michael301757 Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 HI EVERYONE ,HERE ARE A COUPLE OF LIVERIES FROM THE PAST,GOOD MEMORIES OF CALEDONIANS ALPHA JULIET, MY FIRST EVER WIDE BODIED FLIGHT, GATWICK TO TENERIFE, MAY 1989 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Two cracking builds there! love the liveries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Nice ones,.....I have a soft spot for the old Timmy and I remember trying to make an RAF one from the Airfix kit very poorly as a teenager! Hand brushed Humbrol enamel white slopped everywhere and an un masked blue cheatline with roundels from my very poorly stocked spare decal box,...eurghh! So to see two beauties make from this same kit is very nice indeed,.....really well done, Cheers ony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG058 Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Great models, however Tristars only look right in a crab air livery! Then again, It would be too difficult model a 3 day delay and 15% aircraft availability! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Nicely done Michael. ( My first wide body was also a Tristar - Delta ) That Caledonian livery is very spiffy. Cheers, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis Alfonso Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Wonderful work with a lot of history embeded in!!!! Thank you very much for sharing!!!!! Cheers!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Very Nicely done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Nice to see these older kits completed. Thanks for posting. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viscount806x Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Writing as an ex Cally Flt Engineer, I can tell you that you have made a quite obvious mistake on your Cally -100 model. One of the thrust reversers was normally firmly stuck in the 'deployed' position after landing, requiring much sweaty 'percussion' to get it stowed again... Only jesting, two very nice models indeed. Nige B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selwyn Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 My god, a frightening sight, a Saudia Tristar! brought me out in a cold sweat! Travelled on many of these "Inshallah air" aircraft in KSA, had some frightening moments as they were not the best maintained aircraft you would ever see. Highlights were flying from Jeddah to Abha, On takeoff saw a line of pulled rivets in the starboard leading edge sucked up by air pressure, and spent the flight watching them drop out one by one. Reported it to the crew, pilot decided it wasn't a problem! Second was a Tristar that had an undercarriage problem, in that it wouldn't go up. They decided to lock the wheels in the down position until they got spare parts, that aircraft flew around in service for about a month before they decided to fix it! The normal Saudia practice of "prayers for the traveller" on the cabin loudspeakers on take off did not inspire confidence either..................! Happy days (not)! Selwyn 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Nice Tristars! We very rarely see these posted. Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Beautiful builds, both of them! Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindan Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 It's good to see more well built airliners again. Well done Michael. More airliners please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael301757 Posted November 2, 2014 Author Share Posted November 2, 2014 My god, a frightening sight, a Saudia Tristar! brought me out in a cold sweat! Travelled on many of these "Inshallah air" aircraft in KSA, had some frightening moments as they were not the best maintained aircraft you would ever see. Highlights were flying from Jeddah to Abha, On takeoff saw a line of pulled rivets in the starboard leading edge sucked up by air pressure, and spent the flight watching them drop out one by one. Reported it to the crew, pilot decided it wasn't a problem! Second was a Tristar that had an undercarriage problem, in that it wouldn't go up. They decided to lock the wheels in the down position until they got spare parts, that aircraft flew around in service for about a month before they decided to fix it! The normal Saudia practice of "prayers for the traveller" on the cabin loudspeakers on take off did not inspire confidence either..................! Happy days (not)! Selwyn hi selwyn, hope you have calmed down now, i built it because i liked the livery but it just goes to show how deceptive looks can be. cheers michael. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robvulcan Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Now that's what I call a sight for sore eyes. Gorgeous builds of a Gorgeous airliner. I remember fondly watching Caledonian Tristar's from the roof of the Multistory at Manchester Airport with my Grandad. Wonderful days I would love to go back to one day if I can. Great stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jockster Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Two beautiful builds and the Cally certainly brought back fond memories for me so thank you for that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Lovely builds Michael, but then I've always been a sucker for the Saudia scheme. I've an Airfix Tristar in the stash but have always been too chicken to make a start on it. Your two builds have made me think I can actually do something with it. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael301757 Posted November 3, 2014 Author Share Posted November 3, 2014 thank you everyone for your comments and taking the time to have a look, will post another classic livery soon. cheers . michael. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Very nice. There is a Saudia Tristar at the Riyadh museum. You can see it on Google earth. I pass it on the way to work. I'll see if it's Hotel Juliet tomorrow. Selwyn, Things have improved since then. Though I did hear about the locked down gear. The food is better too! Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr B Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Very nice contrast n finish on both of them....great work Rgds Mr b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 I checked this morning. The Riyadh Tristar is Hotel Papa. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael301757 Posted November 4, 2014 Author Share Posted November 4, 2014 thanks for that pete its nice to know one of them is still with us. michael. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobgpw Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Lovely models, nicely built! Thankfully I don't have to worry about getting them to the runway in time for their ATC slot whilst also trying to factor in their unpredictable serviceability anymore. They always seemed to be going tech! Pushback to start and taxi seemed to take place at a glacial rate, usually blocking a busy taxiway much to everyone's amusement. After Cally got rid of theirs, I thought that was it until Peach Air and Air Atlanta arrived with theirs...oh joy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 One flight I had on a Delta L10-11, from LAX to Honolulu, we had taxi'ed out to what should have been the beginning of the take off roll. After sitting for a bit ( blocking that runway ) the captain announced that he could not get the top engine started, and we are returning to the gate. Two minutes later he comes on again, as we are turning around, to say it had just started after all, so we were good to go. He had to go to some lengths to explain that, now that it had started, there was no danger of it stopping, and you could hear it in his voice "If I had just delayed telling them anything for two minutes, I wouldn't be in this position now". We all stayed quiet duiring take off, but once up, the bar was opened, and we were headed to Hawaii after all, so what's a faulty engine among friends? Cheers, Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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