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Old 10-16-2016, 10:52 AM
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All good, although in Image 3, the landing gear appears to be slightly canted, tilting the fuselage to starboard (may be an optical illusion due to the camera angle). But very nice work overall.

The (apparently) tilted fuselage reminds me of a story told to me by an RAAF buddy back in the 1970s, when Pan American (which styled itself "The World's Most Experienced Airline") still flew and Kai Tak was still the Hong Kong airport: A Cathay Pacific airliner with an Australian pilot was trundling down the taxiway when it passed a Panam 747 that had gone slightly off the tarmac. The landing gear had sunk into the grassy berm so that the aircraft was slightly tilted and surrounded by ground crew.

The Aussie pilot came on the blower and announced: "Ladies and Gentlemen, if you look off to the right of the aircraft, you will see the World's Most Experienced Airline having one of its experiences."

Keep the images of your fine models coming!

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Old 10-16-2016, 05:12 PM
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Hah! Great story Don - loved it!
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Old 10-16-2016, 08:43 PM
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Great story Don!

The weekend of 757s. I started by retrofitting my Fedex 757 with gear, and then I went a whole Saturday making the Icelandair 757.

Elliot, the Emirates 777 is on its way (maybe a few weeks)
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Old 10-17-2016, 08:32 AM
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Beautiful work on the Icelandair 757. The FedEx bird looks good with landing gear, too.

Lil and I flew to and from Sweden in Icelandair 757-200s in June of 1991. It was an enjoyable flight, and the stopovers at Reykjavík were our only glimpses of that beautiful and austere country. Your model brought back pleasant memories.

Incidentally, there was a Korea connection to that journey: we went to Sweden to visit with Sweden friends with whom we had served in Korea. They were former members of the Swedish delegation to the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission.

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Old 10-19-2016, 04:57 PM
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Thank you again Don!

Can anyone help me with this? I printed out an Alaska Airlines 737 from the download section. However, I looked at some previous builds, and the engine looks very boxy/unnaturally square at the bottom. I want to have a more curved engine when I build it. Anyone have any tips on how to accomplish this?
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Old 10-19-2016, 05:03 PM
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If it is the SNP 737, just looking at the engine, if you cut a more rounded bottom side
of the fan blade former, that would give you the rounder shape. However, you would
have to add some extra paper to the cowling to accommodate the extra circumference of the former.
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Old 10-21-2016, 04:25 AM
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To be finished today...
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Old 10-21-2016, 04:37 AM
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Looks good to my eye.

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Old 10-21-2016, 04:39 AM
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I'm enjoying all your work. Well done.
I know we all strive to build the perfect model, but don't always succeed. Seems I never succeed any more. Tough getting older.
The idea is simply to enjoy what you do, no matter what the result. If you like what you do, it's perfect.
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Old 10-21-2016, 07:19 AM
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Well said Rich, well said....

May I use the last two lines of your post in my signature block? I'll give you credit of course.
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