Ecuatoriana Pt3: VASP to the Rescue?
Ecuatoriana’s cessation of operations in 1993 had been something of a shock as the airline’s financial condition was unknown even
Ecuatoriana Pt2: The Rainbow Fleet
Ecuatoriana dazzled the aviation world with its amazing special livery variations during the 1970s, as discussed in part 1. From 1979
TAAG Angola | Boeing 777-3M2ER | D2-TEK | Aviation400
Aviation400 is a progressive brand in 400 scale that has introduced a selection of innovative features (or gimmicks depending on
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Ecuatoriana – Jungle Jet Masterpieces
Special schemes are everywhere nowadays but back in the 70s Ecuatoriana produced a fleet of special schemes which have never
Silent Giants: A300s in Brasil
The A300 was an excellent product and yet Airbus really struggled to sell the type at first. Eventually, however, it
Cathay Cargo | Boeing 747-467F | B-LID | YY Wings
It is still unclear what the difference is between YY Wings and HX Models, but for all intents and purposes
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Aeroflot | Ilyushin Il-62 | CCCP-86675 | Phoenix Models
Whereas most 400 scale manufacturers focus on Airbuses and Boeings Phoenix have put their recent new mould efforts firmly into
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Choo Choo: JetTrain Runs Out of Steam
I love the stories of the deregulated era US airline industry, and during the 1980s and 90s there were a
CityFlyer Express (British Airways) | ATR-72-212 | G-BYTP | JC Wings
400 scale seems increasingly dominated by widebody releases and the Airbus/Boeing duopoly, to the exclusion of everything else. Thankfully there
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Northrop Grumman | Lockheed L-1011 Tristar | N140SC | NG Models
NG Models hasn’t had a great 2025 by any measure, but they are still releasing the odd winner aimed at
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Etihad Airways | Airbus A340-642 | A6-EHJ | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2017 | HX Models
HX Models have been making a splash in 400 scale in 2025 mainly with their 747s, but they also have
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Finnair | McDonnell Douglas MD-82 | OH-LMT | Phoenix Models
I had been expecting to review MD-80s in 2025 but I hadn’t expected them to come from Phoenix Models who,
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