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Modelling => Ideas & Inspiration => Aero-space => Topic started by: The Big Gimper on November 24, 2013, 09:00:39 PM

Title: McDonnell Douglas 220
Post by: The Big Gimper on November 24, 2013, 09:00:39 PM
Stumble across this competitor to the Lockheed Jetstar. Very sharp looking. Many more images on the 'net. And it is for sale.

(http://images3.jetphotos.net/img/2/4/0/0/12020_1095080004.jpg)

(http://www.boeing.com/assets/images/history/mdc/graphics/histlarg/hist073b.jpg)

Wikipedia Page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_119)

Airliners.net page (http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/tech_ops/read.main/87820/)

Sources: JetPhotos.net (http://www.jetphotos.net/), Boeing (http://www.boeing.com/boeing/companyoffices/gallery/hist073b.page)
Title: Re: McDonnell Douglas 220
Post by: PR19_Kit on November 24, 2013, 11:36:58 PM
A cracking looking aeroplane, the 220! I think they only built one, didn't they?

Yonks ago Sasquatch did a 1/144 resin kit of it I recall but I've never seen one built.
Title: Re: McDonnell Douglas 220
Post by: The Big Gimper on November 24, 2013, 11:47:06 PM
A cracking looking aeroplane, the 220! I think they only built one, didn't they?

Yonks ago Sasquatch did a 1/144 resin kit of it I recall but I've never seen one built.

Yes, only one was built. I'll like to build one but it take some thought as to what the best donor pieces are.  Some line diagrams would be a great starting point.
Title: Re: McDonnell Douglas 220
Post by: The Big Gimper on November 25, 2013, 12:06:35 AM
A cracking looking aeroplane, the 220! I think they only built one, didn't they?

Yonks ago Sasquatch did a 1/144 resin kit of it I recall but I've never seen one built.


Yes, only one was built. I'll like to build one but it take some thought as to what the best donor pieces are.  Some line diagrams would be a great starting point.


Belay that order. Found one: Aviastar.org (http://www.aviastar.org/air/usa/mcdonnell_119-220.php)
Title: Re: McDonnell Douglas 220
Post by: GTX_Admin on November 25, 2013, 02:12:54 AM
Would look good in Air Force One scheme.
Title: Re: McDonnell Douglas 220
Post by: upnorth on November 25, 2013, 02:36:59 AM
Plenty cool looking design, but a FOD magnet to be sure with four engines slung so low.
Title: Re: McDonnell Douglas 220
Post by: Daryl J. on November 25, 2013, 03:54:55 AM
 Engines by Vitamix.
No worries.
For the non-Americans, Vitamix is a high quality food blender for the kitchen.....
Title: Re: McDonnell Douglas 220
Post by: elmayerle on November 25, 2013, 04:24:45 AM
Swap them around, mount the engines above the wing like Hondajet does.
Title: Re: McDonnell Douglas 220
Post by: ysi_maniac on November 25, 2013, 06:16:25 AM
In order to produce something close to this, I would start with Airfix Dominie 1/72 ...

(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j340/ysi_maniac/Drawing/hawker_hs-125-ntt2.jpeg) (http://s1080.photobucket.com/user/ysi_maniac/media/Drawing/hawker_hs-125-ntt2.jpeg.html)

Wings and tail plane from a 707 at 1/144
How about reenginig with J85?
...
Title: Re: McDonnell Douglas 220
Post by: Jeffry Fontaine on November 25, 2013, 07:03:45 AM
Yes, only one was built. I'll like to build one but it take some thought as to what the best donor pieces are.  Some line diagrams would be a great starting point.

The quartet of podded jet engines from the Italeri AC-119 kits you got from me a while back should be useful for making this project happen Carl. ;)
Title: Re: McDonnell Douglas 220
Post by: PR19_Kit on November 25, 2013, 07:18:29 AM
The 220's engine pods are rectangular for some reason. Looks neat but it'd need some work to make them from normal round ones.
Title: Re: McDonnell Douglas 220
Post by: kitnut617 on November 25, 2013, 07:41:39 AM
They look like the engine pods from a Neptune or C-123 --
Title: Re: McDonnell Douglas 220
Post by: The Big Gimper on November 25, 2013, 07:57:03 AM
Yes, only one was built. I'll like to build one but it take some thought as to what the best donor pieces are.  Some line diagrams would be a great starting point.

The quartet of podded jet engines from the Italeri AC-119 kits you got from me a while back should be useful for making this project happen Carl. ;)

Jeff: I have already set those aside as well as a Dominie for this build. Looking for 1/144 707 or DC-8 wings. 
Title: Re: McDonnell Douglas 220
Post by: upnorth on November 25, 2013, 02:33:21 PM
They look like the engine pods from a Neptune or C-123 --

They reminded me a bit of B-66 engines.
Title: Re: McDonnell Douglas 220
Post by: capttom on November 28, 2013, 04:43:19 AM
From what I've read, the engine pods were squared off to help prevent foreign object ingestion. The plane was at the El Paso International Airport and is clearly visible outside a hangar on Google or Bing satellite map photos. Maybe the jet's still there.