Jacob’s “Model Mondays”

[GoLithuania]

This is a nice one! I missed the AirTran era but my dad tells me all about AirTran’s 717 fleet because he did the work to get them to Delta, pretty cool stuff!

When I was very little getting off my first flight, Southwest 313, betwwen MDW-LGA in May 2013 theres a photo of me at the LGA baggage claim and you can see the AirTran logo in the background . By then they had merged with Southwest

 

[bakejobb_23]

April 13, 2026
Model Monday #5:




California One is the third state flag to make its way onto a Southwest Airlines fuselage back in August of 1995. There are twelve of these special aircraft and these liveries have survived across many aircraft types through the years. The first round of jets back in the 1990s used Boeing 737-300s, a workhorse in Southwest’s fleet at the time. N609SW wore its California One scheme shown here from 1995 at delivery until late 2002/early 2003 when the tail was updated with the new at the time Canyon Blue scheme. That puts this great little model at a roughly 7 year span. California One has lived on a 737-300, -700, and now lives on a 737-800. When it is phased out it will more than likely be placed onto a 737 Max 8 as many others have done. Panda Models has a great 737-300 mold and I wish they used it a little more. It isn’t without its minor flaws but it’s miles ahead of anyone else in the 400 scale market.

Model Info-
Manufacturer: Panda Models
Year: 2022
Item Number: n/a
Scale: 1:400
Airline: Southwest Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 737-300
Registration: N609SW

Personal Model Info-
: 42.93
: ebay
: August 31, 2025
irl: Paul Link, Fort Lauderdale KFLL

 

[LeoMuse747]

April 13, 2026
Model Monday #5:

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California One is the third state flag to make its way onto a Southwest Airlines fuselage back in August of 1995. There are twelve of these special aircraft and these liveries have survived across many aircraft types through the years. The first round of jets back in the 1990s used Boeing 737-300s, a workhorse in Southwest’s fleet at the time. N609SW wore its California One scheme shown here from 1995 at delivery until late 2002/early 2003 when the tail was updated with the new at the time Canyon Blue scheme. That puts this great little model at a roughly 7 year span. California One has lived on a 737-300, -700, and now lives on a 737-800. When it is phased out it will more than likely be placed onto a 737 Max 8 as many others have done. Panda Models has a great 737-300 mold and I wish they used it a little more. It isn’t without its minor flaws but it’s miles ahead of anyone else in the 400 scale market.

Model Info-
Manufacturer: Panda Models
Year: 2022
Item Number: n/a
Scale: 1:400
Airline: Southwest Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 737-300
Registration: N609SW

Personal Model Info-
: 42.93
: ebay
: August 31, 2025
irl: Paul Link, Fort Lauderdale KFLL

Very cool bird. Love this Panda Mould! By far the best B737 Classics in 1:400 scale, in my opinion. I just wonder why they never did the 500 series.

 

[MIAv8Diecast]

This is a nice one! I missed the AirTran era but my dad tells me all about AirTran’s 717 fleet because he did the work to get them to Delta, pretty cool stuff!

Not to get too specific but Delta acquired them from Southwest “Technically”.

 

[bakejobb_23]

April 20, 2026
Model Monday #6:







This frontier 737 began its life all the way back in 1969 under Piedmont Airlines. After the merger in 1989, USAir took on the bird and flew it till 1994 when Frontier Airlines acquired it. It lasted with them until 2000, I assume in this paint scheme the whole time. It got the Black nose cone at some point during its Frontier career as well. This model roughly represents about 6 years in the 90s which isn’t too bad. After Frontier this frame went on to Palm Aire (2000) and Aero Continente (2000-2001). It has been long scrapped by now. A great little model and those that love that era of Frontier have 4 more of them now! I got this one for the USAir roots and reg, of course. A great little model for the collection.

Model Info-
Manufacturer: AeroClassics
Year: 2026
Item Number: AC411512
Scale: 1:400
Airline: Frontier Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
Registration: N214AU

Personal Model Info-
: 41.00
: YankeeVictor400
: April 2, 2026
irl: Remi Dallot, Phoenix KPHX 1997

 

[bakejobb_23]

@BubblesAviation not 401 but the sister ship, 402 today!

