I'm Richard Stretton, a major collector of 400 scale diecast models and the owner of the popular website Yesterday's Airlines. The idea for this model diorama arose way back in 2014 and sprang from the acquisition of one of George W. Cearley's wonderful books - namely 'A Pictorial History of Airline Service at Atlanta'. Cearley's books are always amazing - chocked full of detailed information and black and white photos. Atlanta itself is an airport which has always caught my imagination because of its size and dual hub status (Delta and Eastern originally).
Within Cearley's book a series of amazing photos of Atlanta in the late 1950s caught my attention and led me to decide to try an Atlanta inspired 1950s airport model.
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