[Armour Addict]

What moulds I got:

A-10 Warthog	very good
AV-8 (A) (B)	from fair to very good
B-17G Flying Fortress	okay
B-25 Mitchell B-26	good
Bell UH-1D Huey	from fair to very good
C-47	good
CL-13 MK 6 Canadair	nice
Eurofighter	fair
F-18, F/A-18, CF-18	from fair to very good
F-104 Starfighter	okay
F-117 Nighthawk	good
F-14 Tomcat	okay
F-15 (A) (C) (E)	from fair to very good
F-16 (A) (C) (N)	okay
F-22 RAPTOR	okay
F-4 C-F	good / very good
F4U-1A Corsair	nice
FW 190	okay
JU 87	very good
F-13 D1 Nachtigall	very good
MiG 29	good
Mosquito	good
P-51D	bad except the Old Crow signature edition
Tornado	fair

AA

[STARMAN 352ND]

Originally Posted by mustangdriver

Hey J.P., is that a piece of metal I see in the background? That looks familiar! Ha Ha.

What ????? Oh that ummmm....... I don't recall.....Famous words of Ronald Reagan.

JP

Anyway i got a few PM's about how i have these bombers set up in my curio.
Here is another picture.
JP

[mustangdriver]

Very cool!

[Ara1]

Starman, your B-25's are very nice! And I was just starting to hate FM again... now I have to come back to the FM universe...

[Elmer]

Originally Posted by SKUNKY

The B-25 mold is okay, but I wouldn't classify it as "great". I have Ruptured Duck. The biggest issue I have with it is it sits way too high on it's main landing gear, giving it the appearance that it's engines have been removed. If anything, the Mitchell should have a slightly nose high attitude. This seems to be an issue with other FM tricycle gear aircraft. Also. it does have a rather noticeable seam running vertically just behind the bombardier's section...Otherwise it's not too bad, but I prefer Corgi 's B-25 in 1/72nd...This thing is just too big for the sparce amount of detail it holds.


Elmer, there are a grand total of 9 exposed screw heads under this beast..5 along the centerline of the fuselage (including a smaller one in the nosewheel well) and 2 each under the engine nacelles.

FM just doesn't come up to today's diecast standards. I would much rather have smaller aircraft models with more detail. Having a model in a larger scale just accentuates any lack of detail it has.

Thanks for your assessment Skunky.

And thanks for the pic JP, much appreciated.

[Elmer]

Originally Posted by FormerViperDriver

I think their P-38s are one of their best moulds. I have four of them, and seriously thinking of getting a 5th one ("Jack").

And Elmer, listen to this: no exposed screw heads! Rare for FM/Armour...

Yeah, I know. I asked Pappy some time ago and decided to make a purchase: California Cutie. I like it a lot, however, I would like to see a more detailed offering in the future.

Originally Posted by FormerViperDriver

I'll probably get F-22 and He-111 at some point.

The He 111 also does not have exposed screw heads! FM plugged them (quite a few btw). This is the most detailed FM piece I have seen. Overall, I like it a lot but I do have two minor quibbles: the panel lines and rivet details needed to be scaled down; the pitot tube, aerials and guns are all made of precarious plastic -- be careful or they will snap off. Also, the overscaled cross (Poland campaign) model (as I previously pointed out) has (imo) badly applied water slide decals on the top surface; the BoB version is all pad printed--nice graphics.

[F-104 Paul]

Originally Posted by flyXwire

Okay, just to start an informal poll about which ones of the FM aircraft moulds you own? I'll start with mine and these are not necessarily in order:

1. P-38 Lightning and the F-5 Photo Recon version

2. SBD Dauntless

3. 'Rufe' floatplane

4. F-4J and C versions

5. Mig-29

6. Mig-17

7. F-16 Thunderbirds

8. F-18 Blue Angels

9. F-86 Sabre

10. AV8B Harrier

My faves are F-104's and I only own F-104's (Have looked at others honest!)

[FormerViperDriver]

Originally Posted by F-104 Paul

My faves are F-104's and I only own F-104's (Have looked at others honest!)

Dang, I would never have guessed!

FVD

PS: I own 4 of them myself. Probably not very many by your standard...

[F-104 Paul]

Originally Posted by FormerViperDriver

Dang, I would never have guessed!

FVD

PS: I own 4 of them myself. Probably not very many by your standard...

I know the tag does give it away just a bit !!!! as a matter of interest which F-104's do you have? don't worry I won't try and buy them....

[Armour Addict]

Hey F-104 Paul,

have you seen the new limited German AF F-104 yet?

F-104 Starfighter Jabo G 34 "Memmingen, Deutsche Luftwaffe"

Maybe it's something for you...

If you want more pics, just tell me, I have it in my collection.

Cheers,
AA