CarlR Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 (edited) What would the Canadian transport aircraft looked like if Canada had chosen the B737 instead of the B707? It may not have met the military's requirements but I think the paint scheme would have made a very attractive '37. Edited April 19, 2018 by CarlR Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan Hothersall Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Looks nice. Should have put a gravel kit on it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ross blackford Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 :D, Sorry Ryan. Can you please explain what a gravel kit is? RAAF groundies used to call the Caribous "Gravel Trucks" because they looked like gravel trucks, sounded like gravel trucks and went like gravel trucks. , Ross. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ross blackford Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 :D, BTW Carl, that's a beautiful model and great colour scheme. What were the decals originally meant for? , Ross. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Those decals are for a 707. Turned out very nice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LoganTLR Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 HI Love this livery. Really suits this aircraft, nice job. Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Wow, that's sharp looking! It's sometimes hard enough to fit decals for one manufacturer's version of an aircraft to another's version of the very same aircraft. You coaxed decals from a different aircraft! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CarlR Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 Thank you all for your kind comments. The main decal sheet I used was made by J-Bot Decals (1/144 CC-137) with window and detail decals supplied by a spare Liveries Unlimited B737 sheet. The base kit was the Airfix 1/144 B737. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ian_maw Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Although Canada would never have replaced the Yukons with 737s, the CF did in fact plan on replacing the CC-109 fleet with the baby Boeings. The Cosmos were to replace the Dakotas as Nav trainers, and the 737s would have taken over the domestic transport routes. There were even drawings made up for the paint scheme! But in the end, the Convairs were retired, and the regular service flights were performed by chartered Canadian Airlines 737s instead. But I have to say, your model looks great in these markings. Well done! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Check Six Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Very nice! I'm doing something kind of similar. I'm building a Revellogram 1/144 C-17 and painting it in a Viet Nam-era AC-130 SEA camo scheme. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan Hothersall Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 (edited) :D/>/>/>, Sorry Ryan. Can you please explain what a gravel kit is? RAAF groundies used to call the Caribous "Gravel Trucks" because they looked like gravel trucks, sounded like gravel trucks and went like gravel trucks. :cheers:/>/>/>, Ross. The gravel kit consisted of a stone guard on the nose wheel and vortex generators on the engines to blow stone away from the engine. Plus the underside of the aircraft was painted with a tough paint. 737-200 Gravel Kit Nose Wheel Stone Guard 737-200 Gravel Kit Engine Vortex Generator Both photos were taken while flying on a Canadian North aircraft from Yellowknife to Edmonton August 2013. Edited October 27, 2014 by Ryan Hothersall Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trojan Thunder Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Nice work Carl. The scheme really suits the 737 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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