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Originally Posted by United Airlines DC-10
Can you post some pics of the DL 757s so I can see the differences because I really can't tell.  But I agree we need more delivery schemes! Oh but for this month I think something with winglets is due, hopefully in 1:400 scale. |
Delivery/factory scheme (how Boeing paints them):
When DL's own people repaint them into their own version of the Widget:
Note that it's N605DL both times, I did that on purpose. The following applies especially to the 757 and 767, but parts of it applies to almost all DL planes in the 80's and 90's (always the nose paint and reg number, often the striping, sometimes wings):
Look at the white paint on the nose. On a delivery paint scheme, it will perfectly parallel the black paint, and maintain its width. On a repaint, it tapers down into nothingness as you go forward.
Look at the registry number. Delivery ones have a thin, italic font. Repaints have a wider, non-italic font.
Look at the striping at the rear (or lack thereof). Delivery planes have the stripes go all the way to the tailcone, tapering a bit aft of the rear door. Repaints have no striping at the rear, it simply stops aft of the rear door and the tailcone is bare metal.
Wings and stabs---delivery planes have them entirely grey. Repaints have corogard on them.
757's and 767's will generally follow the above exactly. Repaint 763's are rare due to their delivery date---their first repaint was generally into interim or wavy gravy. 737's are pretty close to the 757/767---compare the GJ and SMAC 732 models to see a great example---GJ did delivery, SMAC did repaint.
MD-88's follow a similar pattern (nose and reg number), but always retain tailcone striping. They have similar grey/corogard wing issues. (Yes, many DL MD-88's have corogard, notably repaints----among the only MD-80's in the world to have it). Delivery MD-88's also often have pure white stabs, 70's style. (Even MD-90's were delivered with white stabs)
Tristars generally only follow the nose/reg rule.
MD-11's are unique, in that they are backwards--early ones lack the tailcone stripes, they were later added on. They always have the later, tapering white on the nose.