British Airways 777 America

HNL-Chris · 09-16-2001, 04:29 PM

Just a suggestion in light of the events of 9/11/01

bobcoppk · 09-16-2001, 05:08 PM

A Beautiful "Custom", Chris!!...You Should Send A Pic to BA!!

North American, the El Al subsidary based out of JFK has a similar "tail logo", but Old Glory looks GREAT on the BA!!

Ozz · 09-16-2001, 07:36 PM

I don't have any of the BA world tails as I'm not thrilled with the new livery, (I miss the Landor). But I'd be all over this one just as it is.
It wouldn't suprise me if BA already had something like this in the works, Brits have a lot of class.

09-16-2001, 08:39 PM

Great idea Chris and great looking job!! I am all for this one....who knows?

NEADC9 · 09-16-2001, 09:02 PM

Very nice indeed. Very classy. Very British.

niels · 09-17-2001, 11:38 AM

I can see this sort of livery as a possibility (but I wouldn't expect BA to put the word `God' into play).

Travis Campbell · 09-17-2001, 01:53 PM

Great Idea Chris. Here is my idea, Gemini releases one comemmorative model for the events. Like a BA 747-400 with the USA tail. I bought the DW North American 737-800 because I feel my collection now needs to display the American Flag.

Nick · 09-17-2001, 04:18 PM

Nice one Chris, as a Brit i'm impressed and I support this. Although I have to say that i've NEVER seen a Union Jack on an American aircraft... At least there was BA's "Waves of the City."
Just a thought, i'd appreciate it if I don't get about 40 fuming responses.

God Bless,

niels · 09-17-2001, 04:22 PM

Getting off-topic but there is a US Navy ship:
USS Winston Churchill

Nick · 09-17-2001, 04:31 PM

Is there? Well then, I retract my statement!

Although can anyone think of airline examples?

HNL-Chris · 09-17-2001, 05:35 PM

First of all, the model was just a way for me to express my feelings. And, if British Airways hadn't done the World Tails I probably wouldn't have thought of it. I really like what British Airways did and feel they should have never discontinued it.

I don't think any airline has gone as far as I'm suggesting, although what we witnessed this past week was unprecedented too. I do believe that several U.S. airlines have named aircraft after cities served around the world. I'll look for some examples.

Chansen · 09-19-2001, 11:10 AM

This I created two years ago I was going to mail it to British Airways. I would have to change the flag on the starboard side of the plane. I will post this here due to the content of the thread. Anyone who has an elps printer or just may want to do this design on a 1/400th scale I will release an eps file for this for a BA tail design. I will scale up the art work unchanged from what you see. I will do this when I can. If not I can do this in a PDF file. This is a BMP representation of low res quality I will contact Gordon to see if in some way I can get a high res PDF or EPS file attached. For PDF you will need a reader program like ACROBAT. In PDF I would be worried about the size getting beyond a 1/400 th scale size I will make.

Steve · 09-19-2001, 04:39 PM

Another view of Craig's version:

Nice! The fireworks give it 4th of July feel!
Steve

Continentalboy · 11-07-2001, 02:38 PM

can somebody make me a british airline plane with a american flag for the tail
email me at patrick1678@yahoo.com

09-16-2001, 04:29 PM	#1
HNL-Chris Insane Collector Join Date: May 2000 Location: Honolulu, HI/Denver, CO USA Age: 24 Posts: 2,087	British Airways 777 America Just a suggestion in light of the events of 9/11/01 __________________ To visit Chris and Jack's 1/400 & 1/500 photo albums at, Click here or our web site at http://www.hnl-chris.com Last edited by HNL-Chris; 09-16-2001 at 07:36 PM.

09-16-2001, 07:36 PM	#3
Ozz Insane Collector Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Canada (CYVR) Age: 50 Posts: 2,763	I don't have any of the BA world tails as I'm not thrilled with the new livery, (I miss the Landor). But I'd be all over this one just as it is. It wouldn't suprise me if BA already had something like this in the works, Brits have a lot of class. __________________ Ozz ORANGE IS BEAUTIFUL *GO WESTJET!!!* We need more CPAir/CDN and don't forget PWA and BA Landor!

09-16-2001, 08:39 PM	#4
Jim McDonald Guest Posts: n/a	Awesome.... Great idea Chris and great looking job!! I am all for this one....who knows?

09-17-2001, 11:38 AM	#6
niels Insane Collector Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: , Location, Location Posts: 1,518	I can see this sort of livery as a possibility (but I wouldn't expect BA to put the word `God' into play). __________________ ---- BWIA West Indies 1:400 final livery MD-83; oldest liveries: Britannia, Viscount, Viking, DC-3; sandy livery: A321, DC-9-30, -80, 727, 707-138, -220) 1:250 scale? No, thank you. ---------------------------

09-17-2001, 04:18 PM	#8
Nick Old School Collector Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: England Age: 33 Posts: 109	Nice one Chris, as a Brit i'm impressed and I support this. Although I have to say that i've NEVER seen a Union Jack on an American aircraft... At least there was BA's "Waves of the City." Just a thought, i'd appreciate it if I don't get about 40 fuming responses. God Bless, __________________ ~Nick I should have something witty or a quote written here... But I can't think of either.

09-16-2001, 05:08 PM	#2
bobcoppk 4 Decade Model Collector Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Pinellas Park, Florida U.S.A. Posts: 673	A Beautiful "Custom", Chris!!...You Should Send A Pic to BA!! North American, the El Al subsidary based out of JFK has a similar "tail logo", but Old Glory looks GREAT on the BA!!

09-16-2001, 09:02 PM	#5
NEADC9 Insane Collector Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Franklin, MA Posts: 981	Very nice indeed. Very classy. Very British.

09-17-2001, 01:53 PM	#7
Travis Campbell Insane Collector Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Detroit, Michigan (Roughly) Age: 27 Posts: 1,067	Great Idea Chris. Here is my idea, Gemini releases one comemmorative model for the events. Like a BA 747-400 with the USA tail. I bought the DW North American 737-800 because I feel my collection now needs to display the American Flag.

09-17-2001, 04:22 PM	#9
niels Insane Collector Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: , Location, Location Posts: 1,518	Getting off-topic but there is a US Navy ship: USS Winston Churchill __________________ ---- BWIA West Indies 1:400 final livery MD-83; oldest liveries: Britannia, Viscount, Viking, DC-3; sandy livery: A321, DC-9-30, -80, 727, 707-138, -220) 1:250 scale? No, thank you. --------------------------- Last edited by niels; 09-17-2001 at 05:32 PM.

09-17-2001, 04:31 PM	#10
Nick Old School Collector Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: England Age: 33 Posts: 109	Good point Niels... Is there? Well then, I retract my statement! Although can anyone think of airline examples? __________________ ~Nick I should have something witty or a quote written here... But I can't think of either.

09-17-2001, 05:35 PM	#11
HNL-Chris Insane Collector Join Date: May 2000 Location: Honolulu, HI/Denver, CO USA Age: 24 Posts: 2,087	There's always a first time. First of all, the model was just a way for me to express my feelings. And, if British Airways hadn't done the World Tails I probably wouldn't have thought of it. I really like what British Airways did and feel they should have never discontinued it. I don't think any airline has gone as far as I'm suggesting, although what we witnessed this past week was unprecedented too. I do believe that several U.S. airlines have named aircraft after cities served around the world. I'll look for some examples. __________________ To visit Chris and Jack's 1/400 & 1/500 photo albums at, Click here or our web site at http://www.hnl-chris.com

09-19-2001, 11:10 AM	#12
Chansen Insane Collector Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Parker, CO Posts: 2,883	757 BA US! This I created two years ago I was going to mail it to British Airways. I would have to change the flag on the starboard side of the plane. I will post this here due to the content of the thread. Anyone who has an elps printer or just may want to do this design on a 1/400th scale I will release an eps file for this for a BA tail design. I will scale up the art work unchanged from what you see. I will do this when I can. If not I can do this in a PDF file. This is a BMP representation of low res quality I will contact Gordon to see if in some way I can get a high res PDF or EPS file attached. For PDF you will need a reader program like ACROBAT. In PDF I would be worried about the size getting beyond a 1/400 th scale size I will make. Last edited by Chansen; 09-19-2001 at 12:37 PM.

09-19-2001, 04:39 PM	#13
Steve Master Collector Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 834	Another view of Craig's version: Nice! The fireworks give it 4th of July feel! Steve

11-07-2001, 02:38 PM	#14
Continentalboy Senior Collector Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 306	can somebody make me a british airline plane with a american flag for the tail email me at patrick1678@yahoo.com __________________ HEllo

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