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2026-07-26 22:24:59 UTC

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2026-07-07 05:56:23 UTC

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the main thing i'm worried about when i start detailing in earnest is the cockpit glass. The 707 (and 727 and 737) use flat windows and the way the fuselage transitions from curved to flat and back to curved is weirdly incomprehensible to me. I reckon it should hopefully be as "easy" as making a whole bunch of flat planes at funny angles, lopping off some bits and filleting the rest although we all know that probably won't be the case :)
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2026-07-04 09:30:44 UTC

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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