look at this!

maverick231 · 08-20-2008, 01:05 PM

i found this on ebay it is horrible how some one could do this to such a beutifull plane.
how did it get into this mess?
would anyone buy this on here?

B773ER · 08-20-2008, 01:09 PM

Yeah, I just saw that, too. The same seller had the Herpa Premium Air New Zealand 747 - also damaged - on eBay a week or two ago. The ANZ 747 item description mentioned having a radome taken from a KLM, and I'll bet it was removed from this KLM. If it weren't missing the gear, I'd consider it.

BuddyK · 08-20-2008, 01:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maverick231

i found this on ebay it is horrible how some one could do this to such a beutifull plane.
how did it get into this mess?
would anyone buy this on here?

That would depend on the asking price ...
$1 = Definitely
$10 = Probably
$100 = Not

Buddy

maverick231 · 08-20-2008, 01:43 PM

i wouldnt look at this model as im not that smart to fix her up i wish i was!

B773ER · 08-20-2008, 01:56 PM

Not just the skill to repair it, but the parts, too. That is, if you want to restore it back to a Herpa Premium. In which case, you'd need the spring-loaded main landing gear.

Seagull · 08-20-2008, 02:01 PM

Sad sight...

B773ER · 08-20-2008, 02:08 PM

Makes you wonder how the paint got so messed up.

B-16707 · 08-20-2008, 02:22 PM

mmmm id make her into an eva air....drool. i wonder how that paint got messed up too. looks like some chemical spill!

mjabbasi · 08-20-2008, 02:59 PM

Looks like someone took a cotton swab of thinner and tried wiping off the blue paint. This is not a HE Premium is it? One of those that cost well over $150??

B773ER · 08-20-2008, 03:00 PM

Yup, it's a Premium.

B-16707 · 08-20-2008, 03:00 PM

its a premium. you can tell by the engines

aradrom · 08-20-2008, 03:17 PM

This model could be used for a crash diorama.
That's something nobody did yet...

B773ER · 08-20-2008, 03:24 PM

Or a boneyard diorama.

B-16707 · 08-20-2008, 03:31 PM

haha a crash diorama. i had thought about that with a ryanair 737 back in the day, but i couldnt bring myself to do it. lol

mjabbasi · 08-20-2008, 03:58 PM

But why would someone spend so much on a model like this then proceed to ruin it, unintentionally or intentionally??

B773ER · 08-20-2008, 04:07 PM

It's sad, isn't it? Enlarging the photo shows blue paint from the fuselage even on the top portion of the wings and the vertical stab, too.

B-16707 · 08-20-2008, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mjabbasi

But why would someone spend so much on a model like this then proceed to ruin it, unintentionally or intentionally??

perhaps the same reason why people smashed up their ps3s just right after they waited in line for one when it first came out. some people will do anything for attention. gives them that pride.

mjabbasi · 08-20-2008, 05:20 PM

Now why the 'F' are they doing that?? Showing off that they've got money to burn? What a load of poppycocks!

B-16707 · 08-20-2008, 05:28 PM

good stress reliever too. i know in japan they have clinics full of fine china where people can pay money to see a psychiatrist or psychologist, one of those docs haha and break things to relieve stress.

mjabbasi · 08-20-2008, 05:29 PM

Does that mean then that the Greeks are stressed out big time?

maverick231 · 08-20-2008, 05:41 PM

its tempting to get this B744 and creat a new colour scheme ie World Cargo?

mjabbasi · 08-20-2008, 05:44 PM

You mean a 744BCF?? Does KLM have those??

B-16707 · 08-20-2008, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maverick231

its tempting to get this B744 and creat a new colour scheme ie World Cargo?

harder than you think it is sir. let me know how you gonna mask off the windows for painting if you do =).

B773ER · 08-20-2008, 05:52 PM

I wonder if it would be easy to make this into a VS livery? But again, the problem being no radome and the gear. I wonder if regular HG gear would fit?

