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Show Me Yours

Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 1:52 am
by Studly
Hey guys what the chance of you guys starting a gallary of the 1:18 scale Aircraft you have in your collection so we can all have a look.

Here is my 109G Of Herman Graf


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Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 2:23 am
by GAU-8
i posted a few pics, but took them off. since it was more of a collage of the aircraft hanging in my sim room..then a specific study of aircraft.

DOH..somebody allready saw it :P.. might as well put them back up!

(i dont have as many as some, my count is 25 right now :( )

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"THEN "when i first moved in...

motice the SOLO aircraft :P

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AND now...after some wird redecoration

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Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 2:32 am
by Studly
EEEEkkk Holey Mackeral GAU-8 nice collection Mate you nearly need your own Controll Tower for that lot nicely displayed too your Cat looks as though its about to be sraffed lol :D

Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 6:23 am
by Threetoughtrucks
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Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 3:28 pm
by 75th Ranger
Really cool,
the best thing is the pilot/cockpit setup that you seem to have for your pc. looks like fun.....hopefully you won't have to eject!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 9:23 pm
by GAU-8
i havent ejected by my own will. but the wife has ways of making me quickly go out kickin an screamin..

Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 9:44 pm
by Studly
LOL GAU-8 i see you have Il-2 there too i fly IL-2 1946 Top Flight Sim might see you in Hyperlobby :D

Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 11:04 am
by Killerf6
Hey GAU-8, I really like your simpit.

Did you build it yourself, or did you buy it somewhere?

Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 1:28 pm
by tmanthegreat
To get back on track with the planes and tanks in our collections, here's a few shots I've taken over the past couple years. These were more diorama photos than a documentary of my collection. Enjoy :D

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Mind you, the planes, tanks, and soldiers pictured above are only a small part of my collection. The first photo was a 21c diorama contest winner :wink:

Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 2:27 pm
by Studly
:o Wow tmanthegreat well done i love the effect of the black and white pics they came up nicely and i love the Corsair

Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 2:00 pm
by tkjaer21
Sorry for the bad pics. Here is mine, so far:

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Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 9:36 pm
by GAU-8
oooer !

I DO want some heli's!

Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 11:06 pm
by immeww2
Those are some nice collections guys! :D

Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 9:01 am
by tkjaer21
I like your dioramas as well tman. The bunkeresque setting is cool as well, Studly.

I just realized that by looking at the pics in my collection, I need to do some dusting off. As you can see, I am not much of a believer of keeping 1:18 in package. They are too cool for displaying. I still have the AT Me-262, AT F-86, and 21C Panzer IV Ausf. H Short Barrel packed away until I can manage more space.

Side Note:
My AT F-86 Jolly Roger fell off of the shelf where the Huff currently is. The main wing with landing gear broke to my dismay. I emailed AT a few days ago, and they are currently sending me via UPS a free wing with landing gear. What great service.

Also, I can't believe the abundance of 21C Farm Houses and Haylofts that were on clearence at TRU for mere pennies (under 7 dollars), that I have passed on back in 2002 and 2003. I do not have any of them and regret that I passed them up. I just wanted the vehichles and figs back then.

Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 9:09 pm
by STUKA
same here - I passed on farm houses and willys jeeps at $5.00 - I kick my shin on tuesdays for that mistake.

Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 9:17 am
by Light.Inf.Scout
Man, alot of you have some nice collections going on. :)

Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 10:22 am
by LUKE57
This is the one that started it all. I think my son knew just what he was doing when he gave me this Corsair several years ago. Now the planes are crowding my vintage '50's and '60's Nascar racers. The Corsair now has a Spitfire, Me109, Fw190, Sabre, Mig and a couple of P-51s to go with it.
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I've enjoyed setting up photos with them almost as much as the photos I've done with the cars. And it's a lot easier to open the box and put on the flying surfaces than the research, scratchbuilding and hand lettering that the old time stockers need.

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Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 2:28 pm
by Studly
Hey Luke and tkjaer21 looking good Guys, good to sea you guys putting pic of your gear up here :D

Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 2:36 pm
by Studly
Hey tkjaer21 My Kids broke the undercarridge on My Mig15 do you recon that 21st would send me a replacement for it? :(

Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 1:24 pm
by tkjaer21
Studly, it seems highly doubtful for 21C to send a replacement. I know that I have written them many times in the past. I think that super glue, metal pins, a drill, hand saw, screwdriver, knife, sand paperand and paint are a requirement when handling and fixing the 21C stuff. I wonder if any board member here has had any luck with them to date?

Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 5:37 pm
by tmanthegreat
tkjaer21 wrote:I wonder if any board member here has had any luck with them to date?
I did once get a replacement part for the pilot's sliding canopy for the "Flight 19" Avenger from 21c - only, they sent me the left side piece (I'd requested the right) and it was gray instead of blue. At least they sent something :)

However, in my transaction, I had Matt at BadCatAviation to vouch for me and forward my claim as the piece in question arrived broken before it was taken out of the box. Badcat, I'm sure, carried more weight than if I'd called on my own.

Further, Migs are rather common - as far as 21c would be concerned - as there's plenty of examples still to be had at Wal Mart, the small retailers and e-bay. 21c knows this and could just dismiss your claim hoping you'll buy another :roll: That was sort of the response I got when I enquired about obtaining screw caps for my "Atlantic" Avenger. Still, that does not mean you shouldn't give them a call or send an e-mail. They may pull through afterall :wink: