Peter's 2019 paint thread

[aerofoto - HJG Admin]

"RICO" (Spanish equivalent for "nice") Peter

Obviously the Spanish conquistadors thought it was a "nice port" .... i.e "PUERTO RICO".

Never been there though to verify this assumption.

Very punny Mark

I'm om "a roller" today

Mark C
BOG/CO

[Peter Liddell]

Ive been the PR a couple times for Cruises... it's a bit strange honestly... San Juan tries to be Miami, but the rest of the Island could be the DR with US flags... but it is a very pretty place... I prefer the nearby Virgin Islands but Puerto Rico is a decent enough vacation option. I wouldn't pick it to live on, the economy isn't great but nice to visit. And it's got enough Rum to sink a few battleships

[aerofoto - HJG Admin]

Between 1985 and 1987 CONTINENTAL AIRLINES leased 2 DC-10-30's from GARUDA INDONESIAN AIRWAYS .... these aircraft were PK-GIA and PK-GIB .... both of which featured hybrid liveries.

PK-GIA supported the mid 1980's introduced CONTINENTAL livery on both side of this aircraft and the airlines fleet # 070 .... but .... retained GARUDA's natural metal lower fuselage of the period and its Indonesian registration with US flags. This particular aircraft was also the only CONTINENTAL DC-10-30 to feature a gold painted #2/tail engine rear nacelle section.

PK-GIB became "even more interesting" though .... it initially supported full/definitive mid 1980's introduced CONTINENTAL AIRLINES livery on both sides of this aircraft including the airlines white lower fuselage and fleet # 071 whilst also retaining its Indonesian registration with US flag on port side only .... but .... during 1987, and just "prior to" its return to GARUDA, this aircraft then supported "a split identity" composed of definitive CONTINENTAL livery on its port side (only) with the late 1980's introduced GARUDA tail logo (slightly reduced and not the same as the definitive late 80's logo) and "GARUDA INDONESIA" fuselage titles and Indonesian flag above gold/orange/red CONTINENTAL striping on its starboard side (only) .... and with the US flag removed from the registration on its port side ....


CONTININENTAL AIRLINES/GARUDA INDONESIAN AIRWAYS DC-10-30 PK-GIA (1985)



















CONTINENTAL AIRLINES/GARUDA INDONESIAN AIRWAYS DC-10-30 PK-GIB (1987)



















Then for a period after its return to GARUDA .... PK-GIB supported the late 1980's introduced GARUDA tail logo (again reduced I size and not the same as the definitive late 80's logo) and "GARUDA INDONESIA" titles and Indonesian flag on both sides and above gold/orange/red CONTINENTAL fuselage striping ....


GARUDA INDONESIAN AIRWAYS DC-10-30 PK-GIB (1987)



















Photos of both PK-GIA and -GIB supporting these hybrid liveries are about "as rare as a rat with a gold tooth", but, thanks to an airliner photography colleague of mine we were able to source good references .... and from which each of these 3 textures have each been produced by Peter .... using the 1986 full CONTINENTAL livery for PK-GIB which Camilo LUENGAS and myself both worked up together back in 2012/13.

Thanks for your efforts producing these rare birds Peter

Mark C
AKL/NZ

[Peter Liddell]

No problem Mark, glad to do them

And here's another of N55AJ, early 1986... this scheme didn't last long at all, but it is the only one with the more common on the 737s "Challenge International Airlines" titles.

[aerofoto - HJG Admin]

A CHALLENGE each day .... or most days .... I think I can handle that

Mark C
AKL/NZ

[Peter Liddell]

Well there is one more version of N55AJ, simpler... but that's all... at least unless HJG releases a 737-200... then theres well lots of them!

Anyways, next up will be Suncoast 721 most likely, working on it today but had stuff to do, so maybe tomorrow or Sunday. And big Raptors game tonight (Demar DeRozen returns to Toronto... yes im a Basketball fan and Baseball fan, but not really a hockey fan and i'm Canadian, got a problem with that?)

After that I may do another DC-10 or two

Other stuff listed above will be coming soon as well.

Also started is Air Fleets DC-8-50... it may appear or not soon... DC-8s are a bit more annoying to do than the others.

[Peter Liddell]

So I got fed up with Suncoast... the logo isn't as easy as it looks... but anyways... I moved on to Laker Bahamas

N707AA, circa 2004:







ex American Airlines obviously... Laker had a few of these until it stopped flying.

And earlier N745US, circa 1996





Leased from US for just over a year, "Lucaya Princess" then went into extended storage...

[aerofoto - HJG Admin]

Hadn't seen that particular variation of livery among the B737's lased by LAKER

Mark C
AKL/NZ

[Peter Liddell]

745 didn't last that long like i said... looks like it was leased to Laker when US decided to retire the non-shuttle 727s in 94... N745US is a non-advanced as well (727-281, ex-Piedmont N783N Pride of Dayton, ex-JAL JA8337)

They also had white painted 722s... those will be coming soon

[aerofoto - HJG Admin]

YEAH .... it's the white based one's I was more familiar with ....
www.airplane-pictures.net/photo/43367/n552na-laker-airways-boeing-727-200-adv/
Looks like some of them were named too.

Mark C
AKL/NZ

[aerofoto - HJG Admin]

I've just added the final CONTINENTAL AIRLINES/GARUDA INDONESIAN AIRWAYS DC-10-30 installment above (see the CONTINENTAL presentations) .... completing this "historic" represetaion.

This final aircraft represents PK-GIA .... which was leased to CONTINENTAL from 1985 until 1987. It supported the mid 1980's introduced CONTINENTAL livery on both side of this aircraft and the airlines fleet # 070 .... but .... retained GARUDA's natural metal lower fuselage of the period and its Indonesian registration with US flags. This particular aircraft was also the only CONTINENTAL DC-10-30 to feature a gold painted #2/tail engine rear nacelle section.

Peter .... thanks very much for taking these on .... they look "GREAT"

Mark C
AKL/NZ

[Peter Liddell]

No problem at all Mark, glad to do them

[Peter Liddell]

N553NA circa 1994 in the white Laker Airways Bahamas colors, "Lucayan Palace"





It later had modified colors with "Princess Vacations" titles circa 1999:




edit: apparently I mixed up names... N553NA should be "Bahamian Princess" not "Lucayan Palace" which is sister N552NA. I will fix before upload

[aerofoto - HJG Admin]

Nice progress Peter.

Gotta hand it to the guy (Sir Freddy) .... success or failure he was certainly "a tryer" as well as an entrepreneur.

"They whom try, but fail to succeed, may be greater heroes than those for whom the band plays" (Amelia EARHART quote)

Mark C
AKL/NZ

[Peter Liddell]

So... while doing research for Laker Airways Bahamas... in the history of one of the 727s N580CR... I found this little rare gem circa 1995:




Was to of become PP-TLN but never made it long enough... TCA Tropical flew one plane, this one, and was apparently flying contraband on it's charters!
Aircraft sized by the Brazilian Air Force in October 95 at GRU and the airline was shut down soon after and then impounded by the Brazilian judiciary and apparently there was quite the legal fight over the aircraft, but the aircraft eventually returning to US operators (Argosy International for refurbishment, then Laker Bahamas), then sold in Indonesia where it was eventually scrapped.

Aircraft history if interested:

www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/Registration/N580CR/498512