Brad Shinn MD-11

Brad · 09-19-2006, 12:42 AM

Hi all,

Here is a Hasegawa 1/200 Delta MD-11 I built for a collector. Thought I'd share her with you guys.

Best Regards,
Brad Shinn

Phantom · 09-19-2006, 03:40 AM

Hasegawa's 1/200 are lightyears better than anything ever done in metal diecast, so I knew the model "Made by Brad" will look awesome. And so it is. Great work!

One thing is catching my eyes on a quick glance though. Are the MD-11 titles on engine #2 supposed to be italized to the front or did you accidentaly mix up both sides' decals?

Brad · 09-19-2006, 01:03 PM

Yea, Ooops......I noticed it after the solvaset solution dried. I might remove them both before shipping to the buyer?

DLmd11 · 09-19-2006, 01:41 PM

Hasegawa's kits are superb and I always look forward to new releases.

However, they limit their productline to only airliners hteir country's carriers fly or flew.

So, in light of this we should see the 747-400F and the 737NG hopefully coming soon since JAL and ANA has these respectively.

Good work Brad, as usual. Keep them coming. I may PM you on this -11.

Phantom · 09-19-2006, 01:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DLmd11

However, they limit their productline to only airliners hteir country's carriers fly or flew.

Indeed. And that really sucks. No A310/330/340 or B757 from them

And if they'd get rid of their horrible engine assembly that leaves these ugly intakes (seams and steps) all the time if don't carefully work on them. Brad did a great job here (as usual).

Brad, if I'd be the customer, I wouldn't bother all that much about the MD-11 titles. The model looks breathtaking the way it is. I feel guilty for pointing that out at all - as I myself wasn't sure if it's right or wrong

Brad · 09-19-2006, 02:27 PM

Thanks both for the kind replies!

Yea, it's a coin-toss for me to remove those titles or not. I'll let you know when he gets back from vacation. Your right about the seams on the insides of the power-plants. I made some inserts from styrene for #1 and #3 and used the cap from a "Sharpie" pen for the #2 insert. Here are some underside pics to share with you all.

Best Regards and thanks for the kind comments guy's!
Brad

Phantom · 09-19-2006, 02:34 PM

Be honest, Brad!
That's a pic of the real thing and you just edited it to make it looking like a model.

Brad · 09-19-2006, 02:55 PM

.....You caught me!
Thanks Phantom!
Your Friend,
Brad

lollomz · 09-21-2006, 11:29 AM

Brad your work is amazing, I really miss this beauty in my collection... the Starjets sample is VERY hard to find.....

Lollo

Brad · 09-21-2006, 02:04 PM

Thanks Lollomz very much for the nice reply!!!

Brad

British Airways · 09-21-2006, 03:38 PM

Wow, what a stunning model. Very impressive work!!!

Michael

Brad · 09-21-2006, 04:23 PM

Yes, She turned out very nice. Thank You for the kind reply Michael

Regards,
Brad

DavidMich · 09-21-2006, 11:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DLmd11

Hasegawa's kits are superb and I always look forward to new releases.
However, they limit their productline to only airliners hteir country's carriers fly or flew.
So, in light of this we should see the 747-400F and the 737NG hopefully coming soon since JAL and ANA has these respectively.
Good work Brad, as usual. Keep them coming. I may PM you on this -11.

Hasegawa also has kits without decal sheets, in a purple box. Then all you have to do is find the aftermarket sheet of whatever airline you like, and go from there. That's how I do my 1/200 kits.

Great work Brad! Those look like the Liveries Unlimited decals. I finally found a few sets of 1/200 DL L-1011 decals from LU, not easy decals to find since LU went out of business a few years back. I need to get a few more MD-11 sets, since the last one I built got destroyed in a move.

I'd love to ask you to build one for me if you can work your magic on the flaps & slats. The L-1011 I'm working on now will be better than the last one I did, I found a Platz photoetch set for it, and I'm going to position the ailerons at rest (hydraulic system off) as if it were parked at the gate.

The other L-1011 kit I have will be used as an experiment to try and open the cargo doors, and scratchbuild the main cargo floors, with LD3 cans!

Brad · 09-22-2006, 12:59 AM

Thank You David,

Yea, this kit is the "purple boxed" kit with no decals. The no thrills version! The decals are from Liveries too. I would of loved to drop the flaps/slats on her as well, but the collector likes the static look instead.

