[STARMAN 352ND]

Originally Posted by PappyB

I love to see nice photos of birds before I spring for 'em -- I always go to Tri's site before I pull the trigger on a Corgi, particularly the older ones. And a couple good pics usually is enough to put me over the edge, so to speak.

hummm Well lets see Pappy it seems to me everytime you put up a great picture of a diecast plane i don't have i ended up getting it because your pictures are really cool ...
So yes you are the cause of my burning wallet.....Just kidding..lol..
You put up some of the best pictures anywhere and to top it off ..it comes with a great review.
Then my wallet burns...lol
JP

[Cruver Collecter]

Yep, have to say that pictures do influence how I view a prospective purchase. It does seems as of late that lighting can really alter how a models paint scheme really looks.

[ChairmanMilo]

Quality photography influences my decision to buy diecast planes & tanks. For planes, PappyB's, Tricatus' and Celtic's photographs pushed me over the edge so many times I lost count. I bought a substantial chunk of PappyB's collection because of his photographs, and his pics and reviews of Dragon's P-51Ds resulted in a whole nest of them on my shelf. Tricatus helped me figure out which specific Corgi releases to buy - almost every one of my Corgi buys came after careful examination of photographs posted by Tim Healy. It would be nice if he posted an opinion of each bird in his collection, though. I'm not as much an aviation expert as some around here and flaws aren't as readily apparent to me.

If I could, I'd buy these guys drinks for the time & effort they invest in their hobby. I wish I had the time (and expensive camera) with which to do the same. I always say - if you see a plane or tank in my collection that you'd like pictures of, I don't mind doing it for you to help you out.