ChairmanMilo's Collection

ChairmanMilo · Post by **ChairmanMilo** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 4:04 pm

aktiger wrote:When did you win the powerball lottery?

I make a decent living (even with a wedding coming up) and I randomly decided at some point in February that I could use a few planes in my office.

ChairmanMilo · Post by **ChairmanMilo** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 12:10 pm

Received a few packages today and yesterday (10 to be precise). Thought I'd share with y'all.

Here's my RAF/RCAF gaggle now:

IXO Junior Bristol Beaufighter Mark X (PIXJ000031) as flown by RCAF 404 Sqn. in June 1944. All in all, I can't complain about this bird - it's hefty, it looks good and the undercarriage is much sturdier compared to that of the Do 335 and Defiant:

My first Gemini Aces Spitfire IX (GARAF1006) as flown by George "Buzz" Beurling December 1943 when he was flying in RCAF No. 412 Squadron on RAF Biggin Hill:

My first Witty Wings Spitfire IX (WTW72002-007) painted in the markings of one that served in RCAF No. 416 Squadron at RAF Sten Lundberg in 1944:

My first Corgi Hurricane (AA32008) as flown by William McKnight in RCAF No. 252 Squadron during the Battle of Britain. A beautiful bird, no doubt about it!

ChairmanMilo · Post by **ChairmanMilo** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 12:32 pm

Hobby Master SBD-2 Dauntless (HAHA011) as flown by VB-2 on U.S.S. Lexington before the war:

My first Dragon P-47D Thunderbolt - "Big Ass Bird II" (DRW50203) as flown by Howard Park in 513th FS in 1944-45. Looks good, weighs a tonne but the funniest thing happened - during shipping the engine fell off. Hot glue works wonders, but man, I wish my bout of bad luck would end! Lost the radio antennae too... and I don't even have a carpet monster as an excuse.

11 Bf 109s and counting.

The three newest Bf 109s - two Bf 109G-2 trops (DRW50068A & DRW50087) and the Cyber Hobby Bf 109G-6 (DRW50249) as flown by Erich Hartmann in October 1943:

"Butcher Birds" - three Corgi Fw 190s (AA34303, AA34304 & US34308) and three Dragons (DRW50079, DRW50083 & DRW50256). More coming:

Close-up of the "Papagei" staffel Fw 190D-9. The paint scheme is stunning and while I know there is talk about inaccuracies in this model, I like it:

ChairmanMilo · Post by **ChairmanMilo** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 12:38 pm

My collection of big Luftwaffe birds & Me 262s. Note the Corgi Heinkel He 111H-6 (AA33708) that I managed to cram in there... a good-looking bird:

New Me 262B-1a night fighter (DRW50267) to replace the pro-built model I sold a few weeks ago:

My dark RAF/RCAF birds. Note the new Corgi Wellington Mark III (AA34803) and Corgi Spitfire Mark Vb (AA31908). Still waiting for the Corgi Hurricane night fighter (AA32002):

Close up of the aforementioned Spitfire Vb:

Light.Inf.Scout · Post by **Light.Inf.Scout** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 12:41 pm

In hte top picture sitting on top of 3 books on the left...is that a British P 39? If so where did you get it????

ChairmanMilo · Post by **ChairmanMilo** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 12:49 pm

Dragon Can.Do "Hermann Göring Division, Anzio, 1944" (CAN20032A-D Series 7):

Dragon Can.Do "Wehrmacht Feldgendarmie w/German Shepherds" (CAN20033A-D Series 6):

Dragon Can.Do "Panzer Grenadiers, Kharkov 1943" (CAN20078A-D Series 4):

My first Figarti (thanks for the heads-up, Epapavian!) - a Honey (B3215A). I've been waiting for one of these since I was a kid. Looks good next to my Forces of Valor Matilda II and Grant:

... and finally, the box I was most excited about: my Corgi "Merlins over Malta" (AA99183). Much thanks to Waltz41 at MH II:

ChairmanMilo · Post by **ChairmanMilo** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 12:53 pm

Light.Inf.Scout wrote:In hte top picture sitting on top of 3 books on the left...is that a British P 39? If so where did you get it????

http://www.hobbymastercollector.com/HA1 ... AH601.html

It's Hobby Master's HA1703 Airacobra Mark I "County of London" that briefly served with the RAF. It's a good model! The panel lines aren't as heavily inked as they are on other Hobby Master releases. I highly recommend it. I also have HA1701, the Soviet P-39N Airacobra that ace Col. Aleksandr J. Pokryshkin flew:

http://www.hobbymastercollector.com/HA1 ... P-39N.html

Light.Inf.Scout · Post by **Light.Inf.Scout** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 12:58 pm

Dude...so jealous. You have an awesome collection. Can you get me a job whre you work, lol.