That's great that you found those decals and the photoetched parts too. That's half the battle right there. It's a sweet build to make. No major concerns with design and fit. It's just simply mad that Hasegawa does not make a 1/144 version of any airliners.

Good luck on your builds and enjoy your MD-11's.

Best Regards,
Brad

richie154 · 09-22-2006, 05:49 AM

WOW, what a great looking bird!

Brad · 09-22-2006, 11:17 AM

Thanks richie154!

Best Regards,
Brad

Blue Skies Ahead · 09-23-2006, 11:17 PM

My favorite plane looking absolutley gorgeous!

Brad · 09-24-2006, 01:17 PM

Thank You Very Much Blue Skies Ahead

Regards,
Brad

DavidMich · 09-26-2006, 12:35 AM

Hey Brad, I forgot to ask, how are the 1/144 flaps & slats coming along?

Brad · 09-26-2006, 02:41 AM

Hi David,

The flaps/slats are on the back burner for now. Still have to make prototypes again and work with a new cast/mold expert. It's very hard to continue to re-build the flaps/slats when they break from extraction from molds. Very time consuming. Also, very busy with custom collector builds too.....Ahhhhh...crazy sometimes. Sometimes you have to deal with decal designs for some of these builds. Thier's quite a bit of effort (as you know) that goes into one of this birds of prey! I try my best all the time and want them to look good. I enjoy to share all my work with you guys and respect VERY much all your feed back too........THANKS!!!

One day da---Flaps will land!

Best Regards,
Brad

Agent X20 · 09-26-2006, 05:19 AM

.. very very nice... the trijets dont seem to be too popular with the diecast manufacturers.. (727 excepted)

Brad · 09-26-2006, 11:10 AM

Thanks Agent X20!!!

Yea, I wonder why their are not many 3 holers around in diecast? Could be the wing profile at the wing root area or maybe the #2 engine. I think I saw some L-1011's from Small World at one time.

Best Regards,
Brad

09-19-2006, 02:27 PM	#6
Brad Master Collector Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Lansdale, Pa. Age: 49 Posts: 541	Thanks both for the kind replies! Yea, it's a coin-toss for me to remove those titles or not. I'll let you know when he gets back from vacation. Your right about the seams on the insides of the power-plants. I made some inserts from styrene for #1 and #3 and used the cap from a "Sharpie" pen for the #2 insert. Here are some underside pics to share with you all. Best Regards and thanks for the kind comments guy's! Brad Last edited by Brad; 02-01-2007 at 12:41 AM.

09-19-2006, 02:55 PM	#8
Brad Master Collector Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Lansdale, Pa. Age: 49 Posts: 541	.....You caught me! Thanks Phantom! Your Friend, Brad Last edited by Brad; 01-07-2007 at 08:26 PM.

09-21-2006, 11:29 AM	#9
lollomz Insane Collector Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Monza - Italy Age: 35 Posts: 1,817	Brad your work is amazing, I really miss this beauty in my collection... the Starjets sample is VERY hard to find..... Lollo __________________ TRIJETS LOVER!

09-21-2006, 03:38 PM	#11
British Airways DAC Team Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Hamburg Posts: 2,760	Wow, what a stunning model. Very impressive work!!! Michael __________________ DiecastAircraftPhotos Models For Sale Michael Hoeltmann

09-21-2006, 04:23 PM	#12
Brad Master Collector Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Lansdale, Pa. Age: 49 Posts: 541	Yes, She turned out very nice. Thank You for the kind reply Michael Regards, Brad __________________ Brad

09-19-2006, 12:42 AM	#1
Brad Master Collector Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Lansdale, Pa. Age: 49 Posts: 541	Brad Shinn MD-11 Hi all, Here is a Hasegawa 1/200 Delta MD-11 I built for a collector. Thought I'd share her with you guys. Best Regards, Brad Shinn Last edited by Brad; 07-08-2007 at 05:51 PM.

09-19-2006, 03:40 AM	#2
Phantom Insane Collector Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bavaria Posts: 1,937	Hasegawa's 1/200 are lightyears better than anything ever done in metal diecast, so I knew the model "Made by Brad" will look awesome. And so it is. Great work! One thing is catching my eyes on a quick glance though. Are the MD-11 titles on engine #2 supposed to be italized to the front or did you accidentaly mix up both sides' decals?

