So, I had this Beriev 6 "Madge" fuselage over :
after having used the wings to fit a whale of the apropriate size in my aircraft/animals hybrids series :
http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=4100.msg65199#msg65199and I wondered how to best use its beautiful hull ... It seemed to be essentially a matter of width of a fuselage to be put on top.
And on the other hand I had this 1/100 B727 from old times East Germany (actually the same brand which originally produced the Be-6, incidentally) :
I planned to use it for a hommage to Alexander Calder's Flying Colours of Branniff fame :
but this was postponed when I discovered that it was just the appropriate size. Given that its three jet intakes are at a height able to discourage questions about spray, I went into cutting and filling and a bit of sanding, and here it comes (in blue) :
wingtip tanks / stabilizers are from some unkown remnants ...
In the meantime, I have realized that this B727 has become rarer than I thought, so the Calder build might get delayed ...