Carlos Perea

With Skybus now Skybust, what's going to happen to the remaining stock of exclusive A319 models that Gemini made for them?

BuddyK

Good question .... I just posed the question on the GJ forum.
I'll pass on the answer(s) (if I get one).

Wasn't there a rumor (daydreaming ?) about the next GJ200 A319 being a Skybus ?

Buddy

N. Eberhard

The only thing I see happening is that people are buying them like hotcakes fresh off the griddle.

centaur747

Only people who did not have the "pleasure" of experiencing service to airports 40 miles from their named destination............ Niagra/Toronto??????? Stewart/ NYC...........whats next, Brownsville/Mexico City

goldy

When Aloha and Oasis went out of business this past week everything in my inventory Aloha and Oasis sold out.

Peewee

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QFA388

I ordered one from Nick without knowing who they were and before they went bust.
It was the livery that appealed to me and that I don't have many 319s in my collection.

Midway1979

I don't understand why models become so hot when an airline shuts down. Yes, the increased awareness probably creates a more nostalgic moment, but heck, they are not like other airline memorabilia that can not be re-created.

I see this with airplane slides and it makes sense. I do slide photography and a slide is a one of a kind unless duped of course. Once you can't photograph a plane it becomes a rare find. However, with models, anyone can release a model at any time.

Can someone else shed light on this?

N. Eberhard

Well my friend, models are almost always produced once and that is it. There are exceptions when it comes to 'mainline' carriers that also buy models to sell in their store, but not so for niche carriers like Skybus, etc.

I myself do not have a Skybus in my collection. The livery reminds me too much of the 'hippy' days and I honestly despise anything that looks or represents that whole insane era. Yeah, I know I am half nuts myself!

gospodin

Sooo, you don't like George Carlin? What about the Star Trek episode with the space hippies looking for Eden (the guy with the fish ears...remember him? Ate the poison apple...)? What about VW minibuses? What about Vietnam...wait, skip that. What about paisley shirts and bellbottoms? What about "Incense and Peppermints" and "Mellow Yellow"? The Monkees? Man from Uncle? I could go on ad nauseum, but Nick, that was a cooool time, man....

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gospodin

BTW, I don't want a Skybus A319 because I think it's fugly.

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fazeman

Noting what Nick said, models made of diecast, wood, plastic and resin of various scales for Skybus' A319 are released only once. In addition, Skybus itself had an online shop where you could purchase large scale high end models made of wood along with the 1:400 diecast example. I would even go as far as saying that a small carrier like Skybus purchased these models for sales and free promotions.

Unlike the pipeline industry, airlines large and small love marketing campaigns. Independence Air was another small, short lasting airline that had marketing or memorabilia items out the wazoo.

Speaking of airline memorabilia, the re-creation of retro flight bags for distribution and sales is a current trend. I purchased a new Lufthansa bag (yes, they have pockets for cell phones, compact disc players and lap tops) a year ago.

Like you Midway1979, I'm into slides myself. I do agree with you about the unique place that picture slides hold. And if you can get ahold of corporate pictures, that's a much bigger treasure.

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N. Eberhard

If you had been raised by hippies and their pot smoking friends and wearing thrice hand-me-downs, eating borderline garbage being passed off as food then you would totally be in my camp about the whole late 60's thing. My mom threw away a great education and career and married a POS long-haired control freak. Yeah, you could say that I hated that whole 12 years of my life.

But, back to the subject at hand. Keep on buying those Skyjets!

fazeman

Steve,

I'm with you on the TV shows during the hippie era. I don't think anyone can forget Star Trek's "The Menagerie" (1966) with Susan Oliver. She also piloted her aircraft into the record books in 1970.

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gospodin

Yikes! Issues! Sorry, Nick, that must have been rough...didn't mean to make light of it. I just thought you hated the stupidity of the times, with the drugs and crap. On a lighter note, looking forward to my order with you, but no Skybus...

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Garuda747400

i didnt even know skybus existed until there was talk on this forum of there models being sold from there website. the attraction is the exclusive model your mainline dealer cant/ shouldnt be able to get. look at the price of the jetblues. i wanted one but wasnt prepared to buy through the skybus website, i asked nick if he could these and he could so i ordered one from him, now skybus has gone bust before the model even arrives but i will still be keeping it, just because it doesnt fly today doesnt mean it shouldnt be considered. i also love my little independance air A319. and Jetblue A320s, i would never have heard of these airlines if they hadnt produced the models so airlines should relax on there trademarks , lighten up and realise the potential these little models have.

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fazeman

A good project for displaying your soon to be Skybus is to display it with an index card that describes the airline's brief history. The same can go for other short-term knockouts like Independence Air. Well, at least it's an idea.

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N. Eberhard

I am thinking that a postage stamp would be about the right size.

brick driver

Skybus is still going strong here in the UK. Well, Isle of Scilly Skybus is......

fazeman

Ouch! No mercy.

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fazeman

Just to let you all know, the 2008 May issue of Airways Magazine has an excellent five page article on "Skybus" before the airline folded. The article covers the airline's history along with great pictures and a route map. I got the mag so I might as well order the model.

And unbelievably, the same mag has an eight page pictorial on the wildlife tails of "FRONTIER" Airlines' aircraft. Excellent group shots at mainly Denver.

It doesn't stop there. It has a ten page article entitled, "The DC-8 is 50!

Another article features a five page article/pictorial on Style in the Aisle. I definitely need to tour the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington.

And there's plenty of current, historical and technology based articles from places around the globe.

This magazine is a keeper.

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N. Eberhard

Geez, that sounds like one of the best Airliners issues ever. Might have to grab one at Barnes/Noble.