Airliners-India.com Flickr Group & Facebook    FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Air India models Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10  Next          Airliners-India.com Forum Index -> Aviation Hobby View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message deaphen Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 933 Location: India Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 3:50 pm    Post subject: Just got the AI 330 myself, nice one but kind of expected the VT- regs. Regards Nitin Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11349 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 4:21 pm    Post subject: Dragon Wings seems to specialize in models of aircraft that AI has leased, so I guess in that way it makes sense to have the earlier reg. on the 330. Back to top sammyk Member Joined: 20 Dec 2006 Posts: 2719 Location: Austin, TX Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:27 pm    Post subject: Yah, Dragon is notorious for using factory regs. Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11349 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 4:31 pm    Post subject: Finally..... VT-AIS is out now!! Should be available in the US soon. Back to top sammyk Member Joined: 20 Dec 2006 Posts: 2719 Location: Austin, TX Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 9:27 pm    Post subject: That looks sweet. Dragon has the best 744 mold out there. I wonder if this means the Saudi 744 is out too. Anyways, back to AI models, Aviation 400 is going to be releasing a 744 in new livery as well. They use a somewhat modified BigBird mold so that's a good thing. I bought their Kuwait 742 which turned out nice so hopefully the AI model will too. Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11349 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:19 pm    Post subject: sammyk wrote: Anyways, back to AI models, Aviation 400 is going to be releasing a 744 in new livery as well. They use a somewhat modified BigBird mold so that's a good thing. I bought their Kuwait 742 which turned out nice so hopefully the AI model will too. Any idea when that would be ?? Aviation 400 doesn't seem to have a website, do they ?? Back to top sammyk Member Joined: 20 Dec 2006 Posts: 2719 Location: Austin, TX Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:33 pm    Post subject: 747-237 wrote: sammyk wrote: Anyways, back to AI models, Aviation 400 is going to be releasing a 744 in new livery as well. They use a somewhat modified BigBird mold so that's a good thing. I bought their Kuwait 742 which turned out nice so hopefully the AI model will too. Any idea when that would be ?? Aviation 400 doesn't seem to have a website, do they ?? They say April but who knows. Seems the models do eventually come out though. Their 707, 747, and 767 seem to be pretty good. I haven't seen the L-1011 yet but I have one on order. Their 732 is a bit iffy and not sure about how their 737NGs are. http://www.aviation400.com leads to the Witty site which is the factory that makes them. The good thing about them is that they're reasonably priced. Oh and Nick carries them. Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11349 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 2:30 am    Post subject: The Aviation400 & the Dragon 744 impressions look pretty standardized, it would be good to see them together up close. Back to top sammyk Member Joined: 20 Dec 2006 Posts: 2719 Location: Austin, TX Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 2:45 am    Post subject: The major difference will be that the AV400 will have metal wings. Just imagine the BigBird 744 but with a seamless wing join and you have the AV400. Some minor quality control issues but overall a decent mold. Hmm, looking at AV400s illustration they got the engine graphics wrong. Hopefully they fix that before production. Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11349 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 3:07 am    Post subject: I also do not notice the name "Sanchi" on either illustration, & I hope they will have it on the actual model. Hope Nick gets them soon - at least the Dragon!! Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11349 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 6:35 am    Post subject: Updated July 2008 Air India fleet 1:400 scale Big Bird 747-200 VT-EBN "Rajendra Chola" Aeroclassics 707-300 VT-DJI "Nanda Devi" Aeroclassics 707-400 VT-DJK "Everest" Aeroclassics L-1049G-82-106 Super Constellation VT-DIM "Rani of Ayodhya" Gemini Jets 747-400 VT- ESO "Khajhurao" Gemini Jets 777-200ER VT-AIK "Megh Malhar" Dragon Wings 747-400 VT- AIQ "Elephanta" Dragon Wings 777-200ER VT-AIL "Kalyani" Dragon Wings 767-300ER G-CDPT Dragon Wings 787-800 Herpa L1011 Tristar V2-LEJ Phoenix 777-200LR VT-ALA "Andhra Pradesh" Dragon Wings 777-200LR VT-ALB "Arunachal Pradesh" (wrongly marked "Kalyani") Phoenix 777-200LR VT-ALC "Assam" Dragon Wings Airbus A330-200 SE-RBF Dragon Wings 747-400 VT- AIS "Sanchi" 1:500 scale Herpa 707-300 VT-DSI "Lohtse" Inflight500 707-300 VT-DVA "Annapurna" Herpa A 310-300 VT-EJH "Tista" Herpa 747-400 VT-ESM "Konark" Schabak 747-400 VT-ESM "Konark" Star Jets 747-400 VT- ESO "Khajhurao" Inflight500 747-300 Combi VT-EPX "Mahendra Varman" 1:600 scale Schabak 747-200 Schabak 747-400 VT-ESM "Konark" [Third Version] Schabak 747-400 VT-ESM "Konark" [Second Version] Schabak 777-200ER VT-AIK "Megh Malhar" 1:144 scale Corgi Lockheed Constellation VT-CQP "Malabar Princess" 1:250 scale Schabak 747-400 VT-ESM "Konark" 1:200 scale Inflight200 707-300 VT-DVA "Annapoorna" 1:200 scale Flight Miniatures Snap- together 747-400 VT-ESM "Konark" Here is one I created myself - I bought a DC-3 in USAF colors, & used silver spray paint to try & create a model of AI's DC-3 VT-CGP. Needless to say, it didn't come out too good!! I used 1980s vintage AI "Fragile" stickers to get the Air India titles from. Oh well - it was fun doing it. So here it is, not sure of the scale, though! 