[ledfut]

I am relatively new to this site and to the diecast collecting hobby in general. I only began collecting 1:72 WWII warbirds last year and have pieced together a small but decent collection since then. My favorites are the Corgi planes, but I also have a few Hobby Masters and one Dragon. My goal was to chose a single example of each of the planes that interested me as I tried to put together a representative collection of warbirds. I generally tried to pick my favorite example of each model, but in some cases these were too hard to find or too expensive. I spent a lot of researching Tricatus' website, as well as that of the Diecast Ace in order to make my choices. A number of my planes have been purchased on eBay, but most come from either the Flying Mule or from Perry's.

Although I only recently started collecting, my collection is close to being complete. I don't have much more room, and I only want a few more planes. More than anything, I am waiting for some nice Japanese/Russian/Italian planes but will wait for somebody other than IXO to hopefully come out with something. The Japanese IXO planes have me really intrigued, but I have not seen any in person and am reluctant to pull the trigger. Other than that, I am waiting on a pre-ordered Corgi Typhoon (rocket-equipped), Corgi Beaufighter, and the Hobby Master Kate. I am also considering a Wellington and a JU-88. After that, I believe I am done, at least with the current models. Again, I would like to eventually add some Japanese/Russian/Italian planes down the road should any really nice ones go into production.

Here is my collection so far:

AA32605 Avro Lancaster Mynarski
AA37202 Handley-Page Halifax Barton
AA49001 Supermarine Spitfire Malan
AA32004 Hawker Hurricane Bader
AA36306 Fairey Swordfish HMS Illustrious
AA32809 DH Mosquito D-Day
AA36506 Hawker Typhoon D-Day (Pre-Order)
AA36804 Westland Lysander Night Missions
AA36202 Gloster Sea Gladiator Fleet Air Arm
US32110 Messerschmitt Me BF109 Galland
US34309 Focke-Wulf FW-190 Hannig
AA32501 Junkers Ju-87 Stuka Immelmann
AA35701 Me 262A Galland
AA33708 Heinkel He-111 Libya
US61005 Vought Corsair Hedrick Diorama
HA1101 Grumman Hellcat McCampbell
HA1205 Grumman Avenger USS Enterprise
HA0102 Douglas Dauntless Midway
AA36601 P-38 Lightning Bong
US35209 P-40 Warhawk Hill
US33819 P-47 Thunderbolt Beeson
US32208 P-51 Mustang Browning
DW50247 Grumman Wildcat USS Yorktown
US35307 B-25 Mitchell USMC Solomon Islands
US33309 B-17 Flying Fortress Nine-O-Nine
AA34010 B-24 Liberator Pistol Packin' Mama
AA33103 Mitsubishi Zero Sakai
HC33106 Mitsubishi Zero Okomura

[hworth18]

After that, I believe I am done, at least with the current models.

Welcome Ledfut!!

You look like you have a good start to your collection, but just remember..
I think we have all uttered these famous words more than once.....

[STARMAN 352ND]

Looks like your starting off on the right foot with your collection..
Welcome to the forum and have fun.
JP

[smartd]

Nice start to your collection.

[Airasair]

Thats an awesone collection you have. I have also been collecting for about a year and only collect 1/72 WWII planes. I Also buy only one example of each type of plane for my collection. When I choose a plane I go by what I personly think of when I think of that plane. For example, when choosing a P-47 to buy, I think of a Razorback type, so thats what I got. But also I go by color scheme too, so for the P-47 I am used to a green or sliver color scheme. But I couldn't decide what to get so I got the green/silver "Daring Dottie III" as a compromise. Sometimes I can't be that picky and I have to settle for what is available, like airplanes that IXO only makes. Actually only once have I bought a plane twice because it was a P-39 Airacobra and IXO came out with a 1/72 first, and then when Hobby Master came out with one I just had to get that one to replace the IXO. Also most of the planes I have purchased have come from the Flying Mule. Here's a list of what planes I have so far in order as I got them. And By the way, you should get some of the Japanese IXO planes. They are pretty good for being an IXO models.

F4U Corsair (Forces of Valor)
Junkers Ju 87 Stuka (Forces of Valor)
Me 262 (Forces of Valor)
P-40 Tomahawk (Forces of Valor (Pearl Harbor))
A6M Zero (Forces of Valor (Pearl Harbor))
Hawker Hurricane (Forces of Valor)
F6F Hellcat (White 9)
SBD Dauntless (Battle of Coral Sea, USS Yorktown)
B-25 Mitchell (Lassie-Solomon Islands)
DeHavilland Mosquito (IXO)
Polikarpov I-16 (IXO)
Bristol Beaufighter (IXO)
Defiant (IXO)
F2A Buffalo (IXO)
TBF Avenger (USS San Jacinto)
B7A Grace (IXO)
Blackburn Skua (IXO)
F4F Wildcat (Black 9-F-1, USS Ranger)
Westland Lysander (RAF No.225 Sqn France 1940)
Ki-43 Oscar (IXO)
Ki-84 Frank (IXO)
Bf 109 ("Yellow 6" Heinrich Bartels)
Yak-3 (IXO)
Do 335 Pfeil (IXO)
N1K2 George (IXO)
He 219 Uhu (IXO)
He 162 Salamander (IXO)
Bloch MB.152 (IXO)
Spitfire (John Plagis, RAF Culmhead, England)
AT-6 Texan (USN NAS Guantanamo)
Fiat G.55 Centauro (IXO)
P-47 Thunderbolt (Daring Dottie III)
P-51 Mustang (375th FS Special Blue Edition)
P-39 Airacobra (Devastating Devil)
B-26 Marauder (D-Day)
Il-2 Sturmovik (IXO)
MiG-3 (Easy Model (12th IAP 1942))
Ki-61 Tony (IXO)
Hawker Sea Fury (HMAS Sydney, Korea)
Il-10 Beast (IXO)
Hs 129 Panzerknacker (IXO)
Yak-9 (IXO)
Fairey Swordfish (HMS Illustrious)
La-7 (IXO)
PBY Catalina (SANFU)
Vickers Wellington (RAF Honnington)
Bf 110 (Defense of the Reich)
Hawker Typhoon (RAE November 1942)
B-24 Liberator ( The Dragon and His Tail)
Focke Wulf FW 190 (Walter Nowotny, Orel, Russia)
Dewoitine D.520 (IXO)

[Captain Eddie]

Originally Posted by ledfut

Although I only recently started collecting, my collection is close to being complete. I don't have much more room, and I only want a few more planes.

Famous last words! Hang around here, ledfut, and that may change! Anyway, welcome to the Forum. A great group of guys are on here, very knowledeable. ENJOY!

[Cruver Collecter]

Some nice collections! Wonder how much bigger they will be in 6 months time.

[parsig9]

Fellas fellas.....

You are NOT, I repeat NOT allowed to post lists without photos!

Page 64 Article 17 Section C clearly states that:

All new collectors who indicate they would like to "share their collections" must also post pictures so fellow members can drool.

Please make the appropriate corrections.

I wanna see!

[dilligafocau]

Originally Posted by parsig9

Fellas fellas.....

You are NOT, I repeat NOT allowed to post lists without photos!

Page 64 Article 17 Section C clearly states that:

All new collectors who indicate they would like to "share their collections" must also post pictures so fellow members can drool.

Please make the appropriate corrections.

I wanna see!

In a nutshell......

[Cavtanker]

Ledfut, you are dangerously low on 1/72 aircraft. I suggest you make a bulk purchase immediately.