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Title: Armour Collection
Post by: Monk on June 16, 2002, 02:00:58 PM: Anybody have, or seen 1/48 Armour Collection Plane models. I'm thinking about buying some, and wondering about the quality.
Thx.
Title: Armour Collection
Post by: sling322 on June 16, 2002, 02:28:25 PM: Armour Collection aint the same anymore. They sold out to Franklin Mint. Any new pieces have the Franklin Mint price tag on them and any of the old Armour pieces that you find are jacked up on price because of the fact they now belong to Franklin Mint. I have 3 of the Armour Collection aircraft myself....B-25, P-38, and F6F-5. I also have 2 off brand aircraft (P-51 and P-47), and you can really tell the difference between them and the Armour stuff. The detail on the Armour stuff is incredible compared to the others that I have.
Title: Armour Collection
Post by: Monk on June 16, 2002, 03:14:25 PM: Ya, what I saw were about 50-60 dollars:(
Title: Armour Collection
Post by: sling322 on June 17, 2002, 07:28:05 AM: If you are finding Armour Collection 1:48 scale stuff for 50-60 dollars, go for it!!! And send me the link also! :) That is about the going rate that I was getting them for last year but now that Franklin took over they start at around a hundred bucks a piece. I believe the first one they released this year is an F4U in Pappy Boyington's colors for like $90 on the Franklin Mint website. I paid right around $60 for my F6F-5 and I paid $140 for the B25 and P38 together in a package deal.
Title: Armour Collection
Post by: gatt on June 17, 2002, 07:44:53 AM: Too bad :( It was an italian company with excellent mold designers. AFAIK models were then assembled in China. I own a Ju87B with Regia Aeronautica colors.

Quality of old models (prior or up to the F6F I guess) was excellent for the most part. You should take in your hands a "Zemke Wolfpack" P-47D or a "Skull and Bones" F4U to understand it.
Title: Armour Collection
Post by: BUG_EAF322 on June 17, 2002, 08:19:16 AM: Yep i got them from the brand Armour
it's designed in italy and made in china :)
i buy them at shiphol airport

u have 1:100 and 1:48

i got the pudgy (v) p38-L on 1:48

it's hvy looks like a plastic model and it's beautiful
it cost me about 70$

C.D.C S.r.l
Via F.Lipppi No 19
20131 Milano
Italy

That's the designers adres
So any italians here ask them to put up a website
Title: Armour Collection
Post by: Monk on June 17, 2002, 08:48:05 AM: Sling, here is the link where I was looking, it's in Germany, I think

www. (http://www.sell-it-easy.de/armour/english)
Title: Armour Collection
Post by: Eagler on June 17, 2002, 08:55:18 AM: got a couple of 1:48 109's for Xmas 2001 from here:
http://www.aikensairplanes.com/arm48.htm
They were around $50- $60 US then, WOW price has gone up :(
Title: Armour Collection
Post by: Kisters on June 17, 2002, 08:55:25 AM: Check ebay, has around 10-15 items going at around 40-60$
All i did was enter "Armour Collection 1/48" in search.

http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?MfcISAPICommand=GetResult&ht=1&SortProperty=MetaEndSort&ebaytag1code=0&query=Armour+Collection+1%2F48
Title: Armour Collection
Post by: funkedup on June 17, 2002, 12:52:03 PM: I have a 1/48 Bf 109F from Armour that is really well done.
I was going to get a 190 but unfortunately all of their 190s have incorrect loadouts. They seem to have mistaken 190G for 190A.
Title: Armour Collection
Post by: BUG_EAF322 on June 17, 2002, 12:55:30 PM: This is the one i have

Shiphol plaza for only 70$

http://www.aikensairplanes.com/armour48/armour98113.htm

:cool:
Title: Armour Collection
Post by: BUG_EAF322 on June 17, 2002, 01:02:43 PM: also got 6 others 1:100

2 lightnings
1thunderbolt
1 p40 tiger
1 mustang
and a fw 190
:o

:D they are nice for a metal model
Title: Armour Collection
Post by: ramzey on June 17, 2002, 01:29:18 PM: ups
Title: Armour Collection
Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on June 17, 2002, 01:50:06 PM: Nomde collects TONS of those. When Franlin took over, u could still got $50 1:48 in Europe, when in USA the prices were doubled to tripled.

Nomde offered me my famous Gabby D25, last time I checked, worth $400 on Ebay :D
Title: Armour Collection
Post by: CMC Airboss on June 17, 2002, 04:35:45 PM: Though not perfect in fit or finish, they are very high quality and very sturdily built. I purchased the F-18 with VFC-13 Aggressor markings over xmas. Well worth even the $110 cost at the time.

I saw some original Armour aircraft over the June 15-16 weekend at an airshow (Olympia, WA) and the 1:48 jets are $120-$160 each. The 1:48 prop a/c are $90-$120.

MiG
Title: Armour Collection
Post by: midnight Target on June 17, 2002, 04:40:35 PM: If you are budget conscious try the Matchbox Collectors series 1:72 scale planes. I have an F6 that is very nice, and they sell for $15 new in the box.
Title: Armour Collection
Post by: Eagler on June 17, 2002, 04:44:57 PM: Quote
Originally posted by midnight Target
If you are budget conscious try the Matchbox Collectors series 1:72 scale planes. I have an F6 that is very nice, and they sell for $15 new in the box.

I got that set, subscribed to MAtchbox and they shipped one a month. Good looking planes, cheezy stands

Only allied planes :( :)
Title: Armour Collection
Post by: midnight Target on June 17, 2002, 05:24:06 PM: Now THIS is a model collection that would be cool to put on the mantle:
Title: Armour Collection
Post by: midnight Target on June 17, 2002, 05:25:14 PM: and
Title: Armour Collection
Post by: AvidMC on June 17, 2002, 05:57:51 PM: Hey I have seen this before...San Diego Aerospace Museum Maybe???

Avid
Title: Armour Collection
Post by: midnight Target on June 17, 2002, 06:02:39 PM: Smithsonian Air and Space in DC
Title: Armour Collection
Post by: AKSWulfe on June 17, 2002, 06:20:00 PM: WWII aviation display is "behind" the carrier, and naval aviation display is in front of the carrier... or the opposite direction of the second picture... and there's a Spitfire nose you can make out in the first picture towards the middle/top of the display case.

And towards the right of where these pictures were taken, where the banister is... there use to be an Ar234 on display on the ground level, and a P40 hanging there shortly after the 234 was moved.
-SW
Title: Armour Collection
Post by: Pollock on June 17, 2002, 07:10:19 PM: DROOL
Title: Armour Collection
Post by: Monk on June 18, 2002, 09:53:45 AM: Dam Pollock, those yours.....man I got a hard o........oops;)
Title: Armour Collection
Post by: Monk on June 18, 2002, 09:56:30 AM: Quote
Originally posted by SFRT - Frenchy
Nomde collects TONS of those. When Franlin took over, u could still got $50 1:48 in Europe, when in USA the prices were doubled to tripled.

Nomde offered me my famous Gabby D25, last time I checked, worth $400 on Ebay :D

MUUHAHAHA.......just ordered Gabbys here in Europe, 62 euros
its on the way:D :D