Sample PSA - Orange!

D-AIHK · 07-19-2012, 09:34 AM

Guys,

I know that I am downsizing my 1:200 collection but I could not resist! It will sit nicely with my Pink version!! This is a sample model and I am not sure whether it will be released. It is an IF200...

Enjoy...

camaroz06 · 07-19-2012, 10:18 AM

Nice sample, did the pink one have the incorrect Hawaiian logo or something like that?

D-AIHK · 07-19-2012, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by camaroz06

Nice sample, did the pink one have the incorrect Hawaiian logo or something like that?

That I'm not sure about.. I guess that a question for someone who has better knowledge about these models.

Wingnut · 07-19-2012, 11:11 AM

Very nice. Much better than the pink....Now all we need is a MD-80...

D-AIHK · 07-19-2012, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Joseph Brice

Very nice. Much better than the pink....Now all we need is a MD-80...

It certainly is different... Which one flew more commonly the Pink or the Orange?

Prop-Jet Electra · 07-19-2012, 11:29 AM

Very good looking. Since PSA orange happened after the L-1011s were sold this is a fantasy model - we don't seem to have a lot of production fantasy models in 1:200. That Trans Global 707 is the only one I can think of.

D-AIHK · 07-19-2012, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Prop-Jet Electra

Very good looking. Since PSA orange happened after the L-1011s were sold this is a fantasy model - we don't seem to have a lot of production fantasy models in 1:200. That Trans Global 707 is the only one I can think of.

I thought that the Orange livery was in existence in 1977. When did PSA phase the Tristars out?

Prop-Jet Electra · 07-19-2012, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by D-AIHK

I thought that the Orange livery was in existence in 1977. When did PSA phase the Tristars out?

PSA history site says L-1011 service ended April 25, 1975

D-AIHK · 07-19-2012, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Prop-Jet Electra

PSA history site says L-1011 service ended April 25, 1975

What was the reason for phasing the Tristars out of service? I'm presuming that they only entered in 1974?

qantas747sp · 07-19-2012, 05:06 PM

Very nice model.

Prop-Jet Electra · 07-19-2012, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by D-AIHK

What was the reason for phasing the Tristars out of service? I'm presuming that they only entered in 1974?

They weren't economical to operate in the PSA commuter-type system.

Lots of cool pics and trivia here:

The PSA History/Oldtimers Page - Lockheed L-1011

crownvic · 07-19-2012, 06:59 PM

I too have that sample though I have never taken it out of the box..I picked mine up at the factory about 5 years ago..It will not make it into production..I will check to see if mine has the logos as I dont think it does..Good find...

D-AIHK · 07-19-2012, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by crownvic

I too have that sample though I have never taken it out of the box..I picked mine up at the factory about 5 years ago..It will not make it into production..I will check to see if mine has the logos as I dont think it does..Good find...

Hi Russell,

Thanks for the comments. Was lucky to have picked this up. I didn't really want it but I just got tempted!

N553UA · 07-19-2012, 07:10 PM

Someone should make this and put it on the market. I'd buy one.

D-AIHK · 07-19-2012, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by N553UA

Someone should make this and put it on the market. I'd buy one.

Make me an offer an you can have mine!

Kitty Hawk 1903 · 07-19-2012, 08:08 PM

I can't nail down the exact date,but I think PSA switched from pink to orange roughly late 76 to early 77? They also had the two different style titles on the orange livery as well. Love this photo of the PSA girls.

D-AIHK · 07-19-2012, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Kitty Hawk 1903

I can't nail down the exact date,but I think PSA switched from pink to orange roughly late 76 to early 77? They also had the two different style titles on the orange livery as well. Love this photo of the PSA girls.

Thats a brilliant picture of the ladies.. Did their uniform change to orange when the livery change too?

Still trying to figure out why PSA retired their L1011's so early?

Kitty Hawk 1903 · 07-19-2012, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by D-AIHK

Thats a brilliant picture of the ladies.. Did there uniform change to orange when the livery change too?

Still trying to figure out why PSA retired their L1011's so early?

See link for the uniforms. As for the L-1011's,I believe they were simply to big for the routes they were on?

