[skanchan95]

Originally Posted by Foxbat

1:200 JC Wings Diecast KLM Asia Boeing 777-300ER PH-BVB "The Flying Dutchman".

Great addition to your fleet. Congrats!!! Can you please post a pic of your two metal Emirates & KLM 777s together?

I have always liked KLM's Blue & White Livery - looks classy. The 747 looks brilliant in KLM livery and IMO KLM's 747s are the best looking 747s in the world.

[Foxbat]

Originally Posted by skanchan95

Great addition to your fleet. Congrats!!! Can you please post a pic of your two metal Emirates & KLM 777s together?

I have always liked KLM's Blue & White Livery - looks classy. The 747 looks brilliant in KLM livery and IMO KLM's 747s are the best looking 747s in the world.

Thank you. I also wanted to photograph them together but unfortunately the Emirates 777 is in Lucknow, will probably bring it to Hyderabad in a few weeks.

Yes the KLM 747 looks great, thats the one I originally wanted to get but in diecast its way over budget.

[skanchan95]

1:200 Hogan Luftwaffe Airbus A319CJ 15+02
Since 2010, the Luftwaffe operates two A319 Corporate jets in the VIP role( the other one being 15+01). The Airbus A319CJ is designed for short and medium haul operations for around 44 delegates. The Luftwaffe uses the twin-engine aircraft primarily for VIP transport flights. The cabin is equipped with a travel and conference room as well as a private area.

Type : Airbus 319-133X(CJ)
Regn : 15+02
Airline : Luftwaffe
Serial number : 4060
First flight : 02/10/2009
Engines : 2 x IAE V2527M-A5







The Airbus fleet grows....I now have Hogan single Airbus models(A319/320) with all three engine options - IAE V2500, CFM56 and PW1127/CFM LEAP-1A.


The actual aircraft:

[V.Narayan]

Originally Posted by skanchan95

1:200 Hogan Luftwaffe Airbus A319CJ 15+02
The Airbus fleet grows....I now have Hogan single Airbus models(A319/320) with all three engine options - IAE V2500, CFM56 and PW1127/CFM LEAP-1A.

Elegant. The Germans often have a way of making a minimalist design and livery look regal. Denis Ranque will soon make you the ambassador of Airbus in India ...and Boeing will do the same for Foxbat!!

Your A320 with JRD is simply outstanding.

[Foxbat]

Originally Posted by skanchan95

1:200 Hogan Luftwaffe Airbus A319CJ 15+02
Since 2010, the Luftwaffe operates two A319 Corporate jets in the VIP role( the other one being 15+01). The Airbus A319CJ is designed for short and medium haul operations for around 44 delegates. The Luftwaffe uses the twin-engine aircraft primarily for VIP transport flights. The cabin is equipped with a travel and conference room as well as a private area.

Type : Airbus 319-133X(CJ)
Regn : 15+02
Airline : Luftwaffe
Serial number : 4060
First flight : 02/10/2009
Engines : 2 x IAE V2527M-A5

Looks best in white I have the same Hogan A319 in US Airways Livery. Hogan makes the best plastics model, Limox premium models are a close second but they have very few models. Now all you need is a A321, I see an Air Berlin one on DB jets.

[skanchan95]

Originally Posted by V.Narayan

Elegant. The Germans often have a way of making a minimalist design and livery look regal. Denis Ranque will soon make you the ambassador of Airbus in India ...and Boeing will do the same for Foxbat!!

Your A320 with JRD is simply outstanding.

Thank you!! the JRD Air Asia India A320 in is the bigger 1:150 scale and not as crisp as the Hogan 1:200 A320.

Originally Posted by Foxbat

Looks best in white I have the same Hogan A319 in US Airways Livery. Hogan makes the best plastics model, Limox premium models are a close second but they have very few models. Now all you need is a A321, I see an Air Berlin one on DB jets.

Indian Airliners only remember? Before you fire a "Why a Luftwaffe A319 then?" tipped R-40, let me answer that this particular A319 is a military operated one, and for military aircraft I have no such airliner limitations.

