[Foxbat]

Originally Posted by Foxbat

All 1:200 Scale in Diecast

Varig Log (Brazilian Cargo Airline) Boeing 727-200
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Narayan your memory really is fading !

Originally Posted by V.Narayan

Excellent. Can you please post close-ups of both. That RN sea Harrier looks very interesting. More close ups of the 727 would be welcomed. It is the first 727 ever posted on this thread. Thank you for opening your account.

[V.Narayan]

Tou neeche gali mein mil mujko!!!!

Originally Posted by Foxbat

Narayan your memory really is fading !

[Foxbat]

1:1000 diecast Scale German Battleship Bismarck. Probably the most famous battleship of WWII along with the Japanese Yamato. It sank the pride of the Royal Navy, HMS Hood during the Battle of Denmark Strait in less than 10 minutes. However it was hunted down by dozens of Royal Navy ships in the next few days and was overwhelmed and sunk.







Arado Ar 196 float plane can be seen in this picture which was carried onboard.
I will count that as one in my 1:1000 plane collection



The Battleship in 1940.


Present state at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. It seems to be in surprisingly good condition except for the missing main turrents which were held down by gravity only. Gives proof of the claims of German sailors that it was scuttled by opening the seacocks and gradually sank without any catastrophic damage to the main hull.

[V.Narayan]

Originally Posted by Foxbat

1:1000 diecast Scale German Battleship Bismarck. Probably the most famous battleship of WWII along with the Japanese Yamato. It sank the pride of the Royal Navy, HMS Hood during the Battle of Denmark Strait in less than 10 minutes. However it was hunted down by dozens of Royal Navy ships in the next few days and was overwhelmed and sunk.
Arado Ar 196 float plane can be seen in this picture which was carried onboard.I will count that as one in my 1:1000 plane collection.
Present state at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. It seems to be in surprisingly good condition except for the missing main turrents which were held down by gravity only. Gives proof of the claims of German sailors that it was scuttled by opening the seacocks and gradually sank without any catastrophic damage to the main hull.

This model deserves the place as the queen of all models on this thread. Beautiful and wonderfully detailed. It is certainly of a much higher finish than the IJN. Akagi posted earlier. Kudos, Foxbat, on your new asset. But for its rudder jamming the Bismarck would have reached Brest and safety. I agree with your assessment that the Allies did not give enough weightage to the fact that the crew scuttled the ship after all guns were damaged. But that is a common theme in the Western view of WW2 -- of portraying only what suited their worldview -- the overwhelming Russian contribution is understated for example; and if you read about the desert victory of Montgomery you would never know that a quarter of his force was Indian etc. Bravo. Congratulations.

[Foxbat]

Originally Posted by V.Narayan

This model deserves the place as the queen of all models on this thread. Beautiful and wonderfully detailed. It is certainly of a much higher finish than the IJN. Akagi posted earlier. Kudos, Foxbat, on your new asset. But for its rudder jamming the Bismarck would have reached Brest and safety. I agree with your assessment that the Allies did not give enough weightage to the fact that the crew scuttled the ship after all guns were damaged. But that is a common theme in the Western view of WW2 -- the overwhelming Russian contribution is understated. Bravo. Congratulations.

Thank You Narayan. When I heard the story of the Bismarck as a child on TV was very saddened that it was lost due to its rudder being jammed by a torpedo. The ship had three propellers and two rudders. One Center propeller and one on each side. The Crew tried to steer the ship by turning off one of the side propellers to counter the jammed rudders but it didn't work. They even sent a diver to survey the damage and thought of blowing up the damaged rudders but decided against it because it might cause further damage.

Sad end to a great ship, the story of its sister ship the Tirpitz is even sadder.

[skanchan95]

Originally Posted by Foxbat

It doesn't have landing gear although its shows it in the brochure on

All 3 A320s together, all bought on board flights. The Indigo one is the best by far.

Thank you for taking the trouble. They look good together. But the Indigo one looks the best.

