Fleet Building

Horizon CRJ700 · 03-27-2008, 10:38 PM

During my brief time here at DAC, I have noticed that people enjoy fleet-building. I am interested in narrowing down my collection somehow, although I don't have a lot, I lack a direction to go in. If I bought what I liked, I would buy everything. Any suggestions as to what airline I could fleet-build? Or any way to narrow my broad collection requirements.

Thanks

Abraxas · 03-27-2008, 10:41 PM

It's going to sound obvious, but the best place to start would be with an airline you like, and then see if there's a great selection of planes available for you to purchase and collect.

Otherwise, just pick an airline that would satisfy your requirements, either with colourful schemes, or just one that offers loads of variety in aircraft type etc.

All the best with it in any case!

Dan

asj410 · 03-27-2008, 10:59 PM

Yes, if you plan on fleet building, go with an airline that you like...something that may be near to your heart. Hopefully, there's a good selection of models to choose from in the airline and livery combo you select. But if not, you could just do what I'm doing and make some customs!

Even though I've been collecting for nearly 10 years, I have never considered fleet building until very recently. Up until a few months ago, I didn't have more than one of any model in my collection. However, I picked up a second Jet-X USAir MD-80 in 1990s colors, and plan to expand on the USAir fleet some more. USAir is an airline I grew up with in Syracuse, NY, and I'd like to have a nice fleet of everything in 1990s colors. I just finished up a custom USAir 727-200 in 1990s colors, which I absolutely love, and am considering doing a custom DC-9-30 (the Net Models one looks like garbage) and 757-200. I really hope Aeroclassics does an F-28-1000 and -4000 in USAir colors, and I'm hoping somebody comes out with a nice Fokker 100 mold sometime in the future. I think it'll happen.

I'm also working on building up my Delta fleet, because starting in college, they became my favorite airline. I went bonkers when they came out with the 2000 "Deltaflot" colors. Some people hate it, but I thought it was great, and I loved it on the 727-200. I would purposely schedule myself on as many 727 flights as I could whenever I flew somewhere so I could try and get on the ones in new colors. I eventually got on 6 of the 8 in new colors. Anyway, my goal is to have a big ol' fleet of Delta birds in Widget, interim, and 2000 colors to represent how the fleet looked around 2000-2003, which was my favorite period for Delta for a variety of reasons. I've got a custom 737-200 in mainline 2000 colors in the works, and will be starting on a 737-200 and -300 in interim colors soon. I'm also going to spruce up some DW 737-800s too (they look too toy-like out of the box). It should be a pretty impressive collection by year's end!

dave wictor · 03-28-2008, 12:36 AM

Great advise from the 2 previous individuals. This is just my opinion. It's really a personal choice. THe fact that a direction to head in is a "must -do" not only for this hobby, but for everything, and I compliment you on wanting to have this, and to ask for suggestions to help you decide. The path that you take could be: 1 airline, 1 type of aircraft, jet or prop, what you have flown on, what lands at your airport, Boeing, Airbus, US vs Foreign airlines,actual vs fantasy models,any combination of these. As you can see, from just a few criteria that I use, the choices are endless. The fun part is researching the particular aircraft you're after, finding it in scale-model, and then, if you're lucky, finding someone who not only has it, but at the $ you're lookin for ! To me this is the most exciting, and rewarding, part of the hobby. The best part, again just my thoughts here, is you will meet a lot of great people during your "collecting career". I hope that this tidbit of info is of value to. I welcome other members to expand on these thoughts for you, because if I do, you will more than likely want to, and should, see what others have to say. Have a great time collecting.

CcrlR737pilot · 03-28-2008, 01:28 AM

What I am planning on doing is try to re-create McDonnell Douglas' factory in Long Beach this summer. Not the whole thing, just the hangar with the iconic "Fly DC Jets" that sat on top of the hangar. I have a lot of DC-10's, DC-9's and some others like MD-80's that I can add on and make a nice recreation of that airfield. I will do others later on but now I am trying to get some more DC-9's that I like and add them to my collection.

