While We Wait for the Fokker F27

[StormILM]

Today I was going through my rather vast collection of unbuilt models kits(over 400 of them) and found this somewhat rare kit. This ESCI/ERTL kit was a reproduction version around 1990/91 and those familiar with this particular mold know that it was revised and repackaged many times over 2 plus decades. I was given this kit about 15 years ago and boxed it up and forgot about it till I found it today. It's still very intact and the decals in perfect shape. I bought a different version of this kit when I was in high school in the early 80's(I think it was $15 back then) and kept that built model until I gave it away in the 1990's. Nowadays the going price of this kit varies around the $40 mark give or take. Anyhow, going to continue to keep this one a good while & needless to say, it will remain unbuilt. Seeing this model today has fueled my fire for the release of the Just Flight version!

 

[ColoKent]

Nice, 'Storm! You're not the only one waiting for the JF Friendship with excitement....

nice model!

Kent

 

[DaveSHQ]

I remember walking past the Golden Knights F-27 on my way to the chow hall at Ft Bragg

looking forward to the JF bird also.

 

[jymp]

Hopefully even though Piedmont flew Fairchilds, someone will make good use of the paint kit to do a Piedmont F-27 scheme, would look awesome on this Just Flight bird.

 

[StormILM]

Hopefully even though Piedmont flew Fairchilds, someone will make good use of the paint kit to do a Piedmont F-27 scheme, would look awesome on this Just Flight bird.

I agree, I hope we see the Piedmont paints as well. jymp, I think you and I talked a lot about seeing/hearing those old Piedmont FH-227's operating way back when(Piedmont's F-27's were operated from 1958-1967 but the FH-227's flew from 1968-1982). There's little difference between the early Fokker & Fairchild F.27's so a Piedmont paint won't at all be a stretch.

 

[jymp]

Yes we did Storm, hope all is well these days bud, I see this JF bird will have a paint kit, wish I knew how to do repaints, lol

 

[monk1]

Great start up video. Make sure you have your ear plugs in.

 

[IFlySWA]

That's what I'm talkin' about! Great video!

Brian

 

[DaveB]

Nice vid but I can't help thinking that had that Dart had a wet start.. the bloke on the end of the camera would've been done to a crisp!

ATB
DaveB

 

[Bjoern]

You poor, poor sods are still waiting for a PDT F-27?

 

[ColoKent]

HA HA!!!! Storm - I TOLD YOU SO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Gloating...BIGTIME)

Kent

 

[donnybalonny]

I hope there will be some central and south american liveries!!! Me gusta volar en Centro America, Mexico y Colombia

 

[jymp]

Bjoern has been doing good things......

 

[Peg o my heart]

look great! I am hoping there will be at least one Indonesian operator livery.

 

[StormILM]

HA HA!!!! Storm - I TOLD YOU SO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Gloating...BIGTIME)

Kent

LMAO!!!!! Yeap! However, must be getting slow in his old age, took longer than I expected... lol

 

[Bjoern]

FYI, my first draft for a reply wasn't as suave.

Bjoern has been doing good great things......

Fixed


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Ah, strikethroughs don't work in replies...bummer.