B-16707 · 08-20-2008, 05:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by B773ER

I wonder if regular HG gear would fit?

i have a stash of 747 premium gears (and no im not selling them as i want them for my own applications) and no the hg gears wont fit without modding it. the entire main gear is one large assembly if i remember correctly...i have to check my sets.

FAEDC3 · 08-20-2008, 06:12 PM

I'd guess that it would be feasible to get that radome from Herpa, I'm not sure about the gears though, I heard they're sold out and discontinued.

08-20-2008, 01:05 PM	#1
maverick231 The Jolly Roger Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: United Kingdom Age: 17 Posts: 738	look at this! i found this on ebay it is horrible how some one could do this to such a beutifull plane. how did it get into this mess? would anyone buy this on here? __________________ TRN231Heavy beeing prepared at Saint Martin for her next long-haul flight for Trent Valley Air Cargo to East Midlands Airport. Our Problems are man made therefore man has the power to fix them. Visit my site! www.radfordinternationalairport.piczo.com My collection: http://www.diecastaircraftforum.com/...tion-7212.html aslo visit: www.tvas.info Last edited by maverick231; 11-09-2008 at 06:57 PM.

08-20-2008, 01:09 PM	#2
B773ER Retro Randy Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Seattle (West Seattle) Age: 50 Posts: 3,556	Re: look at this! Yeah, I just saw that, too. The same seller had the Herpa Premium Air New Zealand 747 - also damaged - on eBay a week or two ago. The ANZ 747 item description mentioned having a radome taken from a KLM, and I'll bet it was removed from this KLM. If it weren't missing the gear, I'd consider it. __________________

08-20-2008, 01:43 PM	#4
maverick231 The Jolly Roger Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: United Kingdom Age: 17 Posts: 738	Re: look at this! i wouldnt look at this model as im not that smart to fix her up i wish i was! __________________ TRN231Heavy beeing prepared at Saint Martin for her next long-haul flight for Trent Valley Air Cargo to East Midlands Airport. Our Problems are man made therefore man has the power to fix them. Visit my site! www.radfordinternationalairport.piczo.com My collection: http://www.diecastaircraftforum.com/...tion-7212.html aslo visit: www.tvas.info

08-20-2008, 01:56 PM	#5
B773ER Retro Randy Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Seattle (West Seattle) Age: 50 Posts: 3,556	Re: look at this! Not just the skill to repair it, but the parts, too. That is, if you want to restore it back to a Herpa Premium. In which case, you'd need the spring-loaded main landing gear. __________________

08-20-2008, 02:01 PM	#6
Seagull Senior Collector Join Date: May 2008 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 213	Re: look at this! Sad sight... __________________ http://www.wings900.com/modeldatabas...ion-14463.html

08-20-2008, 02:08 PM	#7
B773ER Retro Randy Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Seattle (West Seattle) Age: 50 Posts: 3,556	Re: look at this! Makes you wonder how the paint got so messed up. __________________

08-20-2008, 02:22 PM	#8
B-16707 i need more space Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 6,816	Re: look at this! mmmm id make her into an eva air....drool. i wonder how that paint got messed up too. looks like some chemical spill! __________________ The Completed Customs The Airport 1:200 B773ER details decals have ARRIVED!!!!!! http://www.diecastaircraftforum.com/...tml#post601882 Last edited by B-16707; 08-20-2008 at 02:27 PM.

