I would say the Trumpeter planes are better. They have clear canopies, have better decals, are more detailed and have real landing gear. The ARII are harder to find and there isn't that much of a difference between 1/350 and 1/400.
I must agree with you on this champpit....I got the ARII, & my, they are really toyish. I think I'll try the Trumpeter, plus the ARII set came with 1 F/18 only per box.
Since Dragon Wings started production of the F-15 & F-16, Stealth, why can't do produce these planes with landing gears....I hope Dragon Wings is reading this.
Go slow on those Trumpeter 1/350, as I said in a past post. had a very good friend try is hand at putting them together and with out decals or paint.
It took 21 moves for each jet.
Also i collect Micro Machines Military and have found that our F-117 are a very good match in size. Not saying that all are in the 1/400 like the twin Tail rudders, but they do have landing wheels
Ive not gotten around to do the airport, was just happy to get a 1/2 sheet of 3/4 plywood up and be able to show my collection! without having to take it down every nite
Adding to my growing list of planes is a C-130 from your home! A 747 Command post and another J-Star.
My toy room is very small. It started out as a N-scale model railroad, but then my nephews started to come into the picture and watching them picking a engine off the track and dropping one of the $100.00 plus! just didn't look right! so down came that and replaced with my vast collection of Micro Machines and ive losted all site of what use to be a table under it all.
So the plywood shelve servers as a new area where for now ive got 144 Helicopters, 1/300 & 1/400 C-1s and C-130s and last in the corner, the 1/400 planes.
If I were to put down runways and hangers! heck 2 of the 3 scales would have to go back into storage.
Here are a few pics to give you guys an idea about the differences. The Mig-29, and SU-34's are 1/350Trumpeter, the F-14, F-18, Sea King and EA-6B are 1/350 Tamiya, and the camo F-15, camo F-16, AH-64, A-10 and Harrier are 1/400ARII. There is a F-15, F-16 and F-117 from Dragon too. In terms of quality I would say Trumpeter 1st, Tamiya 2nd and ARII 3rd. All of these planes are in various stages of completion. None of them have been finished yet.
Sorry for the lack of quality on these, but they were taken with my little point and shoot camera.
But here's the latest additions to my collection. Mainly it's additions of a couple of C-17's, the KC-10's, a lot of C-9's, C-32, C-40, and a couple of B-2's. The crown jewel is the California KC-135. While I have a couple of models whose tail numbers I've actually flown on, this was my first military plane that I flew on.
Sagar
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Man, great layout. I enjoy seeing what other planes people have and how they set it up. One of these days I will get some pics of my stuff. Thanks for sharing.
Sagar, I really like your crowded little airfield, especially the grimy tarmac, looks really convincing. I have every one of those models myself, with the exception of the C-17's (I only have Altus and RAF). The military aircraft are the best part of my collection. I don't see the ALS-1, though. You really need that one!
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I got around ti list my collection here! but I'm having problems trying to find 2 planes so far from the date a base.
The first one is the DC-10 Omega tanker.
The 2nd 2 are both A-50 Mainstays, ive looked under A-50, IL-76 and IL-78.
I still have the 15 C-17s to do, a C-40 and a few more planes I want to pick up.
Or is the market starting to dry up for Military 1/400. Hey I still see C-17s, KC-10s and a few C-130s.
But I can't remember when I saw a KC-135 or a non white KC-10
It is very disappointing to see the lack of Military stuff coming out. I got into this hobby strictly for the Military aircraft. If they make the planes people will buy them. I am especially disappointed with Dragon Wings. They haven't put anything out since the C-130 with skiis. Hopefully 2009 will be a better year for us Military collectors.
I got into it because of the C-17s, then after that I got the bite and started collecting Military items to tie in with my 1/144/Micro Machines Military stuff. it isn't the facted that the scales don't match, but I wanted the planes to match in scale.
I say that out of my 80 planes or so that 75 came off the web/ebay and only 5 in person.
I live about 45 miles NxNE of Green Bay, WI and you can't find anyone selling in the area! and the next city is Milwaukee, which is a 3 hour drive one way.
I started with the Jennys, Coast Guard, UK and the one from Japan, because I got them for penny's off ebay.
Then I fell in love with the Camo Verisons! like the Tenn ANG, Netherlands, IDF, Tawain
I really enjoy the military models that I've collected so far, and none of them are leaving my collection. The C-130 is a favorite, and I've picked up 20 of them, 5 or 6 of them civilian. I'll pick up more with time, but I have all the ones I really want right now. I've got the Marine DC-9s on order right now, looking forward to them.
