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~~I love the Constellation it is possibly the most attractive airliner ever made (the 757 is close) though without the radar (i.e. with the short nose) it is nowhere near as nice (whilst conversely the short Connies look great with the short nose and weird with radar). The only thing that makes it look odd is on take off when the nose gear stows rearwards.
Anyway my Super Connie collection has just been massively bolstered by my latest batch from Gospodin which included 7 L-1049s. This thread is designed to highlight the mould and show my Connies together. I'll be discussing the individual airlines and aircraft in later threads whilst some like the CAL example have already featured.
Aeroclassics have released 33 Super Constellation Models (not including 4 decaled examples on an earlier mould) from 18 airlines plus the USAF and US Navy. That's actually not that many and I am sure there are others that could be done if the mould was still available (as I recall it isn't).
I now own 18 L-1049s all but one (a DW Flying Tigers) of which uses the Aeroclassics mould (the TWA though made for Gemini uses the AC mould). That covers 15 airlines (I'm missing PIA, Aer Lingus and Qantas).
I think the mould is excellent. As with several early prop moulds the wing/fuselage seam is square and obvious (an issue on the L-188 and Viscounts too) but this only marginally detracts from a mould that captures the elegance of the design fabulously.
Here are my 10 L-1049s from the World minus the USA:
Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellations by rstretton, on Flickr
Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellations by rstretton, on Flickr
Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellations by rstretton, on Flickr
Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellations by rstretton, on Flickr
And here are the 7 from the USA:
US Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellations by rstretton, on Flickr
US Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellations by rstretton, on Flickr
US Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellations by rstretton, on Flickr
The only qualm with the above is that as far as I know Northwest L-1049s weren't radar equipped and so should have the short nose.
Here are some closeups of the Canadian pair:
Canadian Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellations by rstretton, on Flickr
Canadian Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellations by rstretton, on Flickr
The trio from Asia:
Asian Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellations by rstretton, on Flickr
and lastly the trio from Europe:
European Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellations by rstretton, on Flickr
Which is my favourite? I honestly couldn't say!
And if you like the Connie and don't own this book go get it now!!!
Anyway my Super Connie collection has just been massively bolstered by my latest batch from Gospodin which included 7 L-1049s. This thread is designed to highlight the mould and show my Connies together. I'll be discussing the individual airlines and aircraft in later threads whilst some like the CAL example have already featured.
Aeroclassics have released 33 Super Constellation Models (not including 4 decaled examples on an earlier mould) from 18 airlines plus the USAF and US Navy. That's actually not that many and I am sure there are others that could be done if the mould was still available (as I recall it isn't).
I now own 18 L-1049s all but one (a DW Flying Tigers) of which uses the Aeroclassics mould (the TWA though made for Gemini uses the AC mould). That covers 15 airlines (I'm missing PIA, Aer Lingus and Qantas).
I think the mould is excellent. As with several early prop moulds the wing/fuselage seam is square and obvious (an issue on the L-188 and Viscounts too) but this only marginally detracts from a mould that captures the elegance of the design fabulously.
Here are my 10 L-1049s from the World minus the USA:
Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellations by rstretton, on FlickrLockheed L-1049 Super Constellations by rstretton, on FlickrLockheed L-1049 Super Constellations by rstretton, on FlickrLockheed L-1049 Super Constellations by rstretton, on FlickrAnd here are the 7 from the USA:
US Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellations by rstretton, on FlickrUS Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellations by rstretton, on FlickrUS Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellations by rstretton, on FlickrThe only qualm with the above is that as far as I know Northwest L-1049s weren't radar equipped and so should have the short nose.
Here are some closeups of the Canadian pair:
Canadian Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellations by rstretton, on FlickrCanadian Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellations by rstretton, on FlickrThe trio from Asia:
Asian Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellations by rstretton, on Flickrand lastly the trio from Europe:
European Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellations by rstretton, on FlickrWhich is my favourite? I honestly couldn't say!
And if you like the Connie and don't own this book go get it now!!!
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