1/144 Boeing 747-338 QANTAS NALANJI DREAMING VH-EBU
Full body and wings conversion of Revell 747-400 into 747-300, including:
Reworked into the correct shape, reworked and cut wings into the correct shape, reworked vertical stabilizer, rescribed panel lines, reworked landing gear and bays including all hydraulic lines and pipes, extratech PE set EX14423, Bra.Z models Rolls-Royce resin engines BZ4007 & Brasil Decal sheet BD144-002
Wow, that's a colorful airliner, you accomplished a lot of rework, very impressive. Perhaps you could expand on the aircraft's history as it pertains to it's paint scheme. (I know little about today's airlines and logos/paint schemes).
Second of three Boeing 747-338s ordered new by Qantas - November 18, 1983
Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Everett) - December 6, 1984
Powered by Rolls Royce RB211-524D4 engines
First flown as N5573P - December 21, 1984
Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EBU - January 24, 1985
Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney
Accepted by Qantas at Seattle (Everett) - January 24, 1985
Ferried Seattle - Los Angeles as QF501P (Capaints C. Viertal, A. Bones) - January 25, 1985
Operated supplementary passenger service Los Angeles - Sydney as QF501 - January 25, 1985
Arrived Sydney at conclusion of delivery flight - January 27, 1985
Delivery route: Seattle - Los Angeles - Honolulu - Sydney
Flight crew: Captains C. Viertal, A. Bones
Operated first revenue service Sydney - Melbourne as QF28 - February 2, 1985
Operated first international service Melbourne - Sydney - Singapore - Bahrain - London as QF1 - February 3, 1985
Operated British Airways service London - Brussels - London as BA384 - September 2, 1985
Aircraft renamed 'City of Warrnambool' at Sydney - September 20, 1989
Entered maintenance at Sydney for repainting into special Aboriginal livery - October 19, 1995
Rolled out at Sydney in 'Nalanji Dreaming' livery - November 14, 1995
Returned to service to mark Qantas 75th Anniversary Sydney - Tokyo as QF21 - November 16, 1995
Ferried Sydney - Avalon as QF6195 for long term storage - February 1, 2005
Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - May 1, 2008
Currently derelict at Avalon, Victoria minus engines and many parts
Aircraft is in basic blue fuselage livery with red tail
Observed stored at Avalon with major parts missing - September 30, 2010
Derelict at Avalon Airport - 2012
I don't think spectacular is an overstatement. I don't see how you kept track of your paint & decal positions.
Probably the most involved livery I have seen on a modern airliner.
Thanks, Al! It was challenging for me, but you know what they say - if you don't try it, you'll never know.
Even without the rework there's a lot involved there! It looks like the decals were pretty well engineered. Can you imagine how the painters felt on the real deal? I think the only airliner I've seen that's more colorful is Austin Power's jumbo jet!
Thank you, Josh! The real deal was done almost in the same way, using paint job for the main colors and stickers for everything elese.
Fabulour, Alexander, really well researched, built, finished and photographed.
Thank you, George I really appreciate your comment!
Makes the old Calder designs look mundane. Really nice!
My thoughts exactly, Bryan! Thank you!
Alexander,
Outstanding build. You obviously know your airliners. I look forward to seeing more of your models.
Thanks, Frank! I'll do my best to post my airliners here and thank you for the kind words!
Thank you guys for all your comments and for your kind words! I wish to all of you Happy Easter Holidays!