Thanks for the info

Jagdpanther · Post by **Jagdpanther** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 2:11 pm

Very nice collection!

olifant · Post by **olifant** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:45 pm

Thanks for posting Chariman! I recently picked up some Corgi and Dragon 1/72 and I must say they are really sweet pieces. Sometimes I think it may not be a bad idea to shift focus to these scales, but 1/32 from 21C is half the price for twice the bang.

Looking at your posts makes me pine for more though...

ChairmanMilo · Post by **ChairmanMilo** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 1:53 pm

Big box of planes from the Mule and another box from a MH 2 member (thanks Black 6!) came today.

Witty Wings Sea Fury (WTW72015-008) in Royal Canadian Navy colours circa 1949. Now that I have one, I will definitely be purchasing the other RCN Sea Fury:

My latest Dragon Wings Messerschmitt, a Bf 109G-6 (DRW50255) as flown by Josef Jansen:

The latest Dragon Wings P-51D to fly in - "Lil Margaret" (DRW50002):

Two exceptionally dashing new Gemini Aces P-51Bs - "The Hun Hunter from Texas" (GAUSA2006N) as flown by Henry Brown & "Berlin Express (GAUSA2004) as flown by Wlliam Overstreet. I couldn't be happier with them... and I can't wait to get my other Geminis:

"The Hun Hunter from Texas":

"Berlin Express":

My three new Russian birds by Easy Model: two Yak-3s (EM37227 and EM37228) and a P-40E Warhawk (EM37275) displayed with the MiG-3, P-39 Airacobra & Hurricane II I already had:

aktiger · Post by **aktiger** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 3:19 pm

I make a decent living (even with a wedding coming up) and I randomly decided at some point in February that I could use a few planes in my office.

LOL

Two things I hope your fiancee appreciates: "random" and "a few planes"! If she does (even after a few years of marriage) you are a lucky man.

ChairmanMilo · Post by **ChairmanMilo** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 12:56 pm

New parcels today. Received five altogether.

B-25J "Heavenly Body" (AA35301) surrounded by a gaggle of Dragon Warbirds P-51Ds. I got sick of their landing gear collapsing every bloody time I rearranged them, so they're all on their stands now. Looks all right to me:

Hurricane I night fighter (AA32002). It cost a bit more than I would usually pay and came all the way from the United Kingdom, but it was worth it:

My RCAF/RAF "night mission" birds together. All that's missing is a MZ exclusive Mossie night fighter:

Douglas Bader's Hurricane I (AA32004) and a desert fighting Hurricane IID (AA32009). I don't mind that the desert Hurri doesn't have a tropical filter.

ChairmanMilo · Post by **ChairmanMilo** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 1:08 pm

Corgi Fw 190A-4 (AA34306), purchased at discount from Perry's Aircraft after I received the RCAF Lancaster with dropped Merlin

Kudos to Perry's for their adept handling of my particular problem:

Corgi Bf 109E-3 (AA32103) as flown by Waldemar Wubke:

Dragon Wings Fw 190D-9 (DRW50080):

The hideous but cute Corgi Bf 109E-7 trop (AA32105) with painted-on tropical filter:

14 Bf 109s in a few square feet:

8 Fw 190 "butcher birds" in the space remaining:

ChairmanMilo · Post by **ChairmanMilo** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 1:09 pm

Gotta keep these two beauties hidden away until I can a) find space and b) figure out a way to justify a new scale to the boss!

ChairmanMilo · Post by **ChairmanMilo** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 2:17 pm

Here's a shot of all four of the new 38(t) family released by 21st Century Toys (as well as my Forces of Valor StuG III Ausf G):

They display well together and I can't wait to hear whether or not they'll release other variants in the 38(t) family. Check out the detail in the fighting compartments!

olifant · Post by **olifant** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:11 pm

CM, I have gone through some spurts where I blew some dough in this hobby, but you have gone on the bender of all benders!