April 27, 2026
Model Monday #7:








N402YX was delivered to Republic new in 2013 in the American Eagle color scheme. In 2020 it was updated to be in Republics house colors which it is still in today! That puts this model in a 6k year window so far and we’ll see how long it lasts. Gemini Jets has their issues with these RJs and thankfully this one isn’t the worst looking in the world. Everything sits generally where it should and the printing is pretty okay minus the blue color being way too dark. Im really happy with this one even though I don’t get it out of the box very much.

Model Info-
Manufacturer: GeminiJets
Year: May 2023
Item Number: GJRPA2086
Scale: 1:400
Airline: Republic Airways
Aircraft: Embraer E175
Registration: N402YX

Personal Model Info-
: 25.35
: Aviation Megastore
: November 29, 2024
irl: KnightHammer (JetPhotos) @ New York JFK, November 2021

 

[JJ Skippy]

@BubblesAviation not 401 but the sister ship, 402 today!

April 27, 2026
Model Monday #7:

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N402YX was delivered to Republic new in 2013 in the American Eagle color scheme. In 2020 it was updated to be in Republics house colors which it is still in today! That puts this model in a 6k year window so far and we’ll see how long it lasts. Gemini Jets has their issues with these RJs and thankfully this one isn’t the worst looking in the world. Everything sits generally where it should and the printing is pretty okay minus the blue color being way too dark. Im really happy with this one even though I don’t get it out of the box very much.

Model Info-
Manufacturer: GeminiJets
Year: May 2023
Item Number: GJRPA2086
Scale: 1:400
Airline: Republic Airways
Aircraft: Embraer E175
Registration: N402YX

Personal Model Info-
: 25.35
: Aviation Megastore
: November 29, 2024
irl: KnightHammer (JetPhotos) @ New York JFK, November 2021

This was a good release. GJ needs to do more of these house livery RJs — why we haven’t seen the SkyWest CRJ-900, considering they have made the 700 before, is beyond me.

 

[LeoMuse747]

@BubblesAviation not 401 but the sister ship, 402 today!

April 27, 2026
Model Monday #7:

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N402YX was delivered to Republic new in 2013 in the American Eagle color scheme. In 2020 it was updated to be in Republics house colors which it is still in today! That puts this model in a 6k year window so far and we’ll see how long it lasts. Gemini Jets has their issues with these RJs and thankfully this one isn’t the worst looking in the world. Everything sits generally where it should and the printing is pretty okay minus the blue color being way too dark. Im really happy with this one even though I don’t get it out of the box very much.

Model Info-
Manufacturer: GeminiJets
Year: May 2023
Item Number: GJRPA2086
Scale: 1:400
Airline: Republic Airways
Aircraft: Embraer E175
Registration: N402YX

Personal Model Info-
: 25.35
: Aviation Megastore
: November 29, 2024
irl: KnightHammer (JetPhotos) @ New York JFK, November 2021

So basically my eyes are now used to the LegacyJets E175 releases, and this GJ E175 looks very turdy in comparison now lol

 

[bakejobb_23]

So basically my eyes are now used to the LegacyJets E175 releases, and this GJ E175 looks very turdy in comparison now lol

Agreed…. the nose shape hasn’t always been perfect but it looks a lot more off now after seeing the LJ. It’s fine but now whole heartedly inferior. I hope LJ can take advantage of this with their next releases!

 

[BubblesAviation]

@BubblesAviation not 401 but the sister ship, 402 today!

April 27, 2026
Model Monday #7:

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N402YX was delivered to Republic new in 2013 in the American Eagle color scheme. In 2020 it was updated to be in Republics house colors which it is still in today! That puts this model in a 6k year window so far and we’ll see how long it lasts. Gemini Jets has their issues with these RJs and thankfully this one isn’t the worst looking in the world. Everything sits generally where it should and the printing is pretty okay minus the blue color being way too dark. Im really happy with this one even though I don’t get it out of the box very much.

Model Info-
Manufacturer: GeminiJets
Year: May 2023
Item Number: GJRPA2086
Scale: 1:400
Airline: Republic Airways
Aircraft: Embraer E175
Registration: N402YX

Personal Model Info-
: 25.35
: Aviation Megastore
: November 29, 2024
irl: KnightHammer (JetPhotos) @ New York JFK, November 2021

This is a great model, I have it in 1:200. Excellent model as well. What is weird to me is that N401YX is an E175, and in 2014, Gemini did N401YX but it was an E170?

