So far Aeroclassics have mainly focused on early series 200 operators. This has seen a few needy releases long sought after like Pacific Western, TWA and All Nippon but also other obvious airlines, mainly from the US majors. In theory they could spend quite a while putting out variations of United, USAir and other 767s that have been made already. I for one have relatively little interest in replacing my Gemini / JC Wings 767s so am not going to promote them in this thread as wishlist material. That rules out USAir, US Airways, Qantas, UTAir, Transbrasil, Air China and a few others. I am keener to replace some of my Dragon 767s but even there the ones I own (Piedmont, Air New Zealand, Ansett) are pretty good and not high on the replacement list. As good as the Aeroclassics 767 is, in reality up to now it isn’t a big enough improvement over existing moulds (plus lacks aerials and top-quality printing detail) to necessitate replacements. Having said all that there are lots of 767s that have never been made in 1:400 scale at all and deserve some attention. Here are my top 31 that I think should get into production in the coming year or two: UPDATE: AS OF AUGUST 2019 AEROCLASSICS HAVE MADE MODELS WITH A * UK .jpg) Kambui [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons Britannia * Until recently the lack of 1980/90s pre-Tui yuck Britannia was appalling. Now NG have made an excellent 757 it is surely time to get the 767-200 out. This is an aircraft that defined Britannia for over a decade. Oh and follow it up with some 737s as well!  Aero Icarus from Zürich, Switzerland [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons Silverjet Can premium airlines ever really work? Probably not, at least history suggest not anyway. On the UK side of the pond Silverjet found this out to their cost. Nice scheme though. Europe The A300/310 scooped up most of the orders in Europe but the 767-200 still wore the colours of several national carriers albeit usually in small numbers.  Braathens S.A.F.E Not a national carrier but like PWA a small but important airline in its geographic zone that perhaps bit off more than it could chew with the 767.  Konstantin von Wedelstaedt [GFDL 1.2 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/fdl-1.2.html) or GFDL 1.2 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/fdl-1.2.html)], via Wikimedia Commons Staying in Scandinavia and SAS * also operated a few 767-200s alongside their series 300s. they regularly visited Heathrow: The 767 proved useful for those Eastern European airlines that didn’t select the A310-300 and saw service with all of the following:
  .jpg) Aero Icarus from Zürich, Switzerland [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons Africa The 767 also proved a useful intermediate size as a replacement for old 707s with several smaller African flag carriers. The type looked particularly attractive in the following liveries:
.jpg) Aero Icarus from Zürich, Switzerland [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons  Torsten Maiwald [GFDL 1.2 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/fdl-1.2.html) or GFDL 1.2 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/fdl-1.2.html)], via Wikimedia Commons  Gary Watt [GFDL 1.2 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/fdl-1.2.html) or GFDL 1.2 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/fdl-1.2.html)], via Wikimedia Commons .jpg) Aero Icarus from Zürich, Switzerland [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons   Christian Volpati [GFDL 1.2 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/fdl-1.2.html) or GFDL 1.2 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/fdl-1.2.html)], via Wikimedia Commons  Russia In the early 2000s the Russian majors were trying to upgrade their older Soviet era equipment and 767-200s seemed fairly attractive. JC Wings has already made a UTAir example but these three would go nicely alongside it:
 Aldo Bidini [GFDL 1.2 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/fdl-1.2.html) or GFDL 1.2 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/fdl-1.2.html)], via Wikimedia Commons ,_Kras_Air_-_Krasnoyarsk_Airlines_JP6006600.jpg) Aktug Ates [GFDL 1.2 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/fdl-1.2.html) or GFDL 1.2 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/fdl-1.2.html)], via Wikimedia Commons  Latin America The 767 took its fair share of business away from the A310 in Latin America and there are several scheme variants available for Mexican and Colombian operators:
.jpg) Aero Icarus from Zürich, Switzerland [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons  Konstantin von Wedelstaedt [GFDL 1.2 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/fdl-1.2.html) or GFDL 1.2 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/fdl-1.2.html)], via Wikimedia Commons  _TACA_N762TA,_MIA_Miami,_FL_(Miami_International_Airport),_USA_PP1164634140.jpg) Peter Bakema [GFDL 1.2 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/fdl-1.2.html) or GFDL 1.2 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/fdl-1.2.html)], via Wikimedia Commons  Pedro Aragão [CC BY-SA 3.0 GFDL, CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons Elsewhere I’ll round this wishlist off with a random selection of other 767s from elsewhere around the globe including the US.
  Tim Rees [GFDL 1.2 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/fdl-1.2.html) or GFDL 1.2 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/fdl-1.2.html)], via Wikimedia Commons Last but clearly not least is the Boeing house colours: 
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Jackson W Schadt
2/2/2019 07:29:00 pm
I really like to see a new Piedmont or United Battleship Grey 762, as my Dad flew 75's and 76's for United in the early 2000s (He was furloughed after 911, and he's now an FO for Southwest). Leave a Reply. |
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