ChairmanMilo's Collection

ChairmanMilo · Post by **ChairmanMilo** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 7:09 pm

My T-34/76 mod 1941s:

T-34/76 mod 1941 60135:

T-34/76 mod 1941... and here's the thing. It came in the box for 60134, the first T-34 released - a T-34/76 mod 1940. The turret is not correct for that model - the gun should have a shorter barrel and the mantlet should be cast, not welded. I got an actual 60134 today and I don't know if I have a one-off mistake on Dragon's part or that I was sent a customization by mistake.

The actual mod 1940:

ChairmanMilo · Post by **ChairmanMilo** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 7:18 pm

Pride of my modern 1:72 collection: an M2A3 Bradley representing a unit serving in Iraq, and one of Dragon Armor's most recent releases:

Another Iraqi Bradley, an M2A2 w/o the reactive armour. This is the one I'm going use for comparison shots with the Forces of Valor Bradley:

Easy Model AS-90 named "THOR"... it might not look as good in the photograph as it does in person. The details aren't as crisp as they would be on a Dragon Armor model (in fact, if Dragon released this one, I'd gret rid of the Easy Model version). It'll do for now though, and it looks nice sitting next to my Basra Challenger 2.

M1A1(HA) representing a unit serving in the Mojave Desert in 1993:

M1A1(HA) representing a unit serving in Bosnia in 1996:

I am still trying to find the only M1A2 released by Dragon, 60018, at a reasonable price. I want to compare it to my Forces of Valor M1A2.

That's it for now - I'm still waiting for two Shermans, the new SdKfz 251/10 and my 21C pre-orders from the WWII Attic. Yes, I'm aware that the color is washed in my new photographs - I'm still learning how to use my fiancee's brand new camera.

ChairmanMilo · Post by **ChairmanMilo** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 7:31 pm

After taking advantage of the great clearance sale at the Flying Mule, I'm waiting for the following to come to me in the mail!

FOV 85048 1:72 M3A1 halftrack w/105mm howitzer (from MustangPhil484 @ eBay)
21C 99413-S1 1:32 Panzerjaeger 38(t) Ausf M
21C 99414-S1 1:32 Panzerkampfwagen 38(t) Ausf E/F (both pre-orders from Matt @ the WWII Attic in Quebec)
Dragon Armor 1:72 60265 Tiger I Ausf E early production (from MustangPhil484 @ eBay)
Dragon Armor 1:72 60297 M4A3E8(76)w Sherman "Thunderbolt VIII" (from the Flying Mule!)
Dragon Armor 1:72 60337 SdKfz 251/10 Ausf C (from the Battle Rhino through eBay)
Easy Model EM36301 1:72 North American P-51D Mustang (from lunch_hour @ eBay)
Easy Model EM37210 1:72 Curtiss P-40B/C Warhawk (from lunch_hour @ eBay)
Easy Model EM37224 1:72 Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-3 (from the Flying Mule!)
Easy Model EM37233 1:72 Vought F4U-1D Corsair (from lunch_hour @ eBay)
Easy Model EM37288 1:72 Republic P-47D Thunderbolt (from the Flying Mule!)

I think that's pretty much it for me for a couple of months... or maybe until after my wedding in July. I hope to god none of my favourite online retailers have any more huge sales. The only thing that'd tempt me after getting all of the above would be the second Marder III and Hetzer by 21C.

ChairmanMilo · Post by **ChairmanMilo** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 11:51 am

Here are some pictures of new additions. I have figured out to use the macro flash on my fiancee's new camera, so they're not as washed out as the last pictures I took.

Easy Model P-51D:

Easy Model P-40C/D:

Easy Model F4U-1D:

ChairmanMilo · Post by **ChairmanMilo** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 12:09 pm

The most recent Dragon Armor SdKfz 251/10 that was released in late January:

My SdKfz 251 collection now:

M4A1 Sherman "Derby" by the same company:

Sherman III "Barford St Martin":

lafoy · Post by **lafoy** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 10:47 pm

hi nice collection

ChairmanMilo · Post by **ChairmanMilo** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 4:30 pm

New additions.

