203Bluestar735's Collection

I began collecting in 2012 on a seriously limited budget, targeting a selection of 1:200 BAC One-Eleven examples of both civil and military background. Their beautiful quality of finish as a novice collector soon had me hooked - and 'spendthrift measures' elsewhere saw my limited 'Wishlist' rapidly grow to include T-Tailed Twin-, Tri- and Quad-jets of Eastern/Western European and American origin. However, space limits quickly became an issue. Military examples of all types were disposed of, and A320 family models replaced Russian/US examples as the focus turned to Western European products. Later rationalization saw examples of Pan-European Projects, including Airbus. ATR and Transall removed from the collection: in their place came indigenous older Western European Turboprop-powered aircraft such as the Fokker F27, HS748. and Vickers Viscount. The focus of the collection changed to remove duplicates and today, very much mirrors the criteria determined below.

This 1:200 Scale 'European' collection centres upon turbine-powered airframes (post-War to Present Day) built by Western European Manufacturers (as single entities - Country of Origin/European licence-built derivates) and delivered to Eastern/Western European operators. Excluded are Joint/Pan-European collaborative projects (e.g. Airbus/ATR/Transall). The collection is intended to be a '1:200 miniature museum' representative of each historic airframe; therefore, any duplicity of Construction/Line Number or Registration Mark is discounted: where this occurs, the definitive display example retained is determined by reproduction accuracy of the model, and the latest Registration Mark/Operator of any given airframe. As such, and in the interests of accuracy, certain airframe exhibits may be changed from time to time.