Alvaro

13 Years in the making
Hours of research for the models on eBay and many other platforums
Totaling 150 Belgian Models
From scale 1/500 to scale 1/75
All types of manufactures
Some Antinques, Some Samples

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Sobelair (R.I.P)
Sn Brussels (R.I.P Officialy since 25th march 2007)
NEW BELGIAN AIRLINER : Sn brussels + Virgin Express = Brussels Airlines

MSR777

That collection is very impressive. Well done, and thanks for posting pics of it.

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airplanenut5588

This has to be one of the biggest single carrier collections I've ever seen in private hands, very nice

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BAConcorde

Seriously awesome collection and very impressive. Now that's a criteria, folks!!! Great stuff.

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jixer

Woah! That's incredible. And there are some seriously interesting and rare models in there. AS others have said, thank you for sharing.

727pilot

Great collection! That's exactly what I'm trying to achieve with my Lufthansa models!

I like the three tin toys very much: The "Schuco Radiant" - a Vickers Viscount, which Sabena never flew... The Convair CV-340 made by "Tipp&Co" (unfortunetaly yours is missing the front gear). And the Boeing Vertol helicopter. Who was the manufacturer of that one???

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Alvaro

Thanks for the lovely words!

@ 727pilot: The Vertol105 is made by Daiya. The little ones are Siky and Dinky Toys.

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Sobelair (R.I.P)
Sn Brussels (R.I.P Officialy since 25th march 2007)
NEW BELGIAN AIRLINER : Sn brussels + Virgin Express = Brussels Airlines

SgtMoody

Wow!! Very impressive and nice layout too, that Chinook is very cute!

karun83

impressive! Having flown SABENA twice in the early 90s, I must say it was a 'great way to fly'...

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Alvaro

Sabena was indeed a great Belgian flag carrier!

Nice to read that you have flown with them as well!

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Sobelair (R.I.P)
Sn Brussels (R.I.P Officialy since 25th march 2007)
NEW BELGIAN AIRLINER : Sn brussels + Virgin Express = Brussels Airlines

karun83

Indeed! I remember flying their DC-10 twice from Bombay to Brussels and back... What an airline... Also remember getting one of those SCHABAK model sets (consisting of the B747, A310 and the B737) and the Aerokit (like LEGO) from their inflight sales. Again the kiddies pack was given and a complimentary set of Quattro game with complete SABENA branding on the box. I still have those things with me with the Quattro being in near MINT condition. Their kiddies pack used to have that 'Captain Blue Sky' motif all over it, if I am not mistaken...

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ooh777

Hallo Alvaro...nice collection...ik zie dat de 747-300 goed is terecht gekomen

Echt leuk gedaan....groeten v Sergio uit DH

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Alvaro

That is correct Karun! It does have the Cpt Blue Sky motif! I love them!

Inderdaad Sergio, hij staat mooi in mijn verzameling Hartelijk dank!

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NEW BELGIAN AIRLINER : Sn brussels + Virgin Express = Brussels Airlines

Graham Bridges

Fabulous collection, nicely displayed too. Are there 2 French Dinky S-58's there ? Or is one a plastic copy. I've seen plastic copies of the S-58 at the Woluwe swapmeet many years ago. The Siku is cute, but we mustn't mention 250 scale on this forum

Can you please answer a question about the SABENA blue. The Herpa Convair looks far too dark. Having said that I can remember seeing the 2 SABENA Bristol freighters at Southend in 1961 and thinking that they looked a brighter blue than the c/v's and DC-6's that were coming in to LAP (now LHR). Were there 2 different shades of blue in use at some time ?

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Retroguy

trés bien, tous ces models sont vraiment beaux !

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Alvaro

Graham I will have a look for you! I'll keep you posted!

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NEW BELGIAN AIRLINER : Sn brussels + Virgin Express = Brussels Airlines

KLM B747-400F

Very nice collection, like the DHL collection very much.. Are those all in 1:400..??? And last question is that B727-100 in the old DHL colours still somewhere available..?????

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Alvaro

DHL is 1/400 & 1/500. The B727 is herpa release in 1/500. I would not have a slight idea where you can find this one

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Sobelair (R.I.P)
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NEW BELGIAN AIRLINER : Sn brussels + Virgin Express = Brussels Airlines

StillAir

Well, looking at the IF200 DC-10 CORSAIR (mine is now for 1 hour left for EUR 99 on ebay) I think it also have a reg. from Belgium

PS: Very nice collection (especially the 1:50 GOLDHOFER push-back from Fraport It seems you need also the new one for the A380

a380b747a340b777

Awesome collection.

Congratulations!

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A.DFRN

Hi Graham et al,
Yes, there has been at least two shades of blue for SABENA aircraft.
I have two little pots of paint, made by XtraColor (Hannants) for DACO Products and sold by Aviation Megastore in Schiphol (NL) which are designated : PA-12 Sabena Old Dark Blue, and PA-08 Sabena Medium Blue. I can't tell what is the period relative to these shades, but the difference is visible at naked eye.

Graham Bridges

Hi Alain, thanks for the information. Maybe you can work out a date from what I remember (if that's still reliable)

Caravelles, Bristol Freighters and 707's only ever seen in lighter blue (1960-61)

DC-6's and convair liners could be either colour and presumably went through a paint change at some time.

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payton89222

fantastic collection you got!!! very impressive!!! thanks for sharing with us! =)

Ironclaw

That is very nice

Well done!!!

A.DFRN

Hi Graham,
The only I can tell, is that following the DACO catalogue, the PA-12 Dark Blue corresponds to the 1960s schemes, and the PA-08 Medium Blue to the 1980s schemes. I saw there was also another shade PA-38 Dark Blue (2000s schemes). I hope this corresponds approximatively with your memories, because I don't remember myself at all, and all my period pictures are B/W.

AIR FRANCE 340

Thank you Alvaro, your collection is simply fantastic.

I am sorry for coming so late.
Such a collection is a book wide open on Belgian airlines.

Although I have almost everything from DC 3 to the A 380, my little Air France fleet is ridiculous compared to what you have.

Congratulations.

Jean Pierre.

Graham Bridges

Dear JP,

We are both old enough now to know that it is not always size that counts

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thamesradar

So...you like Belgium I guess?

Beautiful collection, congratulations and thanks for sharing those photos!

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FLXMCT

Fantastic collection.Some very interesting models there.Is that a 1:200 Western Models Caravelle?

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Gunship01

I always did like the Sabena livery. Subtile is not a bad thing.

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QF707

What a stunning collection...a true visual feast. You are to be congratulated on your devotion and commitment to your collecting. This is not just a model collection but indeed preserved history of a once great airline. I have a similar Qantas Group/Ansett Group/Virgin Blue/Virgin Australia collection, and would love to share with you all, but I am not sure how to up-load photos.
qf707

Alvaro

Thank you all for the lovely feedback!

@FLXMCT: It is indeed a WM 1:200 Sabena Caravelle. It took me ages to have it!

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Sobelair (R.I.P)
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NEW BELGIAN AIRLINER : Sn brussels + Virgin Express = Brussels Airlines

Alvaro

@QF707: Yes it would be great seeing your fleet collection as well! You can use Image hosting, free photo sharing & video sharing at Photobucket to upload pictures. Good luck!

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Sabena (R.I.P)
Sobelair (R.I.P)
Sn Brussels (R.I.P Officialy since 25th march 2007)
NEW BELGIAN AIRLINER : Sn brussels + Virgin Express = Brussels Airlines