2 Easy Model M113A2s, one of them customized by Gunner:

Easy Model JS-3 in Egyptian Army colours, circa 1967:

Forces of Valor M3A1 half-track and M2A1 105mm howitzer:

The only Dragon Armor Sherman Vc Firefly in Allied colours:

Creighton Abrams' M4A3E8(76)w Sherman, "Thunderbolt VIII":

Early production Tiger I with zimmerit coating:

Easy Model MiG-3:

Easy Model P-47D:

tmanthegreat · Post by **tmanthegreat** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 7:08 pm

You know, that M113 sitting to the right in the top picture is the same one as the 1:18 21c diecast version - minus all the craptacular stowage

ChairmanMilo · Post by **ChairmanMilo** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 1:16 pm

Just received the following:

21C Kursk Military Playset w/Panther Ausf G late
Can.Do Series 4 - Panzer Grenadiers, Kharkov 1943 (1:35)
Can.Do Series 5 - German Tiger Aces, Normandy 1944 (1:35)

Still waiting for the following:

21C Panzerjaeger 38(t) Ausf H
21C Panzerjaeger 38(t) Ausf M
21C Panzerkampfwagen 38(t) Ausf E/F
21C Hetzer
Dragon Armor 60009 Panther Ausf G (PzRgt 15, 11th Panzer Division, Southern France 1944)
Dragon Armor 60016 M1A2 Abrams (4th Infantry Division, Iraq 2003)
Dragon Armor 60034 M2A2 Bradley (1-26 Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, Germany)
Dragon Armor 60044 Challenger 2 (Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, Iraq 2003)
Dragon Armor 60056 AAV7A1 (USMC, Mogadishu 1993)
Dragon Armor 60082 Leopard 2A4 (4./Panzerbataillon 93)
Dragon Armor 60125 Panther Ausf G early production (Normandy 1944)
Dragon Armor 60138 E-100 Super Heayv Tank
Dragon Armor 60322 Panther Ausf G w/steel roadwheels (PzRgt 24, Eilendorf, Germany 1944)
Can.Do Series 2- Wehrmacht Infantry, Approach to Stalingrad 1942 (1:35)
Can.Do Series 3 - Wehrmacht Infantry, Barbarossa 1941 (1:35)
Hobby Master HA1801 Messerschmitt Bf 110G-2/R3 (2N+EM, II/ZG 76, Defense of the Reich)
Hobby Master HG3102 Centaur CS Mark IV (Royal Marines Armoured Support Group, Normandy 1944)
Hobby Master HG3201 M26 Pershing (B Co, 1st Tank Bn USMC, Inchon 1950)
Hobby Master HG3301 T-55A (early), Red Army

I have the following on pre-order:

AT 72004 Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf L
Hobby Master HG3401 M10 Wolverine (634th TD Bn, 1st Infantry Division, Aachen 1944)
Hobby Master HG3402 Achilles IIC (21st ATR Royal Artillery, Guards Armoured Division, Netherlands 1944)

Most of the above through WWII Attic, The Motor Pool and the Monkey Depot (holy crap was that a great sale they had or what?!). I finally bit the bullet and I ordered some 1:72 Hobby Master... the Bf 110 should be awesome, but I really want to see how the M10 and Achilles turned out.

I have the 4 Can.Do "Tiger Aces, Normandy 1944" guys sitting on a King Tiger right now - can't pose them with a Tiger I because the FoV version driver and radioman's hatches don't open.

UPS man should be bringing me my 38(t) family from WWII Attic in an hour

ChairmanMilo · Post by **ChairmanMilo** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 7:07 pm

Just ordered the Hobby Master 1:72 Avenger and Dragon Armor 1:72 Maus V1 from the Monkey Depot. Couldn't pass them up considering how cheap they were... getting a top-of-the-line HM release like the Avenger for less than $20 is a hell of a bargain!

