‘Flight of Fancy’ Boeing 757 Decal – Round 3

To recap….

JH has drawn a variety of ‘What if?’ renditions of the Boeing 757 finished in the liveries of airlines that (sadly) either never selected the aircraft, or they updated their liveries before first delivery, or went out of business before it came along. JH and I are considering releasing one as a ‘screen printed’ decal (Cartograf printed, etc), and we would like to solicit input as to which one should be selected.

Please be aware this survey is no promise or guarantee that the winner will be printed. As with any project, the economic feasibility must factor in. That said, if money were no object, I’d probably print most of them.

The first and second rounds of voting are complete. In this first round, you had the choice of all the liveries that JH illustrated and posted on Airline Cafe as candidates along with a few more we thought might be of interest. At the end of the 1st round, when I reviewed the results, I found we had a 3-way tie for 9th place. So, consequently, there were 11 options in Round 2.

At the end of round 2, we have three airlines within a single vote of each other for 2nd, 3rd and 4th place, so consequently I have decided to allow 4 airlines to move on to round 3. If the winner of Round 3 is one of the airlines with multiple livery options (i.e. Eastern or United), there will be a Fourth Round to choose the winning livery.

Images for all four airlines and all of the options can be found after the survey.

REMINDER: Now that we are down to 4 options, 1 votes per person please!

The poll software tells me how many votes have been cast by each participant. It’s easy to spot those who are trying to place more than 1 vote. And just as easy for me to “Blacklist” those who do. As of the close of round 2, there are six IP addresses on the Blacklist…. all their votes were cancelled, and did not factor in to the round 2 results. Please lets not have a repeat in round 3.

If the poll does not appear below, click the link to get to it.

Yes, I know it’s a 720…. use your imagination !
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Airline Hobby Kits BAC 1-11-200/-300/-400 (by Eastern Express)

We are packaging the 1/144 scale Eastern Express BAC 1-11-200 / -300 / -400 with a decal by Vintage Flyer. All of the recently released VFD 1-11 decals are available as options, along with an option with a “Detail Decal” that will enhance your alternate airline decal.

Kits are here…. decals are here….

  • AHK4-BA11-BN-1 BAC 1-11-200, Braniff International Airways (delivery cs)
  • AHK4-BA11-BN-2 BAC 1-11-200, Braniff International Airways (‘Jellybean’ cs)
  • AHK4-BA11-BN-3 BAC 1-11-200, Braniff International Airways (‘Flying Colors’ cs)
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‘Flight of Fancy’ Boeing 757 Decal – Round 2

To recap….

JH has drawn a variety of ‘What if?’ renditions of the Boeing 757 finished in the liveries of airlines that (sadly) either never selected the aircraft, updated their liveries before first delivery, or went out of business before it came along. J and I are considering releasing one as a ‘screen printed’ decal (Cartograf printed, etc), and we would like to solicit input as to which one should be selected.

Please be aware this survey is no promise or guarantee that the winner will be printed. As with any project, the economic feasibility must factor in. That said, if money were no object, I’d probably print most of them.

The first round of voting is complete. In this first round, you had the choice of all the liveries that JH illustrated and posted on Airline Cafe are candidates along with a few more we thought might be of interest. Upon reflection, I realized that a few options (e.g. Eastern, United, PSA, Western, Lufthansa) on the first list had the potential to “Split the Vote”, so where an airline is repeated, I decided to combine the results. Then, when I reviewed the results, I found we had a 3-way tie for 9th place. So, consequently, there are 11 options in Round 2.

In Round 2 when you vote for United Airlines, you are voting for either of the two schemes that JH has drawn. The top three choices will move on to Round 3. Then, if the winner of Round 3 is one of the airlines with multiple livery options (e.g. Eastern, United), there will be a Fourth Round to choose the winning livery.

Images for most of the options can be found after the survey….. apologies that we don’t have images for them all.

REMINDER: 2 votes per person please!

The poll software tells me how many votes have been cast by each participant. It’s easy to spot those who are trying to place more than 2 votes. And just as easy for me to “Blacklist” those who do. As of Jan 27th, there are 4 IP addresses on the Blacklist…. all their votes have been cancelled.

