[mustangdriver]

Well once the new building is up, they will be spruced up, and put in the new presidential hangar which will be with the rest of the collection. The R/D aircraft will come over as well. Along with a bunch of space artifacts, and the restof the aircraft outside. In the hangars that are now the Presidential and R/D, the XC-99 will be restored.

[Elmer]

Originally Posted by jim

I dont want to get shot down about this but can I say that I looked at FM years ago and walked away from them . They just looked like toys. Just how good are they today?? Have they improved since then and should I look at them again? My problem is that there are no stores around my area so I cannot look before I buy. Thats why I appreciate all the good advice from you chaps at the Hanger.

Jim... I occassionally inspect some at my local hobby store. I can't say I have looked at every model, but I have not found one that is up to detail standards of Eagles, Carousel, Hobbymaster, Gemini, Dragon, and a few others. I also walked away from them about five - six years ago; with what I have seen lately, I am still walking.

[admin]

I still collect them. Granted they don't meet today's diecast standards but I still think that they are pretty cool models.

[PappyB]

If you are still collecting, or thinking about adding one or two to your hangar, now's the time to buy -- the prices appearing online are scary indeed. I might pick up a few old stock models while things are reasonable, the new stuff -- even Ritchie's upcoming camo Phantom, I will likely say no to (passing on the F4 will be a test -- I like FM's Phantoms, P-38s, P-47s, SBDs, Stukas, Hellcat, and 262s).

An aside: I saw on Onmark that Col Tomb's MiG is being "Re-instated", too, if they keep up that trend, where's the collectibility? Though, I suppose, if MJ can retire, and un-retire, like 4 times vendors should be able to do the same with molds?

[aeroeng]

Hi PappyB,
I might be mistaken, but I think the Mig-17 was re-instated after it was temporarily discontinued to re-tool. Mark probably knows more about this.

Thanks,
aeroeng

[PappyB]

Originally Posted by aeroeng

Hi PappyB,
I might be mistaken, but I think the Mig-17 was re-instated after it was temporarily discontinued to re-tool. Mark probably knows more about this.

Thanks,
aeroeng

Ah, well then that's an entirely different story Thanks for the insight!

[mhackl]

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B11E374 NEW!
Consolidated B-24J Liberator "Queen Mae"
319th Bomber Squadron / 90th Bomber Group / 5th Air Force / U.S.A.A.F. Pacific Theatre of Operations 1943
Prototype (shown) and production models may vary. 27.5" (69.9cm) wingspan
A 1/48th Scale Diecast model from The Franklin Mint's Collection Armour series

[mhackl]

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B11E380 NEW!
Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress "Nine O' Nine"
323rd Bomber Squadron / 91st Bomber Group / 8th Air Force / U.S.A.A.F. 140 successful missions without loss of crew or mechanical trouble. Feb. 1944 - End of hostilities.
Prototype (shown) and production models may vary. 25" (63.5cm) wingspan
A 1/48th Scale Diecast model from The Franklin Mint's Collection Armour series

[mustangdriver]

I am getting ready to pre-order 909. I helped with it's restoration, so this is a must for me.

[Tyler109]

I'll probably go for the streak eagle pending the production model looks good