[jim]

Lonesome me, nobody around these parts collects diecast, and all my friends think I am a sad old .

[brunowbe]

Originally Posted by fileasfog

A few of my friends like to look at my collection, but they are few. Most of my entourage has absolutely no interest in planes or toy planes.

How does one get an entourage?

[roowalker]

I have a Samoyed !! Tie a dog biscuit around a prop shaft and you have an instant entourage?

[PappyB]

My twin girls (6-ish) humor me every now and then by coming in the Man Cave and pointing out the models they like best (usually the shark/tiger-mouth ones). And they at least act interested when I work a new model into the display -- and one said "Daddy, your office is so cool" the other day

But other than y'all -- including pal Black6 who used to be a neighbor (whom I met through this forum -- he lived a few blocks away) -- everyone that sees the collection pretty much thinks I'm nuts I think.

((My dad is just as obsessed with Lionel Trains -- too bad I never liked trains or I'd be making out like a bandit. And he cares little about airplanes.))

[theodore]

Well, due to the now defunct 'Florida Diecast Forum', I met up with 3 current forum members here: MikeB1958, Louie, and Phantomphan1200!! We all live about 30 miles from each other!! Also, 2 people that I have worked with have come over my place and perused my armor and aircraft collection. One is into armor and was quite impressed with my collection. The other is into medieval history (yes, I am one of those 'weirdos' who recreates the middle ages like those who recreate the American Civil War, the American Revolution, etc), but he still liked my collection.

[duxford]

How timely a question. The little guy down the street has just started to walk down through the complex. His grandmother brings him around to visit my cats. I gave the little guy an old metal plane (a DC-3). Today he came by; I gave him a bagful or my old toy airplanes, inclusing two P-51s. I walked him through the house; He headed for the 1:48s, of course. "Don't touch!" I had to say. But the kid in me wanted to let him play and play and play. He could become hooked!

My wife puts up with me and the planes; I share all I can about them with anyone who visits: "Any new planes?" they laugh.

But I have you and Paul and Graham and Louie and Kyle and Gareth and Justin and anyone else who likes to share. Tudor needs to get in touch through PM with the UK blokes who are part of this forum: Not as stuffy here.

And, of course, my mother. Bless her for buying me model planes 60 years ago, and cap guns and comic books and thanks to the Flying Tiger I babysat for when I was a kid in Chicago.

I'll share my hobby with anyone who will spend time to listen. And my one son is now collecting fast jets (Red Falcon 1).

Special thanks go to Louie, who really started me with his long emails and explanation of Diecastaholicism.

[STARMAN 352ND]

Originally Posted by Captain Eddie

JP, is that a good or bad thing?

It's a good thing...
jp

[Nockers]

I am very lucky. Here in the Pittsburgh Area I have two very close friends who share my love of Aircraft big and small.
One of them Posts on this forum from time to time But always about Pittsburgh's A-7 D's.
We talk from time to time and alway brag about our latest finds.
One collects 1/72 scale the other has a very nice collection of 1/144 scale.