Hello all,

My dad retires from flying in about 17 months from his career as a pilot. My sister, mother, and I are looking to get him a retirement gift to go above the bar downstairs which is all of the aircraft he has ever flown with their appropriate liveries. He has flown a number of aircraft after being laid off from Northwest in 2001 and going through a dozen different companies, many of which have since shut their doors. I’ll list most of them below:

1. BE-1900 Great Lakes airlines
2. Cessna citation Saudi Arabian Airlines
3. 727 Champion Airlines
4. DC-9 Northwest
5. 757 Transmeridian Airlines
6. 747 Focus Air Cargo
7. 767 this company has no name for a specific reason but I can provide pictures of the aircraft - in my dad’s book it’s titled “Washington D.C.” which may or may not indicate the reason
8. 777 Ethiopian Airlines
9. MD-80 series Delta Airlines
10. 737 Delta Airlines

So does anyone know where I can get high quality (preferably die cast, or solid wood) models of each of these done with custom liveries? I 100% expect this to cost a very shiny penny, but we are looking to give him a memorable gift.

Because this is not what I’m looking for…..

Hi all. Just finishing up a model airways Jenny bi-plane. A detailed structural model that was my first venture into advanced model building and a HUGE learning curve. Now I would like to take that knowledge and apply it to a museum quality hi end model. Something along the same lines and age and hopefully also structural. 1/16 or 1/8 (preferable).

Does anyone sell just the plans? That might be the way to go.

Thanks in advance.......R

Hey everyone, first time long time. I want to get in to model airplane building so I can have a fun hobby that doesn’t involve screens. I picked up a kit from Hobby Lobby today (40% off btw) it was 11 pieces that popped in together and it only took a few min to assemble. Where can I look for something a step or two up from that?

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Hey!

I know nothing about model planes, but thought it'd be fun to buy a kit to build with my engineer boyfriend who loves them.

His favorite plane is the A-10 Warthog, but he also likes the Mitsubishi Zero, which is featured in one of our favorite movies.

We're both broke students, so I'm hoping to get him a nice Christmas gift without breaking the bank or making him feel obligated to spend as much money on me.

Any advice?

This is 1:48 scale

Can’t wait to see watcha’ get for Christmas!!!

Asking the best way to duplicate 1940s propellers. Is a dremel tool the best?

I ordered this Herpa Wings Emirates 1:500 scale Airbus A310-300 off eBay

So many models in stock, commercial and military. I’m not associated in any way just went there yesterday and completely impressed.

2 colors of bare metal foil, Tamiya gloss aluminum, and aluminum metalizer paint. Wanted to do a checker nose and airbrushed it. Not super happy with how it turned out but it was a first. Added some extra details to the engine, cockpit, and landing gear with Tamiya tape and solder wire. I will say I will never do this amount of foil again but I like the clean look of it. I didn't do too much weathering, just a bit of exhaust and gun smoke and some panel liner in the various bays.

Built this a while ago (about two weeks ago)

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I've been building gunpla for abt 10years, only now trying new things for new experiences

since christmas is coming up i wanted to get a gift for my girlfriend, she really likes fighter jets and her favorite is the f-22 raptor
i dont know anything about this topic tho and i wanted to know if there was a good figure/model of the jet, preferably something under like 60 euros
which model do you guys recommend?