PSA Pacific Southwest Airlines uniforms

D-AIHK · 07-19-2012, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Kitty Hawk 1903

See link for the uniforms. As for the L-1011's,I believe they were simply to big for the routes they were on?

PSA Pacific Southwest Airlines uniforms

Thanks for the link... Found that the Airline could not afford the fuel for the aircraft and had to ground them.

The uniforms are great. I have noticed that from the sixties the length of the dress get progressively longer!

D-AIHK · 07-19-2012, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Prop-Jet Electra

They weren't economical to operate in the PSA commuter-type system.

Lots of cool pics and trivia here:

The PSA History/Oldtimers Page - Lockheed L-1011

Thanks for the info...

Kitty Hawk 1903 · 07-19-2012, 08:50 PM

Lots of PSA info online. Just Google them. This photo,I always kind of liked. Sadly,one of the girls in the photo,Debbie McCarthy,lost her life in the San Diego accident.

D-AIHK · 07-19-2012, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by crownvic

I too have that sample though I have never taken it out of the box..I picked mine up at the factory about 5 years ago..It will not make it into production..I will check to see if mine has the logos as I dont think it does..Good find...

Will you be sharing pictures of your sample models?

Prop-Jet Electra · 07-19-2012, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Kitty Hawk 1903

Lots of PSA info online. Just Google them. This photo,I always kind of liked. Sadly,one of the girls in the photo,Debbie McCarthy,lost her life in the San Diego accident.

Yes all their photos are here PSA 182. 24 years later the accident is still quite upsetting. The week after the crash Time Magazine published one of the famous Hans Wendt photos on the cover - I bought the issue to go in my aviation collection, read the article and promptly threw it away.

Kitty Hawk 1903 · 07-19-2012, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Prop-Jet Electra

Yes all their photos are here PSA 182. 24 years later the accident is still quite upsetting. The week after the crash Time Magazine published one of the famous Hans Wendt photos on the cover - I bought the issue to go in my aviation collection, read the article and promptly threw it away.

I didn't want to get to far off the thread topic,but yes,the accident was very sad. Many photos online from the San Diego air and space museum archives the morning of the accident. I know a gentleman, who still lives in San Diego,who was friends with FA Karen Borzewski. She was best friends with Debbie McCarthy,and they bid blocks most of the time,so they could fly together. That's why they were both on 182. On a much lighter and happier note,I would like to see more photos of the orange L-1011.

DELTA-711 · 07-20-2012, 03:11 AM

very nice model Ashley... a Tristar always looks great no matter what the livery!!

But this one does look extra special

D-AIHK · 07-20-2012, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by DELTA-711

very nice model Ashley... a Tristar always looks great no matter what the livery!!

But this one does look extra special

Thanks mate!

crownvic · 07-20-2012, 10:36 PM

ooops silly me, grabbed the wrong sample box..grabbed the Pink Courtline L-1011 with the colors reversed..wasnt even sure if I even have the PSA as I was thinking of this model..low and behold my orange one is on display this whole time on the glass shelve in my office!..it does have the logos too..I cant keep track of all this crap Im getting too old...Ill post pics tmrw...

crownvic · 07-21-2012, 06:28 PM

here you go as promised..orange sample..the Pink PSA is a sample the colors are wrong and are reversed, and the Bahamas Air 737 has no relevency at all as usual...

Kitty Hawk 1903 · 07-21-2012, 06:48 PM

no relevency at all as usual... that's what my wife says about most things I have to say.

Thanks for the photos.

D-AIHK · 07-21-2012, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by crownvic

here you go as promised..orange sample..the Pink PSA is a sample the colors are wrong and are reversed, and the Bahamas Air 737 has no relevency at all as usual...

Are you sure the Pink Tristar is a PSA? Looks like a Courtline but I could be mistaken.

The Bahamas 737 looks good.

crownvic · 07-21-2012, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by D-AIHK

Are you sure the Pink Tristart is a PSA? Looks like a Courtline but I could be mistaken.

The Bahamas 737 looks good.

yep Courtline all the way..totally senile and proud of it!