whoohoo, my aeroplanes came in the mail

the first is a Gotha IV, a ww1 german bomber.

the second is a British S.E.A 5 fighter also ww1-kicked ass in 1917-18


I build model aeroplanes to help me relax


DDQM

Mine always looked like crap because I have no patience. Of course, when we got too many models to display, my friends and I would shoot them with BBs or put firecrackers in them.

:spank:

Blew 'em totally to hell. Hilarious!

Save your M-80s and othe fireworks for your Army men!

or which I had dropped and broken slightly etc., or just didn't want any more. Which eventually became ALL my models. :-)

Heh heh. I know they're just models, and the joke kind of dies because you said they were models, but I wanted to get it out anyway.

Congrats on the models! I used to love doing models, but haven't done one in years and years. I really should do so again.

I'd LOVE to try one of those huge-ass wooden ship models. A friend of my dad's made them and they were beautiful! three-feet long or so, with all the rigging hand rigged. Gorgeous! I wish to hell I would have asked for them, or at least one, after he died but I didn't and since he had no family, I bet they were sold or thrown away.

I built Black beard's ship once. Took about 4 months. I just really relax building them.

Check out squadron.com. They might be able to hook you up.

DDQM

I know it took him months and months to make each one. He also had grain-of-wheat lights up in the rigging.

I also miss model railroading. When i have my own home again, perhaps I can have another layout. :-)

Thanks for the model link. It will be a while before I can start doing models, but nice to have a place to look at and dream.

and I love models

Are these plastic or wooden models? What scale are they?

If they're plastic, are they injection-molded, Vacuum-formed, or Resin?

Are you going to use any aftermarket stuff (cokpit details, engine details, etc) when you build them?

the Gotha is pretty high quality. The s.e.5 is average. Not sure of the scale though

maybe 1/20

DDQM

I was pretty loyal to Revell-Monogram, myself, Had some problems with Airfix kits at first, although when I wrote to the company in Britian, they treated me like royalty, along with a letter of apology, they sent me a replcement kit (A BF110 Which turned out really nicley), a catalog, a chart comparing their paint system with comparable Testor's colors), I got a catalog, and a certificate good for one free model under ₤15! (I ended up getting a 1/72 Hawker Typhoon, which turned out great!) How, I consider them to be not that bad. I've built Hasegawas and Tamiayas, Very high Quality kits, although sometimes the translations can be chock full of Engrish, and for some dumb-ass reason the US government slaps really high tariffs on these brands, so they are helluva expensive.

cant remember what company and they are 1/72.


DDQM

I build those things too.

Built up a kickass 1/48 Monogram F-8 Crusader in US Navy Vietnam-ear livery, A halfway decent 1/48 Monogram Driscoll/Cunningham F-4 where I tried to put both the flaps and arrester hook down. (That didn't go well)I've got an almost completed 1/48 Monogram Classic TBD-1 Devastator in my basment that's been sitting for years that needs a canopy and decals. Had built up a nice vintage (probably made in the late 50s-early 60s) Sikorsky Chicasaw kit. Iw was my first experience with metallizer. it turned out nice, even though I forgot to put decals on it, but it fell off my shelf a year ago and broke off one of the rotor blades, which I have not been able to fix. :mad:

F-8 Crusader (In French Aeronavale colors)



Monogram F-4 model:



Sikorsky Chickasaw:

Mostly by Revell, sometimes by other manufacturers. Hurricane, Tempest, Zero, Curtiss P40, Nakajima Hayabusa, Thunderbolt, Polikarpov (got kinda miffed at how small this one was).

I couldn't bring myself to buy the Nazi planes. It creeped me out. Although the Me262 jet attracted me a lot, I just couldn't. Silly?

Note: at that time, they came with 100% accurate decals. Yep, swastikas too.

Two I wanted but never had: the Corsair and the Spitfire.

Most of the Model kits of the German WWII planes that I have bought do not have swastikas on the decal sheets.

I guess they took them out later.

they really are cool looking.

DDQM

Just cant imagine flying one of those buckets.

But I have been in a ww2 waco trainer. biplane. Loads of fun

DDQM

has always been a dream of mine.

I'd really, really like to fly a replica of Igor Sikorsky's Grand . That guy was sooooo far ahead of his time!

there is a ww1 themed show near wear I live. Nothing like flying at a 1000 feet with no roof over your head

DDQM

show every year.....

They want $75 to ride in the old Ford Tri-Motor....

When the Concorde came there for the first time in '85 rides up to Lake Superior and back (about 20 minutes) were $750. Just a bit rich for my blood....

I'm an airport bum sometimes and get to ride in Cubs and Taylorcrafts but mostly Cessnas.....

gave up my license in '86...ssooooooo sorry I did.

Why the hell does our government slap such high tariffs on the Japanese-made kits?


Revell-Monogram 1/72 A-10: $10.99

Hasegawa 1/72 A-10: $15.99

:grr:

Why the fuck does our government see fit to screw over the scale modeling comunity?

DDQM

Cool looking FAC bird.

Testors. My first kit was a Testors 1/72 Douglas Dauntless, which was at that time, my favorite airplane.

http://us.st2.yimg.com/store1.yimg.com/I/internethobbies_1788_34144040


:evilgrin:

DDQM

http://www.internethobbies.com/internethobbies/revger172pan3.html

I have been looking everywhere for a Tornado IDS with this paintjob!




Now if I could find the 45th anniverasry Tronado IDS with Oswald Boelcke's picture on the tail, I'd be set!

http://www.internethobbies.com/internethobbies/min148xfskyr.html

Could paint this up like the planes flown in the old Blackhawk comic books!

This was a plane that had potential. Could have given the navy the edge over the Japanese earier on in the war had it gone into production. Unfortunatley, this plane had too many teething problems (which could have been easily fixed) during flght testing.