The airplane guy

Take a look :

CUBANA Cuban IL-62 Ilyushin resin display model NEW bei eBay.de: Aviation (endet 03.09.08 01:09:31 MESZ)

AIR KORYO korea Ilyushin IL-62 Russian model airplane bei eBay.de: Aviation (endet 13.08.08 18:31:37 MESZ)

As you might know, I am more into vintage models ... but these are two interesting models in interesting livery ...
I have seen them on ebay a few weeks ago and I am still undecided.
What do you think about them ?

Greetings
Marc

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Bill-ay

That Koryo is lovely! And for that price, you cant seem to go wrong!

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wow both of them are beauties! that cubana would fit my collection like non other if it were in 1:200.

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crownvic

I just bought the Air Koryo....should I grab the Cubana???

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The airplane guy

I have grabbed the Cubana ... we can exchange pictures after recieving the models.

The guy could sell them at much higher prices if he had made better photos and more accurate description !

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crownvic

Actually I was going to pass on the Cubana as I have it in 200 scale diecast already....

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crownvic

Just got the Olympic and Emirates too...Thanks to you The Airplane Guy its because of you I'm spending all this money!!! I never would have seen those!!

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mjabbasi

I've seen those for ages on e-bay and only now you guys discover them???

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Roarer

Not been looking for them.

Who makes them, and I take it they are tampo printed?? if that isn't too much of a daft question.

I mean, is there a reason why they have been on ebay for ages??

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But when the daily remit is multiple short hops between tiny bumpy strips in a climate that flickers from the blustery to the apocalyptic, this sturdy little craft is hard to beat.'

crownvic

You cant beat the price..I have an Iran Air 747 from them....

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"Hey Andy, unless we get some Police Package Crown Victorias, I'm quitting, and you can have your bullet back!"
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Roarer

Yeah, so why are they sitting about for so long then??

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'Up close, the Britten Norman Islander has the air of a relic from a bygone era, but it is precisely that.
Built in the '80s to a 1960s design, this is a plane that first turned up for work when Prime Minister Harold Wilson wore a Gannex raincoat and the first coat of paint was still wet on Coronation Street.
But when the daily remit is multiple short hops between tiny bumpy strips in a climate that flickers from the blustery to the apocalyptic, this sturdy little craft is hard to beat.'

Roarer

Ok, don't answer any of my questions then. I bought the Air Koryo by the way, I suppose I'll find out soon enough anyway.

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'Up close, the Britten Norman Islander has the air of a relic from a bygone era, but it is precisely that.
Built in the '80s to a 1960s design, this is a plane that first turned up for work when Prime Minister Harold Wilson wore a Gannex raincoat and the first coat of paint was still wet on Coronation Street.
But when the daily remit is multiple short hops between tiny bumpy strips in a climate that flickers from the blustery to the apocalyptic, this sturdy little craft is hard to beat.'

crownvic

I cant answer your question because I am seeing them for the first time!!! If it wasnt for The Airplane Guy I never would have bought....Ask mjabassi he is the one who said it was old news...Congrats we both scored the Air Koryo

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Roarer

I didn't mean you personally, I just meant anyone in general.

No matter how you put it, saying what I said always seems to sound a bit obnoxious, but it wasn't meant to be.


I had decided that, until my HG MAS Hibiscus and the FOS had arrived, I wouldn't buy anything else.
Looks like I've just slipped, and for an airline I've never had any models of too!

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'Up close, the Britten Norman Islander has the air of a relic from a bygone era, but it is precisely that.
Built in the '80s to a 1960s design, this is a plane that first turned up for work when Prime Minister Harold Wilson wore a Gannex raincoat and the first coat of paint was still wet on Coronation Street.
But when the daily remit is multiple short hops between tiny bumpy strips in a climate that flickers from the blustery to the apocalyptic, this sturdy little craft is hard to beat.'

crownvic

No offense taken...I just bought the Air Ukraine and TAAG too...I hope these things are nice if not I'll sell them at the next Airliners show in Atlanta this fall....

On a side note, when I bought my Air Koryo first it showed 2 models in stock. It then corrected itself to one in stock..Now its still at 2 available....something fishy....there are probably lots more of everything...

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***SOON CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF CONTINUOUS STUPIDITY AND STILL FOLLOWING NOT LEADING***
"Hey Andy, unless we get some Police Package Crown Victorias, I'm quitting, and you can have your bullet back!"
And yes, I did do Aunt Bea,,,she was great!

