Recent content by IndyJets

The standard designs were exactly what we needed. The only thing that was custom was the color schemes. But I would expect that many of them should become available as regular items.

I've recently (about a year and a half ago) discovered "virtual Lego" modeling using Bricklink Studio. One of the neat features of this program is its ability to create custom parts that don't exist in the Lego catalog, so that you can potentially 3D print your own parts and incorporate them...

A US Airways F100 would be awesome

Sometimes, plastic parts are necessary for weight and balance purposes (to avoid being tail heavy).

The colors on those seem awfully dark compared to photos. @Purpleplane that blue looks like the one you did with the wrong shade of blue! That was a nice model but unfortunately didn't match the prototype...

Can you put together a tutorial on editing photos with AI for those who aren't familiar with how to use it? In particular, I'm interested to see if AI can convincingly simulate open cargo doors...

Well... if I had a couple million, I'd bring IND back to life just like this. But I would add ATC chatter just like you used to be able to listen to from the observation deck.

Old school modeling! Sheet styrene, paint, and glue... the way we all would have done it 20 or 30 years ago! Almost a lost art with 3D printing. Especially in a scale this small. I do have a lead on GSE. Tiny Tug Designs on ebay. He's making custom colored stuff for the various airlines that...

The operations side was my favorite part of the IND project. It was rarely photographed and I had to make educated guesses at what everything was.

It's just too bad that AMA never had any nonstop flights to or from IND... @Purpleplane would have loved to team up with you on a series of photo sessions for each end of a flight.

You've got LAX also? How about some IND-LAX flight setups? Late 70s/early 80s, TWA flights 22/189 with an L-1011??? It was a weird tag-on that operated LAX-DAY as flight 22, DAY-IND with dual flight numbers 22 and 189, and IND back to LAX as 189. @Purpleplane

There has not been direct service from IND to CVG since DL closed the hub. I think that was way before 2021 anyway. Is there enough similarity in the airport layout that it could pass for an earlier era?

US had DCA right up to the end, I think.

Yes, CVG had service from IND with AA and DL (and I believe TW at one point also). DL used DC-9s at one point, and also 727s and MD-80s.

Anyone modeling an airport with nonstop service to/from IND, let's talk about partnering up to show both ends of a specific flight! @Purpleplane