Smiling Widebodies: PSA’s Tristar Gamble
Pacific Southwest had proven without a doubt during the 1950s and 60s that small well run airlines could compete against […]
July 2025
Kylin Model: New Contender & Manufacturer
The number of new brands popping up in 400 scale continues to rise, but the majority are using 3rd parties
Grinningbirds: PSA 1967-1970
Within a decade PSA had gone from being a small piston airline operation to the major player in the Californian
Jet California: PSA 1957-1967
By 1957 PSA had succeeded where hundreds of others had failed. By staying within California they had avoided the CAB’s
Poor Sailor’s Airline: PSA 1949-1958
Pacific Southwest Airlines, or PSA for short, was one of the great postwar US airline stories and it is forever
Delta’s Short-lived Short 727-95s
By 1972, the year that Delta acquired Northeast Airlines, it had risen to the mid-rank of the US Trunk majors,
Pan Am | Boeing 747-121 | N747PA ‘Jet Clipper America’ | HX Models
HX Models has been swiftly expanding its mould catalogue, releases and retailer reach in 400 scale with a focus on
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Chester & the Multi-Mark: Alaska’s Orange 727
Alaska Airlines was one of the airlines that took the post-deregulation era by the scruff of the neck and ran
Frontier Airlines | McDonnell Douglas MD-81 | N859HA | Gemini Jets
I’m a massive collector of US jets from the 1980s and a few years ago I’d have bitten your hand
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The 2nd Return of HYJLwings
HYJLwings has long been one of my favourite brands. Beginning in 2016 they pioneered the creation of the first great
Atlas Air | Boeing 777-F16 | N703GT | Gemini Jets Interactive Series
I don’t acquire a lot of Gemini Jets models, mainly because they rarely meet my collection criteria, however they remain
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