Roarer

When I bought mine it went to zero. Will have to take a look.


....Have done and it says:

'0 von 2 verfugbar'.

0 from 2 available is that??

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'Up close, the Britten Norman Islander has the air of a relic from a bygone era, but it is precisely that.
Built in the '80s to a 1960s design, this is a plane that first turned up for work when Prime Minister Harold Wilson wore a Gannex raincoat and the first coat of paint was still wet on Coronation Street.
But when the daily remit is multiple short hops between tiny bumpy strips in a climate that flickers from the blustery to the apocalyptic, this sturdy little craft is hard to beat.'

Roarer

Oh yeah, just seen the English version. I says that there are 0 available, but, it also appears that there are 2 that have been relisted. Hmmm.

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'Up close, the Britten Norman Islander has the air of a relic from a bygone era, but it is precisely that.
Built in the '80s to a 1960s design, this is a plane that first turned up for work when Prime Minister Harold Wilson wore a Gannex raincoat and the first coat of paint was still wet on Coronation Street.
But when the daily remit is multiple short hops between tiny bumpy strips in a climate that flickers from the blustery to the apocalyptic, this sturdy little craft is hard to beat.'

crownvic

Im on the english site...

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***SOON CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF CONTINUOUS STUPIDITY AND STILL FOLLOWING NOT LEADING***
"Hey Andy, unless we get some Police Package Crown Victorias, I'm quitting, and you can have your bullet back!"
And yes, I did do Aunt Bea,,,she was great!

mjabbasi

Oh well I might as well join the club too. Just picked up the Air Ukraine IL-62 and Iran Air 727.

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Moin Abbasi

The airplane guy

Well guys, it is chinese stuff. The seller probably bought 10 or 20 pcs. of these airplanes from a company that were producing them for somebody else and they "shared" the stock. Min. production of these airplanes is usually about 100pcs if you want to get them produced all by yourself( but maybe he bought them all ). You can easily identify them by the stand that the IL62s are having. Quality of chinese models may vary a lot. When I was importing chinese models I was working with the wrong guys .... but these seem quite okay. Some "major manufacturers" of resin models even produce their models in china.
I do not think that they are printed, in most cases they use decals and then put a layer of clear paint on it again.
Well, lets see ... if it is nice I will keep it. If not I will sell it very soon.

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Roarer

Thanks.

Yes, all one can do is wait now.

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'Up close, the Britten Norman Islander has the air of a relic from a bygone era, but it is precisely that.
Built in the '80s to a 1960s design, this is a plane that first turned up for work when Prime Minister Harold Wilson wore a Gannex raincoat and the first coat of paint was still wet on Coronation Street.
But when the daily remit is multiple short hops between tiny bumpy strips in a climate that flickers from the blustery to the apocalyptic, this sturdy little craft is hard to beat.'

mjabbasi

Well if they do turn out to be crappy, I'm sure alot will end up here for sale lol, but I don't think it should come to that. They seem quite ok. The Ukraine IL-62 is one of the few airlines and a/c missing from my collection in large scale and $43 isn't too bad for one of these.

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crownvic

My thoughts exact, I too picked up the Iran Air 727, so now Im up to 5 pieces (Olympic, Air Ukraine, Air Koryo and TAAG) kinda debating on the Emirates as I am overloaded on Emirates models...1/144 scale models at a dirt cheap price...I dont see a problem getting rid of them via ebay or several airliner shows..possibly at a profit based on low purchase price. However it is my intent to keep them..

I spoke to the factory production mgr in China yesterday for Gemini and he knows these models...they are made in China in the next province over...Quality is not great and he can get them all day long for about $10.00 U.S. a piece...Its the shipping that drives the price up...And there are 100's of each one produced as suspected....I have the Iran Air 747 and it is quite nice for the money from these same people..

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***SOON CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF CONTINUOUS STUPIDITY AND STILL FOLLOWING NOT LEADING***
"Hey Andy, unless we get some Police Package Crown Victorias, I'm quitting, and you can have your bullet back!"
And yes, I did do Aunt Bea,,,she was great!

The airplane guy

To name a few :

www.airgift.com
www.yonghang.com

Surprised what you see ? I was, too !

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mjabbasi

I wish they would do a 747SP. I'd love to have one in Syrian Air or Iran Air. Wasn't too impressed with the regular 747's.

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