Airlinercafe | Caravellarella | Activity https://airlinercafe.com/members/caravellarella/activity/ Activity feed for Caravellarella. Fri, 16 Oct 2026 21:32:07 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 22d5615ac3cd2587c8bf43f25417da48 Caravellarella started the topic John Barlow - aka Proplineruk...... in the forum Airliner Modeling https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/john-barlow-aka-proplineruk/ Mon, 03 Aug 2026 08:55:41 -0700 Dear Airlinercafé members, I regret to inform you that my/our friend John Barlow (Proplineruk) passed away last night. John would have been 79 years old later this week. I will remember John as an accomplished aircraft engineer, a superb modelmaker, supremely knowledgeable and most of all a very good friend; unfailingly honest and excellent…Read more

]]> 3b649615730241f3511720c72040dfc7 Caravellarella replied to the topic 1/144 engine intakes for Tu-154M & IL-62M kits...... in the forum Airliner Modeling https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/1-144-engine-intakes-for-tu-154m-il-62m-kits/#post-246908 Fri, 29 Nov 2024 08:30:23 -0800

On November 29, 2024 at 7:54 am braz.models Wrote
Hello Terry,

Bra.Z Models does still have available the IL-86 and Tu-154 resin engine bits. Se links below.

IL-86 https://brazmodels.com/ilyushin.php

Tu-154M https://brazmodels.com/tupolev.php

Or add photo-etch details from ExtraTech

IL-86 https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/EX14418?result-toke…

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]]> bfcf9e6bfe3928894036b72fce9054d4 Caravellarella started the topic 1/144 engine intakes for Tu-154M & IL-62M kits...... in the forum Airliner Modeling https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/1-144-engine-intakes-for-tu-154m-il-62m-kits/ Thu, 28 Nov 2024 21:07:48 -0800 Dear Boys & Girls, I have a bunch of Zvezda 1/144 scale Tu-154M kits and a few Zvezda & ICM 1/144 Il-62M kits to build; what are my options for aftermarket replacement engine intakes for these kits please? I remember F-RSIN did lovely 1/144 scale stereolithographic intakes with inlet guide-vanes and engine fans behind for the Zvezda 1/144 scale Il-…Read more

]]> e094816f930b565dffeef6030af749c4 Caravellarella replied to the topic L-1011 Original Operators in the forum Airlines and Airplanes https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/l-1011-original-operators/#post-246889 Mon, 25 Nov 2024 21:12:30 -0800 Don’t forget that B.E.A ordered TriStar before the merger with B.O.A.C……

Terry (Caravellarella)

]]> 82d98b461480e60857e374d9cc2dc6bd Caravellarella replied to the topic L-1011 Original Operators in the forum Airlines and Airplanes https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/l-1011-original-operators/#post-246888 Mon, 25 Nov 2024 21:08:43 -0800 Air India International Ltd was the final TriStar customer; the order was cancelled after Lockheed announced the planned closure of the TriStar production line……

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]]> a4051574c80b87d4a0c56f9c9f971ab9 Caravellarella replied to the topic L-1011 Original Operators in the forum Airlines and Airplanes https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/l-1011-original-operators/#post-246887 Mon, 25 Nov 2024 21:03:45 -0800 Air Jamaica (1968) Ltd was another early TriStar customer which cancelled before delivery.

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]]> a12217374c903a10802ee24265e8c99a Caravellarella replied to the topic L-1011 Original Operators in the forum Airlines and Airplanes https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/l-1011-original-operators/#post-246886 Mon, 25 Nov 2024 21:00:23 -0800 Northeast Airlines Inc. ordered two TriStars early on; the order was cancelled during negotiations for a merger with Northwest Orient……

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]]> 421a1189cc6a8aec64fb6114f13c885c Caravellarella replied to the topic Eastern Express L-1011 in the forum New Kit & Decal Releases https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/eastern-express-l-1011/page/3/#post-246868 Mon, 25 Nov 2024 17:26:23 -0800 https://www.facebook.com/BWIAimages/photos/a.577647265591160/1463785503643994/?type=3

]]> 65af9d13df7a760f8511af447a0f9961 Caravellarella replied to the topic The 2nd Airbus A-300 project from early 1968...... in the forum Airlines and Airplanes https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/the-2nd-airbus-a-300-project-from-early-1968/#post-246862 Mon, 25 Nov 2024 13:04:36 -0800 Yes George, the previous A-300 design from Autumn 1967 had the same diameter/cross-section as the Boeing 747. This first A-300 design effectively combined the fuselage of the Sud Aviation-Dassault Galion design with the wings/tail-unit of the Hawker-Bréguet-Nord HBN-100 design.

