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Development Update 08/16/2025

A fresh exterior art pass puts the first Airfoillabs livery on the AFL 737 MAX 8.

Aug 16, 2025

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737 MAX Development

AFL 737 MAX 8 in flight wearing the orange and white Airfoillabs house livery

A visual treat this week! Instead of deep-dive systems, we've been polishing what you see on the ramp.

Airfoillabs Team

AFL 737 MAX 8 vertical fin close-up in the orange Airfoillabs livery with panel lines and rivet detail

Fuselage & Vertical Fin

The exterior shell is built and fully UV-unwrapped for clean, distortion-free paint across the fuselage and vertical fin.

Rear three-quarter view of the AFL 737 MAX 8 in flight showing the orange tail with the number eight

First Airfoillabs Livery

Our house colors are on the airframe - and this livery also sets the baseline for future repaints.

Close-up of the AFL 737 MAX 8 fuselage stripes with rivet rows and metal panel seams

Detail, Detail, Detail

We've placed thousands of bolts and rivets and defined metal panel connections in the normal map, so seams, fasteners, and panels pop under lighting.

Head-on view of the AFL 737 MAX 8 nose with crisp paint boundaries and panel detail

Texture Readiness

Consistent texel density and layout keep logos sharp and panel lines aligned across doors and hatches.

More to Come

Check out the new screenshots throughout this update to see the depth and definition these maps add to the surface. Thanks for flying along with us - more eye candy is coming as we expand the exterior set.

Clear skies,
Juraj, Airfoillabs

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