Vertigo
Airman
Who makes the best display models of WWII airplanes.
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T Bolt
Colonel
The guys on this Forum. Check out the modeling section.
Agreed!
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Are you referring to the pre-made, out-of-the-box (display) sort of models?
GregP
Major
He means "for sale".
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Vertigo
Airman
I recently opened my storefront where I sell WWII aviation display models and I wanted to learn more about the type of models enthusiast are buying. I am talking about pre-made like Corgi, and Easy Model, etc.. I know that there are many different brands that I am not aware of, so I was curious to find out what is popular. I, like many others, lack the space, time and talent to build my own right now. I did not find much mentioned about display models in the forum, so I thought I would start a thread.
fastmongrel
1st Sergeant
Hobbymaster have some gorgeous WWII 1:48 diecast models and BravoDelta do some WWII models in carved Mahogany. I saw a dealer at a model rail show last November and he was selling them faster than he could take the money.
Hobby Master
The Little Dart Company Ltd
Hobby Master
The Little Dart Company Ltd
GregP
Major
One of the first things you need to find out is the scale that sells best. If someone wants ONE model, it might be OK to have one 1 meter long. But if they want to display 40 of them, then maybe 1 : 72 or 1 : 48 would be best.
Good luck!
Good luck!
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Vertigo
Airman
Thanks fastmongrel, I checked out Hobby Master's website and The Bravo Delta models as well. I will add them to my list of items to pursue in the future. As far as scale GregP, I will sell anything related to WWII. At least that is my intention. I do like Hobby Master's airplanes as far as detail goes.
As a kid I built several bombers and a s--tload of fighters in 1:72! Less acreage and money required to build my air forces!
Cheers,
Biff
GregP
Major
I built bigger ones and ran out of room. Wound up in the attic in many cases.
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Vertigo
Airman
I had a better solution when I was a kid. Space wasn't that big of a problem, because I would tie fishing string to the wing tip and tail, lite it on fire and twirl it around. That was cool! Nothing like the sound of hot plastic dripping from the wings when you pick it up with a stick and let it drip!
fastmongrel
1st Sergeant
I used to stuff the tail with cotton wool soaked in lighter fuel. Light and launch from the balcony of our 6th floor flat. At night they made a lovely sight till a gust of wind carried a flaming model onto the roof of a neighbours car. My Dad whacked my backside till it was redder than a Baboons backside.
GregP
Major
That goes a long way toward explaining things ... the bad thing about it, I did that, too.
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bobbysocks
Chief Master Sergeant
I used to love to make battle fields mined with "lady finger" firecrackers (real small fireworks ) and manned with HO scale soldiers and airfix tanks. then light the fireworks and toss some in some like artillery. if you broke the firecrackers in half and lit them they would act like flame throwers....add a little lighter fluid and you have a fun afternoon...lol although I wish I had those toy soldiers and all the tank and plane models I burned...
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Vertigo
Airman
Here I thought I was messed up all these years. Now I see I'm not alone. My 15 Year old son likes the cotton wool soaked in lighter fluid. 
bobbysocks
Chief Master Sergeant
no, man...you're not messed up. we were all pubescent pyromaniacs and mad bombers. now that we are older, wiser, and more responsible we can use all that behind us and now blow bigger $#!T up! I helped someone do something similar to the second video but was not there to see it...
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVSecWR5YgY
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edRbcTXAijY
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVSecWR5YgY
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edRbcTXAijY
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GregP
Major
Interesting. Probably a waste of lumber and metal, but interesting.
You'd get almost the same from just shooting the explosive itself, but probably a bigger dust cloud from the barn site since it would be uncontained. Love to do it on a remote desert island somewhere.
You'd get almost the same from just shooting the explosive itself, but probably a bigger dust cloud from the barn site since it would be uncontained. Love to do it on a remote desert island somewhere.
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Vertigo
Airman
That is some nasty stuff! Expensive?
bobbysocks
Chief Master Sergeant
about $13 a pound...you can probably find it cheaper. you can always do better if you buy in bulk..lol
