Never was very interested in airliners although i do see some cool models. I just got back from a trip to Chicago and I flew Southwest. Never paid attention tot he color scheme before I I really like it a lot and it was just about to push me over the edge to build one.
What finally pushed me all the way was the fact that I flew in a somewhat historic aircraft today. The 5000th Boeing 737. A Boeing 737-700 delivered to Southwest Airlines on Feb 13, 2006.
Now for the help. Since I know diddly about airliners kits… Who make the best kit of a 737-700? And are there aftermarket decals for if you want to do a specific aircraft?
There were 2 small plaques on the cabin door frame that I only had a quick second to snap a pics of so they are blurry. You can see the pic that plane is now a red/white/blue scheme but I want to do it as delivered in the dk blue/red/orange scheme.
Revell makes a good 1/144 -800 that you can cut down into a -700 and Hasegawa makes a good -700 in 1/200 scale. Just remember to get the winglets since all of Southwest’s next gens have 'em.
Draw Decals is one company that makes aftermarket decals and caters to the airliner modelers.
Hanging out at a commercial airport can give you a lot of info on the appearance of commercial planes, though picture taking depends a lot on the setup and security procedures at individual airports. At least you can generally see a wider assortment of planes at most commercial airports than visiting an AFB.
Hi Steve. hey thanks for that. Looking at the position of the blue/red transition just about centered on the top of the hatch I think you are correct. Since I can’t find decals for the blue top schemes… unless I am not looking in the right places… this may be the way to go.
oh and www.airliners.net is nothing but a photo database of airliner pics. You can serach for aircraft type (even sub types like 737-700, or 737-800), airline or tail number