1:200 Hogan P-3C Orion US Navy VP-45 "Pelicans"
The Lockheed P-3 Orion is a four-engine turboprop anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft developed for the United States Navy and introduced in the 1960s. Lockheed based it on the L-188 Electra commercial airliner. The aircraft is easily distinguished from the Electra by its distinctive tail stinger or "MAD Boom", used for the magnetic detection of submarines.

Over the years, the aircraft has seen numerous design developments, most notably in its electronics packages. Numerous navies and air forces around the world continue to use the P-3 Orion, primarily for maritime patrol, reconnaissance, anti-surface warfare and anti-submarine warfare.A total of 757 P-3s have been built, and in 2012, it joined the handful of military aircraft including the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, Lockheed C-130 Hercules and the Lockheed U-2 that have seen over 50 years of continuous use by the United States military. The P-8A Poseidon will eventually replace the U.S. Navy's remaining P-3C aircraft.

Patrol Squadron 45 (VP-45) "Pelicans" is a maritime patrol squadron of the United States Navy. The squadron was established on 1 November 1942 and is based at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida, United States. The squadron transitioned to the P-3C in 1972. In 2016, VP-45 transitioned to the Boeing P-8A Poseidon MPA.

This P-3C is probably the most detailed Hogan model in my collection....just look at the antennas and markings details. It is just amazing. it is armed with two AGM-84 Harpoon ASMs and two AIM-9 Sidewinder IRMs on the wings.









The real aircraft:

[V.Narayan]

Originally Posted by skanchan95

1:200 Hogan P-3C Orion US Navy VP-45 "Pelicans"
The Lockheed P-3 Orion is a four-engine turboprop anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft developed for the United States Navy and introduced in the 1960s.This P-3C is probably the most detailed Hogan model in my collection....just look at the antennas and markings details. It is just amazing. it is armed with two AGM-84 Harpoon ASMs and two AIM-9 Sidewinder IRMs on the wings.

The sculpting is a joy to behold. Great choice - a legend in every way. And a beautifully proportioned aircraft. How on earth did you land that photo of the same tail number of a military Orion!!

[Foxbat]

Originally Posted by skanchan95

1:200 Hogan P-3C Orion US Navy VP-45 "Pelicans"

This P-3C is probably the most detailed Hogan model in my collection....just look at the antennas and markings details. It is just amazing. it is armed with two AGM-84 Harpoon ASMs and two AIM-9 Sidewinder IRMs on the wings.

That is an exceptionally detailed model !
Is it really a plastic model? have not seen such accurate antennas on a plastic model yet.

[V.Narayan]

Also which shop or site did you buy the Orion from?

[skanchan95]

Originally Posted by V.Narayan

The sculpting is a joy to behold. Great choice - a legend in every way. And a beautifully proportioned aircraft.

Thank you!!! It looks great. Now to get a simular scaled Hornet or Tomcat to set it up as a fighter escort.

Originally Posted by V.Narayan

How on earth did you land that photo of the same tail number of a military Orion!!

Google baaba ki jai

Originally Posted by Foxbat

That is an exceptionally detailed model !
Is it really a plastic model? have not seen such accurate antennas on a plastic model yet.

It is metal.In fact all hogan 1:200 scale military are metal(except C-17).

The antenna detailing on the HG P-3 rivals models from IF and JCW brands but the antennas feel a little fragile.

[skanchan95]

1:144 F/A-18C Hornet US Navy VFA-131 "Wildcats" CAG
Type : McDonnell Douglas/Boeing F/A-18C Hornet
Air Arm : US Navy
Squadron : VFA-131 "Wildcats" (CAG)
Bureau No : 165217
Carrier : USS George Washington (CVN-73)

The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet is a twin-engine, supersonic, all-weather, carrier-capable, multirole combat jet,designed as both a fighter and attack aircraft (hence the F/A designation). Designed by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) and Northrop, the F/A-18 was derived from the latter's YF-17 in the 1970s for use by the United States Navy and Marine Corps. The Hornet is also used by the air forces of several other nations, and since 1986, by the U.S. Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels.
Armament : 2 X AIM-7 Sparrows, 2 X AIM-9 Sidewinders & 3 X 1200L drop tanks






With the larger 1:72 F/A-18C model




1:72 Mi-17 Hip Slovakia Air Force 1st Helicopter Squadron 0844
Type : Mil Mi-17 Hip
Air Arm : Slovakia Air Force
Squadron : 1st Helicopter Squadron
Serial No : 0844
Home Base: Prešov Air Base, Slovakia

The Mil Mi-17 (NATO reporting name: Hip) is a Russian helicopter in production at two factories in Kazan and Ulan-Ude. It is known as the Mi-8M series in Russian service. It is a medium twin-turbine transport helicopter. There are also armed gunship versions.