1:400 scale Aeroclassics Indian Airlines Airbus A300 VT-EVD And for good measure, here is the Aeroclassics IC A300 in 1:400 scale. Though not AI, she sits with the rest of my AI models - nostalgia perhaps! And the one with the 50th Anniversary titles Gemini Jets Jet Airways Airbus A340-300 VT-JWB Ok, not quite Air India, but AI did lease VT-JWB from Jet Airways for a month to operate BOM-LHR flights And Gemini Jets Jet Airways Boeing 777-30ER VT-JEA Gemini Jets Jet Airways Airbus A330-200 VT-JWF Last edited by 747-237 on Sat Jul 26, 2008 3:41 am; edited 2 times in total Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11349 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 6:35 am    Post subject: Here are the latest....... Dragon Wings 747-400 VT- AIS "Sanchi (II)" Gemini Jets Jet Airways Airbus A330-200 VT-JWF Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11349 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 6:43 am    Post subject: The New AI colors on the 77Ls, 744 & 332 The changing face of the Air India 747s AI 777 alley (sorry about these pics, guys) The New 9W colors on the 77W & 332 The 9W Airbuses - new & old Back to top sammyk Member Joined: 20 Dec 2006 Posts: 2719 Location: Austin, TX Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 7:48 am    Post subject: Awesome stuff. Can't wait 'til Nick sends my next order! Back to top HAWK21M Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 8132 Location: Mumbai, INDIA Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 11:01 am    Post subject: Great pics.Look good. regds MEL _________________ Think of the Brighter side !!! Back to top the_380 Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 2329 Location: Mumbai, India Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 2:36 pm    Post subject: AWESOME !!! Err.... if u don't mind can u please line up the entire AI-IC fleet in one picture And another picture with all the AI-IC and 9W jets... thanks... _________________ http://www.myspace.com/avsatsworld A Walt Disney and 20th Century Fox Audio Producer!!! Back to top swisshansa10 Member Joined: 14 Apr 2007 Posts: 87 Location: Cologne, Germany Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 12:42 pm    Post subject: Guys, Hogan is about to release (due 30JUN08) Air India Express fleet in 1:200 scale. The following aircraft registerations will be out - VT-AXA VT-AXB VT-AXC VT-AXC VT-AXD VT-AXE VT-AXF VT-AXG VT-AXH VT-AXI They say when it rains, it pours.... AI/AIX fans Get ready to get your wallets lighter. Back to top sammyk Member Joined: 20 Dec 2006 Posts: 2719 Location: Austin, TX Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 2:58 am    Post subject: Gemini will release the AI 77W with their June releases... Unofficial for now. Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11349 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 6:08 am    Post subject: sammyk wrote: Gemini will release the AI 77W with their June releases... Unofficial for now. Excellent !! Any idea of the Regn. ? Back to top sammyk Member Joined: 20 Dec 2006 Posts: 2719 Location: Austin, TX Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 6:23 am    Post subject: 747-237 wrote: sammyk wrote: Gemini will release the AI 77W with their June releases... Unofficial for now. Excellent !! Any idea of the Regn. ? VT-ALJ Oh and it's been officially announced now. Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11349 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 7:15 am    Post subject: sammyk wrote: 747-237 wrote: sammyk wrote: Gemini will release the AI 77W with their June releases... Unofficial for now. Excellent !! Any idea of the Regn. ? VT-ALJ Oh and it's been officially announced now. Cool...so 'Bihar' it shall be !!! Hope Nicks gets it soon ! Back to top swisshansa10 Member Joined: 14 Apr 2007 Posts: 87 Location: Cologne, Germany Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 11:40 am    Post subject: Also read on wings900.com that Herpa is going to release B777-200LR in 1:500 shortly http://www.wings900.com/vb/1-500-scale-discussion/35978-air-india-777-200lr-horizon.html Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11349 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 10:14 pm    Post subject: sammyk wrote: Anyways, back to AI models, Aviation 400 is going to be releasing a 744 in new livery as well. They use a somewhat modified BigBird mold so that's a good thing. I bought their Kuwait 742 which turned out nice so hopefully the AI model will too. Any word on this one yet? Hope it's not only on paper, a la the Inflight200 707 (1:200); Schuco 787 (1:600), & as of now, the Herpa 772LR (1:500) Back to top sammyk Member Joined: 20 Dec 2006 Posts: 2719 Location: Austin, TX Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 10:26 pm    Post subject: Looks like it so far. AV400 has been inconsistent so far so who knows. I'm waiting for the IF200 AI 707 too but a least with that they showed us a picture of a sample. Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11349 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 10:28 pm    Post subject: sammyk wrote: Looks like it so far. AV400 has been inconsistent so far so who knows. I'm waiting for the IF200 AI 707 too but a least with that they showed us a picture of a sample. Yeah, the IF200 AI 707 had a release date of Jan '08 and was available for pre-order on a few retailer's websites for $99 approx. Wonder when we get to see the actual product! Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11349 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 4:21 pm    Post subject: New one from Phoenix Models in 1:400 Air India Express B 737-8HGWL VT-AXR "Vallam Kali Snake Boat Race / Kalarippayattu" Colors. Back to top swisshansa10 Member Joined: 14 Apr 2007 Posts: 87 Location: Cologne, Germany Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 4:34 pm    Post subject: Then PHX has some catching up to do. The last release was AXE and the next as I see is AXR. What about AXF-AXQ....... Back to top sammyk Member Joined: 20 Dec 2006 Posts: 2719 Location: Austin, TX Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 12:37 am    Post subject: [url][/url] Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11349 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 6:06 pm    Post subject: New one coming up from Jet-X. Though not Air India, it's close to home......one of the nicest looking models in a while Back to top swisshansa10 Member Joined: 14 Apr 2007 Posts: 87 Location: Cologne, Germany Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 6:13 pm    Post subject: ANY HINTS!!! Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11349 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 6:19 pm    Post subject: swisshansa10 wrote: ANY HINTS!!! That's the leased Bangladesh Biman 747-200 in hybrid colrs, with the old Northwest colors and the words "Bangladesh Airlines" slapped on the fuselage in bold (in Bengali script). Back to top sammyk Member Joined: 20 Dec 2006 Posts: 2719 Location: Austin, TX Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 6:30 pm    Post subject: Oh yah, forgot about that one. I'll be getting it too as I have a "Sub-Continent" collection. It will be only the second Biman model in 1/400. The Jet-X mold is not that great though as they no longer use Dragon's. Back to top sammyk Member Joined: 20 Dec 2006 Posts: 2719 Location: Austin, TX Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 7:13 am    Post subject: IF200s AI 707 has been released. However, there's been a spelling error. Instead of Annapurna they have spelled it Annapoorna. Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11349 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 7:22 am    Post subject: sammyk wrote: IF200s AI 707 has been released. However, there's been a spelling error. Instead of Annapurna they have spelled it Annapoorna. Any recommended retailer?? Back to top sammyk Member Joined: 20 Dec 2006 Posts: 2719 Location: Austin, TX Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 7:51 am    Post subject: Try http://www.flightonemodels.com/ I've bought from him before and deals in larger scales. You can also try JetCollector.com. Those guys are always good. Unfortunately Nick doesn't carry the IF line. Back to top sammyk Member Joined: 20 Dec 2006 Posts: 2719 Location: Austin, TX Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:22 pm    Post subject: 747-237, do you have any old pictures of VT-DVA that show her name? Back to top airindia787 Member Joined: 18 Nov 2007 Posts: 770 Location: DAB & ZTF Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:43 pm    Post subject: Are there any places that sell AI models in 1/500 scale? It fits best with my other models, all in 1/500 scale. _________________ http://openflights.org/user/akumanduri Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11349 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:51 pm    Post subject: airindia787 wrote: Are there any places that sell AI models in 1/500 scale? It fits best with my other models, all in 1/500 scale. I got some of my AI models in 1/500 scale at the AMS airport store (Herpa & Schabak), some on board AI (do they still sell Schabak models onboard?), & a few I got on eBay. Perhaps eBay would be the best bet for 1:500, else some retailers like Justplanefun might have a few (the two AI 707s in 1:500). Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11349 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:00 pm    Post subject: sammyk wrote: 747-237, do you have any old pictures of VT-DVA that show her name? Sammy, this one on A.net shows her name. I take it you were trying to confirm the "purna" v/s "poorna" issue ? http://www.airliners.net/photo/Air-India/Boeing-707-337B/0486679/L/ Back to top sammyk Member Joined: 20 Dec 2006 Posts: 2719 Location: Austin, TX Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:47 pm    Post subject: 747-237 wrote: sammyk wrote: 747-237, do you have any old pictures of VT-DVA that show her name? Sammy, this one on A.net shows her name. I take it you were trying to confirm the "purna" v/s "poorna" issue ? http://www.airliners.net/photo/Air-India/Boeing-707-337B/0486679/L/ Yep, have you been reading the posts on the diecast forums? I know about the one on A.net but was wondering if there were any other pictures out there where it is 100% clear. What's your opinion on whether it may have been spelled 'poorna' at anytime after a repaint? 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