I know, it’s a 720…. Use your imagination !
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New Product Announcements, week ending January 16th 2022

8ADecs relesed two new decals this week:

  • 8A144-751 Trans World Airlines L.1049G Super Constellation

DRAW Decal has released a new set for the Airbus A.340-300 in 1/144 and 1/200 scales:

DW44-A340-021 DW20-A340-021 Emirates Airlines Airbus A.340-300

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New Product Announcements, week ending January 9th 2022

DRAW Decal has updated their DHL Boeing 757 decal, replacing the older version with two updated versions, both designed to fit the Zvezda kit.

26Decals has released a series of decals in 1/72 scale for the Bristol 170 Superfreighter Mk.32:

  • TS72-​211 Silver City Airlines Bristol 170 Superfreighter Mk.32
  • TS72-​21​3 British United Airways (earlier cs) Bristol 170 Superfreighter Mk.32
  • TS72-​21​5 British Air Ferries (blue/sand) Bristol 170 Superfreighter Mk.32
  • TS72-​2​16 British Air Ferries (light/dark blue) Bristol 170 Superfreighter Mk.32
  • TS72-​2​18 British United Airways (later cs) Bristol 170 Superfreighter Mk.32
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New Product Announcements, week ending January 2nd 2022

First up, the Zvezda Airbus A.321 with Condor markings has arrived, as kit ZVE-7040. It is the “CEO” version, released for a second time, having previously been released with Aeroflot markings as ZVE-7017.

DRAW Decal has released the following new decals:

DW44-DC9-064 DW20-DC9-064 DW12-DC9-064 DW72-DC9-064 AeroMexico Douglas DC-9-15

DW44-A​3N-104 DW20-A​3N-104 Lufthansa (2018 cs) Airbus A.321NEO

26Decals has released another laser printed set for the 757:

TS44-1080 Air Seychelles Boeing 757-200

8ADecs has released three more sets in 1/144 and 1/200 scales:

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Airline Hobby Supplies Decal Release

I have once again teamed up with Jennings Heilig (of Liveries Unlimited, Airways Graphics and Fundekals fame) to continue to bring you his excellent airliner decals.

All the decals are screen printed by Cartograf, and feature fine details that have to be seen (under a good magnifying glass!) to be believed. As they are screen printed (not laser), they are available in a finite quantity, so get yours soon!

The first four decals are specifically designed for the Zvezda Boeing 757-200 kit, and are now available to order. More are planned for 2022, and will be announced in due course.

A4-​301 American Airlines Boeing 757-223

A4-​302 United Airlines Boeing 757-222

A4-3​03 Delta Airlines Boeing 757-232

A4-3​04 United Parcel Service Boeing 757-223

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New Product Announcements, week ending December 19th 2021

Not a lot of news again this week, just two new decals to introduce.

Good news is that our distributor has received a fresh stock of Zvezda Boeing 757-200 kits, and I have placed a large order. They should be here between Christmas and the New Year.

8ADecs has released another decal for the Zvezda 757 kit:

8A14​4-747 AeroMexico Boeing 757-200 (two schemes)

DRAW Decal has also released a new decal for the 757:

DW44-757-​061 DW4​4-757-061C DW20-75​7-061 Republic Airlines (Northwest hybrid) Boeing 757-200

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New Product Announcements, week ending December 12th 2021

A very quiet week, all of our esteemed decal manufacturers are busy filling orders for Christmas. So, only one new release from DRAW Decal to introduce.

DW44-767​-080 DW20​-767-080 British Airways ‘Landor’ cs Boeing 767-300ER

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New Product Announcements, week ending December 5th 2021

A very quiet week…. only three new items to introduce.

  • DW44-A22​0-009 Trans Canada Airlines (Air Canada ‘retro’ cs)Airbus A.220-300
  • AHK4-BCS3-A​C-TCA Airbus A.220-300, Trans Canada Airlines (Air Canada ‘retro’ cs)
  • AHK4-BCS3-​AC-TCA-ST Airbus A.220-300, Trans Canada Airlines (Air Canada ‘retro’ cs), with 8ADecs A.220 General Stencil decal

8ADecs is moving house, so only one new release this week:

8A144-746 Republic Airlines Boeing 757-200

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