IND retro airport project

[Purpleplane]

Work is continuing on the parking garage. All of the gray and white for the exterior has been completed, and I'm in the process of applying the black between the different levels. I've also test-fitted the sheets for the parking spaces on the 5th level:
Section 10 masked off in preparation for black paint

A view of the 5th level with parking spaces:

East end:

West end:


Another view of the 5th level from the east end:

South end:



North area where the skybridges join the terminal:

One last view of the 5th level
Southeast end with the up (right) and down (left) ramps:

I'll post more as I finish up the garage.

 

[Purpleplane]

I'm happy to report that work on this project is finally continuing after a long delay...I'm planning on making this my winter project. Hopefully, It will be complete or nearly complete by March or April 2026. The main terminal is complete, as well as A B C & D concourses. All that remains is the parking garage, the skybridges connecting the terminal to the garage. and the payment plaza as you leave the lot. He are are some current photos. As of now, all of the gray and white areas of the garage are completely painted. I need to repaint the concrete on the entrance and exit spirals to more closely match the color of the printed top deck. The deck has also been completed and test fitted. There is still quite a bit to finish up on the garage, primarily the black between the levels to simulate the open areas.
Looking from the front as you approach the Airport:

The northeast end with the external stairwell:

the southeast end:

 

[LeoMuse747]

I'm happy to report that work on this project is finally continuing after a long delay...I'm planning on making this my winter project. Hopefully, It will be complete or nearly complete by March or April 2026. The main terminal is complete, as well as A B C & D concourses. All that remains is the parking garage, the skybridges connecting the terminal to the garage. and the paymrent plaza as you leave the lot. He are are some current photos. As of now, all of the gray and white areas of the garage are completely painted. I need to repaint the concrete on the entrance and exit spirals to more closely match the color of the printed top deck. The deck has also been completed and test fitted. There is still quite a bit to finish up on the garage, primarily the black between the levels to simulate the open areas.
Looking from the front as you approach the Airport:
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The mortheast end with the external stairwell:
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the southeast end:
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Really great to see things taking shape again!!!

 

[Purpleplane]

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. I'm making good progress on my IND airport project. I should be able to finish this up VERY soon.
I've completed the support columns for the boarding lounge areas of Concourse A, as well as the support colmns under the connections to Concourse B and Concourse D. Here's a few photos.
Concourse A sections 2 and 4

Concourse A section 6

I also have the parking garage completely painted and will be ready for final assembly soon.



I've also installed the support columns for the top floor of the Administration Building:

Elevator houses on the upper deck of the garage are complete.

Decals for sky bridges are also complete

Final photo, the parking Plaza is coming along nicely as well...all that's left are the window decals

I will post more photos soon.

 

[Purpleplane]

All painting and decals have been completed. I'll post some photos tomorrow.

 

[Purpleplane]

The parking garage has been completed and assembled, including the 5th floor elevator houses and the skybridges that connect the parking garage to the terminal.
Skybridge D along with the D elevators:

Skybridge B-C and B-C elevator:

External stairs on southeast end of garage:

Another view of elevator D

Parking garage office/payment area..front view:

Southwest side view:

Back side:

Next up, final assembly of the main terminal and the individual concourses.

 

[Purpleplane]

I am very pleased to announce that my IND retro airport project is finally completed. Here are the official first photos taken after final assembly. There will be many more photos later with planes at the gates.

View of the parking garage and Concourse A:

Concourses B and C:

Concourses C and D:

View as if landing on 23R:

Overall view looking east:

 

[bakejobb_23]

How were the ground markings for the gate area decided upon with Layover? Were there any references you used or just something simple to get the job done? The terminals look great!

 

[Purpleplane]

Thank you. My son @IndyJets planned out the ground markings based on Southwest's standards that are still in use. We did them all the same way (some slightly modified) for simplicity.

 

[JJ Skippy]

Well done. You and your son did an amazing job putting this together. Excited to see the diorama in action!

 

[LeoMuse747]

I am very pleased to announce that my IND retro airport project is finally completed. Here are the official first photos taken after final assembly. There will be many more photos later with planes at the gates.

