My new Qantas 747-400 Wallabies
 

Love this aircraft. :D

Re: My new Qantas 747-400 Wallabies
 

I like the gear and under carriage alot. :D

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On the engines the logo of Qantas is in a different area. On one engine it is near the silver bit (Towards the back) and on another it is in the middle. Is this normal or is it a error?

Re: My new Qantas 747-400 Wallabies
 

G'day,

First of all, your airport is looking awesome :) The next move might be to get a sheet of Masonite or ply-board and mount/stick on your airport foils the the board. You could always store it behind your desk or wardrobe and place it on the desk or floor when you want to show off your models or take photos.

With the Qantas model of VH-OJO Wallabies, the model reflects how the 1:1 plane is liveried. If you ever want to check on any plane in your collection a good site is Airliners.net | Airplanes - Aviation - Aircraft- Aircraft Photos & News

Qantas 747-438 VH-OJO:

Photos: Boeing 747-438 Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net

Cheers Lou

Re: My new Qantas 747-400 Wallabies
 

G'day,

First of all, your airport is looking awesome :) The next move might be to get a sheet of Masonite or ply-board and mount/stick on your airport foils to the board. You could always store it behind your desk or wardrobe and place it on the desk or floor when you want to show off your models or take photos.

With the Qantas model of VH-OJO Wallabies, the model reflects how the 1:1 plane is liveried. If you ever want to check on any plane in your collection a good site is Airliners.net | Airplanes - Aviation - Aircraft- Aircraft Photos & News

Qantas 747-438 VH-OJO:

Photos: Boeing 747-438 Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net

Cheers Lou

Re: My new Qantas 747-400 Wallabies
 

Is masonite a massive strip of double sided sticky tape?

Re: My new Qantas 747-400 Wallabies
 

Check this out:

Masonite - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

It's often used as a base for model railways. It's light, thin yet strong and has both a shiny and rough sides. Cheap to buy too.

Re: My new Qantas 747-400 Wallabies
 

I might get that. Only problem is I have to print all the foils again…

Re: My new Qantas 747-400 Wallabies
 

Why will you need to print out all the foils again? Are the current ones stuck to your floor? I was thinking that if your foils were stuck down onto something light and easy to move around, that it would be an advantage to you. Because you could stick your foils down onto the board and not have it lifting up along the edges.

You could even use post-it notes glue, which would allow you to stick down and also give you the ability to pull up the foils and re-arrange them till you found something you'd like, airport wise.

Post-it glue is available in roll-out cartridge style packs at stationary stores.

Re: My new Qantas 747-400 Wallabies
 

It's right - the front cowling ring is the cool end and the other is the hot end and there are different metals used to cope with the heat.
You must have seen this and noticed it on real aircraft before surely. Do a search on airliners.net and you will see it clearly.
As for the foils, do what MML says and transfer them to a piece of hard board. I've used MDF which is 6mm thick. You can do the google search on MDF but it is very useful and paints up nicely.

Re: My new Qantas 747-400 Wallabies
 

Yes they are stuck down. Post-it glue? Wouldn't the foils just fall of?


I mean the logo of Qantas is in diffrent places on the engines.

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I'm adding a expansion which will allow me to have 7 more widebody aircract (Or 14 narrowbody aircraft, but the stands are configured for widebodies), so it won't fit under my desk, and its much to large to fit under my wardrobe… it can fit under my bed, but I'm worried the bed might break and crush my models. :EEK:

Re: My new Qantas 747-400 Wallabies
 

They are on MDF already. We got a big board of it and cut it to size. Which reminds me I need some more… ran out of it making a project for school.

Re: My new Qantas 747-400 Wallabies
 

Thats good. I thougjt it was a error. My diorama is already on a board.

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[QUOTE it can fit under my bed, but I'm worried the bed might break and crush my models. :EEK:[/QUOTE]

What on earth do you intend doing that is going to cause your bed to break!?

Re: My new Qantas 747-400 Wallabies
 

Just a paranoia.

Re: My new Qantas 747-400 Wallabies
 

That's a nice airplane buddy. It's a nice stablemate for the QF A380.

I was eyeballing the 'Spirit of the Australian Team' GJ release from a couple months back but I couldn't free up the $40.

Re: My new Qantas 747-400 Wallabies
 

I'd advis getting one. Very detailed, especially with the undercarriage.

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How would I attach abit of MDF to another bit?

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Do you mean side by side or on top on each other?

Re: My new Qantas 747-400 Wallabies
 

Side by side. My MDF is 1cm thick.

Re: My new Qantas 747-400 Wallabies
 

OK that's a challenge! You're going to have to support them from underneath then create a brace that will hold them securely butted to each other. If you want the join to go, then use window putty smoothed into the seam.

Re: My new Qantas 747-400 Wallabies
 

Okay, I'll try that.

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Get your Dad to help you because I know for a fact, it ain't easy!

Re: My new Qantas 747-400 Wallabies
 

I will. I'm not good with wood…

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