Sunday, February 15, 2009

Airliner and Airliner Model Pics...and a few favorite cars....

added May 8, 2013
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Above NYC aboard a Continental Embraer-145. Last row, last seat.
Magnificent. The "Jungle Jet" has amazing window seats!

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special note: A favorite InFlight 1/200 model -
Braniff 707 - rare teal green version. IF#70003
purchased online in 2007


Air Tran Boeing 717 - December 2009
My Mirage Models Braniff Flying Colors Boeing 2707-300 SST model
My new Lear 60 model. Scale 1/32

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My new Gemini 200 Pan Am L-1011-500. Fantastic job GJ!!


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Another recent Geminijet 200 arrival, the JAS
special scheme by artist Kurosawa. The aircraft is a MD-90.

Huge V-2500 engines.

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My 7/11/2010 JetBlue JFK/SYR/JFK flight
Embraer ERJ-190/Seat 24A
Simply the best LCC flight out there. A great passenger friendly
and beautifully designed airplane.

Badging close up of the Azul brand from Brazil
My first A380 landing....Air France brand new A380.
She is gigantic, but the 747 and 777 are gigantic and beautiful.


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Hogan 1/144 scale Pilatus PC-12 Excellent detail quality. Metal fuselage, wings, landing gear and prop. Plastic vertical tail, stabilizers, and forward engine cowling. Prop spins. This model is beautifully moulded with crisp fit and finish. Can't wait to see some corporate schemes.
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1/200 Hogan Mandarin ERJ-190
My immediate wish list:


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1/400 Geminijets Trans Caribbean 727-100C
Geminijets brilliant Qatar C-17. GREAT printing and construction.
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1/400 Aeroclassics Alaska Convair 990A

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Geminijets Boeing 787 Dreamliner in current Boeing House colors.


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Aeroclassics DC-9-30 in Eastern Airlines "white-top" scheme. This scheme, for me is the best
version of EAL schemes ever. Much like American Airlines...timeless.

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My Boeing House and Test aircraft collection. Manufacturers covered: DragonWings, Jet-X, Geminijets, and AV400. One of my favorites is the 367-80. It has a inboard wing glove...which signifies a 720 aircraft, but they got the engines, tailfin, and fuselage correct. The vintage brown and yellow scheme is unbeatable.
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AV200 Courtline Bac - fleet

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The NEW winglet hotness by Aviation Partners:
The "Spiroid" attached to a Falcon 900

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Finally~ I snagged one! Dragon Wings 1/400 scale American Airlines A-300.
They missed the winglets and correct wing markings, but it's still a great release along with the special stand and gse brand crew bus.

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recent iphone pics 10/25/2010


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some lighting /iphone tests on my 1/43 AutoArt and
other mfgs Maserati collection


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1/18 Auto Art Lamborghini Espada - Amazing quality and detail.

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1/18 Auto Art Porsche 928 - Eighties at it's best~

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1/400 Dragon Wings A350 srs 800 & 900. Early models of XWB concept.
These airliner concept models will never be. Airbus had redesigned the A350.
Most notably the flight deck windows have changed. These are great to have just as concepts.

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1/400 GeminiJets Shorts SD-30 Skyvan

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My American Airlines Fleet. Missing BAE 146 and Boeing 737-200 -
both on the way.


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Aeroclassics Seaboard World 707-320B - Beautiful release. Thanks Andrew~
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My favorite vintage transportation image:
The Gulf Travel Card: Land, Sea, Air. Great
graphics from the 1960's.

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Pacmin Lear 85 • Scale 1/55


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Aeroclassics 1/400 DC-8-62 Friendship - Good Times!!!
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Honda Element - My favorite car to navigate Brooklyn. I must have one!!!
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Geminijets Delta 747-400 Ex. Northwest
Once again, Delta flies the 747!
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Ferrari Super America unique r0lling 1 piece roof. Amazing!

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Aeroclassics National Airlines DC-8-61 "Christine"

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Norev 1/18 Scale Citroen "Metisse" - Outrageous



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Inflight 200 Eastern DC-8-63PF - 4/13/2011


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Hotwheels Elite Ferrari Superamerica - roll top roof detail

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1:18 Burago Lamborghini Adventador diecast


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Dragon Wings 1/400 Hawaiian Air
A330-200 - Rolls Engines

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Gemini A330-200
New Mexicana fleet 3/2011 - note poor A330-200 engine mould. Not so good, but
Mexicana's new image is beautifully done. Update: Mexicana is no longer in operation.
They ceased recently. There are However, new investors that may bring the airline back
from the brink of historic obscurity. Fingers crossed. It would be a shame to see this airline
never come back in it's glorious new graphic paint scheme!
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Hawk Cessna Skymaster Kit Front Page of Instructions - circa 1968

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Eastern Airlines DC-8-63pf (inflight 200), and Geminijets 200
Eastern Airlines DC-9 series 15



1/48 Vintage HAWK Cessna Skymaster Kit


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1:400 Aeroclassics United Airlines SE-210 Caravelle Mainliner



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1:400 Aeroclassics Transbrasil 727-100 Set of six. Great colors!




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1:400 Aeroclassics United Airlines DC-8-61 Friendship

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1964 Caravelle kit by Revell - Enclosed is this Starburst Mobile Offer - GREAT!!!
The kit box and contents are in almost perfect condition. Almost as if it was
just picked off a shelf and purchased. Thanks to the previous owner that took
such great care of his kits.


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This is a photo montage done by JR LaCerda, He built the TWA Boeing 2707-300 SST
from scratch. He then photographed it and placed the image in Photoshop. What
an excellent idea and execution. Thanks JR!

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A rare interior color photo of Braniff's DC-8. Don't know if it's a series 50
or 62. The manufacturer for the interior including beverage and meal carts,
and various other storage cabinets is a company called "Atlantic Interiors".
Photo courtesy of Atantic Interiors/Herb Greenwood Braniff Collection '2011
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One of my favorite Cadillacs from the 70's - The Eldorado Biarritz.
Beautiful in every way! I scanned the original brochure and did
a major clean up as it was very stained with lots of creases.
ENJOY!


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