Einar Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 This is my model of Aer Lingus Boeing 737-200. I especially like the Irish airline's colourful livery with the green upper fuselage and the white shamrock on the rudder. In its time this scheme must have been a breath of fresh air amongst the rather conservative white fuselages of the 1970 and 80's I built the model from an Authentic Airliners 1/144 scale kit. The decals I used are from 26Decals, Nazca decals and Authentic Airlines decals. 41 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 (edited) Very nice indeed. I'm not familiar with Authentic Airliners kits. But that one looks very realistic. Fond memories of the original. My first flight in an airliner as opposed to light aircraft was in an Aer Lingus 732 in those colours. It was in 1986 and on a charter flight to get a better glimpse of Halleys Comet. Well done. Edited May 22, 2021 by noelh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted May 22, 2021 Author Share Posted May 22, 2021 1 minute ago, noelh said: Very nice indeed. I'm not familiar with Authentic Airliners kits. But that one looks very realistic. Fond memories of the original. My first flight in an airliner as opposed to light aircraft was in an Aer Lingus 732 in those colours. It was in 1986 and on a charter flight to get a better glimpse of Halleys Comet. Well done. Thanks Noelh, and thank you for sharing your memories! Cheers Einar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyJammedKenny! Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Beautiful job on this, and looks just like the real thing! Authentic Airliners is such an excellent, one-man company, isn't it! Kurt is extremely concerned with getting contours, airfoils, and lesser shapes just right. Appalled by what was on the market, he started out scratch-building, and then turned his hobby into a business by producing the very best reproductions out there, and they're worth every eurocent or whatever. The 737-200 was, along with the 727, one of my favorites in to fly on in the 70's, and it was an energetic aircraft. We used to fly on PSA 737-200s from Monterrey to LA to visit relatives, and later Delta's and Piedmont's along the East Coast. Alex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted May 22, 2021 Author Share Posted May 22, 2021 13 minutes ago, TheyJammedKenny! said: Beautiful job on this, and looks just like the real thing! Authentic Airliners is such an excellent, one-man company, isn't it! Kurt is extremely concerned with getting contours, airfoils, and lesser shapes just right. Appalled by what was on the market, he started out scratch-building, and then turned his hobby into a business by producing the very best reproductions out there, and they're worth every eurocent or whatever. The 737-200 was, along with the 727, one of my favorites in to fly on in the 70's, and it was an energetic aircraft. We used to fly on PSA 737-200s from Monterrey to LA to visit relatives, and later Delta's and Piedmont's along the East Coast. Alex Thank you Alex for the compliments and for sharing your memories.. You're quite right. Kurt's kits are the best you can get on the market. Myself, I have about 20 models from Authentic Airliners. Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notty Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Flawless! Not sure how many appreciate how hard it is to build smooth uniform aircraft so well. It's hard but you make it look easy. Andy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandoned Project Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 2 hours ago, Einar said: I built the model from an Authentic Airliners 1/144 scale kit. The decals I used are from 26Decals, Nazca decals and Authentic Airlines decals. And got the first class 737 that such a great combination will give you! Bravo! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted May 22, 2021 Author Share Posted May 22, 2021 9 minutes ago, Notty said: Flawless! Not sure how many appreciate how hard it is to build smooth uniform aircraft so well. It's hard but you make it look easy. Andy Thank you Andy! Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted May 22, 2021 Author Share Posted May 22, 2021 7 minutes ago, Abandoned Project said: And got the first class 737 that such a great combination will give you! Bravo! Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Beautiful, a real classic airliner in a classic scheme. Cheers John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted May 22, 2021 Author Share Posted May 22, 2021 3 minutes ago, Viking said: Beautiful, a real classic airliner in a classic scheme. Cheers John Thanks John! Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesModeller Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Great looking little 737! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milczacy Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Very nice model and work done great 👌👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted May 22, 2021 Author Share Posted May 22, 2021 10 minutes ago, Milczacy said: Very nice model and work done great 👌👏 Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted May 22, 2021 Author Share Posted May 22, 2021 12 minutes ago, BluesModeller said: Great looking little 737! Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busnproplinerfan Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 I’ e yet to get an AA kit, this gives me more inspiration to get one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted May 22, 2021 Author Share Posted May 22, 2021 5 minutes ago, busnproplinerfan said: I’ e yet to get an AA kit, this gives me more inspiration to get one. I definitely recommend you to get one. They're superb! Cheers, Einar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodadriver Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Lovely build in a real classic scheme. It brings back memories of spotting at GLA in the 1980s when Aer Lingus's BAC 1-11s and B732s shared the DUB-GLA run. The flight time was about 45 minutes but they still managed full service. Happy days! Dave G 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted May 22, 2021 Author Share Posted May 22, 2021 13 minutes ago, Skodadriver said: Lovely build in a real classic scheme. It brings back memories of spotting at GLA in the 1980s when Aer Lingus's BAC 1-11s and B732s shared the DUB-GLA run. The flight time was about 45 minutes but they still managed full service. Happy days! Dave G Thanks Dave! Happy memories! Cheers Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Beautiful model and thanks very much for the enthusiastic recommendation of Authentic Airliners. Might need to try their kits myself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted May 23, 2021 Author Share Posted May 23, 2021 7 hours ago, SAT69 said: Beautiful model and thanks very much for the enthusiastic recommendation of Authentic Airliners. Might need to try their kits myself. Thank you! If you want to build a very accurate model of an airliner, the AA is the best choice! Cheers Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 One of the best 737 models I've ever seen. I flew on Aer Lingus 737-248s many times in the 70s and 80s. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Very beautiful. I really like this Aer Lingus scheme and you have done a great job with this 737. I frequently saw those and the 737-300 at Zurich airport back in the 90s.They always made for great photographs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted May 23, 2021 Author Share Posted May 23, 2021 6 minutes ago, Alex1978 said: Very beautiful. I really like this Aer Lingus scheme and you have done a great job with this 737. I frequently saw those and the 737-300 at Zurich airport back in the 90s.They always made for great photographs Thank you Alex! Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted May 23, 2021 Author Share Posted May 23, 2021 40 minutes ago, Eric Mc said: One of the best 737 models I've ever seen. I flew on Aer Lingus 737-248s many times in the 70s and 80s. Thank you for the compliments! Cheers Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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