CaptB_DC-10

does anyone have a 1:200 airport???????

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B-huj

i have been on this project for a while, but nothing can be achieved:

1)not enough space to waste, sorry, "to spare".
2)there are no bloody GSE's in that scale
3)buildings have to be quite good or they will look silly in such a big scale.

I have quite some 1/200 airliners and would love to build a decent diorama (only a section of the airport would be enough) to display them. I have always had some architectural models in mind, but I have no experience in building wood and plastic terminals...There was this guy from the Philippines who built a 1/400 terminal with all the exterior and interior details (lights, furniture, people) of the building. He had studied architecture, I recall. I have lost his photos.

The most important problem is the lack of 1/200 vehicles...railway modelling can provide 1/160 or 1/150, even 1/220, but that is the closest you get. I also remember a discussion about buses and cars on 1/160 (N-gauge). Well, so far, I have not heard of any achievements in 1/200 airport modelling. If anyone has an ongoing project I believe we would all love to see their work.

yyzlax

As in 1/200 airports,check out Gavin Miller
AIRCRAFT MODELS on your search engine.You will
be suprised!

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NYCAAer

The American Airlines terminal at JFK has a 1/200 airport diorama of the AA terminal that is due to be completed in 2007. No GSE, but there are a couple dozen Flight Miniatures/Long Prosper AA 757s, 767s & 777s at the terminal. Needless to say, it is huge, & would be insane to have at home. It's larger than a king-size bed.

B-huj

thanks yyzlax for the tip.
here is a link:
http://users.bigpond.net.au/miller_s...els_index.html

I remember visiting this site and wondering where those GSE came from. I later found they were PCCHolland and a little off scale, but now almost impossible to find in any shop.

By the way, I found these on Wings900, the author is a guy named Jao and comes from the Phillipines. Amazing 1/400 airport!

B-huj

here they are in action.
Image taken from FD at wings900 as well....I think he published the same photos here in DAC.

axis

this is the new domestic terminal in manila, but currently is used as both domestic and international, but since fees are very high, only philippine airlines uses them. so if you come to manila by another airline, chances are you won't step on this terminal unless you have a domestic flt via PAL. it's just less a kilometer down the road from the old NAIA.

FlyNavy

axis, you need to stop bring these old topics from te dead.

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You want to see a 1/200 airport. Check out:

http://www.modelmasters.net/act01a.htm

The pictures enlarge if you click on them.

Cheers!

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