1 more reason to collect 1/18 military

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1 more reason to collect 1/18 military

Post by compfire » Wed Feb 24, 2010 11:15 pm

My wife has always given me a bad time for collecting 1/18 military (I know I am not alone). She has said "What are you going to do with those things? They just sit around and collect dust". I have always replied that "I enjoy looking at them". That is usually the end of the disscussion. Today I found another great reason to collect them.

I traded on of these (open box)
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For a 30 minute ride in one of these (open box too :lol: )
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What an incredible ride and experience! Well worth having a Spitfire to look at for several years, and then trade it for a ride of a lifetime.

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Post by holensock » Thu Feb 25, 2010 4:49 am

My heart goes out to you, sir! I go thru the same thing OVER AND OVER AND OVER...here...but I end up getting what I want anyways :wink:
Great trade and great ride!!!

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Post by Stug45 » Thu Feb 25, 2010 5:58 am

Thats a good trade 8) 8) 8)
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Post by flyboy_fx » Thu Feb 25, 2010 8:49 am

Damn, wonder what 20 of those in all the schemes made sitting PLUGGED up in my wallmart in 2004 for a ALl time low of like $20 :shock: but I did not have the money at like 12 years old or so, :cry: :cry: :cry:

Nice though!
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Post by GI546 » Thu Feb 25, 2010 11:20 am

good trade.

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Post by immeww2 » Thu Feb 25, 2010 12:00 pm

An NKK well spent. :wink:

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Post by fightin » Thu Feb 25, 2010 12:32 pm

Cool. Great trade! :D
We still need more new 1/18 aircraft!

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Post by Razor17019 » Thu Feb 25, 2010 5:28 pm

I didn't see your pic of the plane you flew in when I first looked at this at work.
I thought you might have gotten a ride IN a spitfire! But the aircraft you rode in looks like massive wild ride. Good trade, Compfire.
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To Lee R. Frakes and the B-17 Good Pickin

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Post by Grilledcheese » Thu Feb 25, 2010 5:54 pm

Is that a two-seat Christen Eagle? Up until I googled it a few minutes ago I didn't even realize they made two-seaters.

Neat! Good deal, too. :D



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Post by normandy » Thu Feb 25, 2010 6:25 pm

Wow, that sounds cool! A 1:18th Spit for a ride in an acrobatic aircraft like that? What would 30 minuets of fuel cost?.......I think you did very well.
My wife is very supportive of my hobby's and is very knowledgeable when it comes to aircraft, armor and WWII German military items. Her father and mine both served during the war.
Getting back to the NKK Spitfire, I found one in a walmart in North FLA (Yule) while visiting family a few years back. I'm going to hold on to it 'caues these never showed up here in the North East.
Sounds like you had a great ride!

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Post by DocTodd » Sun Feb 28, 2010 6:51 pm

I didn't get to see the pic of the plane you got to fly in, but it sounds like it was a cool deal.
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Post by flyboy_fx » Sun Feb 28, 2010 9:14 pm

So you traded for the plane... :D :wink: :lol:
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Post by compfire » Sun Feb 28, 2010 9:17 pm

DocTodd wrote:I didn't get to see the pic of the plane you got to fly in, but it sounds like it was a cool deal.
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Pic is at the top of the thread

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Post by AMERICAN_GRENADIER » Tue Mar 02, 2010 7:15 am

who listens to thier wife? :?
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Good Traders: Buckyroo, Razor17019, Sentinel
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Post by STUKA » Sun Mar 14, 2010 8:16 pm

awesome - not a bad trade -
my favorite trade is taking them out of the box and hanging in my son's room - he is always asking me about planes now -
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