1:200 Boeing 737-7ES Wedgetail

B-16707 · 07-20-2007, 04:45 AM

might take awhile but stayed tuned! the wedgetail custom is in the works! im pretty excited. of course final fit and finish will be nothing like this. was a flight miniatures b737-700 in old house colors donor

D-AIHC · 07-20-2007, 11:14 AM

Cool project you have there, k! BTW, what's with the leading egde of the tail fin, at the bottom? BTW, this will be a cool complement to the Wedgetail:

B-16707 · 07-20-2007, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by D-AIHC

Cool project you have there, k! BTW, what's with the leading egde of the tail fin, at the bottom? BTW, this will be a cool complement to the Wedgetail:

leading edge of the tailfin i had to shave off roughly to match what the wedgetail has. i will reshape it into a finer point at a later time.

check it out, it doesnt end like regular 737s do

that a330 would be a pretty easy build compared to this wedgetail with all its antenna and stuff! maybe at a later time. i still have a p-8 poseidon to do.

the reason i like using flight miniature 737s is because i think their 737 mould is great. their a330s are okay i suppose.

B-16707 · 07-30-2007, 08:32 PM

just out of the chop shop with front gear strut on and now coming together! hard project but nevertheless fun! hope it turns out nicely

Jboulin94 · 07-30-2007, 08:37 PM

Is this boeing house colors?

B-16707 · 07-30-2007, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Jboulin94

Is this boeing house colors?

no it was just the doner model. i wont give it its primer until all the knick knacks are on it first.

B-16707 · 07-30-2007, 09:35 PM

and about a hour later....its standing on its own wheels!

QFA388 · 07-31-2007, 07:15 AM

Fantastic job.
As an Aussie I will eagerly wait to see progress and the final unveiling shots.
Tim

B-16707 · 07-31-2007, 11:58 AM

ill be able to finish it to its coat of aicraft gray color but as for the decals, that might have to wait a loooong while hehe.

QFA388 · 08-04-2007, 07:40 PM

Kaitanium,

try the following:

Hawkeye Models Australia

they have them and Clayton is a good guy to deal with.
good luck.
Tim

Unicorn · 08-04-2007, 11:10 PM

You may wish to check out Defence Models and Graphics here in Australia.

Defence Models and Graphics - WEDGETAIL B-737

The owner is a very skilled professional model builder (check out the rest of his site!) and may be able to steer you towards some decals.

cheers

Unicorn

B-16707 · 08-05-2007, 02:40 AM

wow they have their own customs too! ill be needing 1:200 decals

niels · 09-07-2007, 09:43 AM

Cool project + looking good. Just wondering why you chopped the nose section off. To add nose weight? I think I might have just drilled a large hole where the nose gear is and add ball bearings and resin and then patch up the hole with the gear well.

B-16707 · 09-07-2007, 12:37 PM

yea i chopped the nose off to weight it. ball bearings and resin would have cost me more money so i went with what was on hand...wire...which requires me to take the plane to the chop shop.

btw guys, model is still taking shape! not much to updated but ive been trying to get smooth fuselage joins for all parts and thats taking up alot of time

B-16707 · 09-08-2007, 02:37 PM

update on the project:
im pretty much blind after cutting out all those antenaa. gave the plane a light coat of primer to really bring out the imperfections i need to smoothen out. its coming together!!!!

D-AIHC · 09-08-2007, 07:25 PM

Great progress there, k! Keep it up...can't wait to see the finished model!

lufthansa340 · 09-08-2007, 11:00 PM

looks awesome so far!

B-16707 · 10-10-2007, 02:27 PM

sorry guys for the lack of updates but the model is currently waiting its final coat of white primer...but problem is ive ran out of primer and wont be getting any till early novemember!!!! model is finished though. =) i even got the bumps that are located on the engine nacelles in
not really worth taking a picture of or posting since it looks pretty much give or take like the latest photos here, just whiter and smoother

ill post when i give it its gray scheme. decals...well thats still a problem. i might try my hand at customizing my own since no one is willing to help me out in exchange for some $$. who would have though huh? yea....

