Patriot IIAF KC-747 5-8107

[YesterAirlines]

Another Patriot release I acquired at the same time as the AOA 767 (and before the current conflict) is the IIAF KC 747 5-8107. This version comes with quite a set of accessories. As well as the usual postcard and stand there's a collector's card, velcro badge, 2 versions of the refueling boom and gear up door components. The landing gear sticks on only with sticky plastic and not magnets, which isn't ideal but I'm happy to display the model gears up anyway. Sadly this 1971 build ex-TWA frame (as N93118), originally part of Eastern's cancelled order and sold to the Imperial Iranian Air Force in 1975, was destroyed by US-Israeli airstrikes at Tehran on March 7 during their illegal war with Iran. Not a fan of the Iranian regime by any stretch, but this conflict is not only ludicrous but also a disgrace in every way imaginable.

This model would have made a decent review, but sadly the future of the website aspect of Yesterday's Airlines is currently under review itself due to the need and difficulty of moving the site to a new host.

 

[LeoMuse747]

Gorgeous model and very exotic subject aswell!

 

[Phantom]

I knew it. There must actually be a law that prohibits the use of the correct shade of gray on 747 model wings.
How else could one explain why they use the correct shade on the WBF, only to then revert to the usual light gray on the wing?

 

[abdulmohiuddin]

What a lovely model, I'm glad HX has been making these unique models no one else has touched. It's been on my radar for a while as well, since I wasn't too keen on the twin set that was released earlier.

I've been trying to lobby HX to make the IRIAF counterpart in the 80's color scheme to reflect how it looked during the Iran-Iraq War(particularly the H3 Airbase Raid by the IRIAF)

Technically a Saha Airlines hybrid scheme from the 90's but still gets the general jist of it. Could be done as a custom job

Here it is in IRIAF colors