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May 27, 2023

Landor

Just like it is for many other aviation enthusiasts, the British Airways Landor livery is one of my all-time favorites. This year there...

May 5, 2023

The Aeroclassic: How is the Old Geezer of 1:400 Doing in April 2023?

The planets have aligned and I get to share with you an overview of some fresh-from-the-oven releases! Things that came together for me...

Mar 28, 2023

Mesa: The other Yankee Victor

The prefix for aircraft registered in my home country, Venezuela, is YV (Yankee Victor if we use the phonetic alphabet). Little did I...

Mar 24, 2023

Versus Series Vol. 4: American Airlines 727-200 Dragon Wings vs. GeminiJets

American Airlines 727-200s in the 1990s livery are a favorite of many collectors from North America and surrounding regions. The very...

Mar 22, 2023

Versus Series Vol. 3: ANA Mohican L1011 NG Models vs. BlueBox

Many moons ago my mother-in-law, who is responsible for having kickstarted my ANA/Japanese collection, gave me an ANA L1011-1 in the...

Mar 16, 2023

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...

Feb 23, 2023

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 I originally made a custom model of this aircraft using a...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, 2023

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...

Jan 2, 2023

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...

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