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Does anybody know about this aircraft model company? its called Pacmin company and i think its based in California. any website?
or have they gone bust? any help i would be grateful!
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I own a 1:100 PacMin of the Northwest 747 Worldplane (flanked by 1:100 TriStars of PSA and Hawaiian by Bader). My PM could easily be the most cool model in my entire collection.
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Pacmin has been around for ages (search this site for some threads) ... they typically do projects for the airframe mfg (boeing, et al) or a particular airline. they have a section on thier website that lists all the airline stores .. in the US jetstreamsusa is the offical dist.
I have about 15 of their models ... they are very nice. If you want a bit more of an ability to customize you can go to atlantic models .. you sacrifice some of the quality, but you can get made exactly what you want. PacMin: Home Atlantic Models |
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thanks presidential i have been looking at Atlantic models but i dont know how they models value?
are the models painted and wood like the Phillipines custom mahogany models? or are they solid resin models? i would appreciate someone who has bought any models from Atlantic models to give me they views please before i spend a load of cash on them. thanks
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Atlantic is okay, not great but kind of average in accuracy. Pacmin is very good but some of their 777 and 747-400 models have a problem with warped wings.
Space Models in the UK are fantastic but they only sell to corporations. Check Ebay. Several months ago someone had a Pacmin PIA 777-300 in the early 90s scheme for sale. |
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i am keeping a close eye on ebay. about space models do they website? i think i may wait and keep saving up money ![]()
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Space Models has a website I believe.
The PIA 777-300 went for $290-300. There is one seller on Ebay who does a lot of sales of Pacmin airplanes. You shouldn't have to pay more than $300.00 for any 777/747 1/100 scale Pacmin model. |
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the price was not bad. i will search for the seller do you know the username?
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I think the seller had the word Pacmin in his/her username but I'm not entirely certain.
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Hi,
To give you some idea of the quality of their models, check out my collection website: Pacific Miniatures Model Collection Might help you see just how fabulous these models are in all kinds of sizes/liveries! Hope you find a PIA 777 model, I will PM you if I have one available soon! Best regards |
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I appreciate if you would contact me if you find anything PIA. Thanks where did you get these models from?
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Samee another very good model maker is AMI. They are located somewhere in England. AMI rivals Pacmin and Space Models in quality.
Try either of these two emails. ami.phelps@virgin.net office.phelps@virgin.net They can probably do a custom made 1/100 scale PIA 777 for you. |
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i have emailed them and they email addresses are wrong both of them dont work. i managed to find they website possibly but they seem to have problems with it. look at link Areospace Scale Model Makers. AMI Models
i emailed them on the email address on they website lets see what happens
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Ok yeah that website is the same company. Give them a try or even call them up.
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Guys don't forget Conquest Models. I’m a PacMin collector, but I am waiting on (Conquest) for their new 747-400 mould their going to releasing soon. From what I can see they are really at the top of the echelon.
CONQUEST MODELS |
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That's Peter Jackson's site. I've talked to him many times over the past few years. That giant 1/36 777-200 is currently residing in Saudi Arabia. As for the price of that model....well let's just say it's a kings ransom but what a model!
Contact Peter for any custom modeling as well. |
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i actually asked about the Saudi B777 model and Peter said it is priced at £16,000.
But normal scale 1/100 models are about £695 which is still too expensive for me! They have nice models!!!
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The 1/72 Trident Three is pretty awsome also, especailly with everything being that detailed!
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btw is this website working for anybody else? it isnt for me
Areospace Scale Model Makers. AMI Models also i have been emailing Atlantic models but havent recieved no response for over a week now. any ideas whats going on there?
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Didnt work for me either |
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