The 38(t) family finally arrived a few hours ago... if I have time to take pictures of my new arrangement this weekend, I'll post 'em for you all

The King Tiger looks great with the Can.Do panzer aces!

ChairmanMilo · Post by **ChairmanMilo** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 8:23 pm

Added some Dragon Wings:

50048 Messerschmitt Bf 109E-1 (IX/JG 2, Battle of Britain)
50141 Messerschmitt Me 262A-1a (III/EJG 2, March 1945 Heinz Bar)
50269 Focke Wulf Fw 190A-8 (JG 3, Eastern Front 1944 Walter Dahl)

Added my first 1:72 Corgi:

AA31914 Supermarine Spitfire V (RAF No. 249 Squadron, George Beurling, Malta 1942)
AA33703 Heinkel He 111P-2 (Kampfgeschwader 55, Chartres 1940)
AA36703 Junkers Ju 88A (4D+GM, IV/KG 30, Lister March 1943)
WB99621 Junkers Ju 87B-2 (II/STG 1, Eastern Front 1944)
WB99630 Supermarine Spitfire IX (RAF No. 304 Sqn, George Beurling, September 1943)

Added more Hobby Master:

HA0101 Junkers Ju 87G-1 (Slovakia 1944)
HA0110 Junkers Ju 87G-1 (Versuchskommando fur Panzerbekampfung, Eastern Front 1943)

Thanks to hworth16 for the Ju 88, Ju 87B-2 and Hobby Master Ju 87G-1 HA0110! Thanks to PappyB for the He 111, three Dragon Wings birds and pre-production Hobby Master Ju 87G-1 HA0101. The two Beurling Spits will be coming from Flying Mule. Had to get them as soon as I heard about them. Canadian pride and all.

ChairmanMilo · Post by **ChairmanMilo** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 5:50 pm

I have ordered and am now waiting for these additional items:

Dragon Wings
50047 Messerschmitt Bf 109E-3 (I/JG 51, Battle of Britain 1940 - Heinz Bar)
50055 Messerschmitt Bf 109G-2 (III/JG 52 "Grünherz", Lission, Soviet Union September 1942)
50069 Messerschmitt Bf 109G-2 (VI/JG 5 "Eismeer", Petsamo, Finland March 1943)
50072 Messerschmitt Bf 109E-1 (IX/JG 26, 1940 - Artur Beese)
50186 Messerschmitt Me 262A-1a (IX/JG 7, 1945 - Hans-Guido Mutke)
50243 Messerschmitt Me 262B-1a (III/EJG 2, May 1945)
50254 Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6 (IX/JG 3, Bad Wörishofen, Germany 1943 - Wilhelm Lemke)

Dragon Armor
60092 SU-85M (Poland 1944)
60359 M6 Bradley Linebacker (US Army)

I received my CyberHobby Panther Ausf G w/steel roadwheels. It's nothing more than the (metal) hull of 60043 (the Panther F) with a turret painted with the same scheme. Looks snappy and didn't cost very much. Also, it may be worth something someday - maybe in about 1,000 years

I know I often repeat this, but I think I'm done collecting for now - I've gotten pretty much everything that I had on my want list. Last thing I hope to get is the Corgi "Merlins over Malta" set that I'm bidding on through eBay.

Some might wonder why I keep posting these updates. I do this so that people know what I have and can ask for photos, opinions etc. about items they want to purchase themselves; I also do it so that I can keep track of all of the items I am waiting for.

ChairmanMilo · Post by **ChairmanMilo** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 1:50 pm

Here's my first photo update for ages!

First, the pride of my collection - my two Corgi "Buzz" Beurling Spitfires (WB99630 and AA31814) with my recently arrived Hobby Master P-39 Airacobra I (HA1703):

You can't see from the above picture that I've cleared plenty of room on the top of that shelf for my Corgi Bader Hurricane & Spitfire (AA32004 & AA49002 respectively) as well as my Corgi McKnight Hurricane (AA32008) and whatever other RAF hardware will fit up there. There's a medium-sized Union Jack hanging on the wall above it.

