I have never run out of fuel during takeoff, so I don't know how you can unless your sitting at the gate with the engines running flat out for a few hours before taxiing to the runway. Or you started out with too little fuel.

For me, it flies really nicely. Today I did a flight from YMML (Melbourne, Australia) to VHHH (Hong Kong), a distance of 4031nm, with a weight of 429,031lbs (so nearly at maximum takeoff weight), which was a combination of 50% passengers, 6000lbs cargo, and 100% fuel. I flew at FL320 for the first hour, or 90 minutes, then climbed to FL340 for the remainder of the flight. And seeing as Wikipedia* shows the range of the L-1011-1 as 2,680 nmi (4,963 km) for the max passengers + baggage (which I wasn't carrying), and a ferry range of 4,250 nmi (7,871 km) for max fuel (I believe I had enough fuel remaining to do that extra 219nm, or more (~9% fuel remaining)), I think that Captain Sim have it pretty close, unless the latter means with 0 passenger and baggage, and no cargo.

* I know Wikipedia isn't always accurate, but it's all I have to go on. ;)