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Forums | 1.0 Airliner Modeling | Airliner Modeling Chat | AA A300 decals?

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aptivaboy Members Add As Buddy Posts: 77 Location: Sunny Orange County, Southern California Occupation: High school teacher. Please pray for me... Age:	#42652 04-23-2012 GMT-5 hours
	Does anyone make American Airlines A300 decals for the old Airfix 1/144th scale kit? It was certainly an attractive bird while they flew them. Thanks for any pointers, Robert

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Jennings Contributors Add As Buddy Posts: 1929 Location: Southun' Vuhginya USA Occupation: Hospice Nurse Age: 111	#42653 04-23-2012 GMT-5 hours
	No, American only had the A300-600R, which is a very, very different bird from the old Airfix A300B. Wing is in a different place, entire tail end of the fuselage is different, and different engines.

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NinjaFlight Members Add As Buddy Posts: 70 Location: Occupation: Logistics Legend Age:	#42659 04-23-2012 GMT-5 hours
	Ok...so the answer to your exact question is no. But as to what I think you may really be asking: ATP made a set of decals for the American A300 in 1/144. Good luck finding them, and they don't look quite to the standard of what is being produced today. An A300-600R conversion is possible, use the search and you'll find some talk, even an AA A300-600R in the gallery! Braz made a resin fuselage that is pretty pricey. I believe I saw somewhere (it may have been a different site) a conversion made with the Airfix A300, Revell A310/340, and the Revell Beluga. There are some Braz engines out there too. (CF-6s I believe) Too tired to dig up/recall more info, but it seems with some creativity/work you're not entirely SOL.

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NinjaFlight Members Add As Buddy Posts: 70 Location: Occupation: Logistics Legend Age:	#42660 04-24-2012 GMT-5 hours
	Robert, Upon further review, the call on the field is reversed. Penalty, 10 yds for the defense. I feel like you went to a car dealer and asked for a green Mustang GT. Now this shop doesn't have a green Mustang GT, but they have the parts to convert it and a paint shop. Would they tell you "no go pound sand" or "we have a mustang, can trick it out to GT standards, and paint it for you?" Call me half-full but geeez... So... question is: do you want to build an Airfix A300 in AA colors, or do you want to build an A300B4-605R(the full designation btw) in AA colors?

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blinkjames Members Add As Buddy Posts: 102 Location: Dallas,hurts Occupation: trucker/ Football kicker-punter Age: 23	#42661 04-24-2012 GMT-5 hours
	well it seems we are in the same boat for say...but maybe.this can help buy the.Beluga kit take the wings and engines and.use them.on the A300 AIRFIX KIT &񗥊 that's what I'm.doing but question for.yah out there what section do u use from the.beluga kit other than.the.wings and.engines? Richard/NIGHTCRAWLER

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Laurent Upper Deck Member Add As Buddy Posts: 575 Location: Aum�tre Occupation: Trainer Age: 49	#42662 04-24-2012 GMT-5 hours
	Until Bra.Z issued a -600 conversion kit (for the Revell Beluga), all you could do was mating the Airfix fuselage to the Revell Beluga wings and the Revell A310 stabilizers (and the corresponding scuff plates). The fuselage is longer with three windows added aft of door number 3 (11 mm, 0.4') and a smaller section removed under the tail (-7.8 mm, -0.3'). When cutting this section you will find yourself with offset fuselage pieces, you'll need to fill and sand this area. Note that with the three extra windows the rear door is shifted right under the tail root. (copied from the AMD files) Laurent So many planes, so little time ...

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aptivaboy Members Add As Buddy Posts: 77 Location: Sunny Orange County, Southern California Occupation: High school teacher. Please pray for me... Age:	#42665 04-24-2012 GMT-5 hours
	Gotcha. Thanks, guys. For some reason, I thought AA flew the stock A300, not the -600. My bad. The Braz conversion is too pricy for my poor blood. At least I can get a set of ATP Continental A300 decals and still make an "American" A300! Robert

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XRadar Upper Deck Member Add As Buddy Posts: 1207 Location: Occupation: Keeping the skies safe Age:	#42666 04-24-2012 GMT-5 hours
	There is also this option: http://www.twosixdecals.co.uk/epages/62035508.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/62035508/Products/STS44164 Keep em separated! Steve

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Jennings Contributors Add As Buddy Posts: 1929 Location: Southun' Vuhginya USA Occupation: Hospice Nurse Age: 111	#42669 04-25-2012 GMT-5 hours
	Quote NinjaFlight :I feel like you went to a car dealer and asked for a green Mustang GT. Now this shop doesn't have a green Mustang GT, but they have the parts to convert it and a paint shop. Would they tell you "no go pound sand" or "we have a mustang, can trick it out to GT standards, and paint it for you?" No, more like he went to the dealer for a 2012 Mustang GT, but wanted it painted in 1967 Montreal Blue, which is no longer made.

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