1:200 Risesoon EVA Air Airbus a340-600 B-16346 FANTASY

B-16707 · 07-31-2008, 02:52 AM

yep another project started before the others have finished! dont worry they will all be finished in due time. I'm just getting all my birds readied up to the decal stage. then when i design my decals and get them printed, a mass of birds will exit the evergreen hangar at once!

another fantasy bird will join the eva ranks in my fleet! and a risesoon bird had to sacrifice itself for the cause. a first time at the eva hangar where a risesoon bird was sacrificed.

house colors a346 sacrificed (red dots you will see on the fuselage in these pics are where antenna will be)

creating little antenna bumps

corrogard on the wings painted. will be removing the blue on the winglets and applying the eva colors on it

im addicted to CHROME!!!!

look how it shines! i sanded the seam lines off of each engine and reprimered them, added the vortex generator/stab too.

a prefitting...looks awesome!

ccs757 · 07-31-2008, 03:06 AM

~A~M~A~I~Z~I~N~G~!!!!!!!

I love the chrome!!!!

mjabbasi · 07-31-2008, 05:03 AM

Well there's no doubting Kai that whatever model you touch turns to gold, but don't let it get to your head too much ok??

RT404 · 07-31-2008, 07:06 AM

The shiny engines look excellent!!

TG757 · 07-31-2008, 09:07 AM

Very nice the engines........I can not wait to see the final product of the EVA A346!!

Jboulin94 · 07-31-2008, 11:36 AM

The engines look great! What type of paint did you use for the chrome?

B-16707 · 07-31-2008, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by mjabbasi

Well there's no doubting Kai that whatever model you touch turns to gold, but don't let it get to your head too much ok??

keeping it tame

here to inspire others to start so that they can in turn inspire me back, i dont intentionally ever want glory to myself.

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Originally Posted by Jboulin94

The engines look great! What type of paint did you use for the chrome?

alcladII chrome. base coat of TS-14 tamiya gloss black as a "primer"

07-31-2008, 01:26 PM

AHA!! I had a feeling it was Alclad.

Can't wait to see the finished model. Did EVA ever operate the A346?

B-16707 · 07-31-2008, 01:27 PM

nope they didnt and they wont =). they got the B773ER! plus i dont think those RR engines will cooperate nicely in their all GE lineup (minus the IAE a320s but those are leased anyways) and EGAT maintenance center

07-31-2008, 01:34 PM

Okay, I didn't think they ever operated them, but I am often mistaken. lol.

1:200Freak · 07-31-2008, 02:20 PM

OMG! An EVA AIR A346! I order you to get down to this one ASAP!!!

B-16707 · 07-31-2008, 02:48 PM

haha like with everything else custom of mine..."in due time"

1:200Freak · 07-31-2008, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by B-16707

haha like with everything else custom of mine..."in due time"

You'll be getting frequent reminders from me ...we are discussing an A346 here

, and that too a fantasy scheme !

mjabbasi · 07-31-2008, 05:08 PM

Speaking of EVA, whatever happened to that HG EVA A320 that someone showed us a sample pic of?

B-16707 · 07-31-2008, 05:26 PM

no idea. im still waiting for it too...and the MD-11s

mjabbasi · 07-31-2008, 07:54 PM

The MD-11's I'm waiting for too, especially the cargo version. I was this close to picking up the 744F when suddenly it dawned on me that HG will be doing the M11, so I put it back. The A320 would be nice to have though. I think it was Tapmiester who showed us that sample pic.

Jboulin94 · 07-31-2008, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by mjabbasi

The MD-11's I'm waiting for too, especially the cargo version. I was this close to picking up the 744F when suddenly it dawned on me that HG will be doing the M11, so I put it back. The A320 would be nice to have though. I think it was Tapmiester who showed us that sample pic.

Yeah, it was. I recall he said Jul 08?

1:200Freak · 07-31-2008, 10:12 PM

Ha,ha,ha..Your "Do not touch my plane poster" still rules!!

smoothjazz · 08-01-2008, 03:50 AM

Very nice Kai! Looking foward to this model!

win_arc · 08-01-2008, 09:06 AM

Do u willing to sell it when u done???..

mjabbasi · 08-01-2008, 11:06 AM

Well July has come and gone.

B-16707 · 08-01-2008, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by win_arc

Do u willing to sell it when u done???..

no eva airs will ever be sold. but if you want me to build one for you, give me an a346 airframe + cash and ill be happy to do one for you =). but even that is rare as i dont have the time....maybe later

Garuda747400 · 08-01-2008, 01:30 PM

I recieved a Qatar A340-600 today by gemini jets in 1:400 and inside the box it stated eva air had ordered the A346 but they never appeared to take there orders, shame i would love a eva A346

B-16707 · 08-01-2008, 01:32 PM

reeaaaaaaallllyyyy???? wow. thats very interesting news!

oh YES! see randy i was wronged! hahaha

i just did a quick search on google
FLUG REVUE Datafiles: Airbus A340-600

i doubt they will be going through with it.

Garuda747400 · 08-01-2008, 02:40 PM

The A346 is a great aircraft its incredibly long but how many airlines actually have them , not many airlines ordered them and some of them never seemed to complete the deal and airlines who do have them now seem to be getting rid of them, Qatqar being one .
There arent many A346 made in 1:400 and i would like to see more, 380 seats isnt that near close to the 747 although it never seemed to be as popular.

why do you think this was?

