Phantom
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Getting nostalgic today with my first ever 1/400 model...
FedEx MD-10-10F, N386FE
GeminiJets GJFDX221
released in 2001/2
the model:
back in 2002, I had already stopped collecting Schabaks (did that since the late 80's) when I found a Schuco-add in a German magazine for a line of models completely unknown to me: GeminiJets? Ok, so I liked what I saw and decided to order one. I remember the moment when I unboxed it, an absolute "wow" moment. It shouldn't be the last 1/400...
Compared to todays standards the model is lacking of course, but I still very much like how it turns out in this picture. A definite keeper in my collection.
the real thing:
46620/138 was built as a DC-10-10 for United Airlines and delivered to this airline in Feb. '74 as N1821U. It was bought by FedEx in 1997 to be converted to the first ever MD-10. It finally entered service with FedEx early in 2001 as an MD-10-10F, registered N386FE. In 2013 it was retired and sent to Victorville for storage/part-out.
N386FE by Alexander Kern, auf Flickr
FedEx MD-10-10F, N386FE
GeminiJets GJFDX221
released in 2001/2
the model:
back in 2002, I had already stopped collecting Schabaks (did that since the late 80's) when I found a Schuco-add in a German magazine for a line of models completely unknown to me: GeminiJets? Ok, so I liked what I saw and decided to order one. I remember the moment when I unboxed it, an absolute "wow" moment. It shouldn't be the last 1/400...
Compared to todays standards the model is lacking of course, but I still very much like how it turns out in this picture. A definite keeper in my collection.
the real thing:
46620/138 was built as a DC-10-10 for United Airlines and delivered to this airline in Feb. '74 as N1821U. It was bought by FedEx in 1997 to be converted to the first ever MD-10. It finally entered service with FedEx early in 2001 as an MD-10-10F, registered N386FE. In 2013 it was retired and sent to Victorville for storage/part-out.
N386FE by Alexander Kern, auf Flickr