Damus
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I want to try make my own model kit of a boeing 707 in 1/200th scale simply because there just isn't one. I've found some pretty good technical drawings and references so i'm fairly confident it's doable. I reckon i'm gonna make life easy and focus on just one model, the -138B. Primarily because that's the model of 707 that john travolta owned (VH-EBM/N707JT) meaning that theres a shit ton of photos of it out there, the fact that they were a model specifically made for QANTAS also helps this decision.

The 707's family tree is convoluted and confusing but in essence, the "138" bit means that it's QANTAS' shortened (by 10ft) version of the original 707-120, and the B means that it has a lot of the changes and upgrades from the Boeing 720 including a wing glove (basically an extension of the leading edge near the wing root to increase sweep angle), JT3D turbofan engines, enlarged vertical and horizontal stabilizers as well as a small ventral fin.

I'll be using freeCAD because i fucking hate myself (and i'm expecting this to take a while and might lose access to my beloved solidworks. Fusion360 looks equally as janky for what i need to use it for tbh) but i have gotten a wing and a panel line so that's evidence enough that it's possible as far as i'm concerned lmao


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Flanker · 5w
sike i'm using solidworks because it turns out that freeCAD can't use guide lines for lofting. Had a bit of a fuck around with the front fuselage section, as it turns out the side view and the front profiles in the technical drawing i posted don't line up at all whatsoever so i'm kinda just gonna ha...
ferrarilegends 🇸🇩 · 4w
good luck with your project (p.s. if you think the 707 variants were convoluted, wait till you read up on 747s. Including the -SP there are 7 variants of the 747-100 alone: 747-100, 747-100SR, 747-100B, 747-100BSR, 747-100BSR SUD, 747-100SF or also known as the 747-100SCD, and the 747SP). https://...