Official Freewing Twin 70mm AL37 Airliner Thread

[Elbee]

IFT, No Judgement Here, I like it. Would consider that livery myself, just because there's no bunnies or unicorns. Looks Great. Best, LB

[Hardway]

Go easy on me "Livery Police"

Indyflytime
It is kick ass... Scale does not apply in this case!!! Great job Bro!!! Jerry

[Slick580]

[Aros]

What's not to love? It's Maiden man! Nice job and welcome to The Squawk!

[Hardway]

Welcome Slick! Glad you are here! Jerry

[S.W.Warbirds]

Spoiler alert!!!! I know it's not a 747 Jumbo but I liked the livery. Go easy on me "Livery Police"

I like it look forward to a " Maiden " video !

[Indyflytime]

I like it look forward to a " Maiden " video !

I'll be sure to get one. (hopefully soon) :-)

[MikeT]

NT, okay you have my full attention. Which printer do you use, what type of ink, what film paper, what graphics program? Merry Christmas. Best, LB

Notice your doing the NASA scheme are you going to paint the lower 1/2 of the fuse? I thinking of the same scheme and wondering just what color the lower fuse is.

Mike

[Nebraska Trevor]

Notice your doing the NASA scheme are you going to paint the lower 1/2 of the fuse? I thinking of the same scheme and wondering just what color the lower fuse is.

Mike

I was not. The plane was in use for several years it would seem, and the paint scheme was changed around a few times. I was planning to just decal the plain white plane and avoid the paint altogether.(as some of the photos I found seem to show) I am sure it would look even better painted though. I took a few liberties and chose the elements from some of the versions I liked the best. More of a "what if" as to what the plane may look like today if NASA for it's hands on a new max. I think the NASA scheme is cool for several reasons but the fact that it was the origional 1st 737 that Boeing ever sold I think it is particularially cool some 10000 airframes later.
I do have a complete set of the graphics printed that I would sell as well, pm me if interested, and good luck on your build!

[MikeT]

I was not. The plane was in use for several years it would seem, and the paint scheme was changed around a few times. I was planning to just decal the plain white plane and avoid the paint altogether.(as some of the photos I found seem to show) I am sure it would look even better painted though. I took a few liberties and chose the elements from some of the versions I liked the best. More of a "what if" as to what the plane may look like today if NASA for it's hands on a new max. I think the NASA scheme is cool for several reasons but the fact that it was the origional 1st 737 that Boeing ever sold I think it is particularially cool some 10000 airframes later.
I do have a complete set of the graphics printed that I would sell as well, pm me if interested, and good luck on your build!

Thanks. I'm still on the fence....... might do the United States version

Mike

[Hardway]

Go Mike!!! Do what you feel Bro!!!!!! Love it!!! Here is a turbine L10-11 I built for a customer... Colors were just close enough!! LOL

[MikeT]

Go Mike!!! Do what you feel Bro!!!!!! Love it!!! Here is a turbine L10-11 I built for a customer... Colors were just close enough!! LOL

Slick. Just got shipping notice on mine. Think I'll wait till it's here than make the call on the scheme.

Mike

[davidsai]

Hi Guys i just got my Al last week and made an unboxing video. in spanish https://youtu.be/iBbfq1YFKYg, also i would like to ask. i want to covered the plane with laminating film to give it more strenght and save it from dings and scratches. have anyonoe done it. wil it affect performance, after laminating i can ither add livery with paint or vinyl. thanks

[Elbee]

Hi Guys.

DS, Welcome to "Hobby Squawk". Glad you are here. Have not done what you are suggesting, but please post pictures and descriptions of your methods of how you proceed with this during your build. Would love to see it. Best, LB

[urrl]

[Skyboom]

I can remember an old movie where that Gremlin thingy was trying to destroy the plane. I think it was William Shatner, stared in it. Was driving him crazy. LOL. Good call in moving the control rods. Who was that handsome man in the beginning of the clip?

[Elbee]

LOL, it was a "Twilight Zone" Episode, "There's something on the wing", Yes, Wm Shatner. As a kid, that was pretty scary stuff, suppose it would still be scary... Best, LB

[Hardway]

Just awesome 👏

[GliderGuy]

Hi Guys i just got my Al last week and made an unboxing video. in spanish https://youtu.be/iBbfq1YFKYg, also i would like to ask. i want to covered the plane with laminating film to give it more strenght and save it from dings and scratches. have anyonoe done it. wil it affect performance, after laminating i can ither add livery with paint or vinyl. thanks

Hi DS - Something to consider....This plane flexes and bends a lot (especially the wings during acrobatics). I discovered when I put aluminum metal duct tape on the leading edges to simulate slats...creases appeared in several locations in the metal tape which were caused by the flexing/bending of the wing. You can't get rid of them, either. It might be your attempt at lamination will look great before the first flight and be full of creases after the first several flights (especially if you do any acrobatics).
-GG.

[killickb]

Totally agree GliderGuy ! I see all of these pics with the l.e. chrome tape, both mylar and aluminum types, having been applied with absolute perfection. So is mine until after a few flights and then the "creases" appear ! No way can you burnish them out of there after that. Figured that it must be due to the foam flexing even though it is impossible to create by hand flexing -- must be high frequency flex in flight ? I would have thought that the mylar chrome tape would flex without wrinkling being a "polymer" but it wrinkles just as bad as the aluminum " A/C Duct tape", at least on my models.

[Slowflight]

Hi DS - Something to consider....This plane flexes and bends a lot (especially the wings during acrobatics). I discovered when I put aluminum metal duct tape on the leading edges to simulate slats...creases appeared in several locations in the metal tape which were caused by the flexing/bending of the wing. You can't get rid of them, either. It might be your attempt at lamination will look great before the first flight and be full of creases after the first several flights (especially if you do any acrobatics).
-GG.

Thanks for that bit of info, I was about to add the tape my self and what you say makes perfect sense, so no tape for me silver paint instead.