View of the parking garage and Concourse A:
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Concourses B and C:
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Concourses C and D:
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View as if landing on 23R:
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Overall view looking east:View attachment 61540

Fantastic work! It seems the whole wait was worth it... everything looks really wonderful. Now it's time to finally add the models and the GSE.
Let's see some planespotting on this neat new diorama!
Congrats @Purpleplane and @IndyJets

 

[Purpleplane]

Fantastic work! It seems the whole wait was worth it... everything looks really wonderful. Now it's time to finally add the models and the GSE.
Let's see some planespotting on this neat new diorama!
Congrats @Purpleplane and @IndyJets

Thank you so much. That is defintely my intention...I'm actually setting up a scenario from 1988 right now. Photos shortly.

 

[Purpleplane]

As we welcome the completion of IND, were're going back to March 20, 1988..at 0700...the beginning of the morning rush.
We'll start with Concourse A and work our way around..
at A1, Eastern DC-9-51 heading out at 0829 to ATL flight 293.

At gate A3, American Trans Air 727-22 going to RSW at 0745 flight 21.

At gate A4, we see a TWA 727-231 will be departing at 0730 to STL flight 127.

Gate A5, Northwest 757-251 departing at 0800 to MSP flight 361

Gate A6, Northwest 727-51 going out to DTW at 0735 flight 285

Gate A7, Northwest DC-9-30 departing at 0715 to MEM flight 1011

Action at Concourse B
Gate B1, American 727-223 going out at 0807 to ORD flight 226

Gate B2, American 727-223A departing at 0738 to DFW flight 441

Last one at gate B5, Delta DC-9-31 going to CVG at 0755 flight 317.

 

[BubblesAviation]

I am very pleased to announce that my IND retro airport project is finally completed. Here are the official first photos taken after final assembly. There will be many more photos later with planes at the gates.

View of the parking garage and Concourse A:
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Concourses B and C:
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Concourses C and D:
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View as if landing on 23R:
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Overall view looking east:View attachment 61540

Congratulations on finishing. It looks amazing!

 

[Purpleplane]

On to Concourse C
at gate C1, United 727-222 departing at 0715 to ORD flight 277.

Gate C3, United 737-222 leaving the gate any minute now, going to DEN flight 389

Gate C5, Continental 737-200 departing at 0720 to EWR flight 803

At gate C6, we see a Continental MD-82 going out to DEN at 0735 flight 569

Gate C10, Braniff BAC 1-11 going to MCO at 0800 flight 725

Concourse D
Gate D3, USAir 737-3B7 going out to MCO at 0800 flight 475

Gate D4, USAir DC-9-31 departing at 0800
to PHL flight 164

At Gate D7, USAir 737-2B7A going to CMH at 0710 flight 287

Gate D8 USAir 737-3B7 going out to SDF at 0702 flight 110

Lastly, in the overnight parking area, we see a Pan Am 727-235 that will be towed to Gate C3 around 1400 to prepare for it's 1415 departure to DTW flight 554.

 

[Purpleplane]

Congratulations on finishing. It looks amazing!

Thank you so much. It took a long time but it was worth it.

 

[400Yinzer]

This is outstanding - well done! Looking forward to seeing more from this setup

 

[boeing737sjcboy]

Looks great. Oh how I miss all those old liveries

 

[IndyJets]

Fantastic work! It seems the whole wait was worth it... everything looks really wonderful. Now it's time to finally add the models and the GSE.
Let's see some planespotting on this neat new diorama!
Congrats @Purpleplane and @IndyJets

Finding period-appropriate GSE has been a major challenge so far. We are continuing to keep our eyes out for it. It appears that 3D printing is going to be the best bet, but obtaining sufficient reference material to create a model design from is not easy.

 

[LeoMuse747]

Lovely classic birds! The aircraft types, the liveries, the airlines... pure quality from the past. Congratulations for this great project!

Finding period-appropriate GSE has been a major challenge so far. We are continuing to keep our eyes out for it. It appears that 3D printing is going to be the best bet, but obtaining sufficient reference material to create a model design from is not easy.

Try talking to some of these current brands doing 3D Printed GSE... AvGeek Models, for example. Maybe they can help you with some classic style GSE