Temporary display area
Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 4:12 pm
In my ongoing efforts to cram more and bigger planes into my home, i've designated a couple of areas as 'temporary display areas'. Nothing very revolutionary, just two decent size spaces in my place that i could set up a huge plane...but only for a while as it would be in the way of normal movement, doors etc. So the idea is that i set it up for a few hours and then take it apart and tuck it away for another day's play.
The advantage is that i could hang some huge planes, if i had them. I'm talking a b-52, or a Russian Tupolev Bear etc. The way things are going, i think one day these planes will be available in r/c kit form....There are already kits that are as big or bigger than a 1/18 b-52...so it may just be a matter of time.
It's ironic, but because of the ability to use r/c planes in this hobby, i am of the opinion that there is actually better variety in 1/18 scale then there is in 1/32. How many 1/32 bombers are there? I can think of 2...the corgi mosquito and the revell ju-88. And r/c planes won't fill the void in 1/32 because they'd be too small to fly well.....so they tend to be a lot larger than 1/32 and sometimes, by coincidence are 1/18 scale.
I've been able to get a lancaster, b-17, b-24, catalina and b-25 and fully expect to see more in the years ahead. Certainly a b-29 at some point and maybe, as i said above, some real whoppers, like a b-52. And thanks to my temporary display area, i'll be able to get it and enjoy it in all of it's 10 foot span glory.
I'm amazed how creative with space i've become as a result of this hobby.....shows what desire will do for you. I already have more than i ever dreamed would be possible and still have room to spare..
The advantage is that i could hang some huge planes, if i had them. I'm talking a b-52, or a Russian Tupolev Bear etc. The way things are going, i think one day these planes will be available in r/c kit form....There are already kits that are as big or bigger than a 1/18 b-52...so it may just be a matter of time.
It's ironic, but because of the ability to use r/c planes in this hobby, i am of the opinion that there is actually better variety in 1/18 scale then there is in 1/32. How many 1/32 bombers are there? I can think of 2...the corgi mosquito and the revell ju-88. And r/c planes won't fill the void in 1/32 because they'd be too small to fly well.....so they tend to be a lot larger than 1/32 and sometimes, by coincidence are 1/18 scale.
I've been able to get a lancaster, b-17, b-24, catalina and b-25 and fully expect to see more in the years ahead. Certainly a b-29 at some point and maybe, as i said above, some real whoppers, like a b-52. And thanks to my temporary display area, i'll be able to get it and enjoy it in all of it's 10 foot span glory.
I'm amazed how creative with space i've become as a result of this hobby.....shows what desire will do for you. I already have more than i ever dreamed would be possible and still have room to spare..
