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dboyd001 · 06-10-2008, 12:13 PM

..... If my wife ever says I have too many models (I know she's probably thinking it), I'll show her this:

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=3479494

..... I'll bet most of us, especially those of us 30+, started with a plastic kit. In my youth and since I've put together some great model airplanes. Some of my favorites:
Airfix Lockheed Hudson (in fact I have an unassembled one on the shelf)
Airfix Grumman Gosling
Aurora(?) United 727
Airfix Short Sterling
numerous DC-3/C-47s
Revell or Aurora TWA L-1049G (cat caused a fatal crash landing from my bureau)
Airfix Fairey Swordfish (an uncle flew them in WW2)
Revell B-17

..... I put together very few jets. A plane just had to have a freakin' propeller! I had until recently quite a few kits I knew I would never get around to put together or have room for. I hated to part with an Airfix Boeing 314, but it did fetch more than $50 on eBay (and I thought I'd be lucky to get $9).
Dave (and now they complain about plastic parts on Dragon Wings)

06-10-2008, 12:13 PM	#1
dboyd001 Ex Machina Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: western NY Posts: 960	When your wife says you have too many models... ..... If my wife ever says I have too many models (I know she's probably thinking it), I'll show her this: http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=3479494 ..... I'll bet most of us, especially those of us 30+, started with a plastic kit. In my youth and since I've put together some great model airplanes. Some of my favorites: Airfix Lockheed Hudson (in fact I have an unassembled one on the shelf) Airfix Grumman Gosling Aurora(?) United 727 Airfix Short Sterling numerous DC-3/C-47s Revell or Aurora TWA L-1049G (cat caused a fatal crash landing from my bureau) Airfix Fairey Swordfish (an uncle flew them in WW2) Revell B-17 ..... I put together very few jets. A plane just had to have a freakin' propeller! I had until recently quite a few kits I knew I would never get around to put together or have room for. I hated to part with an Airfix Boeing 314, but it did fetch more than $50 on eBay (and I thought I'd be lucky to get $9). Dave (and now they complain about plastic parts on Dragon Wings)