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Old 01-20-2017, 09:07 AM
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Lockheed L-188 Electra

One of the most remarkable turbo-prop aircraft in my view was the Lockheed L-188 Electra. KLM bought a fleet in 1959/1960 and used them on European routes as well as on the longer sectors to the Middle East and Africa. Because of their high speed, they could compete with the Sud Aviation Caravelle, which was in use with most European airlines. KLM was the only original European carrier to employ the Electra. Fortunately no aircraft was lost due to the early engine flutter.

The model I made is a reprint available from Scaldis of the KLM Electra, published in I think 1960. I used aluminium paper for the underside of the fuselage and the wings, engines and tailplanes. I didn"t include a full building thread here, becaue the technique I used is fully described in earlier threads, you can find them by doing an advanced search (see button at top of the page) for threads under my avatar name (scon10). For the darker engine segments (probably fire resistant metal), I used Tamiya Gun Metal #X-10

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Old 01-20-2017, 10:34 AM
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Beautiful build of an attractive airplane!
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Old 01-20-2017, 12:32 PM
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Great build. Very nice work. A rare bird.

I haven't seen an Electra model available for download anywhere.

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Old 01-20-2017, 02:29 PM
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Beautiful work ! Love the airliners. Thanks for sharing.
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Old 01-20-2017, 02:37 PM
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Gary, Scaldis sells printed models, not downloads (as far as I know). It is on high quality paper. I have no idea for postage to Canada. You can google them, if there is no advertisement on this forum.
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Old 01-20-2017, 03:58 PM
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its the first electra model i have seen
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Old 01-20-2017, 04:17 PM
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An absolutely magnificent job on the Electra. Always been a favorite of mine.
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Old 01-20-2017, 04:22 PM
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if i recall the p3 orion is based on the electra
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Old 01-21-2017, 08:41 AM
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From what I see, there are two printed kits out there of the Electra, the Scaldis kit as well as the Schreiber-Bogen one. Don't know of any for download. If there are any for download, I'd love to find them.
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Old 01-21-2017, 02:25 PM
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The Schreiber makes a nice model, but alas, the livery is that of the KLM DC-7C so not correct.
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