Originally Posted by V.Narayan

.....and yours has all those 80mm rocket pods ;-). BTW what make are your two Mi-17's

The Iraqi one is Easy Model and the Slovak one is Witty Wings. I read somewhere that Witty Wings brand/factory was bought by JC Wings. That is why our Slovak Mi-17s looks so similar in terms of shape, detailing and features.

Originally Posted by V.Narayan

No idea. But I can consult my Jane's All Worlds Aircrafts and come back if need be.

I am reasonably sure that the tail boom antenna is unique to Slovak Mi-17s. I haven't seen them on any other Mi-17s (as unique as the IFF-400 antennas on MiG-21s).

Originally Posted by V.Narayan

Yes it did. A completely useless one. My IQ is not high enough to figure out how it should be used. They have dumped a stand for a narrow airframe Mosquito/Beaufighter sort of aircraft into my box. I wrote back to them (collectibles aircraft wings australia) let's see what happens. Completely moronic. Also put it down in my review on their web site.

Please see if these pics help.






With the Boeing 707 stand too, it took me a while to figure out how to correctly place the model on the stand.

Originally Posted by V.Narayan

kata-kata-kata-kata
I have had the pleasure of working with these machines. They are as reliable as it comes and built like a tank. Those engines keep going even if weather and ground conditions mean they have ingested slush, mud, hail stones and desert sand.

The Mils are true workhorses and like a few russian designs can take a lot of punishment. Wg Cdr Mangat's severely battle damaged Su-7 ( and a few other cases) recovering safely to base during the 71 war is a testament to it.
One day, I am going to sit and pick that "avian"() brain of yours. You are a walking talking encyclopedia on aviation.

Originally Posted by V.Narayan

SEPECAT Jaguar IS, IAF; 1:100 scale; Resin

Following in the footsteps of skanchan95. I was seeking an IAF Jaguar for as long as I can remember. And now the sun has shone.Very decent and accurate standard of detailing through use of etching and stencils. the make is called Italcalteri or something like that. Worth checking further.

The brand is Italeri. I have some ideas to ad a bit more detail to thr model. using tape to black out the cannon ports and around the engine air intake. Have to figure out something to model the LRMTS window on the model.

Originally Posted by Foxbat

1:1000 diecast Scale German Battleship Bismarck. Probably the most famous battleship of WWII along with the Japanese Yamato. It sank the pride of the Royal Navy, HMS Hood during the Battle of Denmark Strait in less than 10 minutes. However it was hunted down by dozens of Royal Navy ships in the next few days and was overwhelmed and sunk.

Brilliant looking model an a proud historic one in your collection.

[Foxbat]

Added two 1:200 Hogan 737s to the collection.

Delta Shuttle 737-800




Joins the Delta Fleet



Mandarin Airlines 737-800




Although this is also a Hogan plastic model it is much more detailed than the
one above.

It also came fully assembled with landing gear attached.


The Boeing 737-800 fleet. Note to myself: no more 737s, although one is waiting to be delivered which will be the best of this collection

[V.Narayan]

Originally Posted by Foxbat

Added two 1:200 Hogan 737s to the collection.

Delta Shuttle 737-800...Joins the Delta Fleet....Mandarin Airlines 737-800

The Boeing 737-800 fleet. Note to myself: no more 737s, although one is waiting to be delivered which will be the best of this collection

Congratulations. Good finish I must say. Delta will now award you 100,000 miles for your loyalty to the airline.

Thank you for sharing.

[Foxbat]

Originally Posted by V.Narayan

This model deserves the place as the queen of all models on this thread.

I think you forgot your wooden model of HMS Victory you had posted on page 2 of this thread

Originally Posted by V.Narayan

Congratulations. Good finish I must say. Delta will now award you 100,000 miles for your loyalty to the airline.

Thank you for sharing.