08-20-2008, 02:59 PM	#9
mjabbasi Complete Wacko! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pakistan Posts: 3,947	Re: look at this! Looks like someone took a cotton swab of thinner and tried wiping off the blue paint. This is not a HE Premium is it? One of those that cost well over $150?? __________________ Moin Abbasi

08-20-2008, 03:00 PM	#10
B773ER Retro Randy Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Seattle (West Seattle) Age: 50 Posts: 3,556	Re: look at this! Yup, it's a Premium. __________________

08-20-2008, 03:00 PM	#11
B-16707 i need more space Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 6,816	Re: look at this! its a premium. you can tell by the engines __________________ The Completed Customs The Airport 1:200 B773ER details decals have ARRIVED!!!!!! http://www.diecastaircraftforum.com/...tml#post601882

08-20-2008, 03:17 PM	#12
aradrom Senior Collector Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SW. Ontario Age: 37 Posts: 295	Re: look at this! This model could be used for a crash diorama. That's something nobody did yet... __________________ My wish list: Herpa Premium B747-400 KLM "City of Atlanta" *I like everything that flies...except flies...*

08-20-2008, 03:24 PM	#13
B773ER Retro Randy Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Seattle (West Seattle) Age: 50 Posts: 3,556	Re: look at this! Or a boneyard diorama. __________________

08-20-2008, 03:31 PM	#14
B-16707 i need more space Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 6,816	Re: look at this! haha a crash diorama. i had thought about that with a ryanair 737 back in the day, but i couldnt bring myself to do it. lol __________________ The Completed Customs The Airport 1:200 B773ER details decals have ARRIVED!!!!!! http://www.diecastaircraftforum.com/...tml#post601882

08-20-2008, 03:58 PM	#15
mjabbasi Complete Wacko! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pakistan Posts: 3,947	Re: look at this! But why would someone spend so much on a model like this then proceed to ruin it, unintentionally or intentionally?? __________________ Moin Abbasi

08-20-2008, 04:07 PM	#16
B773ER Retro Randy Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Seattle (West Seattle) Age: 50 Posts: 3,556	Re: look at this! It's sad, isn't it? Enlarging the photo shows blue paint from the fuselage even on the top portion of the wings and the vertical stab, too. __________________

08-20-2008, 05:20 PM	#18
mjabbasi Complete Wacko! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pakistan Posts: 3,947	Re: look at this! Now why the 'F' are they doing that?? Showing off that they've got money to burn? What a load of poppycocks! __________________ Moin Abbasi

08-20-2008, 05:28 PM	#19
B-16707 i need more space Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 6,816	Re: look at this! good stress reliever too. i know in japan they have clinics full of fine china where people can pay money to see a psychiatrist or psychologist, one of those docs haha and break things to relieve stress. __________________ The Completed Customs The Airport 1:200 B773ER details decals have ARRIVED!!!!!! http://www.diecastaircraftforum.com/...tml#post601882

08-20-2008, 05:29 PM	#20
mjabbasi Complete Wacko! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pakistan Posts: 3,947	Re: look at this! Does that mean then that the Greeks are stressed out big time? __________________ Moin Abbasi

08-20-2008, 05:41 PM	#21
maverick231 The Jolly Roger Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: United Kingdom Age: 17 Posts: 738	Re: look at this! its tempting to get this B744 and creat a new colour scheme ie World Cargo? __________________ TRN231Heavy beeing prepared at Saint Martin for her next long-haul flight for Trent Valley Air Cargo to East Midlands Airport. Our Problems are man made therefore man has the power to fix them. Visit my site! www.radfordinternationalairport.piczo.com My collection: http://www.diecastaircraftforum.com/...tion-7212.html aslo visit: www.tvas.info

08-20-2008, 05:44 PM	#22
mjabbasi Complete Wacko! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pakistan Posts: 3,947	Re: look at this! You mean a 744BCF?? Does KLM have those?? __________________ Moin Abbasi

08-20-2008, 05:52 PM	#24
B773ER Retro Randy Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Seattle (West Seattle) Age: 50 Posts: 3,556	Re: look at this! I wonder if it would be easy to make this into a VS livery? But again, the problem being no radome and the gear. I wonder if regular HG gear would fit? __________________

08-20-2008, 06:12 PM	#26
FAEDC3 Wannabe Collector Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Peru Posts: 543	Re: look at this! I'd guess that it would be feasible to get that radome from Herpa, I'm not sure about the gears though, I heard they're sold out and discontinued.