[Bada]

Dear forum members,
Do you know where I can find any shop which has Franklin Mint Armour 1:48 collections along Baltimore-DC corridor? Thank you.

[Bada]

Nothing? Nobody? Anybody?

[aeroeng]

Hi Bada,
I can't think of any members who live in that area. Sorry we haven't been able to help you. You ought to post in the members area under the introductions section and tell us about your collection.

Thanks,
aeroeng

[Bada]

Thank you for your reply aeroeng.

I thought I'd introduce myself in the members area under the introductions section before I posted anything. But, I didn't do it since I thought I only collected (and interested in collecting) FM.

I live close to Baltimore. Currently I have 43 FM Armour 1:48 models (used to have 50+). I have other 1:48 models, but they aren't FM (I collected them before I started FM).

These are my air force:

A-10 Warthog
1 USAF 343rd Composite Wing, Kotzebue, Alaska, 1982
2 USAF 52nd FW, 81st FS, Balkans, Bulgaria
3 USAF 57th Wing, "Jaws", Nellis AFB, Nevada

B-17 Flying Fortress
4 B-17F Flying Fortress, USAAF 381st BG, 533rd BS, "Sweet and Lovely"
5 B-17G Flying Fortress, USAAF 305th BG, 422nd BS, "Tondalayo"
6 B-17G Flying Fortress, USAAF 91st BG, 401st BS, "General Ike"

F-4 Phantom
7 F-4B Phantom II, USN VF-84 Jolly Rogers, AG203, USS Independence, 1966

F4U Corsair
8 "USMC, AU-1 Corsair, Quantico, Virginia, Korean War 1952-1953"

F-14 Tomcat
9 F-14A Tomcat, USN VF-84 Jolly Rogers, Cdr. Lim Usbeck & Lt. Anton Papp
(OUT) VF-74 "Bedevilers"

F-15 Eagle
10 USAF 4th TFW, Operation "Desert Storm"

F-16 Falcon
(OUT) USAF "Wild Weasel" 52nd Tactical Fighter Wing, B. Gen Glenn A. Profitt II.
11 "Fighting Razorbacks", Arkansas Air National Guard, 1888th Fighter Wing, Operation "Enduring Freedom"

Focke-Wulf Fw 190A
12 Luftwaffe III/JG 2, Richthofen, France 1943
13 Luftwaffe 11/JG 11, Staffelkapitan, Erich Hondt,1943

Ju-52 Tante
14 Luftwaffe KGrzb V 106, Norway Campaign
15 Luftwaffe IV./KGZV1, Balkans, Bulgaria

Ju-87 Stuka
16 Luftwaffe II/StG 7 (Shark)
17 Luftwaffe I/StG 77 Elephant
18 Luftwaffe 3/StG 1 "Wasser", North Africa, 1941
19 Ju 87D, Luftwaffe IX/StG 77, Russia, 1943

Hawker Hurricane
20 87 Sqn. Night Fighter
21 257 Sqn. Burma Stanford Tuck's
22 274 Sqn. MK. IIB Tropic
23 800 Sqn. Operation "Torch" Sea Hurricane Mk.XII

Heinkel He-111
24 Luftwaffe StG 3, North Africa, Derma, Libya, 1941

Messerschmitt Bf 109
25 BF 109F, Luftwaffe VII/JG 52, Erich Hartmann, Russia 1942
26 BF 109F, Luftwaffe V/JG 53, Gunther Von Maltzahn, Italy 1943
27 Bf 109G, "Gustav" 5R2, Maj. Hermann Graf
28 Bf 109G, "Gustav" 6, Luftwaffe JG 51, Werner Molders
29 Bf 109G, "Gustav", Luftwaffe VI/JG 51, Heinrich Ehrler, Petsamo, Finland 1943
(OUT) BF 109F, Luftwaffe 2./JG 77, Gabes, Tunisia, 1943

Messerschmitt Me 262A
30 Luftwaffe I/JG 54 Grunherz, "White 8", Walter Nowotny

MiG-29 Fulcrum
31 MiG-29 Fulcrum C, Soviet Air Force 2 Flight "Moskva" 115 Guards Fighter Regiment
32 MiG-29 Fulcrum G,Luftwaffe 1. / JG 73 'Steinhoff' 29 + 05

De Havilland Mosquito
(OUT) FB VI/Mk. XVII, R.A.F. 248 Sqn. "Submarine Killer"
33 Armee de l'Air, Group 1/31, Lorraine
34 Armee de l'Air, GC 1/3 Corse, Indochina, 1947

P-38 Lightning
(OUT) Col. Bob Meyers "Bobcat II" U.S.A.A.F. 20 FG, 79 FS
35 USAAF 77th FS, "Jack", Carl Jackson, 1944

P-40 Warhawk
36 USAAF 49th FG, 9th FS, "Texas Longhorn", John Landers, Port Moresby, New Guinea, December 1942
37 AVG Flying Tigers, "White 108", Tex Hill

P-47 Thunderbolt
38 Lt. Col. Francis S. "Gabby" Gabreski

SBD Dauntless
39 USMC VMSB-231, "Ace of Spades", Glidden

Spitfire
40 Spitfire MkV RAF No.303 (Polish) Sqn

Tornado
41 UK "Hereward"

UH-1D Huey
42 US Army 1st Cavalry, Vietnam

Zero
43 A6M2-N Zero, Float plane, IJN 5th Air Wing, Aleutian Islands, 1942

Thank you.

[STARMAN 352ND]

Welcome to the forum...You seem to have a good collection going there.
JP

[Panther494th]

Hi there, Bada,
I travel quite a bit to the Washington, D.C., VA area and I have found the following hobby store in VA.


Piper Hobby

13892 Metrotech Dr
Chantilly, VA 20151 Map

• (703) 803-3103

This store carries a huge selection of plastic models and has a very good assortment of Franklin Mint diecast models. Not to hard to find...it is right off of Highway 50, just down the road from Dulles Airport on VA 28 (Sully Road).
Give 'em a call.

Cheers,
Mike

[aeroeng]

Hey Bada,
Here's a great thread about members Franklin Mint collections.
How many Collection Armour's you got?

aeroeng

[Captain Eddie]

Originally Posted by Bada

Nothing? Nobody? Anybody?

Bada, folks here are quite good with coming up with answers, but every once in a while they need a little prod. I had to do the same recently. Glad you got an answer.

Welcome to the Forum!

[Bada]

Thank you. Thank you all.

@Panther: I'll definitely check out that store.

And speaking about FM addiction, these two just recently arrived at my base: MiG 29C Soviet, woodland camo, # 44 and A-10 Warthog "Peanut" (I think its color scheme is more gorgeous than "Jaws" and "Alaska").

-Bada