As far as I can recall I have never flown on Delta

[Foxbat]

1:1000 diecast Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) Battleship Yamato. The biggest, most heavily armed and protected battleship ever built armed with 9 massive 18 inch guns (biggest ever fitted to a ship) and displacing 71,000 tons (in comparison Bismarck was only 50,000 tons with 9 15 inch guns). Truly an imposing model and must have been frightening sight for the enemy in real life. She was sunk in April 1945 while on a one way near suicide mission by US carrier aircraft reaffirming the end of the battleship as a decisive weapon and the supremacy of aerial attack.







In real life:


Next to a same scale model of Bismarck, the difference in width is apparent although almost same in length(Bismarck is only 40ft shorter).




There is a 1:10 model at the Yamato museum in Japan.


http://www.yamato-museum.com/en/

[V.Narayan]

Originally Posted by Foxbat

1:1000 diecast Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) Battleship Yamato. The biggest, most heavily armed and protected battleship ever built armed with 9 massive 18 inch guns (biggest ever fitted to a ship) and displacing 71,000 tons (in comparison Bismarck was only 50,000 tons with 9 15 inch guns). Truly an imposing model and must have been frightening sight for the enemy in real life. She was sunk in April 1945 while on a one way near suicide mission by US carrier aircraft reaffirming the end of the battleship as a decisive weapon and the supremacy of aerial attack.

Foxbat, man you are on a roll I must say settling for nothing short of the biggest warship in WW2 and the largest ever built outside the modern US navy super carriers. What a handsome ship and what a lovely model. I particularly liked the way the main armament has been modeled. Congratulations. Two handsome ships are better than one. I see you share my preference for the Axis ships!!

All, that main armament of 9 18" guns fired shells weighing ~1400 kgs at a combined rate of fire (in practice) of about 12 to 15 rounds a minute. I do not know how much of actual explosive weight was in that 1400 kilos but as a point of reference a modern Harpoon Surface to surface missile weighs all-in at ~700 kgs.

IJN Yamoto was the peak of pre-war Japanese ship building competence. Sadly it was outdated by 1945. Only 277 of her 3332 strong crew were rescued.

Thank you for sharing.

[Foxbat]

Originally Posted by V.Narayan

I see you share my preference for the Axis ships!!

Thanks Narayan. Yes I am partial to Axis and Russian hardware since childhood

I ordered one more today, one which still exists and I have personally been aboard.

[VKumar]

Originally Posted by Foxbat

1:1000 diecast Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) Battleship Yamato. The biggest, most heavily armed and protected battleship ever built armed with 9 massive 18 inch guns (biggest ever fitted to a ship) and displacing 71,000 tons (in comparison Bismarck was only 50,000 tons with 9 15 inch guns).

You are on the roll Foxbat, congrats for these two - they both are among the most magnificent engineering marvels.


That said, I still remember this name 'Bismarck' probably from a show I saw on Discovery channel around 15 years back; it was the battle of Hood and Bismarck and how the Bismarck was finally scuttled; they lost their rudder and were out of weapons and probably had to decide between get sunk or scuttle - they chose the second way.



Secondly this Yamato thing looks horrific even in the model itself (I read about Yamato for over 2 hours since morning - what a ship!), in the real encounter, this ship would have probably been like "half the battle was won the moment they saw the Yamato approaching them - they had their pants wet after all".

[V.Narayan]

Originally Posted by Foxbat

Thanks Narayan. Yes I am partial to Axis and Russian hardware since childhood

I ordered one more today, one which still exists and I have personally been aboard.

+1 to that. Other than these two and of course IAF aircraft I like French machines the next best followed by British aircraft of the pre-1950 era. I guess your next fleet acquisition is a USN WW2 carrier that may now be a museum ship? - or a WW2 German sub that stands as a museum vessel in Bremerhaven? - or is it a scale model of Gorshkov/Vikramaditya. Waiting eagerly.

[Foxbat]

Originally Posted by V.Narayan

I guess your next fleet acquisition is a USN WW2 carrier that may now be a museum ship? - or a WW2 German sub that stands as a museum vessel in Bremerhaven? - or is it a scale model of Gorshkov/Vikramaditya. Waiting eagerly.

It's the American rival to these two battleships above was still in service about 25-30 years back .