[flyXwire]

Given that majority of FM/A's moulds are 'hit or miss' in the accuracy department, there are at least some models that
are reasonably 'could be' considered a decent representation of a favorite aircraft - jet or prop, and gets a deserved place among
your collection if you're collecting preference falls into 1/48th scale. A curious question. Which of the Franklin/CDC Armour moulds
do you have in your collection.

I have the following and these are not necesarily in any particular order of preference.

- P-38 California Cutie
- SBD Dauntless (Marine Pre-War paint livery)
- F-86 Beautious Butch
- F-4 Phantom ( Driscoll/Cunningham "Showtime 100")
- F-4 "MiG Killer" (Col.Olds)
- F-18 Blue Angel
- F-16 Thunderbirds
- Mig 17 (Col.Tomb)
- Mig 29
- F4F-4 Wildcat
- Rufe floatplane

[SKUNKY]

I have the Doolittle Raider B-25 Ruptured Duck..It's not too bad except the main struts are backwards and they're too tall (either that or the nose strut is too short) giving it a "butt-high" stance....It's okay, but I certainly wouldn't pay nearly what FM is asking for these things...They certainly seem to have an over-inflated opinion of what their stuff is worth.......(IMHO of course!)

[PappyB]

B-25 Doolittle (ok)
B-26 BHB (Nice)
Me-262 Bomber Interceptor (70mm cannon on the nose, not so good)
Me-262 Sinner (good)
Zero -- Kamakazi (good)
zero -- (mottled green/white camo -- not so good)
Hellcat -- Vraciu (okay)
Corsair -- Boyington (ok)
109 -- Early Hartman (ok)
190 -- Graf (good)
P-38 -- green w/invasion stripes, yellow nose w/shark's mouth (nice!)
P-51 -- Fickle Fanny and Old Crow/poor
P-47 -- Gabreski (good)
Stuka -- Rudel tank buster (good)
SBD -- Ace of Spades (nice)

Mig-29 (good)
F-15 (poor)
A-10 -- D-day and Flying Tigers (nice!)
F-4 Wild Weasel (Nice)
F-4 Mig Killer Coe (nice)
F-4 Mig Killer Olds (nice)

(on the way -- F-4 Showtime 100)

Key -- best to worst
nice
good
okay
poor

I think that's all

[mustangdriver]

Wow! Let's see
B-17 Memphis Belle
B-17 "909"
B-24 "Dragon and It's Tail"
B-24 "The Squaw" converted to Strawberry Bitch
B-25 "Ruptured Duck"
B-25"Lady Lil"
B-25 "Hell's Belles"
B-26 Flack bait
P-38 "Marge"
P-38"Putt Putt Muru"
P-38 "Yippee"
P-40"Tex Hill"
P-40"Damn it" converted to "Holdin' my Own"
P-47"Gabreski"
P-51"Old Crow" Signature Edition
F4U "boyington"
F4U Kepford
F4U Kepford converted to "Marine's Dream"
F4U "Marine's Dream" Signature Edition
F6F "00"
F6F Varciu
F-4 "Showtime 100"
F-4 "Olds Mig Killer"
F-14 Stars and Stripes
F-14 Jolly Rogers
F-15 9/11 noseart
F-16 9/11 nose art
F-86"McConnell"
F-104"Really George"
F-117 "Playboy"
A-10"Flying Tigers"
C-47 "Argonia"
B-17G Shoo Shoo Baby 1/96th scale
Spitfire BOB
Hurricane Bob
Stuka Ruddell
ME-109
FW-190
ME 262
Mosquito "Cookie Bomber"

I think that is it.

[Hornchurch]

Where on EARTH do you store all THAT gear ????????

In the hangar with your T.6 ??????

Or do you guys live on yer own, in a 14 bedroom house ???????


I AM (of course) presuming these are all 1/48th scale ?


My 2 x F.M. B.25's (RAF, of course) take up the base of my wardrobe (when not on display) & my Ju.52 takes up a stupid amount in another room.

Wifey-dear, relegated my C.47 (9th A.F. "Honey Bun III") out to the conservatory (goodness knows just how damp that poor thing is ????).

My 2 x F.4's "Sundowners" & Red Devil's VMF. (Marine) are in the footwell of my old V.6 Granada Scorpio, in the folks double garage !!!!

& that's without mentioning my 2 x SBD's, 2 x F.4-U's, P.40 Kittyhawk, F.86 etc, etc.

[STARMAN 352ND]

Originally Posted by mustangdriver

Wow! Let's see
B-17 Memphis Belle
B-17 "909"
B-24 "Dragon and It's Tail"
B-24 "The Squaw" converted to Strawberry Bitch
B-25 "Ruptured Duck"
B-25"Lady Lil"
B-25 "Hell's Belles"
B-26 Flack bait
P-38 "Marge"
P-38"Putt Putt Muru"
P-38 "Yippee"
P-40"Tex Hill"
P-40"Damn it" converted to "Holdin' my Own"
P-47"Gabreski"
P-51"Old Crow" Signature Edition
F4U "boyington"
F4U Kepford
F4U Kepford converted to "Marine's Dream"
F4U "Marine's Dream" Signature Edition
F6F "00"
F6F Varciu
F-14 Stars and Stripes
F-14 Jolly Rogers
F-15 9/11 noseart
F-16 9/11 nose art
F-86"McConnell"
F-104"Really George"
F-117 "Playboy"
A-10"Flying Tigers"
B-17G Shoo Shoo Baby 1/96th scale
Spitfire BOB
Hurricane Bob
Stuka Ruddell
ME-109
FW-190
ME 262
Mosquito "Cookie Bomber"

I think that is it.

With that list where do you put all them 1:48's .
JP

[mustangdriver]

They are all 1/48th except the one Shoo Shoo Baby b-17 which is 1/96th. If you want to know where I store them all, look under the collections thread, and look for my gameroom. I have a very understanding wife.

[Ara1]

Originally Posted by Hornchurch

Where on EARTH do you store all THAT gear ????????

In the hangar with your T.6 ??????

Or do you guys live on yer own, in a 14 bedroom house ???????


I AM (of course) presuming these are all 1/48th scale ?

Hornchurch,

I own Franklin Mint's 1/48 scale Emily. Correction, upon closer examination it's a Mavis.

This model was released to the Pan American market only. It sinks in the water, though.

[parsig9]

First, all my FM/Armour planes have very nice paint work and many have amazing prop detail. They make the collection interesting especially to guests.

P-51 Old Crow (Armour) I like the armament and it's Bud's. No decals either
SBD Dauntless Leppla Liska. Very nice. Metal prop too.
P-38 D-day w' shark mouth. Better than Corgi and a ton of metal. Pd. $90+

Hellcat Red Shirley A nice big Hellcat and impressive on display
Stuka Tank Buster. Maybe my favorite FM. Now they're giving them away.

Spitfire Duperier w' stripes on cowl. My 1st DD Spit and very good model.
B-25 Hell's Bells. Better on display than Bats but the height and lack on detail detract. Novices see it as my most impressive I think.

Me-109s Swiss, early Hartmann, Galland, Ehrler (cow print my wife calls it). They're just ok and if I could get dime one they'd be gone. Had the Graf once for a day and would own another.

Hurricane- RR Stanford Tuck. Love the lore of it and the paint job is great. Missing the Burma flag though and that tick me off.

Always wanted: Bavarian F-104 98231, Novotny Focke Wulf 190 98044 Maybe someday...

[Ara1]

Originally Posted by mustangdriver

I have a very understanding wife.

Well, according to your icon you look just like Alan Alda so there's mileage in that.