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1/18 planes on Display at the Museum

Post by Axis Nightmare » Fri Jan 27, 2012 6:16 pm

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These planes are hanging over the entrance to the No.1 hanger at the Tri-State Warbird Museum, Batavia, Ohio.
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Re: 1/18 planes on Display at the Museum

Post by Axis Nightmare » Fri Jan 27, 2012 6:21 pm

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Some Axis planes down the line. Anyone know of any other major museums with 1/18 planes on display?
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Re: 1/18 planes on Display at the Museum

Post by Axis Nightmare » Fri Jan 27, 2012 6:33 pm

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Bf-109G with fire and smoke and pilot bailing out.
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Re: 1/18 planes on Display at the Museum

Post by Axis Nightmare » Fri Jan 27, 2012 6:38 pm

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Another view of the shot-up 109. It was missing the rudder so I scratch built one and had it look chewed up.
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Re: 1/18 planes on Display at the Museum

Post by p51 » Fri Jan 27, 2012 7:06 pm

I've donated quite a few 1/18 scale aircraft to the Planes of Fame Air museum out at Chino Airport. They have quite a few of them on display all throughout the museum.

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Re: 1/18 planes on Display at the Museum

Post by Axis Nightmare » Fri Jan 27, 2012 8:12 pm

We get asked questions about the 1/18 planes all the time. Usually "Where can you buy those?" or "Do you build those from kits?". We have to tell them how hard they can be to find now. They are often astounded to here that they come that way, painted, marked and just a few parts to put together for a finished product. We haven't had any donated since they became collector's items. They do look good with the gear up in flight attitude.
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Re: 1/18 planes on Display at the Museum

Post by Rowsdower » Fri Jan 27, 2012 8:44 pm

Thanks for the info! Now all I need is a ladder and a pair of scissors to complete my collection! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: 1/18 planes on Display at the Museum

Post by vulgarvulture » Fri Jan 27, 2012 8:48 pm

I can honestly say I've never seen a such a good display with the pilot bailing out. It looks really looks good.

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Re: 1/18 planes on Display at the Museum

Post by aferguson » Fri Jan 27, 2012 9:12 pm

i did that very same thing with one of my 109's....upside down, pilot bailing out. I chose to do black smoke, as the only difference. I'm amazed at how similar it looks, i had to run and go check mine was still here....lol.

Beautiful display and a great way to spread the word about our hobby. May help its rebirth...
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Re: 1/18 planes on Display at the Museum

Post by Dauntless » Fri Jan 27, 2012 10:48 pm

What is that smoke, cotton or bedding fiber fill? It looks remarkably real.
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Re: 1/18 planes on Display at the Museum

Post by snake » Sat Jan 28, 2012 4:09 am

1/18, and aviation museums seem to be a natural match.

Pretty much nobody knows about these large scale models, and are quite impressive when first seen.

Cheap, easy way for any aviation museum to add to the ambience, and experience. :wink:

Would work well for aviation themed bars as well.

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Re: 1/18 planes on Display at the Museum

Post by Axis Nightmare » Sat Jan 28, 2012 4:54 am

When they were building the second hanger there were some scrap pieces of insulation lying around. Soon as I saw it I thought Smoke! Originally had cotton and replaced it with the thicker insulation. Thanks to all for the nice comments!
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Post by Light.Inf.Scout » Sat Jan 28, 2012 7:41 am

very cool!
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Re: 1/18 planes on Display at the Museum

Post by ram04 » Sat Jan 28, 2012 7:59 am

That is really a cool display, how high up are they hanging?, is there anyway we could see a little wider area where they are displayed, the 109 on fire is really great.