Gargle Jus · 08-02-2008, 12:42 AM

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The A346 is a great aircraft its incredibly long but how many airlines actually have them , not many airlines ordered them and some of them never seemed to complete the deal and airlines who do have them now seem to be getting rid of them, Qatqar being one .
There arent many A346 made in 1:400 and i would like to see more, 380 seats isnt that near close to the 747 although it never seemed to be as popular.

why do you think this was?

i looked on the Airbus order sheet cause i was really bored one day and Air Canada ordered the A346 aswell but so far nothing has come of it.

1:200Freak · 08-02-2008, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Gargle Jus

i looked on the Airbus order sheet cause i was really bored one day and Air Canada ordered the A346 aswell but so far nothing has come of it.

They too like Emirates, have abandoned the A346s and gone for the Boeing 777s instead.

B-16707 · 08-02-2008, 02:02 PM

yep i see the boeing 777 as a direct competitor. 2 engines has got to be more efficient than 4 regardless if the a346 has more range(?)

Gargle Jus · 08-02-2008, 10:23 PM

makes sense, the a346 i always thought looked cool though or atleast more so than the 777

chubbyfatazn · 08-03-2008, 01:21 AM

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Originally Posted by B-16707

yep i see the boeing 777 as a direct competitor. 2 engines has got to be more efficient than 4 regardless if the a346 has more range(?)

Yeah, a GE90 burns more fuel than one of the Trents on the A346, but when you have two of them compared to four of the RR's you burn less.

maverick231 · 08-03-2008, 01:59 PM

has the B777 got bigger engines than anyother plane?

Jboulin94 · 08-03-2008, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by maverick231

has the B777 got bigger engines than anyother plane?

In a sense, yes. the 77W Uses the GE90, the largest and most powerful jet engine. On the 772 and ER, the airlines have an option of RR, PW, or GE.

Gargle Jus · 08-03-2008, 11:04 PM

aren't the A380 engines bigger? those things look enormous

chubbyfatazn · 08-03-2008, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Gargle Jus

aren't the A380 engines bigger? those things look enormous

Nah, the GE90s are still bigger.

Jboulin94 · 08-04-2008, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Gargle Jus

aren't the A380 engines bigger? those things look enormous

The A380 engines are not bigger.
GE - Aviation: GE90

Gargle Jus · 08-04-2008, 08:19 PM

oh, you're right! that's very interesting

B-16707 · 08-06-2008, 02:23 AM

This will the last update for awhile as this bird has reached decal stage. will take me a couple weeks to design and crank out decals so enjoy the shots for now!

added the antenna, swapped out main wheels for hogan metal wheels, swapped out front nasty risesoon gear strut (have you noticed how horrendous risesoon a330/a340 front struts are??) for an all hogan strut and wheel.

got a couple of nasty areas not really shown in these pics that i have to clean up but otherwise its just waiting for decals now!

as mentioned before, chromed up the engines. fan blades are chrome with a touch of smoke black to give it a dark black appearance but still shine.

one of the wings were gulled, the other wasnt...nice quality control risesoon. nice.

top of green line may be too low, but i guess i will work with what i got.

RT404 · 08-06-2008, 03:15 AM

Excellent work!! I can see this is going to become another master piece!! Those shiny engines make me think of some middle east VIP jets.

B-16707 · 08-06-2008, 01:30 PM

haha yea i was think royal brunei too to be exact! lol

EGPFGLA · 08-06-2008, 05:35 PM

WOW!! very nice

Master Customs · 08-09-2008, 10:21 PM

Nice custom there, I`ll be posting pics of a few 1/200 scale that I`m currently working on right now, I just cannot or forget to take pics of the process when I`m working on them, I get way too excited when concentrated

hansonator69 · 08-17-2008, 02:57 AM

Wow the chrome on that plane makes it look like it is made from pure sex! Nice work Kai!

mjabbasi · 08-17-2008, 03:23 AM

Lets not have our cake and eat it too and just be glad that RS/SM produces the A346 that most people like us can easily buy. To date, HG has not produced a single A346 that is available 'off the shelf' for retail sale at a reasonable price. Below is how and where the HG A346 mould was utilised:

QR=Exclusive to the airline.
TG=Extemely limited numbers made for HE, and often overpriced and hard to find.
LH=Exclusive for LH Worldshop. The few on e-bay again selling for high prices.
LH=Made for HE. Again selling for high prices when available.
CX=Made for HE and exclusive for CXcitement and expensive to buy.

On the other hand, you can find the RS/SM versions available at most retailers in a variation of Airbus house colors, VS, LH and SAA and often at quite a reasonable price.

As for the A345, the only time HG used that fantastic mould was for their favourite AC version. The mould has since been sitting dormant. RS/SM released it in the Airbus livery as well as EK, SIA, TG and AC.

1:200Freak · 08-17-2008, 12:17 PM

Need to get the LH, and the TG from Winarc!

maverick231 · 08-17-2008, 01:38 PM

i have a LH A346 on the way with modified details

maverick231 · 10-02-2008, 05:59 PM

so have you got those decals for this great plane yet?

B-16707 · 12-17-2009, 03:45 PM

i know this has been a long going thread but i was waiting for time to decal this jet...got one side done....still missing alot of decal details that i have to design

if only eva ordered their a346!!!! this is probably what it would look like

fly Frontier · 12-17-2009, 04:07 PM

Nicely done!

maverick231 · 12-17-2009, 07:45 PM

That is absalutly beutifull! Sure cant wait to see the EVA A330F!

smoothjazz · 12-17-2009, 08:01 PM

Very nicely done Kai... You almost make me believe EVE operates A346!