I'm of slightly more recent vintage than 411 ans BelARGUSA (I think!), nevertheless, I too was trained when 'last chance checks' were performed as a matter of routine - and I still use them. These have been adapted over the years dependant on type and role, and even though I now fly a FBW Airbus where you would have to be spectacularly inept to get airborne without some flap set, I still do them.
On line up, Our company SOPs require us to do a quick reminder of the RTO actions, on top of that I add flap setting, spoilers down, runway heading (think COMAIR) and LOC bar (think SQ06). Trim is largely irrelevant for T/O in the 'bus. On landing when I hear the "400ft" auto callout, I do a quick gear/flaps/clearance reminder despite the presence of GPWS.
Flying pistons, I used to use the 3 colours - Reds (mixture lever forward), Blues (max RPM) Greens (gear down and locked).
It's called airmanship. It hasn't saved my @rse yet, but as I get older and more doddery - it just might yet!