Scale : 1:200 Publisher/Brand : ARD200 Models Version : Diecast metal, with stand, with removable gears, with collectors coin
Airplane type : Lockheed L-1011-385-1-15 TriStar 200 Manufacturer serial number : 1212 Engines : 3 x RB211-524B402 First flight date : May 15th, 1981 Airline : British Airways Registration : G-BHBR, name : "Bude Bay"
Didn't like the L1011 very much in the past, but with the time passing by, became in love with her. I don't know really why, so that means it must come from the heart...
This particular version makes it even more a stunner because of the extremely posh Landor livery she is wearing.
For making the photos, I used a couple of tele-lenses (I had my wide angle lenses not with me, they are currently at another location),
thus I had to work with a very reduced focus depth, hence the "flou artistique".
Finally she found her definitive place in my personal museum, in one of the 80's compartments, together with the Swiss A310 in chocolate livery :
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Gemini Jets 400 Scale....the company collectors love to hate but love to collect..
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Real tomato ketchup Eddie?
Nothing but the best! "I don't know why they call this stuff hamburger helper. It does just fine by itself, huh? I like it better than tuna helper myself, don't you, Clark?"
"you're the gourmet around here, Ed!"
OH! Is this out now? I've been wanting to pre-order it, but with all the negative comments I've read lately about Inflight's long wait for models after they're announced, I've not bothered.
Congrats on your latest arrival!! The TriStar is my favourite aircraft of all time, followed by the 747. I've many fond memories of flying on them. "Back in the day" whenever I'd call an airline (usually Delta) to make plane reservations, I always asked which schedule was serviced by a TriStar and that's the schedule I'd choose.
My last flight on a TriStar was in May 1993, San Francisco to Atlanta and return.
It was announced at AviationMegastore the end of january if I remember well. Finally available the 22th of april.
I immediatly bought one. It has a nice place in my 80s compartments.
I now want one for my 70s (Eastern) and my 90s (Delta) compartments.
I have patience. Sooner or later they will be available again.
It was announced at AviationMegastore the end of january if I remember well. Finally available the 22th of april.
I immediatly bought one. It has a nice place in my 80s compartments.
I now want one for my 70s (Eastern) and my 90s (Delta) compartments.
I have patience. Sooner or later they will be available again.
Thank you Randy.
I'm really hoping IF will release the Delta TriStar that was scheduled to be released. Just pay Delta their fees and get it done!
It was announced at AviationMegastore the end of january if I remember well. Finally available the 22th of april.
I immediatly bought one. It has a nice place in my 80s compartments.
I now want one for my 70s (Eastern) and my 90s (Delta) compartments.
I have patience. Sooner or later they will be available again.
Thank you Randy.
I don't think it is available yet inn the US. I've been on the fence about this model for a while, but thanks to the photos of @deephalo I just placed a "pre-order" here in the US for one too!
I emailed my retailer and he checked with his distributor. They are in transit and depending on how fast things move through the ports they should be here this month.
As to the pictures, If you understand the way to really photograph models, you should do a tutorial for the rest of us. Mine sometimes come out great, but it’s a crapshoot.
When exactly did the Landor colour scheme get introduced. Was it in I981 with the Tristars as per the first flight date in the thread? I ask because they were used on the Pakistan route and there were a whole lot of Pakistan based flight attendants in the early 80s who wore the Landor colour scheme uniforms.Trying to place the year the hiring of the Pakistani based FAs began?
Designed by the famous design house Landor Associates this updated scheme was unveiled in December 1984. It was quite similar to the Negus scheme but the white roof was replaced with 'Pearl Grey' and the blue belly replaced with 'Midnight Blue'. The speedbird was replaced with a 'Brilliant Red' speedwing running along lower fuselage. The red tail top replaced by blue with British Airways' coat of arms within it. The title font was also changed and capitalised. Aircraft remained individually named.
Delivered to British 3rd May 1985. Originally ordered by Airtours International Airways & delivered 27th May 1981.
Not Airtours International Airways, they didn't begin operations until 1991 with MD83's, they went onto expand with A320's, A321's, A330's, 757's, 767's DC10's and a 6 month lease of a 747 but never got close to operating the L1011 Tristar.
Airtours Int Airways was the in-house charter airline for the Airtours Holidays Group ( later Mytravel - Thomas Cook)
The Tristar was operated for the BA charter subsidiary British Airtours which later became Caledonian Airways after BA aquired British Caledonian Airways in 1987.
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Wardair Canada probably the best airline ther ever was.
Got the Negus and Landor in the post en route, i'd have got the Airtours if I'd not spent so (too) much on 1/200 these last few weeks.
I must say, I think I'd have preferred the Negus with 'British' only titles, but no biggie
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