Got my first plane

bird · Post by **bird** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 5:38 am

A couple of months ago Centwoggle posted up he was selling oiff his WW2 aircraft on eBay. I managed to buy a couple as it was a huge auction
2 months later, today I got 'em.
I got a FW 109 with the candy striped under carriage and a night Corsair with the checker board pattern.
I had no idea these planes were so huge as i've only ever collected figures and I still have vehicles. I'm so overjoyed with these right now, I can't believe i didn't get one sooner.

Razor17019 · Post by **Razor17019** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 5:49 am

Bird,
Glad you got to see the planes up close and in person.
They are some really nice!
Once you get one, you got to have another.
They are like potato chips...

digger · Post by **digger** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 5:50 am

Congrats bird! This is how it starts - I used to just buy figures and vehicles with the occassional AC but now I find myself with a pretty large collection of birds and seriously into all the new releases. Hope you have the space, I know I sure don't!

jbell · Post by **jbell** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:08 am

I bought my first one a year ago. NOW I HAVE 17 OF THEM! Of course they're all my 3 year old's.............John

flpickupman · Post by **flpickupman** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:18 am

Now what on earth is a 3 year old supposed to do with 17 planes as big as they are? lol
At least you have a kid to pin them on.

Congrats on the new warplanes Bird.

warhawker · Post by **warhawker** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:45 am

Bird, there are a ton out there and people on this board are willing to 'help' with your new discovery!

Killerf6 · Post by **Killerf6** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:13 am

LOL, I got my first plane in August of this year, a Bunker Hill corsair. I now have ten planes, and I'm waiting and looking for anything new. These planes are worse than crack.

Quixote511 · Post by **Quixote511** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:22 am

I think buying XD is right up there with the smack. You become an addict. Congrats on your first fixes.

tpa05 · Post by **tpa05** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 10:51 am

To both flpickupman and jbell, yah got me chucklin' fer sure. I "blame" my 4 (almost five) year old on "his" love of airplanes. "He" now has 6.

And counting

The only reason his air force hasn't grown is I haven't found any of the Migs or Sabres here in Tampa. Now that BBI has somethin' new in the works it's kinda wait and see. If there's any hint that a phantom is in the works then its money saved for what will be (at least) a new squadron for sure. It'll be at least one in each paint scheme and more for me and my spray gun to put together. Hell, even in only one paint scheme I figure I can change the Modex numbers as well as the names of the pilot/rio, add a little "weathering" to each and I've got an aircraft carrier (bedroom) full of jets. Ditto given an Air Force scenario.

I think the hint that you've gone to far (and I'm there already) is when you start spending a lot of time thinking of ways to begin hanging the ones you already have on the ceiling (this is of course unless your original intention was to put them up there in the first place). You've played around with the ones you already have (yea, I said played - go ahead and admit it) and now you're looking for more. You can't get rid of the "old ones" as you've become too attached but you can't help but hit the stores and websites looking for more.

So if an inordinate amount of time is now being spent thinking about how you're gonna connect the fishing wire, where yer gonna attach the hooks to the ceiling and in what attitude the aircraft is gonna fly once its up there then it's time to admit you've got a problem.

I do and I love it.

Tpa05 out.

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 11:07 am

My girl friend bought me my first Bbi Corsair “Marines Dream” and now I am a junkie with over 14 aircraft and two on preorder….I bought them all with in 6 months, I hope to add 8 more by the end of this year.

tmanthegreat · Post by **tmanthegreat** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 11:20 am

bird wrote:A couple of months ago Centwoggle posted up he was selling oiff his WW2 aircraft on eBay. I managed to buy a couple as it was a huge auction
2 months later, today I got 'em.
I got a FW 109 with the candy striped under carriage and a night Corsair with the checker board pattern.
I had no idea these planes were so huge as i've only ever collected figures and I still have vehicles. I'm so overjoyed with these right now, I can't believe i didn't get one sooner.

The FW-190 and Corsair are great planes, but wait untill you see the F-104 or the TBF Avenger

The aircraft are terribly addicting... I've been collecting them since the first P-51 appeared in 2000 and have about 27 of all types.

tpa05 · Post by **tpa05** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 12:51 pm

Yea, I forgot to include the fact that these were all bought within the past 6 months. One plane a month. Add to this the BBI/21c/PTE figures, vehicles and accessories I think I may indeed have a problem. If anyone's got any suggestions on how they sell this to their wife I'm all ears.

toyktdlgh · Post by **toyktdlgh** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 12:56 pm

You don’t sell it, you just do it. One day she will walk downstairs and wonder just where the hell they all came from. You will say you’re not really sure and that will be that. After the first ten my wife quit counting. Now I’ve quit counting.

Threetoughtrucks · Post by **Threetoughtrucks** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 1:00 pm

Yawn..........well, I started my 1/18 AC collection two years ago, and right now, I have a grand total of one 1/18 plane. I'm holding out for a 1/18 B-25 or the Papa Bush Avenger.

TTT

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 1:06 pm

toyktdlgh wrote:You don’t sell it, you just do it. One day she will walk downstairs and wonder just where the hell they all came from. You will say you’re not really sure and that will be that. After the first ten my wife quit counting. Now I’ve quit counting.

Isn’t that the truth, My g/f friend is starting to resent that she bought them for me, She feel like some sort of Drug Pusher …LOL
Every time I buy a new one she says that better be the last one and I say yes dear….the na few days I start to look for some more…I need to get MY FIX!!!!!!!!!! AAAHHHHHHHHH

LOL

scbvideoboy · Post by **scbvideoboy** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:30 pm

Threetoughtrucks wrote:Yawn..........well, I started my 1/18 AC collection two years ago, and right now, I have a grand total of one 1/18 plane. I'm holding out for a 1/18 B-25 or the Papa Bush Avenger.

TTT

I thought membership in this forum was a 2 plane mininum? How you'd sneak in?

DH

Threetoughtrucks · Post by **Threetoughtrucks** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:30 pm

I qualify for membership in this forum. I actually only have one 1/18 plane (Stuka) but I also have a 1/18 Apache Helo and a 1/6 "Little Bird".

The qualification rule says two "aircraft", so I do qualify.

TTT

GAU-8 · Post by **GAU-8** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 11:10 pm

like some of the other guys, i too have almost 20 in only a few months. under 6 for sure.

its addicting. ive told the wife that i think getting 2 a month would be a nice "hobby" and need no more than that, at said rate. but now that i look at the numbers better, its more like 4 or 6 a month..

pokeyjtc · Post by **pokeyjtc** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 11:28 pm

It is certainly a habit that grabs hold of your wallet and leaves it empty and your credit card without a magnetic strip!

At least that's what happened to me and now I am surrounded by my own airforce of 45 planes

Welcome aboard!

holensock · Post by **holensock** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 3:44 am

tpa05 wrote:Yea, I forgot to include the fact that these were all bought within the past 6 months. One plane a month. Add to this the BBI/21c/PTE figures, vehicles and accessories I think I may indeed have a problem. If anyone's got any suggestions on how they sell this to their wife I'm all ears.

I've found out that it's a bit easier to just go buy this stuff then ask for forgiveness...than it is to ask for permission...

MightyMustang · Post by **MightyMustang** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 7:57 am

Congrats bird on your first plane. There will be many more to follow I'm sure. Plus you will have many empty wallet days as well with whats on the market. Plenty of cool looking planes from 3 great companies to choose from, those being Admiral, 21st and BBI.

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