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by Dan McWilliams

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CC-137 is the appellation of the military version of the Boeing 707.  The kit I used was of Air Force 1; I made it into a Canadian 707 transport from 437 squadron with the help of Camilair decals.  I can't say enough about the usefulness and quality of those decals.  They brought what I thought was a poor representation of the airliner to a standard that actually passes casual muster and looks surprisingly realistic.  The windows and doors decals really add to the effect.  Note that you would have to order 3 sets to make this aircraft; the basic set, then choose your marking era (symmetrical in my case), and add windows and doors.

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I have only made this aircraft in this scale.  The biggest mistake made was the choice of white paint for the top of the fuselage.  I used a can of Testors spray enamel, but it went on way too thick and dripped everywhere.  This is the last time I'll use that paint.  I ended up scraping off lots of the dripping paint from the lower fuselage, and found that it ruined the upper wing detail.  So don't look too closely, OK?  This was mostly a labour of love.  I crossed the Atlantic as a teenager multiple times in this beast, when my father was stationed in Germany.  It also got me around within Canada when it flew the milk runs from Trenton Ontario.  I saw it from the outside when I refuelled on many trips with my CF-18 Hornet.  This big white cow will always bring back a myriad of memories.  I will always admire it from a distance on my shelf - just like the memories it represents, it will be better if not examined too closely! :-)

Dan 

Photos and text © by Dan McWilliams