NG Models 1:400 Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 N8681M Diecast Model

1:400 Diecast: Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 N8681M "Triple Crown One" (NG Models NG58238)

Registration N8681M is a Boeing 737-8H4(WL), MSN 36904 (Line Number 5786), first flown 9 February 2016. Southwest Airlines painted this 737-800 in the "Triple Crown One" special livery to commemorate the airline's achievement of winning the U.S. Department of Transportation's Triple Crown award—fewest customer complaints, fewest mishandled bags, and best on-time performance—in a single month. Southwest is the only carrier to have won this award five consecutive times. N8681M was chosen as the dedicated display aircraft for this achievement, making it one of the most historically significant special livery 737s in the Southwest fleet.

Livery & Visual Details

The fuselage is deep blue. The vertical stabilizer shows Southwest's Heart logo in red, orange, and yellow diagonal stripes on a blue background, with "Southwest" in white/light blue script below. The forward fuselage directly behind the cockpit windows carries a prominent graphic of a stylized hot air balloon shaped from the Southwest Heart design in red, orange, and yellow with a small basket beneath. "Southwest" titles appear in white/light blue script on the upper aft fuselage. The nacelles are painted in matching deep blue with white/light grey intake lips. Fan blades are dark metallic grey. No chevron nozzles on the exhaust. The winglets are Blended Winglets in light grey. Rolling gear extended. Multiple small blade antennas on dorsal fuselage.

Model Craft & Collectibility

NG Models item NG58238 uses the high-detail Boeing 737-800 mould with Scimitar Winglet accuracy at 1:400 scale. Diecast metal construction, pre-assembled and pre-painted. This release is listed as sold out and discontinued by primary retailers, reflecting collector demand for Southwest special livery subjects.

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• Age 16+ only. Not a toy. Precision diecast collector's model.