Dassault Falcon 900
Having served in the RAAF and worked on the Falcon 900 business jet used as a VIP transport at no 34 Squadron I had to have a model of one. At the time I started this project there were no 1/72 kits available (July 2004).
I found out that another modeller had built one and he passed on the information that the Hasegawa 1/48 Falcon 10 kit was a good starting point. I was able to use the wings, horizontal stabilisers and part of the fuselage from the kit. The rest was various pieces of plastic card and tube and a lot of putty, filing and sanding. The engines were resin and cast by the friend who had already completed the build.
So why 11 years for the build? Well I suppose my ambitions did not match my modeling skills when I started it. The project went through a few different stages and I tried a few different ideas. I also left it for long periods when things got ‘too hard’ and was trying to figure out shape and other issues.
In the end I decided on the easy option of a desktop style model.
It is now complete and I am happy with the the outcome. Since I started this model there have been two limited run kits released, one vacform and the other resin (isn’t that always the case?).
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Craig Abrahamson said on November 9, 2015
The “desktop” version looks mighty fine from where I sit. Nice work!
Ray Seppala said on November 9, 2015
Thanks Craig, very happy with the final result
P.k said on November 10, 2015
like
Ray Seppala said on November 11, 2015
Cheers P.k!
bob mack said on November 10, 2015
a beauty
Ray Seppala said on November 11, 2015
Thanks Bob
Greg Kittinger said on November 11, 2015
Oh – the pain we go through for the unusual subjects! Great job with it!
Ray Seppala said on November 11, 2015
You are so right Greg. Now back to correcting my 1/72 C-17 Globemaster
Dirk Derks said on November 28, 2015
Hello Ray,
Impressive construction.But it is a prize winner.
George Williams said on December 2, 2015
Very neat work, and, I love the logo on the stand.