PHOTO UPDATE OF AC COLLECTION

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PHOTO UPDATE OF AC COLLECTION

Post by Buckyroo » Sun Oct 05, 2008 7:05 pm

Sorry guys this is just AC - no dioramas - no armor - but now my total is 51! I thought today would be a good day to get them assembled for a photo op. I have been very lucky to have gotten into this very early on and am working on getting some displayed in my little room at home that I call an office. Enjoy.

Kris

http://s34.photobucket.com/albums/d120/ ... mview=grid

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Post by Stug45 » Sun Oct 05, 2008 7:10 pm

Awesome COLLECTION Buckyroo. :)
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Post by vulgarvulture » Sun Oct 05, 2008 7:27 pm

I see you snapped the bazooka tubes off of Haleakala II. Right or wrong, I did the same thing. 8)

Great collection. Thanks for posting.

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Post by VMF115 » Sun Oct 05, 2008 7:35 pm

Cool collection. 8) 8)
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Post by Threetoughtrucks » Sun Oct 05, 2008 8:32 pm

Very nice collection.

If you can't collect tanks, Jeeps, half-tracks....... I guess you might as well collect SOMETHING. :roll:

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Post by pickelhaube » Sun Oct 05, 2008 8:36 pm

Nice collection. I have mine displayed in there boxes in the attic. Out in the shed. :cry:
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Post by Threetoughtrucks » Sun Oct 05, 2008 9:18 pm

What I can't fit in my house display is carefully disassembled (of course I would never admit that these are not finished.... so they are classified as "disassembled") and on display in a corner of my massive military vehicle shed... er.... massive garage..... er.... bunker...... er ..... OK.OK, so it's a garage......

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They are on display whenever somebody walks by and my garage is open.....

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Post by immeww2 » Sun Oct 05, 2008 9:24 pm

Very nice collection. Thanks for sharing.

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Post by pokeyjtc » Sun Oct 05, 2008 10:16 pm

It's always fun to drag out all of your planes and put them on display for a day or two. I usually do it once or twice a year, but I put mine out in the backyard on the patio. Nice collection.

Here's a picture of mine from last fall, it's grown quite a bit since then.
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Post by tmanthegreat » Sun Oct 05, 2008 10:58 pm

Nice collections, guys! I think I've only got about half the planes most of you seem to have - and even that is too many :wink:

I've been very tempted to display the whole collection, but especially when one gets down to all the pieces stowed away around my house it would take up a week or so to get it all out, arranged, photographed, assessed and then put away again.
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Post by Buckyroo » Mon Oct 06, 2008 2:22 am

Thanks for the kind words guys. I enjoy getting to see everyone elses stuff, especially the custom pieces. I haven't gottent to the point of trying customs yet, but maybe someday.

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Post by mikeg » Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:16 am

We're in the same ballpark, you and I, quantity wise- I lack many of the exclusives, though, no Australian versions of anything here. If I was single or enjoyed a dual income, I'd definitely try to obscenely increase my collection; win the lottery or inheritance, every one of the Skyworks offerings. Anyway nice collection.

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Post by Dauntless » Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:49 am

Wow! Lots of cool planes! Some super-rare ones in there.
I missed out on the Australian P-51, Corsair, and the winter Me-109, and a few Razorbacks.

So where do you put these after the photos? On a shelf, or back in the boxes? (that's a pain)
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Post by Dauntless » Mon Oct 06, 2008 6:06 am

pokeyjtc wrote:It's always fun to drag out all of your planes and put them on display for a day or two. I usually do it once or twice a year, but I put mine out in the backyard on the patio. Nice collection.

Here's a picture of mine from last fall, it's grown quite a bit since then.
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Sorry, double post, but I have to ask, is that a Shilling P-47 Thunderbolt 1:18 there in the middle? Or which version is it? (the camo with red nose and tail)
I have never seen that in 1:18 till now. Aarg! that's one I'm missing also. :cry:
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Post by Buckyroo » Mon Oct 06, 2008 6:15 am

I believe that it is a custom.

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Post by Dauntless » Mon Oct 06, 2008 7:28 am

Ah, that explains it. Good idea for a custom though. It's my favorite P-47 paint scheme in 1:32.

That's what I'm eventually going to do to a few extra P-40's maybe a Thunderbolt. I want to do it to an extra NKK Spitfire, but I think I'm better off trading for something equally as rare that I don't have like a DWK one.
That is when my 6 mo. is up of course.
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Post by JohnLumley » Mon Oct 06, 2008 9:52 am

Kris:

That is just beautiful. Almost brings a tear of joy to see such a huge display.

Love it.



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Post by pokeyjtc » Mon Oct 06, 2008 11:27 am

Sorry, double post, but I have to ask, is that a Shilling P-47 Thunderbolt 1:18 there in the middle? Or which version is it? (the camo with red nose and tail)
That one is a custom I did. It's a 56th Fighter group bird, but it is Pengie IV, flown by Mike Gladych, a Polish pilot. There are actually three more customs in that photo. Another P-47D, Big Ass Bird (on the other side of the Eagleston), a F4U-4 Corsair conversion (the all blue one with the rattle snake on the nose), and a P-51 in fictional markings, Pokey's Pride (natural metal finish with the green nose)

Looking at this photo again made me realize that the picture is from the fall of 2006 I think. Looks like it is time for another group photo.

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Post by Dauntless » Tue Oct 07, 2008 8:03 am

I see them now. Nice!!
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