Bake's 1:200 Collection

[bakejobb_23]

Hello All,

While this thread will not be super active I will post any photos I take of my collection here in one spot!

So far my 1:200 fleet is up to two total aircraft. One is diecast and the other is a plastic model on a stand. I plan to mostly collect USAir/US Airways planes as of now but that may change in the future. The goal is to grab any new release US Airways planes from this month on that get announced.

Anyways, enjoy the photos as they come

First up is the easy one. A US Airways 757-200 in the Navy scheme. It is a fully plastic snap fit model that comes with the stand. I grabbed it on ebay for around 20usd a couple weeks ago. While not the best shaping in areas it is accurate enough for my own sake. Especially for the price I am happy enough with something I can put on my shelves that i’m not worried of it possibly breaking.

This model was released by Flight Miniatures. There was a version released without a reg printed on it and this version does. I assume released later on. I added this to MADb and don’t know a lot about this brand or release so please share relevant info about it!









This plane is registered N600AU. It was delivered to Eastern in 1983 as N502EA. USAir grabbed the frame in 1992 and in 2007 it was re-registered as N916UW. The frame was finally retired in 2010 and scrapped shortly after.

 

[LeoMuse747]

the Navy is scheme is always black as a night to me. Should I see a doctor?

 

[Purpleplane]

No, it's just a really, really dark blue..even darker than Navy blue.

 

[bakejobb_23]

the Navy is scheme is always black as a night to me. Should I see a doctor?

navy blue, black, it’s all the same to me at this point lol. I wonder if there’s a hex code number for the exact shade it’s supposed to be via the late company. Probably an im too lazy google search away from figuring that out right now

 

[Purpleplane]

From what I've seen, US Airways called it "royal blue"...still almost black.

 

[bakejobb_23]

From what I've seen, US Airways called it "royal blue"...still almost black.

royal blue to me is like…what you’d teach a 2 year old the color blue is pretty much. That deep rich but still bright blue. Definitely not the same as the US livery.

 

[Purpleplane]

royal blue to me is like…what you’d teach a 2 year old the color blue is pretty much. That deep rich but still bright blue. Definitely not the same as the US livery.

I agree...US Airway's blue is definitely much darker than "royal blue" as I know it.

 

[MIAv8Diecast]

It's always been a surprise to me at how few 1:400 scale releases we've gotten in the navy-blue scheme...

 

[Purpleplane]

I know.... I'd really like to have a Fokker 100 and a 737-400 in the dark blue scheme.

 

[MIAv8Diecast]

I know.... I'd really like to have a Fokker 100 and a 737-400 in the dark blue scheme.

Or simply the A330... very underrepresented.

 

[bakejobb_23]

Or simply the A330... very underrepresented.

I know.... I'd really like to have a Fokker 100 and a 737-400 in the dark blue scheme.

It's always been a surprise to me at how few 1:400 scale releases we've gotten in the navy-blue scheme...

Literally anything in my signature has not been made (in 400 anyways) and honestly should have been at least once by now

A 734 in the navy scheme would be lovely, especially on a good mould too. I wish NG would get around to doing a 330-200/300 in the navy scheme too. All instant buys for me

 

[MIAv8Diecast]

Literally anything in my signature has not been made (in 400 anyways) and honestly should have been at least once by now

Ah I just noticed that..... Well as someone who loves to collect Northwest models your misery has company.

 

[MIAv8Diecast]

Literally anything in my signature has not been made (in 400 anyways) and honestly should have been at least once by now

A 734 in the navy scheme would be lovely, especially on a good mould too. I wish NG would get around to doing a 330-200/300 in the navy scheme too. All instant buys for me

I missed out on the NG A330 in the white scheme, and I regret it.

 

[bakejobb_23]

I missed out on the NG A330 in the white scheme, and I regret it.

I got mine recently on ebay for some great deals! I'd look there, I love mine a lot and cant wait to get some proper photos of them soon

 

[bakejobb_23]

Ah I just noticed that..... Well as someone who loves to collect Northwest models your misery has company.

I would love to see a retailer focus on straight up US airlines that merged or went bankrupt in the 2000/early 2010s. Focus on Northwest, US Airways, Continental (they're seeing good releases recently), midwest, Airtran, ATA, virgin america, etc! They're starting to become proper classics now and the demand will swing soon I hope.

 

[LeoMuse747]

No, it's just a really, really dark blue..even darker than Navy blue.

I don't see a tiny fragment of blue... they are pitch black to me in every single picture or footage I see of this livery. I swear

 

[bakejobb_23]

I don't see a tiny fragment of blue... they are pitch black to me in every single picture or footage I see of this livery. I swear

I found an old thread on airliners.net about the livery. Apparently the color was specifically made for them and is dubbed "US Blue". I found afew real life pics below is gfood natural quality as possible. Its really a toss up. Id believe it to be more black but definitely has those undertones of blue. I really don't mind it either way is what I always settle on I just wish there was a clear consensus as to what to really call it.

 

[LeoMuse747]

Just like Air New Zealand... all blacks!