Small Scale Military Headquarters

IBALLDRIVER: I just bought a Corgi B-17 "Bit O Lace" on ebay. It was $135 plus shipping. That price hurts, but I've been looking for one for a long time. i'm undecided between sweet & lovely, mount n ride, shady lady.....and sentimental journey. i do have a sweetspot for the G models....i agree on ...

thanks y'all.......for being such great enablers....

dragon53 wrote:IBALLDRIVER:

I paid $47 for the B-17 Carolina Moon---that's a pretty good deal.

that's a darn good deal!!!

In 1:18 scale, what would the actual wingspan of a B-17 be? (Right, I'm too lazy to do the math ... heck, somebody should create a iPhone app to create scale measurements.) i wagged it with a calculator....103 (feet) divided by 18....is 5.77777........................did i do that correctly? roughl...

dragon53 wrote:IBALLDRIVER:

The big reason I got the Carolina Moon was price---I paid around $40 plus dollars for a new one on ebay.

wow......................

(sigh).....been surfing around today and looking at the diecasts available for the B-17 ( dang this obsession). one guy ripped franklin mint over their version of bit-o-lace....i like the size of the 1/48, but dont want to buy a dog either. i think i like carolina moon, shady lady is a real looker t...

King O' Fools wrote:

MCalamari wrote:[quote="iballdriver A 'holy grail' is unattainable, by definition. Like the B-17. And Skyworks ain't interested in things that don't generate profit. Period.

dude, quit harshing on my happy place. do you also stomp on baby kittens?
bc

while we are all shooting for the moon, how about the A-6.......

Looks like the clear winners are the A-10 Warthog, the F-4 Phantom II, and the P-39 Aracobra. What would you consider a fair price for a kit of these? How about a full finished and painted version? b-17 got quite a few mentions, as did the b25 and b26.....bombers never get the love and glory...... ...

the more i consider- the more i agree on the B-17. the holy grail.
i would also like to add to my list:
B-26
B-25

33 days and counting!

bc

A-1

A10

F-4

going insane....

b-17 would be sweet..like "better than sex" sweet...how many of us know people who flew the fort? just as many would like to have one and customise it with names and markings....

b-29 - would be the end of my marriage.....but..............

panzer-
i looked on flying mule and they seem to be identical. maybe the loadout is different? do the models roll of the same assembly line with one piece going to the left (HM) and the next going to the right (Gemini)?
not sure,
bc

snake wrote: I have both the US Navy version Skyraider,and the SEA camo USAF version.Two is enough for me.

my little plan is to get 4 of the HM A1s, and hang them in the missing-man configuration, with #3 positioned in a steep climb........

bc

makes you wonder. HM is rolling out the same paint in june. i have one on preorder at aikens- since early april.
i have been very pleased with both HM A1's so far. very happy.
bc

my add in: JSI is dead to me. i will never, ever order a JSI product. ever. i have finite monies for this hobby. unless they man up to HM quality, whcih seems beyond their comprehension, then they are just occupying valuable shelf space for my favorite e-retailers..... edit: i gave thenm the benefit...

sweet- yet another A1........as long as they keep making them, i'll keep buying them! wife may not like it.......she'll learn to accept it!
bc

now my eye is wandering over to look at mort kunstler prints.......she caught me looking at the gallery last night.......still want to get some other models though.....but gonna have to str----------etch out my collection timelines......
bc

thanks for the insight, y'all. tman, thanks for some great info. gives me mcuh to consider......oh why, why, why, did i have to get addiected to the 1/18 scales? it just feels soooo good to hold these beauties in hand.....

asking about the 1 18 scale variants...
so, which one is better, and why? the bbi? or 21st century? i have noticed that the 2 have very different paint schemes......how are the details? pluses, minuses on each?
thanks.......counting down the days 'till i join the grownups' table!!
bc

was at michels today (with the family) and they have a 1/48th scale f106 kit....it was only 20 bucks.....gonna have to go back later and get it. the wife would have had choice words for me if i tried to purchase it now!
bc

just opened my new a1 skyraider camo model.....YAY!!!!!! what a beauty!!! set it up in flying config. and customised it a little bit. i took the unused big bombs from A1 #1 an d slung them in place of the provided camo big bombs (500 pounders?) A question to you customisers: is it possible to mod ou...

saw these while living at langley afb back in the early '80s ( 48th FIS)....hoping HM would make it a reality.......
bc

got "the call" from the wife today......THERE'S ANOTHER BIG BOX AT THE DOOR! UGH!!! NO MORE!!!
this is when i informed her that there are 2 more packages coming this week.......one for my son, and one (1 18 p-51 "killer") for a birthday present for my brother. that got me a bit of a reprieve.....

We need a sticky with that title...... :lol: I THOUGHT YOU SAID THE LAST ONE WAS THE LAST ONE? i have 3 incoming packages.....1 in 1/72 scale from aikens(yay A1!) and 2 1/18 scale from ebay.......hope they come while i' on the road next week...... :shock: :D bc ....i keep telling her that there are...

and then i can sit at the grown-ups table...... drawing up my santa-list!
bc