Terry (Caravellarella)

]]> a960d1bf395ff06fa248a9d92c0de2ee Caravellarella replied to the topic The 2nd Airbus A-300 project from early 1968...... in the forum Airlines and Airplanes https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/the-2nd-airbus-a-300-project-from-early-1968/#post-246856 Mon, 25 Nov 2024 07:14:31 -0800

]]> 77a3300fbb51b4b540955ba897f7a335 Caravellarella replied to the topic New Site Known Issues in the forum Site Related https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/new-site-known-issues/#post-246853 Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:07:22 -0800 Ahmed, why can’t I re-add images that are missing from my existing galleries please?

 

Terry (Caravellarella)

]]> 5c3d40ad5a7e3cae9929328468f6793c Caravellarella started the topic The 2nd Airbus A-300 project from early 1968...... in the forum Airlines and Airplanes https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/the-2nd-airbus-a-300-project-from-early-1968/ Sun, 24 Nov 2024 23:54:44 -0800 Dear <b>Boys</b> and <b>Girls</b>, I can’t breathe; I’ve just found out that an original  large scale model of the second preliminary <b>Airbus A-300</b> design from early 1968 still exists and is on display at the Yorkshire Air Museum in Elvington!

This was the fattest of the preliminary designs with a <b>6.54 metre</b> (21 feet 5¾ inch) diam…Read more

]]> a3dd17e73da0dfeb2a9fefc65da784c4 Caravellarella replied to the topic Eastern Express L-1011 in the forum New Kit & Decal Releases https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/eastern-express-l-1011/page/3/#post-246843 Sun, 24 Nov 2024 23:38:13 -0800

On February 27, 2016 at 12:05 am Jennings Wrote
Sorry Terry, the rudder is identical on both of them (and all other 1011s). What you’re seeing on the BWIA airplane is the rudder hinge/actuator access panels forward of the hinge line.

 

Found on the BWIA Facebook group page.

Terry (Caravellarella)

 

]]> f9a1d0dfcf2c82f0cb3168d270a8b2ce Caravellarella replied to the topic New 1/144 Boeing 727 injection plastic kit in the forum New Kit & Decal Releases https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/new-1-144-boeing-727-injection-plastic-kit/page/3/#post-246663 Sun, 03 Nov 2024 19:58:25 -0800 I hope this new kit will make up for the crushing disappointment of the Minicraft 1/144 727-200 kit I felt in 2004.

 

Terry (Caravellarella)

]]> e12ee41d6ac3d160afaaf9e07bbfe41b Caravellarella replied to the topic New 1/144 Boeing 727 injection plastic kit in the forum New Kit & Decal Releases https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/new-1-144-boeing-727-injection-plastic-kit/page/3/#post-246658 Sat, 02 Nov 2024 16:37:48 -0700 I can’t breathe!

 

Terry (Caravellarella)

]]> df9091d495a6d5d5d123f3e33823aaf7 Caravellarella replied to the topic Has anyone heard lately of Peter Skipp? in the forum Airliner Modeling https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/has-anyone-heard-lately-of-peter-skipp/#post-245682 Mon, 13 May 2024 23:57:25 -0700 Oh no! I had no idea; RIP Peter. You will be missed!

 

Terry (Caravellarella)

]]> 453f7b03e0d5ae559488bb97cc9ee80b Caravellarella replied to the topic Got my Zvezda 757 today. Wow! in the forum Airliner Modeling https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/got-my-zvezda-757-today-wow/page/2/#post-183572 Mon, 10 Oct 2022 08:22:08 -0700 Dear Boys & Girls, I recently bought an example of this Zvezda 1/144 Boeing 757 kit too (out of curiosity); a truly lovely set of mouldings. Possibly even better than their Tupolev Tu-134 kit! A standard for other manufacturers to aspire to and match I would hope.

 

Terry (Caravellarella)

]]> ed559c9bc8514f8d12f9653f9a13bd9b Caravellarella replied to the topic Minicraft's B377 Stratocruiser in the forum Airliner Modeling https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/minicrafts-b377-stratocruiser/#post-183295 Sat, 24 Sep 2022 17:55:53 -0700

On September 24, 2022 at 12:29 pm Tom Dunbar Wrote
FROM ANOTHER TOM!

I’d been ignoring videos during my build process of the 1/72 kit cause just assumed they would be to promotional, but decided to watch this one, glad I did!

I’ve got 5 round trips across the pacific on these puppies as a 10-15 yr old. First 2 flights were the original pai…

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]]> adb0f3cf764fda1940fd6a05c44436e9 Caravellarella replied to the topic Minicraft's B377 Stratocruiser in the forum Airliner Modeling https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/minicrafts-b377-stratocruiser/#post-183270 Thu, 22 Sep 2022 12:30:20 -0700 Dear Boys & Girls, I’ve just spotted this more recent release of the kit:-

are the new engines included in this release acceptably accurate?

Terry (Caravellarella)

]]> d2c33d49f38d272ab36b29b1070f239a Caravellarella replied to the topic Minicraft's B377 Stratocruiser in the forum Airliner Modeling https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/minicrafts-b377-stratocruiser/#post-183231 Fri, 16 Sep 2022 10:31:20 -0700 Dear Boys & Girls, Dana Kopher just gave me some sound advice on the 1/144 Stratocruiser kit; the round cabin windows are 14½” diameter which is 2.55555mm in 1/144 or a #38 drill bit! Meanwhile, the plastic on the port side fuselage crease is SO thin by the rear cabin door I just put my fingernail through it by accident!

 

Terry (Caravellarella)

]]> f07e1366252873e7ddf6020c72c62227 Caravellarella replied to the topic Minicraft's B377 Stratocruiser in the forum Airliner Modeling https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/minicrafts-b377-stratocruiser/#post-183221 Tue, 13 Sep 2022 07:51:44 -0700

On September 12, 2022 at 9:30 am NX28388 Wrote
“The wings of the Minicraft kit have always bothered me for some reason I can’t put my finger on. Boeing aircraft of that era always had a “sturdy” look at the wing root section but the Minicraft kit made the wings look plump all the way through and the airfoil shape looks cartoonish as a resul…

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]]> 7cd2800f2f1aff8350924d6a1d482318 Caravellarella replied to the topic Minicraft's B377 Stratocruiser in the forum Airliner Modeling https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/minicrafts-b377-stratocruiser/#post-183220 Tue, 13 Sep 2022 07:46:06 -0700 Thank you Ken.

 

Terry (Caravellarella)

]]> af7b04ae8cec975cc68cbec94eb65f51 Caravellarella replied to the topic Minicraft's B377 Stratocruiser in the forum Airliner Modeling https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/minicrafts-b377-stratocruiser/#post-183219 Tue, 13 Sep 2022 07:42:49 -0700 Thank you Dutch.

 

Terry (Caravellarella)

]]> 79b61212d2e60d88b74273ba19e69571 Caravellarella replied to the topic Minicraft's B377 Stratocruiser in the forum Airliner Modeling https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/minicrafts-b377-stratocruiser/#post-183205 Sat, 10 Sep 2022 15:19:21 -0700 Dear Boys & Girls, I’ve searched high, and low, and in between; I cannot find an effective on-line build or published build of this kit to give me pointers for correcting & detailing. Ideas please?

 

Terry (Caravellarella)

]]> a76fe4571503d34ce7415f69c8dd3ffe Caravellarella replied to the topic Minicraft's B377 Stratocruiser in the forum Airliner Modeling https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/minicrafts-b377-stratocruiser/#post-183173 Tue, 06 Sep 2022 00:28:04 -0700 Dear Ken, I’ve just realised that my old friend Glenn is producing them now at his company Blackbird Models here in the UK!

https://www.blackbirdmodels.co.uk/boeing-377-144-2422-p.asp

Terry (Caravellarella)

]]> defe3a73929b28ed4498d09898296aac Caravellarella replied to the topic Vickers VC-9 Vanguard enquiry...... in the forum Airliner Modeling https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/vickers-vc-9-vanguard-enquiry/#post-183157 Mon, 05 Sep 2022 18:09:02 -0700

On March 11, 2022 at 1:47 pm dave6376 Wrote
Welsh Models have a set of metal props for £6.50 plus postage

http://www.welshmodels.co.uk/accessories.html

On March 10, 2022 at 8:39 pm Caravellarella Wrote
Dear Boys & Girls, please can any of you recommend a source of after market propellors/spinners for the Airfix 1/144 Vickers Vanguard kit;…

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]]> 375dc43e0dae0ab037d396e5206da384 Caravellarella replied to the topic Minicraft's B377 Stratocruiser in the forum Airliner Modeling https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/minicrafts-b377-stratocruiser/#post-183153 Mon, 05 Sep 2022 17:45:21 -0700 Dear Boys & Girls, I’ve just bought a Minicraft 1/144 scale Boeing Stratocruiser kit (out of curiosity). What are my aftermarket options , now in 2022, for accurate propellors and engine cowlings in 1/144 please?

 

Terry (Caravellarella)

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