[MOC] Lego Douglas DC-9 WIP

[Redrado]

Hello all! 

I present to you the first preview of my Douglas DC-9 aircraft I'm currently working on. As of now, I only have the nose section completed, as shown in the image. It's not perfect, since the cockpit windos sit a little too high, but still very happy with it. As of now, I'm building it in white but it will most likely wear the older Iberia livery (not the red and orange one, but the even older one with the red cheatline). The techniques used are not out of this world, mostly snots and angled bricks. 

Please, let me know if you have any suggestion or feedback! 

[Redrado]

Some updates! 

Edited August 17, 2023 by Redrado

[Magical Duck]

This looks great so far! Will the landing gear retract?

[Redrado]

On 8/21/2023 at 3:15 AM, Magical Duck said:

This looks great so far! Will the landing gear retract?

Thanks! Unfortunately by the way it is designed there is not enough space, but the gear is made in such a way that it's easy to removed and fill the gap (especially in the nose gear). 

Edited August 22, 2023 by Redrado

[Redrado]

The final version is finished (to be fair, it has been for a while...). The most interesting part is that it's modular, which means many variants of the plane can be made (since there are many with different fuselage lengths). Unfortunately, at least for now, it doesn't have retractable landing gear, but it can easily be removed and replaced with a cover. It also features movable ailerons (but not flaps...). According to stud.io, it measures 84.5 cm in length, 75 cm in width, and 21.4 cm in height (with landing gear). It has 2,427 pieces and should weigh around 2.1 kg.

I also built it with the Iberia livery from the 1970s (before the iconic one designed by Landor). The only downside is that the livery requires some modification to the nose that I’m not too thrilled about, but oh well. I’ve made a couple of night renders, as I felt like experimenting with stud.io. I also made period-appropriate service vehicles for it.





Any feedback is welcome! 

Edited June 2 by Redrado

[Shiva]

Nice it is :)

[hikouki]

Amazing work!!!

I would definitely buy this if this were a set!

[Feuer Zug]

Nicely done. I do like how you mention the variants and the ability to change the DC-9 to suit.

[steele]

For a DC-9-50, is there an easy way to add the strakes on the nose?

[Redrado]

Thanks all! 
 

On 6/5/2025 at 5:30 PM, steele said:

For a DC-9-50, is there an easy way to add the strakes on the nose?

Honestly, didn’t think about it. I will try it out and see what I can come up with! Thanks for the suggestion.