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Hi, This is one of my entries into the STGB. It's going to be the Revell 737-800 converted to the -700 and wearing the colours of much troubled Cameroonian carrier Camair-Co. The kit is one of several that I've bought over the years. Since the appearance of the Zvezda kit, the Revell kit has been eclipsed in terms of detail and ACCURATE detail at that!! However, it can still be made into a fairly decent model of the 737NG. This is the colour scheme I've chosen for this build. Camair-Co is the national carrier of Cameroon and seems to routinely have its fair share of financial troubles and loss making operations. Their fleet consists of one 767-300 (decals for which are available from F-Dcal), a couple of 737-700 and a couple of Xian MA-60 turbo props. One of the main criticisms of the Revell 737 is the rather questionable rendition of the CFM56 engines. The kit parts are a curious mix between the older CFM56 engine as fitted to the 737-3/4/500 aircraft, the Classic series (that must make the -100/200 versions be known as the dinosaur series!!??) and those fitted to the 737-6/7/8/900 series (the NG series). There have been numerous articles and suggestions put out as to the best way to correct the kit parts, ranging from smoothed plastic shims on the underside and stretching the intake lip to using paper rolled up to form some kind of intake lining. However, all of that is now unnecessary thanks to Brazmodels who have come up with resin aftermarket sets to allow both versions of the NG engine to be made (the original CFM56-7 with the longer core engine nozzle and the newer CFM56-7BE with the shorter nozzle). The set I'm using is for the original CFM56-7 engine. To convert to the -700 series, the -800 has to have two sections of fuselage removed ahead of and behind the wing, each being roughly 20mm (ok if you insist - 20.78mm ahead and 19.79mm behind). There are a set of plans available from drawdecal.com (http://www.drawdecal.com/downloads/) that show where the modifications for each NG version should be made with reference to the Revell kit (and the Zvezda kit too). With the fuselage marked up, it was time to cut Eventually, I ended up with something that resembled the -700 The ends of the cuts are a bit rough and not particularly true, but some decent amount of filler will take care of that. Currently, the sections have had strips of plastic card glued to the inside edges to allow the various them to be joined and positioned to maintain a straight fuselage. And finally, stung by the recent decision by the USITC in favour of Bombardier and their C-series, Boeing in a desperate move to extract as much mileage from the 737, have offered this as the "all American" alternative to the C-series..... Ha! Ha! More to follow, Jeff
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