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Offline Rob52240

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Model Airplanes
« on: July 20, 2011, 01:06:05 PM »
WTF happened?  Up into the 1990s they were hugely popular.  Right now I couldn't even think of a local shop that sells them.

I saw this the other night.  Top Gear's James may is trying to resurrect this great hobby by having a 1:1 scale spitfire model kit made and then they got local kids to build it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-gjJIbBEBI

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Re: Model Airplanes
« Reply #1 on: July 20, 2011, 01:21:09 PM »
I love this show! Captain Slow is so freaking awesome!!!!  :rock
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Re: Model Airplanes
« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2011, 02:47:29 PM »
Awesome!  :aok

I have a project buried in all my model kits to basically to the AH planeset - 1/48 for the most part. Will I get it done?  :noid
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Re: Model Airplanes
« Reply #3 on: July 20, 2011, 03:29:00 PM »
I had the same plan, but airbrush broke right after finishing a C.202. And after airbrushing for the first time, I'd rather not have my hand painted ones now lol, gave them to a friends little brother who loves planes.
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Re: Model Airplanes
« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2011, 10:39:54 PM »
There's a few places here in Des Moines that have them, but the prices have gone through the roof.  I remember buying models back in the 90's for $10-15 for 1:48 scale...  Now they're $45-50 a pop!  To me that's just silly.
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Re: Model Airplanes
« Reply #5 on: July 20, 2011, 10:41:42 PM »
working on a 1/48 KV-1 and 1/48 La5 as a diorama at hte moment.
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Re: Model Airplanes
« Reply #6 on: July 20, 2011, 10:55:35 PM »
I remember buying a Cox 049 plane/engine/battery combo on a blister pack at the "great miami air race" in the early 70s.

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Re: Model Airplanes
« Reply #7 on: July 20, 2011, 11:15:02 PM »
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Offline Jayhawk

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Re: Model Airplanes
« Reply #8 on: July 21, 2011, 12:18:59 AM »
Well I've got work at 6 in the morning, but thank you for making me watch all 6 parts of that episode.  Cool show, cool stories.
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Re: Model Airplanes
« Reply #9 on: July 21, 2011, 12:29:30 AM »
 :salute really kool  :aok
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Re: Model Airplanes
« Reply #10 on: July 21, 2011, 12:33:05 AM »
I think most of the sales have moved online.  And as the guys building the models have gotten older, the detail and scale has gotten bigger and better.  I'm afraid that things like computers and gaming consoles have taken the place of anything like model building by the younger crowd unless Dad introduces them to it.

Tamiya has recently gotten into the 1/32nd scale range with the release of  some incredible Spitfires IX, VIII and XVI and within the last month a P51D.  Prices aren't the good old days though as you are talking $100 + for those kinds of kits.  Seems to be aimed at us old timers who started building models back in the mid 60s
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Re: Model Airplanes
« Reply #11 on: July 21, 2011, 12:58:52 AM »
Quote from: Guppy35 on July 21, 2011, 12:33:05 AM
I think most of the sales have moved online.  And as the guys building the models have gotten older, the detail and scale has gotten bigger and better.  I'm afraid that things like computers and gaming consoles have taken the place of anything like model building by the younger crowd unless Dad introduces them to it.

Tamiya has recently gotten into the 1/32nd scale range with the release of  some incredible Spitfires IX, VIII and XVI and within the last month a P51D.  Prices aren't the good old days though as you are talking $100 + for those kinds of kits.  Seems to be aimed at us old timers who started building models back in the mid 60s
I buy all mine on e-bay and only buy bargains, as a result I,ve built stuff I normally wouldn't build and have a backlog of $5 to $10 models to work through. Its the cost of paint that kills me.
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Re: Model Airplanes
« Reply #12 on: July 21, 2011, 01:00:08 AM »
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Offline Rob52240

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Re: Model Airplanes
« Reply #13 on: July 21, 2011, 01:24:27 AM »
EvilSars built these  :aok



I think he still makes them to sell as well.

full albums here
Spitfire:  http://www.thevi.isgreat.org/Page9.html
Bf  109:  http://www.thevi.isgreat.org/news.html
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Re: Model Airplanes
« Reply #14 on: July 21, 2011, 07:18:03 AM »
I hear that phatzo.  I'm a games workshop player and was using the citadel paints.  Ye gods is it expensive $3.70 for a 12ml pot.
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