Next photo!

Luftwaffe hardware, for which there is a lot of room left on the shelf for other incoming planes. Displayed are a Corgi Stuka (WB99621), Hobby Master Stuka (HA0101), Corgi Ju 88 (AA36703), two Dragon Wings Me 262s (DRW50243 and DRW50186) and my favourite of them all - my brand new Hobby Master Bf 110 (HA1801):

Close-up of my new Bf 110, which turned out to be a flawless specimen save the fact that one of the vertical stabilizers fell off when I was setting it up for display (easily fixed with some white glue):

Here are my four new Dragon Can.Do "Tiger Aces" (CAN20034A-D) set up with my Forces of Valor King Tiger (80401):

Here are my four Dragon Can.Do "Panzer Grenadiers, Kharkov 1943 (CAN20078A-D):

My brand new 21st Century Toys Marder IIIM, Marder IIIH and Hetzer (99413-S1, 99412-S1 and 99415-S1 respectively):

ChairmanMilo · Post by **ChairmanMilo** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:04 pm

Dragon Can.Do "German Infantry, Barbarossa 1941" (CAN20077A-D) with the recently released 21st Century Toys Panzer 38(t) E/F (99414-S1) sitting behind them:

Dragon Can.Do "German Infantry, Approach to Stalingrad 1942" (CAN20012A-D) sitting in front of my new 21st Century Toys Panzer IV Ausf D (99341-S1). The fourth figure in the set is still in the mail:

My gaggle of Dragon Wings Bf 109s (DRW50047, DRW50055, DRW50069, DRW50072 and my favourite, DRW50254). Plenty more Bf 109s are on the way, believe me! Corgis and Dragon Wings both. They're so tiny that I couldn't possibly run out of room for them...

My Russian birds so far. I'm fond of my Easy Model MiG-3 (EM37224) and Hurricane II (EM37244) but more so of the Hobby Master P-39N Airacobra (HA1701). Well done, Hobby Master. I have additional Russian birds in the mail - all Easy Model, 2 Yak-3s (EM37227 and EM37228) and a P-40E Warhawk (EM37275). Plenty more room for them:

ChairmanMilo · Post by **ChairmanMilo** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:25 pm

My German "wall of steel" as it were, with all of the Dragon Armor contained within it - 6 Tiger Is (DRR60021, DRR60021, DRR60097, DRR60098, DRR60265 and DRR60290), 6 Panthers, (DRR60009, DRR60010, DRR60011, DRR60012, DRR60043 and Cyber Hobby DRR60322), a Jagdpanther (DRR60038), a StuG IIIG (DRR60312), a Ferdinand (60054), an Elefant (60053), a Hornisse (60060) and a Nashorn (60188). I'm especially fond of the four Panther Gs 60009-12, as they are the first Panthers released by Dragon Armor:

My eight Allied favourites by Dragon Armor - four Shermans and four T-34/76s. The four Shermans are a Sherman Mark V "Tulilp" (DRR60308), a Sherman Firefly Vc (DRR60251), an M4A3E8(76)w Sherman "Thunderbolt VII" (DRR60297) and an M4A3(76)w "Cool Studs" (DRR60163). The four T-34/76s are a T-34/76 mod 1940 (DRR60134), a T-34/76 mod 1941 (DRR60135) and 2 T-34/76 mod 1942s (DRR60165 and DRR60237):

Six other Easy Model American birds: 3 P-51Ds (EM36301, EM37291, EM37294), a P-47D (EM37286), a P-40B/C Warhawk (EM37210) and F4U-1D (EM37233):

My recently reorganized wall display cabinet for my other 1:72 armor by Dragon Armor, Hobby Master, Easy Model (not so much of that anymore) and Forces of Valor:

The absolute pride of my collection at the moment - two Modeller's Choice exclusive Hobby Master Harvards (HA1520 and HA1521). They might be worth a lot someday, so I have no idea whether to display them or not! Any thoughts?