09-19-2006, 01:03 PM	#3
Brad Master Collector Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Lansdale, Pa. Age: 49 Posts: 541	Yea, Ooops......I noticed it after the solvaset solution dried. I might remove them both before shipping to the buyer? __________________ Brad

09-19-2006, 01:41 PM	#4
DLmd11 Master Collector Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: suburb of chicago Posts: 699	Hasegawa's kits are superb and I always look forward to new releases. However, they limit their productline to only airliners hteir country's carriers fly or flew. So, in light of this we should see the 747-400F and the 737NG hopefully coming soon since JAL and ANA has these respectively. Good work Brad, as usual. Keep them coming. I may PM you on this -11.

09-19-2006, 02:34 PM	#7
Phantom Insane Collector Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bavaria Posts: 1,937	Be honest, Brad! That's a pic of the real thing and you just edited it to make it looking like a model.

09-21-2006, 02:04 PM	#10
Brad Master Collector Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Lansdale, Pa. Age: 49 Posts: 541	Thanks Lollomz very much for the nice reply!!! Brad

09-22-2006, 12:59 AM	#14
Brad Master Collector Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Lansdale, Pa. Age: 49 Posts: 541	Thank You David, Yea, this kit is the "purple boxed" kit with no decals. The no thrills version! The decals are from Liveries too. I would of loved to drop the flaps/slats on her as well, but the collector likes the static look instead. That's great that you found those decals and the photoetched parts too. That's half the battle right there. It's a sweet build to make. No major concerns with design and fit. It's just simply mad that Hasegawa does not make a 1/144 version of any airliners. Good luck on your builds and enjoy your MD-11's. Best Regards, Brad __________________ Brad

09-22-2006, 05:49 AM	#15
richie154 Retired Hookah Master Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Valley of Heart's Delight Age: 24 Posts: 3,718	WOW, what a great looking bird! __________________ The Devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. An evil soul producing holy witness is like a villian with a smiling cheek, a goodly apple rotten at the heart. Oh, what a goodly outside falsehood hath! Private Pilot: 10/20/2005 Private Multi Engine: 05/09/2008 The more things change, the more Mesa still sucks.

09-22-2006, 11:17 AM	#16
Brad Master Collector Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Lansdale, Pa. Age: 49 Posts: 541	Thanks richie154! Best Regards, Brad

09-23-2006, 11:17 PM	#17
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09-24-2006, 01:17 PM	#18
Brad Master Collector Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Lansdale, Pa. Age: 49 Posts: 541	Thank You Very Much Blue Skies Ahead Regards, Brad

09-26-2006, 12:35 AM	#19
DavidMich Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Back in MCO! Posts: 3,626	Hey Brad, I forgot to ask, how are the 1/144 flaps & slats coming along? __________________ "So if man is 5, and the devil is 6, then that must make me 7,,,this honky's gone to heaven!"

09-26-2006, 02:41 AM	#20
Brad Master Collector Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Lansdale, Pa. Age: 49 Posts: 541	Hi David, The flaps/slats are on the back burner for now. Still have to make prototypes again and work with a new cast/mold expert. It's very hard to continue to re-build the flaps/slats when they break from extraction from molds. Very time consuming. Also, very busy with custom collector builds too.....Ahhhhh...crazy sometimes. Sometimes you have to deal with decal designs for some of these builds. Thier's quite a bit of effort (as you know) that goes into one of this birds of prey! I try my best all the time and want them to look good. I enjoy to share all my work with you guys and respect VERY much all your feed back too........THANKS!!! One day da---Flaps will land! Best Regards, Brad __________________ Brad Last edited by Brad; 09-26-2006 at 02:50 AM.

09-26-2006, 05:19 AM	#21
Agent X20 Insane Collector Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: UK Posts: 1,264	.. very very nice... the trijets dont seem to be too popular with the diecast manufacturers.. (727 excepted) __________________ Agent X20

09-26-2006, 11:10 AM	#22
Brad Master Collector Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Lansdale, Pa. Age: 49 Posts: 541	Thanks Agent X20!!! Yea, I wonder why their are not many 3 holers around in diecast? Could be the wing profile at the wing root area or maybe the #2 engine. I think I saw some L-1011's from Small World at one time. Best Regards, Brad