go to whites and silvers these days. Best of all, being a lacquer, it'll never yellow. After the decals were dry, I finished the white areas with a light coat of Future.
Yeah...what Mike said - good lookin' build.
Thanks Craig!
Very nice!
Thank you Tom!
Nice, clean build.
Thanks Al! Yes it is. I like to keep my airliners clean.
Nice job you've done!
Thank you Ulrich!
Very nice finish, John. Thanks for the history of the real aircraft. Over 40 years of service!
Thanks Alan! The DC-8 is a remarkable plane. Far superior to the 707. Most cargo companies finally only parked them when the recession/depression started in 08/09. Less demand, the oldest planes got parked. I always looked forward to traveling on Delta and United DC-8s.
Certainly a very clean build, John, (as the others have said), the plane looks very delicate in your pictures with such a long fuselage.
Thanks George. The kit (like the real thing) is unbelievably solid. It features tight joins with solid, sturdy gluing areas that all fit together perfectly. This really is a precision molded kit. If you build one, take care not to get paint on the wing or stab join areas.
Beautiful -8! One of the biggest thrills I had on my last deployment was seeing all the -8s at the air freight terminal we were flying out of, rows of them!
Thanks Rob! Hopefully we'll see some in the air again! I think ATI flew the last passenger DC-8 flight out of McClellan Field this past summer.
John,
Your finished model makes it look like building commercial airliners is easy. I know it is not. I am very impressed with what you have done here. Great work
Thanks Frank! The quality of this kit goes a long way.
Hey John !,
Great work again ! Really like the livery detail on the engine cowlings.
Thanks,
Tom Berichon
Thanks Tom!