ChairmanMilo's Airplanes & Armour

[SKUNKY]

nice, Chairman...that sure is a good looking Scooter! I might have to get it

[ChairmanMilo]

Thanks... to think it only took HM a few years to give us the USMC A-4 we were asking for.

... and to give us something other than white rocket pods and guided missiles to hang on 'em.

[PYWright]

2 years from the first release. Not so bad since we had lots of goodies in between

[ChairmanMilo]

Here are some quick updates.



^ the absolute pride of my collection, the Arrow from the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum's new line.



^ I moved & re-arranged my collection of Falklands War aircraft as well as my two Hobby Master Harriers.



^ two Hobby Master A-10s, including the most recent - "Killy Chick" as flown by Captain Kim Campbell during OIF.



^ I moved my Vietnam War collection to where there is more room. Out again is the Century Wings USAF A-7 and both Hobby Master US Army 174th AHC Huey "Frogs". On the shelf below that are my last 1:32 and 1:35 scale tanks. I sold off all of the rest recently - I couldn't sell the Forces of Valor Matilda II, though, or the two dragon Tigers.

[planenuts]

Nice picture of the Arrow. Looks like a nice model.

[SKUNKY]

lookin' good...I have 5 of the same models (Arrow not one of 'em however) ....and Palace Cobra

[lanslide]

lookin' good...I have 5 of the same models (Arrow not one of 'em however) ....and Palace Cobra

I haven't got an HM chopper yet. Maybe it's time?

[ChairmanMilo]

Here are some more updates, brought to you in part by Merritec! Scott Merritt was kind enough to send me a box of diecast earlier this month.



^ Dragon's most recent 1:35 Tiger I (left) sitting with two of the earlier Tiger I releases.



^ Corgi's most recent Swordfish, a Mark I as flown off of a MAC with 836 Sn FAA.



^ at long last, Corgi's most recent Hurricane, a Mark I flown by "Cobber" Kain during the Battle of France.



^ I managed to squeeze Corgi's first Do 17 on my Luftwaffe shelf. It looks great.



^ the Vietnam War shelf now.



^ the second A-1 Skyraider released by Hobby Master. I had a bit of "glue fog" inside the canopy, but I managed to wipe most of it away with some patience and a piece of tissue paper. No special work required - no Future.



^ Hobby Master's first F-22 Raptor. The nose gap is only really terrible if you hold it up to a light at a certain angle. The canopy fits perfectly and none of the ordnance was damaged, although it was surprising how it was all stuffed into a tiny little compartment in the vacu-form packaging.

[ChairmanMilo]

Here are some updates.



^ my ROCAF jet set, seven strong so far. I wish I could find the third Dragon F-16.



^ possibly the most intricately detailed 1:72 aircraft in my collection, the ROCAF F-84 by Skymax.



^ two recently reorganized shelves - USAAF aircraft swapped for RAAF aircraft, and Luftwaffe aircraft swapped for Korean War fighters below that.



^ some of the RAAF fighters - the Beaufighter XXI by Hobby Master, Clive Caldwell Spitfire V by Corgi, P-39F by Hobby Master and Robert Gibbes Spitfire IX by Witty. I popped the conformal fuel tank off of the Witty Spitfire with a box cutter and it looks quite a bit better. I might have to do that with the rest of my Witty Spitfires.



^ other half of the RAAF fighters - Robert Gibbes Spitfire VIII by Corgi, F-4 recce Lightning by Corgi, Stan Galton Spitfire V by Dragon and Desert Air Force P-51D Mustang by Dragon. This is the first time I've had the recce Lightning out, and I am very much hoping Corgi releases another at some point in the near future.



^ some Korean War jets, including a new addition to my collection, the first Skymax F-84.



^ more Korean War jets and a P-51D. The two F-86s to the front are recent Easy Model releases, one of which is a SAAF Sabre.



^ all four Korean War MiG-15s by Hobby Master released so far, including the recent Chinese volunteer releases to the front.



^ three Canadian Starfighters by Hobby Master, including the most recent release in the middle.



^ the aforementioned Canadian Starfighter.



^ RAF night fighters, including all three all-black Hobby Master Beaufighters.



^ the most recent addition, "Bambi".

[Tri-Motor]

I still like the "black" shelf best
Merritec just sends you boxes of diecast (eh?). Nice guy