B-16707 · 10-13-2007, 11:02 PM

a white angel rolls out. i wanted to light the whole display up but i blew out that entire row of LEDs up top...looks like back to the welding shop, dang it. hangar is falling apart anyways, gotta add more supports.

big search radar antenna is the only thing left to smoothen up. but what do you guys think so far? i got that bump in on the engines done too. give me your input before this goes into final production!

smoothjazz · 10-18-2007, 09:30 PM

Can't wait to see the final shot of this cool plane... Keep up the good work kai!

B-16707 · 12-04-2007, 01:32 PM

after 3 months of waiting finally have some money to buy some paint and find a custom decal maker to finish this project up.

sorry for the wait guys, i hope final fit and finish will be up to your standards (hopefully it is because i have very high standards too)!

lets hope we can see it fly before the new year rolls around!!!!!

B-16707 · 12-05-2007, 01:27 AM

nOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO looks like the entire usa market is sold out of the primer i use! oh no. looks like ill never finish this.

B-16707 · 12-27-2007, 12:24 AM

im getting very very excited! decals should be coming hopefully next weeeeek!!! finally!

-finished leading edges with Bare Metal Foil
-painted all black areas & strobes
-painted engines, fans, gears

didnt have my tripod or lights with me so bare with me and these not-up-to-par photos. i promise to do a full quality shoot when its completely done.

smoothjazz · 12-27-2007, 12:27 AM

Wow! I was waiting for some pictures of this Wedgetail of yours!
Can't wait to see the finished work! Great job!

07-20-2007, 04:45 AM	#1
B-16707 i need more space Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 6,429	1:200 Boeing 737-7ES Wedgetail might take awhile but stayed tuned! the wedgetail custom is in the works! im pretty excited. of course final fit and finish will be nothing like this. was a flight miniatures b737-700 in old house colors donor __________________ The Completed Customs The Airport 1:200 B773ER details decals have ARRIVED!!!!!! http://www.diecastaircraftforum.com/...tml#post601882

07-20-2007, 11:14 AM	#2
D-AIHC Essen Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,192	Cool project you have there, k! BTW, what's with the leading egde of the tail fin, at the bottom? BTW, this will be a cool complement to the Wedgetail: __________________ Lufthansa - Star Alliance member since 1997 Last edited by D-AIHC; 07-20-2007 at 11:17 AM.

07-30-2007, 08:32 PM	#4
B-16707 i need more space Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 6,429	Re: 1:200 Boeing 737-7ES Wedgetail just out of the chop shop with front gear strut on and now coming together! hard project but nevertheless fun! hope it turns out nicely __________________ The Completed Customs The Airport 1:200 B773ER details decals have ARRIVED!!!!!! http://www.diecastaircraftforum.com/...tml#post601882

07-30-2007, 08:37 PM	#5
Jboulin94 Wants an Aeroflot model! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,466	Re: 1:200 Boeing 737-7ES Wedgetail Is this boeing house colors? __________________

07-30-2007, 09:35 PM	#7
B-16707 i need more space Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 6,429	Re: 1:200 Boeing 737-7ES Wedgetail and about a hour later....its standing on its own wheels! __________________ The Completed Customs The Airport 1:200 B773ER details decals have ARRIVED!!!!!! http://www.diecastaircraftforum.com/...tml#post601882

07-31-2007, 07:15 AM	#8
QFA388 Insane Collector Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,205	Re: 1:200 Boeing 737-7ES Wedgetail Fantastic job. As an Aussie I will eagerly wait to see progress and the final unveiling shots. Tim