The designation Mi-17 is for export; Russian armed forces call it Mi-8MT. The Mi-17 can be recognized because it has the tail rotor on the port side instead of the starboard side, and dust shields in front of the engine intakes. Engine cowls are shorter than on the TV2-powered Mi-8, not extending as far over the cockpit, and an opening for a bleed air valve outlet is present forward of the exhaust.

Armament: 6 X B8V20A 80mm rocket pods

[Jeroen]

Originally Posted by skanchan95

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1:200 Hogan P-3C Orion US Navy VP-45 "Pelicans"
The Lockheed P-3 Orion is a four-engine turboprop anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft developed for the United States Navy and introduced in the 1960s. Lockheed based it on the L-188 Electra commercial airliner. The aircraft is easily distinguished from the Electra by its distinctive tail stinger or "MAD Boom", used for the magnetic detection of submarines.

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Gorgeous looking model. I always have had a soft spot for all these maritime surveillance aircraft. The Dutch airforce has a long history of maritime surveillance, with various of these aircraft, including the Orion. I always particularly favoured the Orion predecessor the Neptune. Remarkable aircraft with propellor and jet engines!. I once had the pleasure of being allowed a short flight.

We also had a couple of French Brequest Atlantics. Not a big succes as I recall. The proved to be very unreliable and were often grounded for extensive periods of ime.

Remarkable if you consider that the Atlantic was a purpose designed and built Maritime patrol plane, rather then a modified version of an existing plane.


Jeroen

[skanchan95]

Originally Posted by Jeroen

Gorgeous looking model. I always have had a soft spot for all these maritime surveillance aircraft. The Dutch airforce has a long history of maritime surveillance, with various of these aircraft, including the Orion.

I didn't know that the Dutch Navy operated Atlantiques alongside the Orion....one of only three navies in the world to have operated these MPAs together (other ones being the German & Pakistani Navies)

There is good looking 1/200 Dutch Navy P-3 Orion from Inflight200 brand but its not as detailed as the Hogan model.

[Foxbat]

Originally Posted by skanchan95

1:144 F/A-18C Hornet US Navy VFA-131 "Wildcats" CAG

That is Hornet No.4 right? You will soon have a full squadron

Just wondering why you picked up this 1:144 Scale when the rest of your collection is in 1:72 scale?

Originally Posted by skanchan95

1:72 Mi-17 Hip Slovakia Air Force 1st Helicopter Squadron 0844

Very interesting addition to your collection and very well detailed also. Where was this one sourced from? I read long back that in this configuration (six rocket launchers) the Mi-17 is the most heavily armed helicopter in the world.

[V.Narayan]

Originally Posted by skanchan95

1:144 F/A-18C Hornet US Navy VFA-131 "Wildcats" CAG
Type : McDonnell Douglas/Boeing F/A-18C Hornet
Air Arm : US Navy
Squadron : VFA-131 "Wildcats" (CAG)
Bureau No : 165217
Carrier : USS George Washington (CVN-73)
Armament : 2 X AIM-7 Sparrows, 2 X AIM-9 Sidewinders & 3 X 1200L drop tanks

1:72 Mi-17 Hip Slovakia Air Force 1st Helicopter Squadron 0844
Type : Mil Mi-17 Hip
Air Arm : Slovakia Air Force

The designation Mi-17 is for export; Russian armed forces call it Mi-8MT. The Mi-17 can be recognized because it has the tail rotor on the port side instead of the starboard side, and dust shields in front of the engine intakes. Engine cowls are shorter than on the TV2-powered Mi-8, not extending as far over the cockpit, and an opening for a bleed air valve outlet is present forward of the exhaust.

Armament: 6 X B8V20A 80mm rocket pods

That Mil Mi-17 looks very interesting. a unique piece what with the digital design camouflage. Lots of Hornets in your bonnet. At 1:72 the chopper must be quite large.