Let's compare two of the most sought-after pieces in the history of 1:400 scale to date: two 747-436s sporting British Airways' legendary Landor livery. One of them cast in the GeminiJets' late 2000s mold, which was state-of-the-art for its time, and the other one cast in the oh so coveted Big Bird mold.

Pan Am and the 747 are both important parts of the contemporary air travel industry. Because of this, Pan Am Jumbos have been well represented in 1:400 scale since the early days of the hobby. By digging into the history behind five Pan Am 747-100 1:400 models, we can uncover a lot of what has happened in the hobby during the 1999-2025 period.

Before the boom of Made in China airplane models, the UK was the place to find precision aircraft replicas. Though mass production in the Far East is the norm today, the tradition of airplane model making in the UK is not completely dead.