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Yes I saw it just today, but i think the one I like is the VC-10 camo, the colors remind me of their ChallengerII tanks.
But what troubles me most of all is the lack of Military planes coming out. 2 VC-10s, 2 Marines and i think 1 CA 310
For awhile there! One had a tough time finding C5As without spending a arm and leg. Now in the last month, I got one from Ireland, Aust and the China. The last 2 I got were both under $33.50.
Well I was able to get to the back of the collection where I had the C-17s at and got them listed in my collection, but I'm haveing trouble to listed the lasted C-17 in.?
Its #GMRAA026 ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE
Can't find it inder C-17s or Australin Airforce neither!
[quote=DaPhantom;643341]For awhile there! One had a tough time finding C5As without spending a arm and leg. Now in the last month, I got one from Ireland, Aust and the China. The last 2 I got were both under $33.50.
I have 5 of them for now and want to get 3 more and then divid them into 2 wings with 8 C-17s and 4 C5As each
Ok, what did everyone get for Xmas in 1/400. As for my collection! Ive got 7 more planes to add! Another C5A, C-17, VC-10, KC-10, C-130, P-3C and a C-40.
Try my hand at a couple of NetModels, the DC-9s A&B. the set of 2 wented for $45.00 and just a single 9B wented for the same amount.
So after feeling alittle sad I wented after another C5A and got over it
You ought to get the two JX Marine DC-9s being released this month. Also the AC USAF C-22A (727) is nice. Got all three. I wanted the AC BAC-1-11 RAF RAE set, but the budget wouldn't allow for it.
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Steve:
One of the DC-9s is on the listed or both! Need to look up the C-22A. My main out look as been more of the heavy transport with the C-17s and C-130s, then the C5As.
I stopped at the last C-17 for 16 of them and have 5 C5A on hand, plus 1 in the mail and want 2 more. Maybe a few more C-130s, after that I'll level off at 100 or so.
Mainly, because I won't have the room to show them all, unless I add more shelveing.
Steve:
One of the DC-9s is on the listed or both! Need to look up the C-22A. My main out look as been more of the heavy transport with the C-17s and C-130s, then the C5As.
I stopped at the last C-17 for 16 of them and have 5 C5A on hand, plus 1 in the mail and want 2 more. Maybe a few more C-130s, after that I'll level off at 100 or so.
Mainly, because I won't have the room to show them all, unless I add more shelveing.
Randy
Zareh at Airplane Replicas has the C-22A, he just got in the latest AC releases. The wait sucks, because it's about two weeks from Canada.
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I have a civilian C-130, that I want to paint black or soor in the colors of a SPECTRE Gunship color, but at the same time I don't want to lose, the doors, windows, cockpit windows etc etc.
Once I would get it back I would look at adding the need guns on the Port side.???
i am new to this field but i have a great interest in having my own military airbase in 1/400 or 1/500 scale
pls. help me
also inform me if u wanna sell any of ur aircrafts
particularly i want to make a fleet of 4 IL 76 or IL 78
i am new to this field but i have a great interest in having my own military airbase in 1/400 or 1/500 scale
pls. help me
also inform me if u wanna sell any of ur aircrafts
particularly i want to make a fleet of 4 IL 76 or IL 78
JIM
Jim:
I'm a 1/400 collector. You can get Model Power IL-76s for under $10.00 per copy, you can also get Mainstay 50 AWACs that are based on the IL-76 for under $20.00 and last An-124s that will hit you around 35 to 40.
You can find theses planes all on ebay or check with dealers
Ok, guy's the posting aren't much. Ive hoped that I did my last of the C5As, with # 7 & 8 coming in!. Another C-130 of the 105th, a US of A 757-200 and last a DC-9 by Aurora (Playboy).
I wanted another C-5A 436MAW, but had to settle for a C-5B of the 60th AW. Different in price was $20.00. I guess in the end the C-5Bs will look great along side of the Tenn C-130s of the 105th.
Next on the long list is, a VC-10 with a black tail, a Marine Corp, a Grey KC-135 and a RAAF C-130
Be aware that the gray USMC DC-9 has some printing issues...the Marine titles on the fuselage didn't come out clearly, at least on my model. The dull gray finish might have had something to do with it. Not terrible, but not good. The white one is more attractive, but I think it's more of a ceremonial aircraft.
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