Alaska Airlines Bombardier Q400

Airplane time!

Next airplane has landed in my collection. It's a short-haul Bombardier Q400 of Alaska Airlines.

No innovations here, except for the engines - it's the first turboprop, and I already know I don't like working with the prop's blades.

The airplane is about 10 inches in length.

Waterproof fabric markers come handy in situations such as these - Alaska Airlines has one of the toughest logos to embroider. That's why I drew it, instead of embroidering.

An original airplane at the airport in Yakima, WA. 

The Small Guy and the Big Guy

Airbus A330-300, Delta Arlines

After a long break from sewing, I'm back with something different. Well, not quite, but temporarily I gave up the "How to Sew Your Dragon" project since DreamWorks overwhelms us with too many new species being introduces to the movies and series. 

Instead, I decided to develop the Airplanes project. I had made two airplanes before, but recently I thought of expanding my aircraft fleet having come up with some really cool solutions and techniques that needed to be implemented. 

And so, on New Year's Eve, an Airbus A330-300 of Delta Airlines, registration N820NW, was finished.

The sketches and the final outcome.

What's new about this airplane is, most importantly, the wings. I used foam sheets to make them stiff inside. Previous airplanes have their wings stuffed, and however nice and soft it is, foam wings make the wings thinner and thus the airplane looking way more realistic.

It is also my first airplane to have winglets.

 I used a silver, glossy fabric to make engine and wing edges, so that they look metallic.

All the writings are hand-embroidered. 

An original A330-300 of Delta Airlines