It is Okay to Buy Phoenix's 747s, If You Feel Like...
For a comparison between a Phoenix 747-200 and the same model on the Big Bird mold please visit: Viasa 747s in 1:400 - Part 1, PH-BUG...
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- Feb 23
The Easiest Custom Die-cast Model, What Could go Wrong?? More than Meets the Eye...
Avensa operated a sole 737-300 between 1990 and 1996 registered YV-99C. I originally made a custom model of this aircraft using a...
- Jan 17
Infatuated by Her Mediterranean Allure
The atmosphere was appropriately festive for the occasion. I had been walking around the premises saying hello to old acquaintances and...
- Dec 19, 2022
The Top Five Models in My Collection
Haga click aquí para la versión en Español de este artículo At present time, my steadily growing collection of 1:400 scale models sits at...
- Dec 10, 2022
Versus Series Vol. 2: KLM 767 JC Wings vs. Aeroclassics
For the review, and comparison photos of the two models skip to the Model Review section. A Bit of Background... It took a while for...
- Dec 1, 2022
Versus Series Vol. 1: American Airlines MD-80 Dragon Wings vs. GeminiJets
These little airplane models give us a tangible way to appreciate and honor these wonderful flying machines, engineering marvels, country...
- Nov 26, 2022
29 Years Since the Demise of Viasa's YV-135C
Twenty-nine years ago today, November 26, 1993, Viasa DC-10-30 YV-135C was written off after being severely damaged due to a runway...
- Nov 15, 2022
On Collecting Criteria: Inside One Collector's Mind
Aircraft models are not cheap, and there is an ever-increasing inventory to choose from. Therefore, it is important for airplane lovers...
- Nov 9, 2022
Saving a Grail: Homemade HF Antenna for KLM 747-200 PH-BUN
KLM’s original blue top livery is as iconic as an airline livery can get. Not only were they one of the few airlines to choose a vivid...
- Oct 9, 2022
A Poor Man's Classic 747 Collection in 1:400 Scale
The Boeing 747 is one of the most iconic airliners to have ever taken to the skies, and quite possibly the civil aircraft that has been...
- Sep 24, 2022
Golden Giant: the Houston Express
Back in the early 2010s, while I was taking a break from collecting airplane models, I spent a fair amount of time taking aircraft...
- Sep 1, 2022
This is How Rare Models are Born: NG’s Delta L1011-1 N725DA
My first round of collecting 1:400 scale models took place at an odd time for being a new collector. It was 2009, just about a decade...
- Aug 25, 2022
Red Airplanes: A Glimpse at the Beginnings of Avianca’s Signature Red Livery
What is more captivating than a loud and smokey flying machine… A colorful loud and smokey flying machine. After I became fascinated with...
- Apr 26, 2022
Mriya and Other IAH Exotic Freighters
At the time of the publication of this article the only operational Antonov An-225 Mriya, UR-82060, had been destroyed two months and two...
- Mar 26, 2022
Silver Birds
My latest acquisition has arrived and sits on its display shelf. The model in question is an American Airlines 767-200 by Dragon Wings....
- Mar 9, 2022
Remembering When A380 9H-MIP did a Short Tour in Venezuela
In 1972 Viasa became the first Latin American airline to operate the 747-200, then the largest passenger airplane in the world. In July...
- Mar 7, 2022
Tales from a Naive Collector: TriStar Crisis
The picture above shows two 1:400 Pan Am L1011-500s. The one on the left is N504PA Clipper National Eagle, released by Blue Box in 2006....
- Feb 20, 2022
Viasa 747s in 1:400 - Part 2, N749WA
With the recent release of KLM/Viasa 747-200 PH-BUG by Phoenix Models, the total number of Viasa 747s in 1:400 scale became four: two...
- Feb 11, 2022
Viasa 747s in 1:400 - Part 1, PH-BUG
Recently, Phoenix Models announced the release of KLM's PH-BUG in its split livery with Viasa from the early seventies. This brings the...
- Feb 4, 2022
Viasa DC-10-30 YV-138C InFlight 200 1:200
I do not normally buy metal 1:200 models as I have always respected them because I think they can be a quick path to running out of space...