07-31-2007, 11:58 AM	#9
B-16707 i need more space Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 6,429	Re: 1:200 Boeing 737-7ES Wedgetail ill be able to finish it to its coat of aicraft gray color but as for the decals, that might have to wait a loooong while hehe. __________________ The Completed Customs The Airport 1:200 B773ER details decals have ARRIVED!!!!!! http://www.diecastaircraftforum.com/...tml#post601882

08-04-2007, 07:40 PM	#10
QFA388 Insane Collector Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,205	Re: 1:200 Boeing 737-7ES Wedgetail Kaitanium, try the following: Hawkeye Models Australia they have them and Clayton is a good guy to deal with. good luck. Tim

08-04-2007, 11:10 PM	#11
Unicorn 1:400 Leasing Agent Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,084	Re: 1:200 Boeing 737-7ES Wedgetail You may wish to check out Defence Models and Graphics here in Australia. Defence Models and Graphics - WEDGETAIL B-737 The owner is a very skilled professional model builder (check out the rest of his site!) and may be able to steer you towards some decals. cheers Unicorn __________________ It is by will alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the juice of sapho that thoughts acquire speed, the lips acquire stains, the stains become a warning. It is by will alone I set my mind in motion. PS. Buzz paranoid and proud of it!

08-05-2007, 02:40 AM	#12
B-16707 i need more space Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 6,429	Re: 1:200 Boeing 737-7ES Wedgetail wow they have their own customs too! ill be needing 1:200 decals __________________ The Completed Customs The Airport 1:200 B773ER details decals have ARRIVED!!!!!! http://www.diecastaircraftforum.com/...tml#post601882

09-07-2007, 09:43 AM	#13
niels Insane Collector Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: , Location, Location Posts: 1,518	Re: 1:200 Boeing 737-7ES Wedgetail Cool project + looking good. Just wondering why you chopped the nose section off. To add nose weight? I think I might have just drilled a large hole where the nose gear is and add ball bearings and resin and then patch up the hole with the gear well. __________________ ---- BWIA West Indies 1:400 final livery MD-83; oldest liveries: Britannia, Viscount, Viking, DC-3; sandy livery: A321, DC-9-30, -80, 727, 707-138, -220) 1:250 scale? No, thank you. ---------------------------

09-07-2007, 12:37 PM	#14
B-16707 i need more space Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 6,429	Re: 1:200 Boeing 737-7ES Wedgetail yea i chopped the nose off to weight it. ball bearings and resin would have cost me more money so i went with what was on hand...wire...which requires me to take the plane to the chop shop. btw guys, model is still taking shape! not much to updated but ive been trying to get smooth fuselage joins for all parts and thats taking up alot of time __________________ The Completed Customs The Airport 1:200 B773ER details decals have ARRIVED!!!!!! http://www.diecastaircraftforum.com/...tml#post601882

09-08-2007, 02:37 PM	#15
B-16707 i need more space Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 6,429	Re: 1:200 Boeing 737-7ES Wedgetail update on the project: im pretty much blind after cutting out all those antenaa. gave the plane a light coat of primer to really bring out the imperfections i need to smoothen out. its coming together!!!! __________________ The Completed Customs The Airport 1:200 B773ER details decals have ARRIVED!!!!!! http://www.diecastaircraftforum.com/...tml#post601882

09-08-2007, 07:25 PM	#16
D-AIHC Essen Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,192	Great progress there, k! Keep it up...can't wait to see the finished model! __________________ Lufthansa - Star Alliance member since 1997

09-08-2007, 11:00 PM	#17
lufthansa340 Professional Pessimist Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: ny Age: 25 Posts: 213	Re: 1:200 Boeing 737-7ES Wedgetail looks awesome so far!