Fox Tare-28 · Post by **Fox Tare-28** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:42 pm

Excuse me while I pick my jaw up off the floor.

ChairmanMilo · Post by **ChairmanMilo** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:48 pm

Received my first Corgi Fw 190 (US34308), my first IXO - the Do 335 (IXJ00014) and my Hobby Master SBD-2 Dauntless (HA0111). I'm impressed by how detailed the Fw 190 is considering how tiny it is - I never knew that the Fw 190A was almost as small as the Bf 109! That's part of the reason I collect - just to see all of these planes & tanks together.

The IXO Do 335 was a pain in the arse for all of the usual reasons that have been noted in the IXO forum at The Model Hangar countless times.

1) the plane was covered in the oil they used for the panel lines;
2) the landing gear was so delicate and wobbly that I chose to display it in flying configuration;
3) I had to wash the tail to get the swazi decals on because of all the aforementioned oil...
4) the pitot broke off right after I got it out of its box... I breathed on it and it fell off!

Ah well. It's a unique bird that displays nicely next to the rest of my big Luftwaffe birds.

Pictures on Wednesday.

ChairmanMilo · Post by **ChairmanMilo** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:50 pm

Fox Tare-28 wrote:Excuse me while I pick my jaw up off the floor.

You ain't seen nothin' yet, mister...

I'm still expecting the following major items:

2 Corgi Lancasters
2 Corgi B-25Js
2 Corgi Heinkel He 111s
a Corgi Wellington "Wimpy"
a whack of Corgi & Dragon Wings Bf 109s & Fw 190s
a whack of Corgi Spitfires & Hurricanes
a whack of Gemini Aces & Dragon Wings P-51D Mustangs
a whack of Stukas...

Need I go on?

Fox Tare-28 · Post by **Fox Tare-28** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:12 pm

No, you've pretty much made me deeply envious in one fell swoop.

ChairmanMilo · Post by **ChairmanMilo** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 5:43 pm

Got my Corgi RCAF Lancaster (AA32605) & Galland Bf 109 (US32110) today from Perry's Aircraft. Also got my last package from Monkey Depot with the Dragon Maus V1 (DRR60156) and Hobby Master RN Avenger (HA1203). I'm very happy with all of them... except that the outer starboard engine on my Lanc was off its wing when I opened the box. The metal bit that connects engine to wing was snapped? Regular hot glue seems to do the trick fine (the engine isn't too heavy - only as heavy as one of my 1:72 fighters!) but I hope to get in touch with Perry's to discuss the flaw in my very very very expensive new bird.

I hope to GOD that my Phantom Lanc doesn't have any trouble getting over the Atlantic!!!

Pics tomorrow.

ChairmanMilo · Post by **ChairmanMilo** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 7:15 am

Got six more packages in the last day... one from Aiken's Airplanes (Corgi Gladiator AA36202, Corgi Stuka WB99609, and Dragon Wings P-51D DRW50014), one from the Flying Mule (Hobby Master Bf 110 HA1802), one from hworth18 (Corgi He 111 AA33708) and a whopping three from PappyB (Corgi He 111 AA33708, Corgi Spitfire 49002, Corgi B-25 AA35304, Dragon Wings Spitfire DRW50161, Dragon Wings Me 262 DRW50141, Dragon Wings Bf 109 DRW50048 and Hobby Master Stuka HA0110). Expecing more to come today - hopefully most of the rest of 'em.

On to the photos!

