Bake's 1:400 Collection

[bakejobb_23]

This is N648US, a 767-200ER in the hybrid USAir/Piedmont scheme. It wore this livery from roughly 1989 at the merger to 1994 or so till being repainted to the standard polish livery.

This model is a 2006 JetX release and holds up very well to today considering the age imo. Just don’t look at the gears at least lol. This reg also exists in this scale in the standard USAir scheme at the time, a 2019 AeroClassics release that I also have. (photos in this thread somewhere I think)

Here it is shown at the brand new at the time Pittsburgh Airport preparing for a flight to Frankfurt, Germany as USAir flight 8.

 

[LeoMuse747]

This is N648US, a 767-200ER in the hybrid USAir/Piedmont scheme. It wore this livery from roughly 1989 at the merger to 1994 or so till being repainted to the standard polish livery.

This model is a 2006 JetX release and holds up very well to today considering the age imo. Just don’t look at the gears at least lol. This reg also exists in this scale in the standard USAir scheme at the time, a 2019 AeroClassics release that I also have. (photos in this thread somewhere I think)

Here it is shown at the brand new at the time Pittsburgh Airport preparing for a flight to Frankfurt, Germany as USAir flight 8.

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Lovely! Specially on an airport environment, next to other sisterships

 

[bakejobb_23]

This is the first production Boeing 747-100 N7470. It rolled off the Assembly line on September 30, 1968. Until 1990, Boeing used it for research and testing. It took its final flight in 1995 to Seattle, Washington and is still on Display at the Museum of Flight.

NG has made both this version and the musesum version. This is an NGLite product, so no antennas and the printing quality is clearly just a slight touch below what i’m used to from NG. No less, it’s a fantastic model and i’m happy to have mine.

NGLite 747-100 N7470 (City of Everette)




Also, just a reminder of my instagram where I post all these photos, and sometimes more. Feel free to check it out!

Username:
@uscactus_1400

 

[BubblesAviation]

This is the first production Boeing 747-100 N7470. It rolled off the Assembly line on September 30, 1968. Until 1990, Boeing used it for research and testing. It took its final flight in 1995 to Seattle, Washington and is still on Display at the Museum of Flight.

NG has made both this version and the musesum version. This is an NGLite product, so no antennas and the printing quality is clearly just a slight touch below what i’m used to from NG. No less, it’s a fantastic model and i’m happy to have mine.

NGLite 747-100 N7470 (City of Everette)

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Also, just a reminder of my instagram where I post all these photos, and sometimes more. Feel free to check it out!

Username:
@uscactus_1400

Ever thought of making a YouTube channel for your airports?

 

[bakejobb_23]

Ever thought of making a YouTube channel for your airports?

yes, but i’m not one to talk into my hand held phone or a camera. It’s just not really my personality. I’d have to find a fun and interesting way to do it which I haven’t quite figured out. I’d never want to do consistent “updates” like some youtubers do, but maybe I could do era updates like indyjets and purpleplane do for their IND stuff, kinda talk through the history of whatever routes are on the board and all once in a blue moon. Like a historical thing to show how time passes. I may eventually start doing timelapse stuff for how I construct my boards as well, kinda tutorials for some people as I rememeber it was super difficult to find anything good online about how to do all that. At least when it comes to making “realistic” airports instead of fictional ones. Idk, all pipe dream down the line stuff. I’m still young and learning in the craft of model making so I want more experience before I become a “teacher” of sorts

I just enjoy “coloring” () my boards and taking photos right now. My first priority for this year is to get some kind of light box or two and some actual backdrops so I can stop using random lamps and making crazy lighting setups for photos. Make things a ton more consistent with my general content across the board.

 

[Thingswithwings]

... I’m still young and learning in the craft of model making so I want more experience before I become a “teacher” of sorts

Don’t let that stop you! I’ve seen some really fun blogs/channels where you follow someone starting to learn a topic and you get to follow their process, not just their knowledge or finished product.

 

[bakejobb_23]

I took some photos for @MIAv8Diecast and why not revive the ol thread to show off more of the collection.

Mesa Airlines CRJ-900 N942LR
GeminiJets September 2022 Release




This frame was delivered to Mesa in 2005 and flew for America West Express, US Airways Express, and then American Eagle in their respective colors before being painted into this house scheme in early 2019. In 2020 it got a mismatched grey nose cone till it was finally stored in 2022 so this specific plane only truly existed for a single year in 2019. Either way it’s a great model imo. A now rarely very well GeminiJets model.
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American Eagle Dash-8-100 N808EX (op’d by Piedmont Airlines)
GeminiJets November 2024 Release





This frame flew for Allegheny/Piedmont/US Airways Express from delivery in 1991 until being finally stored in 2017. It wore these American Eagle colors from mid 2015 to retirement in 2017.

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American Eagle Dash-8-100 N837EX (op’d by Piedmont Airlines) (Piedmont Heritage Livery)
GeminiJets August 2023 Release



This frame flew for the whole lot of ex-USAir regionals. From Pennsylvania Airlines to Henson, to Piedmont, to Allegheny, and then finally back to the newer Piedmont Airlines in 2004, it lived under the US Airways/American Eagle Umbrella until retirement in 2018. It was painted in this heritage scheme in early 2016 and wore it until retirement. This aircraft was dedicated to the former CEO of Piedmont, Steve Farrow.

 

[BubblesAviation]

I took some photos for @MIAv8Diecast and why not revive the ol thread to show off more of the collection.

Mesa Airlines CRJ-900 N942LR
GeminiJets September 2022 Release

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This frame was delivered to Mesa in 2005 and flew for America West Express, US Airways Express, and then American Eagle in their respective colors before being painted into this house scheme in early 2019. In 2020 it got a mismatched grey nose cone till it was finally stored in 2022 so this specific plane only truly existed for a single year in 2019. Either way it’s a great model imo. A now rarely very well GeminiJets model.
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American Eagle Dash-8-100 N808EX (op’d by Piedmont Airlines)
GeminiJets November 2024 Release

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This frame flew for Allegheny/Piedmont/US Airways Express from delivery in 1991 until being finally stored in 2017. It wore these American Eagle colors from mid 2015 to retirement in 2017.

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American Eagle Dash-8-100 N837EX (op’d by Piedmont Airlines) (Piedmont Heritage Livery)
GeminiJets August 2023 Release

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This frame flew for the whole lot of ex-USAir regionals. From Pennsylvania Airlines to Henson, to Piedmont, to Allegheny, and then finally back to the newer Piedmont Airlines in 2004, it lived under the US Airways/American Eagle Umbrella until retirement in 2018. It was painted in this heritage scheme in early 2016 and wore it until retirement. This aircraft was dedicated to the former CEO of Piedmont, Steve Farrow.

Awesome regionals! I have N808EX in my collection, and I’m coincidently currently on a CRJ-900, Delta though. Got upgraded to seat 1D, pretty nice!!

 

[Charter]

This is N648US, a 767-200ER in the hybrid USAir/Piedmont scheme. It wore this livery from roughly 1989 at the merger to 1994 or so till being repainted to the standard polish livery.

This model is a 2006 JetX release and holds up very well to today considering the age imo. Just don’t look at the gears at least lol. This reg also exists in this scale in the standard USAir scheme at the time, a 2019 AeroClassics release that I also have. (photos in this thread somewhere I think)

Here it is shown at the brand new at the time Pittsburgh Airport preparing for a flight to Frankfurt, Germany as USAir flight 8.

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Amazing pics! Natural sunlight? I also appreciate the GSE disposition.

 

[bakejobb_23]

I took some photos for @MIAv8Diecast and why not revive the ol thread to show off more of the collection.

Mesa Airlines CRJ-900 N942LR
GeminiJets September 2022 Release

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This frame was delivered to Mesa in 2005 and flew for America West Express, US Airways Express, and then American Eagle in their respective colors before being painted into this house scheme in early 2019. In 2020 it got a mismatched grey nose cone till it was finally stored in 2022 so this specific plane only truly existed for a single year in 2019. Either way it’s a great model imo. A now rarely very well GeminiJets model.
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American Eagle Dash-8-100 N808EX (op’d by Piedmont Airlines)
GeminiJets November 2024 Release

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This frame flew for Allegheny/Piedmont/US Airways Express from delivery in 1991 until being finally stored in 2017. It wore these American Eagle colors from mid 2015 to retirement in 2017.

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American Eagle Dash-8-100 N837EX (op’d by Piedmont Airlines) (Piedmont Heritage Livery)
GeminiJets August 2023 Release

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This frame flew for the whole lot of ex-USAir regionals. From Pennsylvania Airlines to Henson, to Piedmont, to Allegheny, and then finally back to the newer Piedmont Airlines in 2004, it lived under the US Airways/American Eagle Umbrella until retirement in 2018. It was painted in this heritage scheme in early 2016 and wore it until retirement. This aircraft was dedicated to the former CEO of Piedmont, Steve Farrow.

To note on the Dash 8s....upon inspection my main gears on both are messed up. I knew the angles were wrong for awhile now but YEESH. The little gear door should be on the inside towards the fuselage and on both models one side is correct and the other side is wrong. What a way to ruin two great models. GeminiJets sux. That is all. Maybe @3D Design Deck can get around to giving these jets their proper glory in a few years time and I can replace these.

 

[bakejobb_23]

Amazing pics! Natural sunlight? I also appreciate the GSE disposition.

Yes sir! Those photos were all taken in direct sunlight. I just recent got a light to emulate sunlight as best I can but nothing beat good ol' natural sun. Thanks for the kind words