Global Scale Modeller

Yes, you guessed it, on one of the legs of the return flight from Australia, I did something silly that I suspect I won't be able to follow up on: I promised my kids I'd buy, build and hang up in their rooms models of the planes we flew on. BUT! All the aircraft hanging in my kid's rooms are 1:72 scale and I'd like to stick to that scale if possible so my challenge to you guys is does anyone make an Airbus A330-300 or Boeing 777-300 in 1:72 scale? I haven't looked for decals for Cathay Pacific yet but I'll need to sort them out too.

Jees that kit would be pretty damn big!!!!

Not sure if they make them nothing has come up on my travels

You'll have more luck in 1/144 Phil....

Methinks I've been a little over optimistic, there... Or possibly just plain dim! If I've done my sums right a 1:72 scale Boeing 777-300 will be 1026mm or 3' 4" long. Even at 1/144 it'll be bigger than my Vulcan which dwarfs all the other models in my daughter's room!

So your saying it would be on the large size then

But as Lee said 1/144 might be a better bet.

Let me put it this way Guppy, my son's room is only 197cm wide so two 777-300 wouldn't fit nose to tail across the room!

Over a metre long... AH!
If it ever came down you'd be in the market for some new wee ones Phil.
Huge Dude!
Like the boys said... 1/144 is the way.

Phildafish

For what it's worth, Hasegawa make a 1/200 Boeing 777-300; but not an A330-300 ... apparently because no Japanese airlines use them.

Jan

PS Cathey Pacific 1/144 decals A330-300 .... http://www.findmodelkit.com/content/cat ... c-a340a330

Cheers Jan! You're a star!

PhildaFish wrote:Cheers Jan! You're a star!

Happy it was of help ... hope you and the kids enjoy the builds

Hi Phil,
as you already noticed that would be a quite a huge thingy to hover over the heads...
But if Boeing 773 is not suitable in 1/72 scale maybe you can try Boeing 377, like this one - http://www.scalemates.com/products/prod ... ?id=107313

Regards,
Radek