The Best (and worst) 747-100/200s in 1:400 Scale
Even though the sun is finally setting for the 747, today it continues to be an icon of commercial air travel. A revolutionary aircraft...
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Retrohangar Diecast
- Sep 25
Pre-release review! Aeroclassics 1/400 Kingfisher A320 VT-KFD
Pre-release review of the 1/400 Kingfisher Airbus A320 by Aeroclassics.
Jorge A. Zajia
- Jul 13
An Outsider’s Take on the RS/AK Debate and Other 400 Scale Drama
Anyone that has been active in the 400 scale community at any point since the inception of the hobby in the late nineties has likely...
Jorge A. Zajia
- Jun 27
YV-135C in 1:400 Scale - I Can’t Get Enough of this Model
Recently I attended Airliners International 2023 and one of the treasures I found there was a 1:400 scale model of Viasa DC-10 YV-135C in...
Jorge A. Zajia
- Jan 3
El Top 5 de los Modelos en Mi Colección
For the English version of this article click here. A pesar de que mi colección de modelos en escala 1:400 es relativamente modesta, se...
Jorge A. Zajia
- 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...
Jorge A. Zajia
- 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...
Jorge A. Zajia
- 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...
Jorge A. Zajia
- 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...
Jorge A. Zajia
- 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...
Jorge A. Zajia
- May 23, 2022
El Inusual Primer Avión de Viasa ¿Qué es un Convair 880?
El primer avión de Viasa fue un aparato un tanto inusual que hoy en día ha quedado en el olvido. A pesar de que su lugar en la flota de...
Jorge A. Zajia
- Mar 16, 2022
Viasa 742: 53rd Anniversary of the Grano de Oro Disaster
Today is the 53rd anniversary of the terrible crash of Viasa’s flight 742, operated by Avensa, which happened as a brand new DC-9-32...
Jorge A. Zajia
- Mar 16, 2022
Viasa 742: A 53 Años de la Tragedia de Grano de Oro
Hoy se cumplen 53 años del terrible accidente del vuelo 742 de Viasa operado por Avensa, que ocurrió cuando el DC-9-32 YV-C-AVD despegaba...
Jorge A. Zajia
- 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....
Jorge A. Zajia
- 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...
Jorge A. Zajia
- 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...
Jorge A. Zajia
- Jan 28, 2022
The Journey of 1:400 Custom-Model Making
The original version of this post can be found here. This version has been edited for errors and includes extra pictures of the...
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