JAZ's Collection

[Jazajia]

I was going through some photos and found a couple of outtakes I intended to use on a blog post a year and a half ago.





In the end, I settled on the image below. It isn't easy to fit five 747s on a setup designed to accommodate one (1) 1:400 model at a time.





Here is the article in question:

https://www.yankeevictor400.com/post/a-poor-man-s-classic-747-collection-in-1-400-scale

A lot of things have changed since I wrote it:

I've gotten myself a KLM 747-200, with an interesting background story of its own. You can read about it here, or below:

Saving a Grail: Homemade HF Antenna for KLM 747-200 PH-BUN

KLM’s original blue top livery is as iconic as an airline livery can get. Because of this, scale models of popular aircraft types wearing this livery can become hard to find quickly after their release. In this article, a collector tells the story of how he found a long-sold-out KLM 747-200, and...

www.yankeevictor400.com

And have also since gotten a copy of BA 100 Years Landor G-BNLY:

https://www.yankeevictor400.com/master-photo-collection/596

 

[Jazajia]

The collection is packed away in preparation for a move in the near future. This will be the fourth time that I move with my collection, but the first time I only had about 20 models, the second time I had about 50 models, but it was only a partial move, and there were virtually no new models by the time the third move happened. This time I have passed the 400 models mark (all scales). I had known for a few years this time would come, and I tried to consciously keep the collection somewhat modest for that reason, but to no avail.

We still have a bit of time, but I wanted to pack all the models before things got hectic.

It was interesting to see the last four years of exponential growth rewind. It was also neat to reconnect with several models.

I had been documenting the packing process on social media. Also, took the opportunity to photograph a few models that had never been under my lens. Though not as many as I wanted, as otherwise I would have never finished packing.

A total of 8 boxes of different sizes hold almost the entire collection. There is another good size box full of spares, custom donors, and some duplicates:






It is always a challenged to make all the boxes fit efficiently:

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[Jazajia]

I don't know who recalls this meme:



I wasn't lying.

 

[Jazajia]

Rather poor representation of an interesting subject: 727-227F YV236T of Vensecar, a DHL subsidiary in Venezuela. Model by Aeroclassics.

 

[LeoMuse747]

Rather poor representation of an interesting subject: 727-227F YV236T of Vensecar, a defunct DHL subsidiary in Venezuela. Model by Aeroclassics.

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It's a nice model overall, but some details do bother me...
Cockpit windows too high, the red on the center tank fairing, and the terrible #2 engine exhaust
But still a nice bird. I love this livery!

 

[Jazajia]

It's a nice model overall, but some details do bother me...
Cockpit windows too high, the red on the center tank fairing, and the terrible #2 engine exhaust
But still a nice bird. I love this livery!

The left cockpit side window should not have a red outline. The real bird also had a hush kit. I’m not a color-freak, but that yellow also looks kind of off.

 

[Jazajia]

Made some changes to British Airways shelves a couple of months ago, and just now have the time to post about it.

I replaced a Singapore hybrid Concorde and a British Asia Airways 744, both by GJ, with a Big Bird Landor 744, an InFlight400 (Aviation400) Landor 741, respectively. I also added the recent Socatec Landor Concorde. With the future Gemini Landor Concorde, as well as some of the 747s HX is making for ARD I'm planning to remove the BOAC VC-10 and Negus Concorde to have a shelf filled with nothing but Landor Concordes and 747s.

 

[AJC]

I hadn’t seen this thread before, I enjoyed reading it, in particular the initial posts.

 

[Jazajia]

I hadn’t seen this thread before, I enjoyed reading it, in particular the initial posts.

Glad you liked them. I can't read my older posts, they embarrass me . It's like listening to my own voice.

 

[bakejobb_23]

Glad you liked them. I can't read my older posts, they embarrass me . It's like listening to my own voice.

Felt that haha. I’ll say i’ve never dug through this thread yet and there’s lots of great stuff in here. I’ll have to sit down and read a little more thoroughly later Especially diving into the blog side of your website compared to just your shop side haha