More power to you but I am worried I am going to see you on the next episode of "Intervention." Or "Divorce Court!" If things get too hot at home let us on the forum know. I have been setting up a XD Underground Railroad just for these kind of moments.

ChairmanMilo · Post by **ChairmanMilo** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:43 am

olifant wrote:CM, I have gone through some spurts where I blew some dough in this hobby, but you have gone on the bender of all benders!

More power to you but I am worried I am going to see you on the next episode of "Intervention." Or "Divorce Court!" If things get too hot at home let us on the forum know. I have been setting up a XD Underground Railroad just for these kind of moments.

No worries, Steve! The worst that I ever get is a glare or perhaps a vicious pinching. The pinching leaves nasty little bruises on my inner arms, but I can live with that. I have at least gotten her to promise that if she thinks I've gone too far that she won't burn it all into a lump of plastic and zinc.

She did say that if it went too far that she'd kill me and sell off the collection though

ChairmanMilo · Post by **ChairmanMilo** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:50 am

My first Corgi P-47D Thunderbolt (HC33811) - a "razorback", the "Rozzie Geth/Boche Buster" with fixed undercarriage. It looks a heck of a lot nicer than I had been led to believe, and the nose art is first class

Fox Tare-28 · Post by **Fox Tare-28** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 11:45 am

Saw a couple Corgi planes when I was looking through a catalogue the Natl. Motor Museum Mint sent me. They got the Taranto Swordfish and a USAAF Spitfire V that I'm thinking of getting for my birthday.

ChairmanMilo · Post by **ChairmanMilo** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 12:48 pm

Recently delivered Corgi B-24J Liberator "Booby Trap" (AA34006). Many thanks to Merritec & Scott Merritt! I have waited so long to find a great Canadian retailer for diecast... and it turns out that he's just a short trip away!

At long last... I have received my Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Lancaster III "Phantom of the Ruhr" (AA32614). It was in absolutely mint condition, and even though they got the other part of my order wrong (they sent the BBMF Hurricane instead of the Malta Hurricane) I'm quite happy with the transaction overall:

I don't have the room to display either of them at the moment, but once I have that glass display cabinet from Ikea and I've figured out where to put it (probably next to my desk where my file cabinet is) they'll be out of their gigantic boxes.

ChairmanMilo · Post by **ChairmanMilo** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 1:01 pm

My first Gemini Aces Bf 109, an F-4 (GALFT3001). The stands make it easier for me to cram more Bf 109s on that shelf comfortably. I'm very pleased with what Gemini Aces has done with this little bird:

My second Gemini Aces Bf 109F-4 (GALFT3004) as flown by Lt. Huy in Rumania, 1941. The "kill" markings representing ships are quite the novelty:

My latest Fw 190 by Corgi, an A-5 (WB99619) - the one that all Corgi fans ask one question about: "Why the hell was this made as a Warbird release?!" I don't mind, because all of my Corgi Fw 190s are displayed on their stands anyways:

Last but not least, my brand new Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Hurricane IIc (AA32015). I'm not going to send it back to Modelzone, but I'm definitely going to order AA32014 if I still can (maybe with the Mossie NF?):

tmanthegreat · Post by **tmanthegreat** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 2:52 pm

Got to love those Corgi 1:72 bombers

I have a B-17, Landcaster, HE-111 and B-25. Excellent quality on all. From your pics and the examples I've seen in person, I really need to get the B-24 as well. Only problem is that I have nowhere to put them at the moment...

Fox Tare-28 · Post by **Fox Tare-28** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 5:26 pm

*Sighs* Phantom of the Ruhr. My favorite Lanc...

ChairmanMilo · Post by **ChairmanMilo** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 11:19 am

Nine Mustangs so far - 3 Geminis and 6 Dragons. I've got one more Gemini on the way, and the rest of that shelf will be taken up by P-47s (whenever they arrive):

My Flying Tigers exclusive P-51C Mustang "Princess Elizabeth" (GAUSA2AAA). By far the greatest looking Mustang in my collection so far:

The last Dragon Wings P-51D has finally arrived (DRW50051S) and I couldn't be happier. Thanks to Parsig9!