Looking for 1/400th scale 3D printed GSE 1970s-1990s for mid-size US domestic airport.

Purpleplane

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I'm actvely looking for GSE for my 1/400th scale IND airport.
Specifically, I need:
Tugs and baggage carts. here's a photo of what I'm looking for. Colors, white, red, blue, gray and ochre.

AirTran 717-200 2004 N892AT IND_20060514_01.jpg
Pushback tugs: Colors, white, red, blue, gray and ochre. Photo of what I'm looking for:
American 727-223A N880AA ORD_19820600_N880AA_01.jpg
Baggage containers, dollies and loaders for American and TWA 707 and 727-200: Colors red, blue.
Here's what I'm looking for:
American 727-223A N885AA IND_19810415_01.jpg
Baggage containers, dollies and loaders for wide body aircraft. Colors, red and blue. Here's what Im looking for:TWA 767.jpg
A better view of the loader:
AA 767.jpg
Catering trucks. white. Photo reference:
AA 721.jpg
Fuel trucks. White. Photo
CO 727.jpg
Belt loaders. Colors, white, red, bue, gray, ochre. here's a photo
Eastern 727-025 1977 N8128N IND_19850600_01.jpg
 
I'm actvely looking for GSE for my 1/400th scale IND airport.
Specifically, I need:
Tugs and baggage carts. here's a photo of what I'm looking for. Colors, white, red, blue, gray and ochre.

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Pushback tugs: Colors, white, red, blue, gray and ochre. Photo of what I'm looking for:
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Baggage containers, dollies and loaders for American and TWA 707 and 727-200: Colors red, blue.
Here's what I'm looking for:
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Baggage containers, dollies and loaders for wide body aircraft. Colors, red and blue. Here's what Im looking for:View attachment 63067
A better view of the loader:
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Catering trucks. white. Photo reference:
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Fuel trucks. White. Photo
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Belt loaders. Colors, white, red, bue, gray, ochre. here's a photo
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I can’t print too small, and not to the quality you would like for IND. But I’m pretty sure you can find somebody!
 
Have you guys tried contacting AvGeek models or TinyTugsDesigns? They might be able to create some of the specific designs you're looking for. Some they may have already tbh. The tugs are hard as nobody really makes any great ones. Gemini's GSE Sets contain the tow bars that look pretty nice for the scale but the tugs arent right for the era. Aeroclassics GSE sets have pretty nice tugs (in gray only) and some other little trucks and carts that look about right to what you're looking for.

Aeroclassics Set:
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Some of the stairs are a little junky, the fuel truck and one pushabck tug is way too massive; but the baggage carts, tugs, car, trucks, and all look pretty good for some retro GSE options. Basically everything on the bottom right of the photo is really nice imo. The catering truck is pretty cool too, although a little large and looks best next to widebody aircraft.

Outside of those options or finding someone else to make them 3D Printed or going to a professional model maker (expensive i'm sure), thats kinda it unfortunately. If you guys find anything id love to see it though!
 
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