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@JJ Skippy has been doing great histories of certain U.S. airlines in 1:400. So, I decided to start doing the same. We will start with the infamous Ryanair.
Here is Part 1:
Ryanair's first model in 1:400 scale was surprisingly made by the Seattle Model Aircraft Company way back in 2002, when they released a 737-200, EI-CJE, in the Jaguar special livery (SMA021002) as an exclusive for JetStreamsUSA.
Ryanair fans would have to wait three more years until 2005, when two more models came out. One was a GeminiJets 737-800 in the modern livery (EI-DAV, GJRYR605), and the other was a Jet-X Jet Club Exclusive 737-800 in the Boeing hybrid house livery (EI-DCL, JXM179, shown below).
GeminiMACS would release the same EI-DCL in the same livery in 2006 (GMRYR013), and after that came a drought until 2010. In 2010, Aeroclassics released one (or maybe two?) Ryanair Boeing 737-200s. Both were registered EI-CKS, but one example was the old base livery and the other has a 'Happy Valentine's Day' scheme. Only the one with the Valentine's Day has a serial number on MADb (ACEICKSLOVE), shown below.
After the Aeroclassics release(s), came ANOTHER four year drought. But in 2014, Phoenix FINALLY stepped up, making a 737-800 with winglets in the base livery (EI-EVI, PH410981). Phoenix released two more 737-800s with winglets the next year in 2015, another base livery (EI-FEI, PH4RYR1280) and EI-DCL again, this time with winglets and the updated Boeing livery (PH411135, shown below)
2016 kept the Ryanair releases going, with Phoenix releasing another 737-800 with winglets in the base livery (EI-FIT, PH411203), and JC Wings also getting in on the act, releasing a base livery 737-800 with winglets (EI-FRF, JC4RYR701), and a 737-800 in the Comunitat Valenciana livery (EI-DWH, JC4RYR706, seen below)
Well, that is Part 1! Part 2 and 3 later!
Here is Part 1:
Ryanair's first model in 1:400 scale was surprisingly made by the Seattle Model Aircraft Company way back in 2002, when they released a 737-200, EI-CJE, in the Jaguar special livery (SMA021002) as an exclusive for JetStreamsUSA.
Ryanair fans would have to wait three more years until 2005, when two more models came out. One was a GeminiJets 737-800 in the modern livery (EI-DAV, GJRYR605), and the other was a Jet-X Jet Club Exclusive 737-800 in the Boeing hybrid house livery (EI-DCL, JXM179, shown below).
GeminiMACS would release the same EI-DCL in the same livery in 2006 (GMRYR013), and after that came a drought until 2010. In 2010, Aeroclassics released one (or maybe two?) Ryanair Boeing 737-200s. Both were registered EI-CKS, but one example was the old base livery and the other has a 'Happy Valentine's Day' scheme. Only the one with the Valentine's Day has a serial number on MADb (ACEICKSLOVE), shown below.
After the Aeroclassics release(s), came ANOTHER four year drought. But in 2014, Phoenix FINALLY stepped up, making a 737-800 with winglets in the base livery (EI-EVI, PH410981). Phoenix released two more 737-800s with winglets the next year in 2015, another base livery (EI-FEI, PH4RYR1280) and EI-DCL again, this time with winglets and the updated Boeing livery (PH411135, shown below)
2016 kept the Ryanair releases going, with Phoenix releasing another 737-800 with winglets in the base livery (EI-FIT, PH411203), and JC Wings also getting in on the act, releasing a base livery 737-800 with winglets (EI-FRF, JC4RYR701), and a 737-800 in the Comunitat Valenciana livery (EI-DWH, JC4RYR706, seen below)
Well, that is Part 1! Part 2 and 3 later!
but… nice idea the thread of FR in europe is the most common company in every airport (maybe not every but … the most)