 

[bakejobb_23]

May 4, 2026
Model Monday #8:



These handful of RJs come from PSA and were fairly short lived in the USAir fleet. It was delivered to PSA in October of 1985 and then was acquired through the merger in 1988. PSA had ordered the 100-seat British BAe-146 regional airliner in 1983, to be used for secondary city expansion and capacity increases on certain routes. The BAe-146 had a very low sound profile making it perfect for noise-sensitive airports such as Santa Ana-Orange County and San Diego and allowing the aircraft to increase passenger operations in direct competition of similar airline AirCal. USAir continued to utilize the BAe-146 after the purchase of PSA, with the planes remaining on West Coast routes. Due to declining economic factors as well as heavy competition, USAir made the decision to trim West Coast operations and retire the aircraft in 1991. This one stuck around till 1996 when it moved to CityJet as EI-CMS. In 2009 it had a brief stint with East African Safari Air and then was finally put to rest in 2010. @YesterAirlines had put out a great blog post back in 2017 on the short history of PSA’s 146s which i’ll share the link here incase it doesn’t make it to the new website. Lots of great information there that’s hard to find elsewhere!

A Hell of A Gamble: PSA's 146 Smiliners

The 1980s were tough for US airlines but PSA kept smiling and trying new things until it was swallowed up.

www.yesterdaysairlines.com

This model is a great little thing! Feels incredibly durable like most older 400 scale models but includes rolling rubber tires which were rare to come by in 2007. This is my first Avro in scale but this makes me want to get more soon as they’re fun little jets irl that I doubt i’ll ever get the privilege of flying on one today.

Model Info-
Manufacturer: GeminiJets
Year: January 2007
Item Number: GJUSA676
Scale: 1:400
Airline: USAir
Aircraft: BAe 146-200/Avro RJ85
Registration: N184US

Personal Model Info-
: 33.92
: Ebay
: April 20, 2026
irl: Frank C Duarte, Orange County KSNA 1990

 

[bakejobb_23]

This is a great model, I have it in 1:200. Excellent model as well. What is weird to me is that N401YX is an E175, and in 2014, Gemini did N401YX but it was an E170?

Interesting you bring this up. 401 is for sure an E175 so i don’t know why it is technically an E170 in scale. I’ll have to do more digging later to figure out what happened there.

 

[YesterAirlines]

May 4, 2026
Model Monday #8:

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These handful of RJs come from PSA and were fairly short lived in the USAir fleet. It was delivered to PSA in October of 1985 and then was acquired through the merger in 1988. PSA had ordered the 100-seat British BAe-146 regional airliner in 1983, to be used for secondary city expansion and capacity increases on certain routes. The BAe-146 had a very low sound profile making it perfect for noise-sensitive airports such as Santa Ana-Orange County and San Diego and allowing the aircraft to increase passenger operations in direct competition of similar airline AirCal. USAir continued to utilize the BAe-146 after the purchase of PSA, with the planes remaining on West Coast routes. Due to declining economic factors as well as heavy competition, USAir made the decision to trim West Coast operations and retire the aircraft in 1991. This one stuck around till 1996 when it moved to CityJet as EI-CMS. In 2009 it had a brief stint with East African Safari Air and then was finally put to rest in 2010. @YesterAirlines had put out a great blog post back in 2017 on the short history of PSA’s 146s which i’ll share the link here incase it doesn’t make it to the new website. Lots of great information there that’s hard to find elsewhere!

A Hell of A Gamble: PSA's 146 Smiliners

The 1980s were tough for US airlines but PSA kept smiling and trying new things until it was swallowed up.

www.yesterdaysairlines.com

This model is a great little thing! Feels incredibly durable like most older 400 scale models but includes rolling rubber tires which were rare to come by in 2007. This is my first Avro in scale but this makes me want to get more soon as they’re fun little jets irl that I doubt i’ll ever get the privilege of flying on one today.

Model Info-
Manufacturer: GeminiJets
Year: January 2007
Item Number: GJUSA676
Scale: 1:400
Airline: USAir
Aircraft: BAe 146-200/Avro RJ85
Registration: N184US

Personal Model Info-
: 33.92
: Ebay
: April 20, 2026
irl: Frank C Duarte, Orange County KSNA 1990

That is a great little model. The mould didn't get used that much and it is something of a chronic tailsitter, but it has better form than the more common Jet-X version.

