[V.Narayan]

Originally Posted by Foxbat

Very beautiful model and very detailed. The metallic finish is very realistic. I had not heard about this aircraft before, the Conti I guess is the more famous passenger aircraft of this era.

Did you buy this one online from some Herpa dealer ?

Thank you for your words of appreciation. I was searching for a DC-6 of an African airline for a long time. Finally I found it on diecastairplanes.com which you had pointed me too. The courier charges and duty however will ensure that I am choosy about what I order from USA.


HAL Rudra is in the works - another 6 weeks to go. This time custom made as sadly most of these Western scale model makers don't cater to Indian models - may be a factor of the market size or just rank ignorance. I hope to follow it up with a Tejas in its final form and a Kiran HJT - dreams, dreams, dreams.


Waiting for the Big Iowa

[skanchan95]

Originally Posted by Foxbat

Another one in your fleet of US Air Force and Navy Aircraft, you soon will have a squadron of Phantoms and Hornets. I think you should add some Vietnamese Mig-21s with Phantom kill markings to your collection

Before that I would love to add the famous Showtime 100 F-4J of VF-96 flown by Lt. Randy Cunningham & Lt(jg) Willie Driscoll in which they shot down three MiG-17s on a single mission before they had eject out of their SA-2 hit F-4.

But yes, I do wish to add a VPAF MiG-21(preferably a PFM) in my collection.

Originally Posted by Foxbat

Air France 1:200 Airbus A320 officially licensed model sold by the airline. Despite being an economy plastic model its still pretty detailed.

That's a fine looking AF A320. I believe it is manufactured by a brand called Sacotec.

Originally Posted by V.Narayan

Excellent model with some real meaningful detail. Thanks for those close up photos and the factoids of history. With its two powerful engines and large wing the Phantom had all the factors going for it and eventually matured into a great great multi-role fighter. In some ways the first real MRCA. Hornets, Phantoms and Tomcats - how many of these do you have now.

Hornet - 4
Tomcat - 1
Phantom II - 2
Sea Harrier - 1
Mirage IIICJ - 1
MiG-29 -1
Jaguar -1
Su-30K - 1

Originally Posted by V.Narayan

Vickers Viscount 800 China State Airlines 1:200; Hobby Master

The Chinese order for 6 Viscount 800s were the first Chinese order for western aircraft and the last order for the Viscount. Because of this uniqueness I was keen on picking this livery. The livery is of the Civil Aviation Administration of China which was the Chinese state airline (and civil regulator) till 1988.

Douglas DC-6B; long-range 4-engine piston airliner; 1:200 scale; Herpa

Very interesting and fine selections. As I said earlier in the thread you have such fine tastes in collecting unique models and it sets you apart from other model collectors.

1:100 MiG-29M (9-15 Fulcrum-E) MiG OKB Company demonstrator












156 was the Sixth flying protype of the MiG-29M, seventh (9-15/7) prototype of MiG-29M and 2nd pre-production aircraft. First flew in July 1991. It was exhibited at Farnborough airwhow in 1992. I belive the same airframe was later converted into the MiG-29OVT prototype with thrust vectoring engine nozzles.




A couple of Jet Airways additions.....bought from a gentleman from Mangalore on OLX
1:200 Jet Airways A330-202 VT-JWF





The real VT-JWF


Currently flying as I-EJGA with Alitalia


1:200 Jet Airways A340-313 VT-JWA
Same one that Foxbat has...





The real VT-JWA


Currently flying as ZS-SXD with South African Airways


My Jet Airways fleet is complete in a way [each aircraft type operated by 9W represented - B777-300ER, B737MAX-8, A330, A340(historical) & ATR-72]. The first 737 MAX 8 (VT-JXA) will be inducted into the fleet in July/August 2018.

[V.Narayan]

Originally Posted by skanchan95

1:100 MiG-29M (9-15 Fulcrum-E) MiG OKB Company demonstrator156 was the Sixth flying protype of the MiG-29M, seventh (9-15/7) prototype of MiG-29M and 2nd pre-production aircraft. First flew in July 1991.

OMG!!! MiG-29M. In the 1990s this was my favourite bet of the aircraft the IAF should go for to build the core of its fleet. In terms of reliability it was better than the Su-27 and the Su-30 variants. But as the Russians opted for the Su-30 family we went down that route too to ensure availability of spares 30 years on. The MiG-29M was probably the best fast combat aircraft in recent decades that never was.

1:200 Jet Airways A340-313 VT-JWA
Same one that Foxbat has...

A340 - always a beautiful aircraft. The old livery is a great catch. Congratulations.

My Jet Airways fleet is complete in a way [each aircraft type operated by 9W represented - B777-300ER, B737MAX-8, A330, A340(historical) & ATR-72]. The first 737 MAX 8 (VT-JXA) will be inducted into the fleet in July/August 2018.

That is quite a feat. Now you need the traditional 737-800s to fill the last slot

Focke Wulf FW190 1:72 scale JC Wings diecast
Model is about 5” in length and 6” in wingspan

No aircraft lover would not know about the legendry FW190 designed by Prof Kurt Tank who later worked with HAL to design and develop the Marut HF-24 fighter-bomber.

The FW190 entered service in early 1941 and proved superior to the then existing Spitfire variant the Mark V at low and medium altitudes. It could lift larger loads than the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and hence was extensively used as a ground attack aircraft where large wings of 30 to 60 aircraft were deployed on ground strafing missions simultaneously especially on the Eastern Front.

The FW190 was had several ruggedness and survivability features designed in from the start such as – armour plating over critical points, wide track landing gear, push rod metal controls instead of cables and hydraulics amongst others. It was powered by the BMW 14-cylinder radial air-cooled engine of 41,500 cc with turbo powered supercharger. The engine developed 1250 kw or 1677 shp.

Length: 29’ 5”
Wingspan: 34’5”
Wing Area: 197 sq feet
Top speed: 408 mph [at ~20,000’] ie 656 kmph
Armament: 2 x 7.7mm Machine Guns and 4 x 20mm Cannons


FW190 flown by Hermann Graf


...exhausts, open canopy, 2 x 7.7mm machine guns on nose synchronized to fire between the props.


...the thin small wing that gave much lower drag (hence higher speeds) than the thicker larger wings of the contemporary Spitfire and Messerschimitt Bf 109 but in turn gave a slightly wider turning radius.


Underside


Close-up of the front airframe. Note inner wing root mounted 20mm cannon. A second one was mounted at mid-wing position. The 4 x 20mm plus 2 x 7.7mm armament was a lot more punchier than the eight .303 (7.7mm) light machine guns of the Spitfire V


Hermann Graf (1912-1988) the first fighter pilot in history to reach a score of 200 enemy aircraft shot down. Most of his score was on the Eastern Front. His final score was 212 limited by injuries and the fact that he was moved to training duties in the last year or two of WW2.

My WW-II collection of 1:72 single seat fighters

[Foxbat]

Originally Posted by skanchan95

1:100 MiG-29M (9-15 Fulcrum-E) MiG OKB Company demonstrator

My Jet Airways fleet is complete in a way [each aircraft type operated by 9W represented - B777-300ER, B737MAX-8, A330, A340(historical) & ATR-72]. The first 737 MAX 8 (VT-JXA) will be inducted into the fleet in July/August 2018.

Mig-29 is one of my favorite modern aircraft, I had built plastic 1:72 and 1:48 Scale Mig-29s in the early 1990s and kept them in my room. Hope you acquire more Russian hardware in your fleet Is this one from Aliexpress?

Thats a nice collection of the Jet Airways fleet, I am sure you can manage to get a free flight or two if you show them your collection. Now I think current Air India and Jet fleets are complete? Indigo also I think or have they started using ATRs?

Originally Posted by V.Narayan

Focke Wulf FW190 1:72 scale JC Wings diecast

My WW-II collection of 1:72 single seat fighters

FW190 is one of my favorite WWII fighters along with the BF-109. Your collection has lots of variety, don't you have a A6M also which should be in this pic?


Finally Managed to add a 707 to my fleet:

1:200 Diecast Western Models Canadian Pacific Boeing 707-138B "Empress of Sydney" N791SA





This Model came with a matching 1960s vintage ground gear set. Not sure what to do with them.



The real aircraft:



On Feb 7 1968 this Canadian Pacific as Flight 322 (707-138 N791SA) was arriving from Honolulu HNL, failed to stop and crashed with airport buildings after landing in Vancouver (YVR). There were 2 Fatalities: a crew member and one on ground.

[V.Narayan]

Originally Posted by Foxbat

FW190 is one of my favorite WWII fighters along with the BF-109.

Our tastes are similar

Your collection has lots of variety,

Thank you. It was my trade.

Finally Managed to add a 707 to my fleet:
1:200 Diecast Western Models Canadian Pacific Boeing 707-138B "Empress of Sydney" N791SA

Welcome to the club of 707 owners. Beautifully proportioned model. Congratulations.

don't you have a A6M also which should be in this pic?

And by popular demand.......:-)

A6M Zero fighter 1:48 scale HobbyMaster diecast
Model is ~8" in length and 10" in wingspan

While I am ok with the other single engine WW2 fighters being in the 1:72 scale the Zero and the Yak-3 (or Yak-9) I want in the 1:48 scale. Mitsubishi designed to Zero to be the lightest weight fighter possible fitted with the biggest wing possible. They built the fighter to weigh only 1700 kgs against 2250 kgs for the Bf 109, 2300 kgs for the Spitfire, 3200 kgs for the Focke Wulf FW190 and 3450 kgs for the P-51D Mustang. Along with this super light weight they fitted one of the largest wings to give - (i) low wing loading that renders high maneuverability; and (ii) ability to climb high and fast. The Zero and the Spitfire shared a wing size of 242 sq feet - the largest of the 5 fighters being compared here. And with its low empty weight the Zero had a incredibly low wing loading of 22 lbs/ sq ft versus Spitfire's 27, Mustang's 39, and FW190s 49. These figures are for 'clean' conditions ie internal fuel and ammo loaded up. The sprightliness of the Zero, its acceleration and climb caught the Allies by surprise. However the low weight came with the penalties of a light construction, weak ability to sustain battle damage and lack of armour & self sealing fuel tanks.

This particular aircraft was flown by Lieutenant Commander Shigeru Itaya who led the first wave against Pearl Harbour and was the first to take off for that mission. The plane flew from the carrier IJN Akagi.


Mitsubishi A6M Zero


The big 242 sq ft wing


2 x 7.7mm machine guns firing between the props & 2 wing mounted 20 mm cannons






Modern Japan A6M of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1941 with the Phantom F-4J of the JASDF

[Foxbat]

Originally Posted by V.Narayan

A6M Zero fighter 1:48 scale HobbyMaster diecast

Wow! That is just jaw dropping! Easily the best WWII fighter model in your collection.Looks so realistic, against a blue background can be easily mistaken for the real thing. The Zero along with the Bf-109 and Fw-190 are my top 3.
No Spitfire/Mustang fan here.

Sadly near the end of the war these aircraft were the most commonly used Kamikaze aircraft. Several have survived the war and can be found in museums around the world.

I saw a restored one at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum in Washington DC.



The wreckage of one at the Imperial War Museum, London.

Originally Posted by V.Narayan

Modern Japan A6M of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1941 with the Phantom F-4J of the JASDF

I think the modern one is the Phantom

[Jeroen]

I just stumbled on this website. This is a whole new level of model building!

https://www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com/Park.htm

Jeroen

[V.Narayan]

Originally Posted by Jeroen

I just stumbled on this website. This is a whole new level of model building!

https://www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com/Park.htm

Jeroen

Thank you for sharing. The level of detail these folks have built in is unbelievable. I cant imagine the patience needed to make something like this. This site is a must for all scale model lovers of all things. The level of detail makes scale model makers like Corgi or JC Wings pale in comparison.

A few more photos of the Zero. A boy who doesn't show off his dinky toys aint born yet

[Foxbat]

1:100 Scale Skymarks Supreme plastic Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-800 "Salmon-Thirty-Salmon II"

The Salmon-Thirty-Salmon is a tribute to the airline’s partnership with the state of Alaska seafood industry. Alaska Airlines flies over 20 million pounds of seafood a year from Alaska to markets in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

The livery is with reference to a incident in 1987 where an eagle dropped a salmon it was carrying and it hit an Alaskan Airlines 737:
https://blog.alaskaair.com/alaska-ai...y/flying-fish/







The paint on fuselage is very detailed. Crews worked 27 days straight in Oklahoma City and used 21 unique colors to get this amazing livery completed. Alaska calls this “the most intricately painted commercial aircraft in the world.”





The real aircraft.



Hopefully this will be the last 737 for my collection for a long time

[V.Narayan]

Originally Posted by Foxbat

1:100 Scale Skymarks Supreme plastic Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-800 "Salmon-Thirty-Salmon II"

The Salmon-Thirty-Salmon is a tribute to the airline’s partnership with the state of Alaska seafood industry. Alaska Airlines flies over 20 million pounds of seafood a year from Alaska to markets in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

The livery is with reference to a incident in 1987 where an eagle dropped a salmon it was carrying and it hit an Alaskan Airlines 737:

Very interesting aircraft. It featured as the cover of the last Jane's pocket book edition of 'All the Worlds Aircrafts. It is very intricate paintwork indeed made all the more difficult by the curvature of the airframe. Congratulations on the new addition to your fleet.

[Foxbat]

In America, businessmen shake hands. In Japan, they bow. But all over the world airline executives engage in a greeting that is all their own: the exchange of model airplanes.


Airline world's tiny secret: Infatuation with model planes

https://www.usatoday.com/story/today...anes/24947785/


European aircraft manufacturer Airbus took in 1,456 passenger plane orders from 67 airlines around the world last year. It also placed 30,000 of its own orders — for model Airbus jets.

[skanchan95]

Originally Posted by V.Narayan

The MiG-29M was probably the best fast combat aircraft in recent decades that never was.

It still failed to address the Fulcrum's weakness of smokey engines

Originally Posted by V.Narayan

That is quite a feat. Now you need the traditional 737-800s to fill the last slot

I would love to. Other than the original -100, -200 and the -600 NG, Jet pretty much operated the entire 737 range at some stage of their operations.

Originally Posted by V.Narayan

Focke Wulf FW190 1:72 scale JC Wings diecast
A6M Zero fighter 1:48 scale HobbyMaster diecast

Both are excellent additions.That HM Zero has great detailing.
One of major gripes I have with JC/Witty Wings & Easy Model Models of Nazi WW2 fighters is their reluctance to paint the Nazi Swastika on the tail fin of their models. Probably the evil associated with it dissuades them from doing it, but for historical accuracy, they should paint it.

Originally Posted by Foxbat

Mig-29 is one of my favorite modern aircraft, I had built plastic 1:72 and 1:48 Scale Mig-29s in the early 1990s and kept them in my room. Hope you acquire more Russian hardware in your fleet Is this one from Aliexpress?

Yes, Aliexpress.

Originally Posted by Foxbat

Thats a nice collection of the Jet Airways fleet, I am sure you can manage to get a free flight or two if you show them your collection. Now I think current Air India and Jet fleets are complete? Indigo also I think or have they started using ATRs?

A319 is missing from the AI fleet( A320 I have in 1/400 scale) and the Jet fleet is pretty much complete. But I wish to add a Jet B737-800. Indigo operates ATR-72-600s and I wish they start selling a model of the ATR-72 in Indigo livery onboard.

Originally Posted by Foxbat

Finally Managed to add a 707 to my fleet:

1:200 Diecast Western Models Canadian Pacific Boeing 707-138B "Empress of Sydney" N791SA

Great looking model. I was once told that aircraft model manufacturers refrain from manufacturing aircraft models of aircraft that have been involved in crashes and had fatalities. For e.g Hogan has pretty much the entire Air India Express fleet for sale except VT-AXV(that crashed in Mangalore as IX812).

Originally Posted by Foxbat

1:100 Scale Skymarks Supreme plastic Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-800 "Salmon-Thirty-Salmon II"

Great looking model and Superb detailing.

Originally Posted by Foxbat

Hopefully this will be the last 737 for my collection for a long time

I sure hope not. One can never have enough 737s.

1:72 Witty Wings F-16CG Fighting Falcon 91-0011 "Solo Turk" Demo team, Turkish Air Force
Solo Türk is the name of the aerobatics demo team consisting of a lone Turkish Air Force F-16CG, serial no. 91-0011.

Established in 2011, as part of the Turkish Air Force's 100th anniversary on a lone TuAF F-16C Block 40 fighter, it is painted in a stunning bright black, silver and golden livery. Solo Turk team consists of one Block 40 F-16C, three pilots, one public relations officer and 11 maintenance staff.

Manufacturer : Turkish Aircraft Industries (under license from Lockheed Martin)
Type : F-16CG Block 40H Fighting Falcon
Serial No.: 91-0011
Air Arm : Turkish Air Force (Solo Turk demo aircraft)

** No stand in the box. It has to be bought separately. The canopy can be opened/closed, the rudder and horizontal stabilizers are moveable.







Proud owner of No.296:






The actual aircraft:

[V.Narayan]

Originally Posted by skanchan95

1:72 Witty Wings F-16CG Fighting Falcon 91-0011 "Solo Turk" Demo team, Turkish Air Force

Congratulations on your new stunning acquisition. The F-16 will remain one of the most iconic aircraft of all time. The first to exceed the 1:1 power to weight ratio at clean weight. In one of the Paris/Farnborough airshows in late 1970s the acrobatics demonstrated by the F-16 were so astounding that the French withdrew their F.1 from the live demo line!! What a beautifully proportioned aircraft.

[Foxbat]

Originally Posted by skanchan95

Great looking model. I was once told that aircraft model manufacturers refrain from manufacturing aircraft models of aircraft that have been involved in crashes and had fatalities. For e.g Hogan has pretty much the entire Air India Express fleet for sale except VT-AXV(that crashed in Mangalore as IX812).

Not sure if thats true, or maybe the model was made before the aircraft crashed. I have procured a JC Wings A340 that crashed but luckily no one was killed.

Originally Posted by skanchan95

1:72 Witty Wings F-16CG Fighting Falcon 91-0011 "Solo Turk" Demo team, Turkish Air Force

Thats a very strikingly painted livery on a F-16

[V.Narayan]

F-15J Eagle, JASDF 1:72 scale, JC Wings

Model is about 11" in length and has a wing span of about 7"

Armament shown configured for air superiority and air to air patrol. Cockpit and air brakes open. Flaps, ailerons and tail plane move.




F-15J


Air-intake, LERX, Sidewinder and Sparrow missiles


Engine exhaust, conformal semi-recessed medium range Sparrow missiles, landing gear. The F-15 was the first aircraft in regular inventory to introduce semi-recessed AAMs, conformal fuel tanks that are attached as streamlined slabs to the air intakes and fuel tanks-cum-bombs loaded as one unit on pylons.


Moving flying surfaces


Air brake and cockpit in open position


The real thing.

As you can see I have a soft spot for Japan. When I want to pick an American model I usually like buying that model in Japanese or Israeli or (post-WW2) German colours