It depends on what you want to do. I really collect by aircraft type and airline that I know, remember, seen, or heard of and that is what I do. It also depends on taste too.

Horizon CRJ700 · 03-28-2008, 02:14 AM

Guys, thank you for all the in-depth advice that you have given to me. I really appreciate it. It will probably take me some time to decide what to do, but whatever it is, you will bet that it has something to do with my homeland, the pacific northwest. Again, thank you for all of your advice.

dave wictor · 03-29-2008, 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by CcrlR737pilot

What I am planning on doing is try to re-create McDonnell Douglas' factory in Long Beach this summer. Not the whole thing, just the hangar with the iconic "Fly DC Jets" that sat on top of the hangar. I have a lot of DC-10's, DC-9's and some others like MD-80's that I can add on and make a nice recreation of that airfield. I will do others later on but now I am trying to get some more DC-9's that I like and add them to my collection.

It depends on what you want to do. I really collect by aircraft type and airline that I know, remember, seen, or heard of and that is what I do. It also depends on taste too.

Aircraft manufactuing field.What a great idea for an airfield layout! I don't have a layout now, been concentrating on getting a display cabinet to hang on the wall. THanks for sharing that, it's all your falt, you may have just cxaused me to spent some $$$$ that I wasn't expecting. I'll sent you the bill. That's fair isn't it!

Chansen · 03-29-2008, 07:06 PM

That is a complexing question! The thing is I like the histories of many airlines inturn fleet building just happens. This the nature of the airline. Take your avatar of Horizon. I have Horizon fleet with my Alaska's, Jet America and Coastal Ellis.

1:200Freak · 03-29-2008, 07:36 PM

I'm not sure why I don't read the thread titles...I had posted some pics here from my 1:200 collection and then realised this was a 1:400 thread...apologies in advance

03-27-2008, 10:38 PM	#1
Horizon CRJ700 Village Idiot Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: KPDX Posts: 858	Fleet Building During my brief time here at DAC, I have noticed that people enjoy fleet-building. I am interested in narrowing down my collection somehow, although I don't have a lot, I lack a direction to go in. If I bought what I liked, I would buy everything. Any suggestions as to what airline I could fleet-build? Or any way to narrow my broad collection requirements. Thanks __________________ "the first thing any country, no matter how poor it is or how war-torn, must do upon independence is buy a 747 and fly it to Heathrow".

03-27-2008, 10:41 PM	#2
Abraxas Master Collector Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 25 Posts: 598	Re: Fleet Building It's going to sound obvious, but the best place to start would be with an airline you like, and then see if there's a great selection of planes available for you to purchase and collect. Otherwise, just pick an airline that would satisfy your requirements, either with colourful schemes, or just one that offers loads of variety in aircraft type etc. All the best with it in any case! Dan __________________ Reaching for the Skies... Upcoming Flights 02/10/08 EY451-EY011 SYD-AUH-LHR A345-A346 \| 24/10/08 EY038-EY450 CDG-AUH-SYD A332-A345 01/11/08 QF575 SYD-PER A332 \| 03/11/08 QF582 PER-SYD B743 COLLECTION \| TRADE \| VIDEOS