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Re: 1/18 planes on Display at the Museum

Post by Rowsdower » Sat Jan 28, 2012 8:58 am

I'll echo everyone else, that burning 109 with the pilot bailing out is freakin' amazing!! I can't believe I never thought of that!!
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Re: 1/18 planes on Display at the Museum

Post by aferguson » Sat Jan 28, 2012 11:56 am

insulation, eh. It does look very good. I used cotton on my which is ok but that insulation looks bang on. I've never seen insulation that colour before. I wonder where i could pick some up.
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Re: 1/18 planes on Display at the Museum

Post by Axis Nightmare » Sat Jan 28, 2012 2:20 pm

The insulation is kind of a dirty white unlike the snow white of cotton. I highlighted it with various colors of permanant markers.
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Re: 1/18 planes on Display at the Museum

Post by Axis Nightmare » Sat Jan 28, 2012 2:41 pm

In reply to ram04, the planes are about 8 - 10' up. The heights are staggered. I went through every picture I have on file and in my camera and don't have another of the models. I'll get some more next time out there.
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Re: 1/18 planes on Display at the Museum

Post by Beeavision » Sat Jan 28, 2012 2:46 pm

I've used that technique before but on a 4' model of Titanic. Used buffalo snow with some small thin wire and very lightly airbrushed in the the colors to match the reference pictures I had.

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Re: 1/18 planes on Display at the Museum

Post by sdcc73 » Sat Jan 28, 2012 3:39 pm

Axis Nightmare wrote:We get asked ALL THE TIME "Where can you buy those?" We have to tell them how hard they can be to find now.
Great display. And, great opportunity to plug-in the news of the new Dauntless to those many asking where to buy 1:18! We need all the fellow customers we can get into this hobby! Your fine display will hopefully bring more customers aboard. Till then, given so many are asking "ALL THE TIME," the museum should definitively make some quick xeroxed half-sheets on the etailers who sell the Dauntless (maybe include the address of Small Scale HQ as well)! Its not much. Yet if people are asking "all the time," by all means, may your fine display bring-in as many into our hobby we can get!

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Re: 1/18 planes on Display at the Museum

Post by 15tango » Sat Jan 28, 2012 3:48 pm

The 109 display is pretty sweet looking. Haven't seen much 1/18 in museums but in my units flight ops room there are about 20-25 planes and helicopters.

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Re: 1/18 planes on Display at the Museum

Post by Beeavision » Sat Jan 28, 2012 4:56 pm

This thread reminds me of the scene in "Night at the Museum 2 - Battle of the Smithsonian" where a few small scale model planes are having a dog fight while everyone else is fighting each other below. In one shot there was a P-40 Warhawk chasing after a JU-87 Stuka.

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Re: 1/18 planes on Display at the Museum

Post by CanberraPaul » Sun Feb 05, 2012 6:52 pm

When I saw how good the on fire 109 looked I went and did it to one of my 109s. I didn't have any insulation so I used some white aquarium water filter material which looks exactly the same as the building insulation and comes in small cheap bags. The problem with the insulation is that it is available here in Aus only in big bags.

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Re: 1/18 planes on Display at the Museum

Post by tmanthegreat » Thu Feb 09, 2012 1:01 pm

p51 wrote:I've donated quite a few 1/18 scale aircraft to the Planes of Fame Air museum out at Chino Airport. They have quite a few of them on display all throughout the museum.
So those were yours?

I had to chuckle when I was at the museum last year and saw several 1:18 aircraft sitting in the display cases at that museum among all the hundreds of models. I specifically recall the 21c Galland ME-109 and Kepford Corsair. BTW, I really enjoyed the museum 8)
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Re: 1/18 planes on Display at the Museum

Post by Axis Nightmare » Sat Feb 25, 2012 6:43 pm

Here are some additional requested photos of the 1/18 display at the Tri-State Warbird Museum, Batavia, Ohio. A couple of longer shots showing how high off the floor the planes hang as you come into the hanger through the door.

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My Stuka with some mods to improve the overall look. Scratch made a new taller more realistic antennae mast. Added the foot steps behind the wing, added the missing center post on the dive breaks and carefully cut some airspace out between the flaps and the wings like was done so well on the 1/32 versions. Gave it some weathering, exhaust stains and the historically accurate tail markings. :wink:

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Check out your stock Stuka to see the differences :)
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