10-10-2007, 02:27 PM	#18
B-16707 i need more space Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 6,429	Re: 1:200 Boeing 737-7ES Wedgetail sorry guys for the lack of updates but the model is currently waiting its final coat of white primer...but problem is ive ran out of primer and wont be getting any till early novemember!!!! model is finished though. =) i even got the bumps that are located on the engine nacelles in not really worth taking a picture of or posting since it looks pretty much give or take like the latest photos here, just whiter and smoother ill post when i give it its gray scheme. decals...well thats still a problem. i might try my hand at customizing my own since no one is willing to help me out in exchange for some $$. who would have though huh? yea.... __________________ The Completed Customs The Airport 1:200 B773ER details decals have ARRIVED!!!!!! http://www.diecastaircraftforum.com/...tml#post601882 Last edited by B-16707; 10-10-2007 at 02:30 PM.

10-13-2007, 11:02 PM	#19
B-16707 i need more space Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 6,429	Re: 1:200 Boeing 737-7ES Wedgetail a white angel rolls out. i wanted to light the whole display up but i blew out that entire row of LEDs up top...looks like back to the welding shop, dang it. hangar is falling apart anyways, gotta add more supports. big search radar antenna is the only thing left to smoothen up. but what do you guys think so far? i got that bump in on the engines done too. give me your input before this goes into final production! __________________ The Completed Customs The Airport 1:200 B773ER details decals have ARRIVED!!!!!! http://www.diecastaircraftforum.com/...tml#post601882 Last edited by B-16707; 10-14-2007 at 02:08 AM.

10-18-2007, 09:30 PM	#20
smoothjazz More Korean Air in 1/200! Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: SEOUL KOREA Posts: 6,275	Re: 1:200 Boeing 737-7ES Wedgetail Can't wait to see the final shot of this cool plane... Keep up the good work kai! __________________ BENJAMIN MY COLLECTION http://www.diecastaircraftforum.com/...tion-1179.html

12-04-2007, 01:32 PM	#21
B-16707 i need more space Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 6,429	Re: 1:200 Boeing 737-7ES Wedgetail after 3 months of waiting finally have some money to buy some paint and find a custom decal maker to finish this project up. sorry for the wait guys, i hope final fit and finish will be up to your standards (hopefully it is because i have very high standards too)! lets hope we can see it fly before the new year rolls around!!!!! __________________ The Completed Customs The Airport 1:200 B773ER details decals have ARRIVED!!!!!! http://www.diecastaircraftforum.com/...tml#post601882

12-05-2007, 01:27 AM	#22
B-16707 i need more space Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 6,429	Re: 1:200 Boeing 737-7ES Wedgetail nOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO looks like the entire usa market is sold out of the primer i use! oh no. looks like ill never finish this. __________________ The Completed Customs The Airport 1:200 B773ER details decals have ARRIVED!!!!!! http://www.diecastaircraftforum.com/...tml#post601882

12-27-2007, 12:24 AM	#23
B-16707 i need more space Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 6,429	Re: 1:200 Boeing 737-7ES Wedgetail im getting very very excited! decals should be coming hopefully next weeeeek!!! finally! -finished leading edges with Bare Metal Foil -painted all black areas & strobes -painted engines, fans, gears didnt have my tripod or lights with me so bare with me and these not-up-to-par photos. i promise to do a full quality shoot when its completely done. __________________ The Completed Customs The Airport 1:200 B773ER details decals have ARRIVED!!!!!! http://www.diecastaircraftforum.com/...tml#post601882 Last edited by B-16707; 12-27-2007 at 12:32 AM.

12-27-2007, 12:27 AM	#24
smoothjazz More Korean Air in 1/200! Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: SEOUL KOREA Posts: 6,275	Re: 1:200 Boeing 737-7ES Wedgetail Wow! I was waiting for some pictures of this Wedgetail of yours! Can't wait to see the finished work! Great job! __________________ BENJAMIN MY COLLECTION http://www.diecastaircraftforum.com/...tion-1179.html

12-27-2007, 12:47 AM	#25
B-16707 i need more space Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 6,429	Re: 1:200 Boeing 737-7ES Wedgetail