03-27-2008, 10:59 PM	#3
asj410 Waiting for Comair's call Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Honolulu, Hawaii Posts: 298	Re: Fleet Building Yes, if you plan on fleet building, go with an airline that you like...something that may be near to your heart. Hopefully, there's a good selection of models to choose from in the airline and livery combo you select. But if not, you could just do what I'm doing and make some customs! Even though I've been collecting for nearly 10 years, I have never considered fleet building until very recently. Up until a few months ago, I didn't have more than one of any model in my collection. However, I picked up a second Jet-X USAir MD-80 in 1990s colors, and plan to expand on the USAir fleet some more. USAir is an airline I grew up with in Syracuse, NY, and I'd like to have a nice fleet of everything in 1990s colors. I just finished up a custom USAir 727-200 in 1990s colors, which I absolutely love, and am considering doing a custom DC-9-30 (the Net Models one looks like garbage) and 757-200. I really hope Aeroclassics does an F-28-1000 and -4000 in USAir colors, and I'm hoping somebody comes out with a nice Fokker 100 mold sometime in the future. I think it'll happen. I'm also working on building up my Delta fleet, because starting in college, they became my favorite airline. I went bonkers when they came out with the 2000 "Deltaflot" colors. Some people hate it, but I thought it was great, and I loved it on the 727-200. I would purposely schedule myself on as many 727 flights as I could whenever I flew somewhere so I could try and get on the ones in new colors. I eventually got on 6 of the 8 in new colors. Anyway, my goal is to have a big ol' fleet of Delta birds in Widget, interim, and 2000 colors to represent how the fleet looked around 2000-2003, which was my favorite period for Delta for a variety of reasons. I've got a custom 737-200 in mainline 2000 colors in the works, and will be starting on a 737-200 and -300 in interim colors soon. I'm also going to spruce up some DW 737-800s too (they look too toy-like out of the box). It should be a pretty impressive collection by year's end! Last edited by asj410; 03-27-2008 at 11:02 PM.

03-28-2008, 12:36 AM	#4
dave wictor Senior Collector Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 301	Re: Fleet Building Great advise from the 2 previous individuals. This is just my opinion. It's really a personal choice. THe fact that a direction to head in is a "must -do" not only for this hobby, but for everything, and I compliment you on wanting to have this, and to ask for suggestions to help you decide. The path that you take could be: 1 airline, 1 type of aircraft, jet or prop, what you have flown on, what lands at your airport, Boeing, Airbus, US vs Foreign airlines,actual vs fantasy models,any combination of these. As you can see, from just a few criteria that I use, the choices are endless. The fun part is researching the particular aircraft you're after, finding it in scale-model, and then, if you're lucky, finding someone who not only has it, but at the $ you're lookin for ! To me this is the most exciting, and rewarding, part of the hobby. The best part, again just my thoughts here, is you will meet a lot of great people during your "collecting career". I hope that this tidbit of info is of value to. I welcome other members to expand on these thoughts for you, because if I do, you will more than likely want to, and should, see what others have to say. Have a great time collecting. __________________ Dave

03-28-2008, 01:28 AM	#5
CcrlR737pilot Collector/AMT student Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Chicago IL Age: 23 Posts: 814	Re: Fleet Building What I am planning on doing is try to re-create McDonnell Douglas' factory in Long Beach this summer. Not the whole thing, just the hangar with the iconic "Fly DC Jets" that sat on top of the hangar. I have a lot of DC-10's, DC-9's and some others like MD-80's that I can add on and make a nice recreation of that airfield. I will do others later on but now I am trying to get some more DC-9's that I like and add them to my collection. It depends on what you want to do. I really collect by aircraft type and airline that I know, remember, seen, or heard of and that is what I do. It also depends on taste too. __________________ I flushed a potato down the toilet and now we have to live in a hotel!

03-28-2008, 02:14 AM	#6
Horizon CRJ700 Village Idiot Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: KPDX Posts: 858	Re: Fleet Building Guys, thank you for all the in-depth advice that you have given to me. I really appreciate it. It will probably take me some time to decide what to do, but whatever it is, you will bet that it has something to do with my homeland, the pacific northwest. Again, thank you for all of your advice. __________________ "the first thing any country, no matter how poor it is or how war-torn, must do upon independence is buy a 747 and fly it to Heathrow".

03-29-2008, 07:06 PM	#8
Chansen Insane Collector Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Parker, CO Posts: 2,957	Re: Fleet Building That is a complexing question! The thing is I like the histories of many airlines inturn fleet building just happens. This the nature of the airline. Take your avatar of Horizon. I have Horizon fleet with my Alaska's, Jet America and Coastal Ellis.

03-29-2008, 07:36 PM	#9
1:200Freak Complete Wacko! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 3,836	Re: Fleet Building I'm not sure why I don't read the thread titles...I had posted some pics here from my 1:200 collection and then realised this was a 1:400 thread...apologies in advance

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