Dragon Wings Bf 109E-1 (DRW50048) in Battle of Britain livery:

Corgi Bf 109E-4/N Adolf Galland (US32110):

My first Fw 190s, Corgi Fw 190A-4 (US34308) and Corgi Fw 190A-4 (AA34304):

My first Dragon Wings P-51, "Big Beautiful Doll" (DRW50014). I am extremely impressed with the quality of this little plane and I can't wait for the other three to arrive:

USAAF Spitfire V as flown by Robert Levine in North Africa. It looks great - mismatched camouflage paint on the old RAF markings is a nice realistic touch:

ChairmanMilo · Post by **ChairmanMilo** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 7:15 am

The new pride of my entire diecast collection - my RCAF Avro Lancaster (AA32605). As you can see, it looks just fine even with the right outboard engine being stuck on with hot glue. I'm happy enough with it that I will be keeping it - the prohibitive cost of sending the giant bugger back for replacement and then paying to have another one shipped to me would be insanity.

IXO Dornier Do 335 (IXJ00014) that had to be scrubbed before I could get the swazi decal on the detail to stick...

New Hobby Master Bf 110G-4 - the radar antennae are really a lot better-looking than most had assumed. They look realistic in my eyes, although rivet-counters might not trust mine... because I'm not a rivet-counter

Corgi Ju 87B-2 Stuka (WB99608) as flown by Heinz Ulrich Rudel earlier in the war:

ChairmanMilo · Post by **ChairmanMilo** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 7:29 am

My third out of four purchased Dragon Wings Me 262s (DRW50141). The landing gear isn't as firm as the later releases but it looks good sitting next to the other two that I have so far:

My RAF collection thus far. Recently added are the Corgi B-25J (AA35304), Corgi Spitfire II (49002) as flown by Douglas Bader and the cutest little thing, my new Corgi Gladiator I (AA36202). I don't know if I can resist buying at least one more of the little beasties...

The re-organized collection on my book shelf. Big Luftwaffe birds & my Lancaster on top; little Russian & Luftwaffe birds on the second shelf, and little American birds on the third shelf. The shelf was able to hold tonnes of books before, so don't worry - I'm sure all of the zinc & plastic I'm putting on it won't cause it to collapse (yet):

More later I hope!

ChairmanMilo · Post by **ChairmanMilo** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 12:55 pm

Four more packages today - one from eBay seller wjhoppe (IXO Defiant IXJ00018 and IXO Hs 129 IXJ00027), one from VectisDirect in the UK (Corgi Bf 109 AA32101), one from eBay seller roccimodels (Dragon Wings P-51D "Glamorous Glennis III" DRW50001, Dragon Wings P-51D "The Millie G" DRW50003 and Dragon Wings P-51D "Petie 2nd" DRW50019) and one from eBay seller ggj4722 (Corgi Ju 87 AA32510).

I was especially happy to have my three new P-51Ds by Dragon Wings. However, although Petie 2nd gave me no trouble at all, the right landing gear of Millie G needed a major repair and the Glamorous Glennis didn't have a canopy in the box! I have emailed DragonModelsUSA, the main Dragon Models people in China and the original eBay seller to get one of them to send me a damned canopy. Talk about a disappointment!

Here are a few more pics for today.

The IXO Boulton-Paul Defiant Mark I (IXJ00018). It was covered in oil and the landing gear is trash, but it looks all right. It will look great next to my Corgi Hurricane Mark I night fighter (AA32002) and Corgi Spitfire Mark Vb night fighter (AA31908) when they arrive next week:

Dragon Wings P-51D "Petie 2nd" (DRW50019). This one went together like a charm and displays beautifully next to "Big Beautiful Doll":

Dragon Wings P-51D "The Millie G" (DRW50003). This one was hell to put together and I had to patiently put the right landing gear together to get it to display like this. Looks good now though!

Extremely rare & thus expensive Corgi Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4B (AA32101). It looks great next to my Dragon Wings Bf 109G-6 (DRW50254):

My Henschel Hs 129 tank buster (IXJ00027). Covered in oil but at least it displays nicely. The swazi wasn't very hard to apply despite the fact that I couldn't scrub all of the oil off...

aktiger · Post by **aktiger** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 3:00 pm

When did you win the powerball lottery?