The British Pocket Rocket: One-Elevens in 1:400

[RStretton]

Hi all,
Here's the first new mould review for the website. I love the One-Eleven as I grew up with loads of them at LGW and having missed out on the Tridents the One-elevens were the closest you could get to bursting an ear drum in the 1980s!

Here's the review covering all four One-Eleven moulds. Sad to think that since 2010 there have only been the JC Wings Braniff releases . As per usual I feel like abusing Gemini for this but I'll restrain myself!

http://yesterdaysairlines.weebly.com/bac-one-eleven-200-500.html

British United BAC One-Eleven G-ASJJ by rstretton, on Flickr

Autair BAC One-Eleven by rstretton, on Flickr

TAROM BAC One-Eleven 400 by rstretton, on Flickr

Aloha Airlines One Eleven by rstretton, on Flickr

Court Line 1:400 Model Fleet by rstretton, on Flickr

Braniff BAC One-Elevens by rstretton, on Flickr

[FireAngelZero]

I like it, I like how you also called it the "british pocket rocket" See the reason I see why most manufacturers haven't released many of the old "retro-jets" is like always not enough high demand. Most collectors nowadays live in the "here and now" which jets can I buy that I can still see in the airport flying. It's sad that most collectors live in that mentality because some of us "classic" collectors want to be reminded of when we used to see the first generation and second generation jet-liners flying. The BAC-111 is a favorite of mine because of the T-Tail (I am a big fan of T-Tail planes). It's a shame not a lot of die-cast companies release retro jets. I know GJ and Aeroclassics try at times to release a DC-6 here, a DC-7 there, an L1049... But it's never enough to just release 1 or 2 of these jets in their mold. Maybe I'm just ranting but it seems like there's not that many "classic jet" manufacturers out there.

[JAL1628]

The BAC-111 is a favorite of mine because of the T-Tail (I am a big fan of T-Tail planes).

Me too.. Many years ago I sat on the ramp at LAX and watched pushback & taxi of a Midwest Express MD-80 (-83 I presume) and I became a fan of the T-Tail.

I just got a 1/400 BAC 1-11-475 on Tuesday, my first and likely last one: it doesn't fit my collecting criteria very well. However, I made exception because I like the looks of this aircraft. I will find a way to work it into my diorama

[Adrian]

Most collectors nowadays live in the "here and now" which jets can I buy that I can still see in the airport flying. It's sad that most collectors live in that mentality because some of us "classic" collectors want to be reminded of when we used to see the first generation and second generation jet-liners flying. The BAC-111 is a favorite of mine because of the T-Tail (I am a big fan of T-Tail planes). It's a shame not a lot of die-cast companies release retro jets. I know GJ and Aeroclassics try at times to release a DC-6 here, a DC-7 there, an L1049... But it's never enough to just release 1 or 2 of these jets in their mold. Maybe I'm just ranting but it seems like there's not that many "classic jet" manufacturers out there.

I couldn't have put it better! If I want to be reminded of current airliners, I can spend a day at Heathrow or Gatwick taking photos of them. For me, collecting is all about nostalgia and re-living memories of aircraft I grew up with as a boy with my plane spotting books. The BAC One-Eleven is of special interest to me as I had a friend that lived near the BAC factory at Bournemouth and I regularly stayed with him, so we could cycle over to Hurn Airport. It was dead easy to just ride through the factory gates without being challenged as the gates were opened freely at lunchtime for shift changes and the lunch break. Seeing 1-11s outside making test flights was very exciting, as you knew that once they had been delivered you may never see many of them again - American Airlines, Mohawk, Philippine Airlines, LACSA, TACA etc. Happy days!