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Posted: 13 Jan 2007, 21:53
by Garry Russell
Hi Les

Thanks for that explanation

The corrosion/re-skinning angle was mooted, but nice to have a reason confirmed.

She does look nice though and at least now, under cover she will remain in good order.

Garry

Posted: 13 Jan 2007, 21:58
by les
No probs, Next time you are at duxford on a sunday my dads name is Frank, and Im sure he would show you around the old girl

Posted: 13 Jan 2007, 22:20
by Garry Russell
I've never been to Duxford :lol:

Try and remeber that if I am ever in the country :smile:

Garry

Posted: 15 Jan 2007, 17:06
by Mark_76
TobyV wrote:I must be alone in liking the Landor scheme I think :think:
As regards other BOAC/BA/BEA liveries, my faves have to be:

Speed Jack on Trident 1s and 2s
Red tail (or Landor!) on Trident 3s
Golden Speedbird on VC10s and 747-100s

Landor on all the modern stuff, except perhaps Concorde where I quite like the last livery :smile:

:tab:
Not the only one! I think Landor was one livery which could make any plane look good. :smile:

Although saying that I have a fondness for the speed jack and the golden speedbird.

Posted: 15 Jan 2007, 17:20
by TSR2
My Favourate liverys on the BEA/ BA / BOAC are Red Square on the Tridents and Golden Speedbird on the 10.

I was never a Landor fan at all, much prefered the orighinal "British Airways" with the red tail. :smile:

Posted: 15 Jan 2007, 17:47
by MALTBY D
I think Landor was one livery which could make any plane look good.
Yikes, someone posted a link to this horror in another thread.
And that is Boeing's looker? :lol:
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0006155/L/

Landor isn't that bad a livery, but to me it just looks like they decided to make the tail top blue purely to make it different to the previous livery.
Why make it like the flag, but not the flag at all? It's silly. :dunno:
If they didn't want to use the flag properly, I think they should have done something else instead.

DM

Posted: 15 Jan 2007, 17:53
by Garry Russell
Hi DM

That Boeings' not in full Landor......it's white not grey.

There were a few like that if added near the change to the later livery.

Garry

Posted: 15 Jan 2007, 18:25
by MALTBY D
Very true Garry, it could have looked even worse. :lol:

It's the tail I don't like though. A blue triangle up against a blue top is a bit naff to start with, but the placing of the crest also looks bad on that one.
In my opinion. :smile:

It looks a lot nicer on the 748.

DM

Posted: 15 Jan 2007, 20:02
by Garry Russell
The crest looks too small as if they didn't have the right one.

But it is naff and looks like a quick job

Garry

Posted: 15 Jan 2007, 20:18
by Mark_76
MALTBY D wrote:
I think Landor was one livery which could make any plane look good.
Yikes, someone posted a link to this horror in another thread.
And that is Boeing's looker? :lol:
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0006155/L/
Ok i should have said any classic brit :wink: