Popular Post fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted September 15, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted September 15, 2018 (edited) At the requests made in one of the threads, here are some images of the models (all 1/72nd) I still have with me. I am not very fond of doing this, because handling such an amount of models (three tables full) unavoidably produces mishaps. Needless to say, some way or another, I damaged several models: a wheel here, a tailskid there, a Pitot somewhere, many an antenna and so on and so forth. Darn! These are the images of those three tables, from different sides. TABLE ONE: TABLE TWO: TABLE THREE: Edited September 15, 2018 by Moa 84 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheonix Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 That is one of the most extraordinary collections of models that I have seen. Brilliant. P 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinback Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 Moa - amazing collection there. Thanks for a great start to a Sunday morning- I am going to enjoy spending a bit of time trying to identify as many as possible over breakfast Can you give some detail on the Blackburn Kangaroo? Was that scratch built or vac form maybe? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasermonkey Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 5 minutes ago, pheonix said: That is one of the most extraordinary collections of models that I have seen. Brilliant. P What he said. Outstanding! Cheers, Mark. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 Wow! I just don't know what else to say. Wow! Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted September 15, 2018 Author Share Posted September 15, 2018 (edited) With the clips the story is mode complicated. You will have to follow this link to the album, and then find and click on the three individual clips at the end, sorry 'bout that, Flickr's limitations. https://www.flickr.com/gp/61289374@N05/S209a2 (the videos may take a little while to be processed by Flickr, always morose) Edited September 16, 2018 by Moa 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted September 15, 2018 Author Share Posted September 15, 2018 5 minutes ago, Pinback said: Can you give some detail on the Blackburn Kangaroo? Was that scratch built or vac form maybe? Hi Pinback, I thought I had posted it here at BM but can't find it. Will re-post in a little while, it's the not very good Contrail kit, but with a lot work on top of what you get. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 You will excuse me whilst I pick my chin up from the floor. They are simply Stunning. Amazing. Excellent. Exceptional. Wonderful..........I'm fast running out of superlatives for this truly awe inspiring collection of models. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 That’s about 10 lifetimes full of models and lots of rigging to boot! Agree with the above, possibly the best collection of model kits ever presented. They appear to be all of museum quality as well which makes this even more jaw dropping. We all apologies for the broken bits here and there, however I hope the flood of comments you richly deserve somehow compensate for that. Cheers. Dave 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted September 15, 2018 Author Share Posted September 15, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Pinback said: Can you give some detail on the Blackburn Kangaroo? Was that scratch built or vac form maybe? Kangaroo just posted as RFI, Pinback. Enjoy. Edited September 15, 2018 by Moa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Monday Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 Thanks for going to the considerable effort of gathering together your monumental fleet. I hope those that were damaged are only lightly damaged and are easily repaired. Cheers. BM. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted September 15, 2018 Author Share Posted September 15, 2018 25 minutes ago, Blue Monday said: I hope those that were damaged are only lightly damaged and are easily repaired The usual: wheels, tailskids, antennas, an elevator, a rudder.... When I go to Ireland you can invite me a beer with a peaty scotch chaser. That will certainly compensate for any grief 😉 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 1 hour ago, Rabbit Leader said: They appear to be all of museum quality as well which makes this even more jaw dropping. Thanks, Dave. I like to think that they are all decent models; some are better than others, or more detailed, or just look better or are flashier. They span many years of building and scratchbuilding, so naturally the later ones tend to be a bit more precise or more cleanly built than the older ones. One learns (against all odds!). I am fond of all, for one reason or another. Pity the hundred or so that are no more with me, but they went to good homes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 1 hour ago, pheonix said: That is one of the most extraordinary collections of models that I have seen. Brilliant. P You are too generous, P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horatio Gruntfuttock Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Simply stunning Moa - and I can understand why your liquor cabinet is so 'healthy'. That is one of the most interesting and beautiful collections of pre 1935 planes I have ever seen, well done. Thanks for going to the trouble to set them all up for us. Now I think the rest of us plebs should have a competition to see who can name the most out of this collection - what do you say chaps?? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 53 minutes ago, Horatio Gruntfuttock said: Now I think the rest of us plebs should have a competition to see who can name the most out of this collection - what do you say chaps?? Can't see any Spitfire's - so I'm out, however I think there's a Hurricane amongst that lot! What on earth is that large silver bi-plane with the fat fuselage (two down from the Stranraer)?? Now I thought I was pretty good an aviation spotting, but I reckon more than half of these aircraft are completely foreign to me! Cheers.. Dave (just taken a second look - make that 2/3rds!!). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Callahan Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 I can't add anything to the comments, except to say that that is one of the most impressive model collections I've seen. I'd love to be able to do that many odd aircraft in 1:72 at that level of quality. Definitely jaw-dropping. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 1 hour ago, Rabbit Leader said: What on earth is that large silver bi-plane with the fat fuselage (two down from the Stranraer)?? Children, you are not paying attention! That's the Remington-Burnelli RB-1 I just posted as a RFI! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 5 minutes ago, Moa said: Children, you are not paying attention! That's the Remington-Burnelli RB-1 I just posted as a RFI! That Sir - is just God's work! I'm taking up knitting!! Cheers.. Dave 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Holy moly! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeaton01 Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Mighty impressive, C! Whether you think so or not you live in a museum. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 2 minutes ago, jeaton01 said: Whether you think so or not you live in a museum. Nobody, and I mean nobody, J, calls me an old relic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeaton01 Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Ha ha, work on that self image! Cast yourself as a youthful curator if you will. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Amazing. Some weird and wonderful machines there. And not too many that would be considered as normal aircraft. I suspect you lean towards the dark side, Sir! And good on you for doing so. We need more like you. I can name some. I'd clocked the Burnelli, and the blue Hurricane, Not enough British registrations there though, Tsk! Apparently there are more British registered Aircraft there than I thought. I stand corrected and will sit on the naughty step until Breakfast is called. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 7 minutes ago, Pete in Lincs said: Amazing. Some weird and wonderful machines there. And not too many that would be considered as normal aircraft. I suspect you lean towards the dark side, Sir! And good on you for doing so. We need more like you. I can name some. I'd clocked the Burnelli, and the blue Hurricane, Not enough British registrations there though, Tsk! No sir, I call the bang-bang boom-boom the dark side. I would say British designers are more than well represented, bear in mind that not all have visible registrations: just to point at three from the top of my head: Gurney-Grice Mosquito, Gnospellious gull and the Leight Avro Baby. I can count more than twenty without even making an effort. Please un-tsk me! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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