Appreciate the link. Unfortunately if that blogpost doesn't make it to the new site the link will not work as the domain is travelling over to the new site. Currently my plan is to go back to around 2020 with the avhistory blogs (so about 100 entries) so it might not make it straightaway. I hopefully intend to update and republish older blogposts at the new site in the future as time allows, but there are just too many (near 600) to get them all across by copy/pasting straight off. Quite a few of the older ones need reformatting and new photos anyway. In time all the old site will be gone.

 

[bakejobb_23]

That is a great little model. The mould didn't get used that much and it is something of a chronic tailsitter, but it has better form than the more common Jet-X version.

Appreciate the link. Unfortunately if that blogpost doesn't make it to the new site the link will not work as the domain is travelling over to the new site. Currently my plan is to go back to around 2020 with the avhistory blogs (so about 100 entries) so it might not make it straightaway. I hopefully intend to update and republish older blogposts at the new site in the future as time allows, but there are just too many (near 600) to get them all across by copy/pasting straight off. Quite a few of the older ones need reformatting and new photos anyway. In time all the old site will be gone.

I haven’t found mine to be too bad of a tail sitter thankfully. That, or I just haven’t played around with it enough yet haha

Indeed on the site, just glad to share while it’s still around. Are the livery histories being transferred? I find those incredibly valuable, not even as just a model collector. Just looking up certain regs and the histories of the many (and lots of unnecessary) livery differences and your links always are in the top three. I’d love to see more of those as well in the future!

 

[Columbus Aviation]

May 4, 2026
Model Monday #8:

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These handful of RJs come from PSA and were fairly short lived in the USAir fleet. It was delivered to PSA in October of 1985 and then was acquired through the merger in 1988. PSA had ordered the 100-seat British BAe-146 regional airliner in 1983, to be used for secondary city expansion and capacity increases on certain routes. The BAe-146 had a very low sound profile making it perfect for noise-sensitive airports such as Santa Ana-Orange County and San Diego and allowing the aircraft to increase passenger operations in direct competition of similar airline AirCal. USAir continued to utilize the BAe-146 after the purchase of PSA, with the planes remaining on West Coast routes. Due to declining economic factors as well as heavy competition, USAir made the decision to trim West Coast operations and retire the aircraft in 1991. This one stuck around till 1996 when it moved to CityJet as EI-CMS. In 2009 it had a brief stint with East African Safari Air and then was finally put to rest in 2010. @YesterAirlines had put out a great blog post back in 2017 on the short history of PSA’s 146s which i’ll share the link here incase it doesn’t make it to the new website. Lots of great information there that’s hard to find elsewhere!

A Hell of A Gamble: PSA's 146 Smiliners

The 1980s were tough for US airlines but PSA kept smiling and trying new things until it was swallowed up.

www.yesterdaysairlines.com

This model is a great little thing! Feels incredibly durable like most older 400 scale models but includes rolling rubber tires which were rare to come by in 2007. This is my first Avro in scale but this makes me want to get more soon as they’re fun little jets irl that I doubt i’ll ever get the privilege of flying on one today.

Model Info-
Manufacturer: GeminiJets
Year: January 2007
Item Number: GJUSA676
Scale: 1:400
Airline: USAir
Aircraft: BAe 146-200/Avro RJ85
Registration: N184US

Personal Model Info-
: 33.92
: Ebay
: April 20, 2026
irl: Frank C Duarte, Orange County KSNA 1990

I'm not particularly interested in collecting models from this era of aviation in the US, but this looks absolutely awesome and makes me want one so badly! That's an absolutely sweet model, looks so cool!

 

[LeoMuse747]

Love this little BAe 146. Adorable planes and this one is no different

 

[YesterAirlines]

I haven’t found mine to be too bad of a tail sitter thankfully. That, or I just haven’t played around with it enough yet haha

Indeed on the site, just glad to share while it’s still around. Are the livery histories being transferred? I find those incredibly valuable, not even as just a model collector. Just looking up certain regs and the histories of the many (and lots of unnecessary) livery differences and your links always are in the top three. I’d love to see more of those as well in the future!

Yes the livery histories are being migrated and I hope to get across as much of everything else as I can. Just some of the avhistory blog content might take a while.