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The Convair twins were alongside the DC-4/6/7, Constellation and Viscount the most important airliner family of the 1940/50s in terms of numbers produced. Being pressurised they were a major upgrade from DC-3s and allowed many airlines (TAA for example) to hugely improve their offering to the public. The airframe proved reliable and durable and with several re-engining programmes they continued, as turboprops, to serve in the frontline fleets of the local service airlines and subsequently third level operators well into the 1980s. There are even today still some CV-580s in passenger operations which is a testament to the capabilities of Convairs twin.
In 1:400 the Convairliner has had an ok run. Aeroclassics has produced a passable number of CV-240/340/440s though there are plenty still to be made. The recent reuse of the CV-240 mould by AC hopefully points to future releases to come.
The turboprop twins have had less success - thanks to Gemini being incredibly awful with their use of the mould. Increasingly Gemini make no sense to me and are becoming an irrelevance in 1:400.
Anyway here's my latest mould review:
Northeast Airlines Convair 240 by rstretton, on Flickr
American Airlines Convair 240 by rstretton, on Flickr
Hawaiian Airlines Convair 440 by rstretton, on Flickr
Eastern Air Lines Convair 440 by rstretton, on Flickr
In 1:400 the Convairliner has had an ok run. Aeroclassics has produced a passable number of CV-240/340/440s though there are plenty still to be made. The recent reuse of the CV-240 mould by AC hopefully points to future releases to come.
The turboprop twins have had less success - thanks to Gemini being incredibly awful with their use of the mould. Increasingly Gemini make no sense to me and are becoming an irrelevance in 1:400.
Anyway here's my latest mould review:
Northeast Airlines Convair 240 by rstretton, on FlickrAmerican Airlines Convair 240 by rstretton, on FlickrHawaiian Airlines Convair 440 by rstretton, on FlickrEastern Air Lines Convair 440 by rstretton, on Flickr
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