My list of acquisitions this year:
- I started off January with a six model haul. One major highlight was an Egypt Air Boeing 707, of which I lost the original copy I had as a kid many years ago. Thankfully PandaFox Toys had a bunch still left on clearance so I figured why not? Also in this were various releases I saw that interested me, the Amerijet Boeing 767-300F being another highlight. This would be my sixth model from the March 2021 releases, of which I have both CRJs, Kalitta 727, Southwest 737 Retro, and the Frontier A321 already.
- February’s only highlight was the American Eagle Embraer 175 I had preordered after the Christmas holiday. This would be my only new acquisition for the month.
- March was a big month. I made a trip to Minneapolis and bought a handful of models from DGPilot and another local hobby shop. Some highlights included the Northwest Boeing 757-200, United Boeing 737 MAX 8, United Boeing 737-900ER, and United Boeing 757-200. Unfortunately, the aforementioned 737-900, along with an American 757-200 Jet Flagship, and Continental Retro 737-900 were broken (I bought the Continental as a Scratch and Dent). I also picked up my first 1:200 model, a Delta Connection CRJ-900. My first Retro FSD model of the year arrived at the end of the month, that being the Northwest DC-9-50.
- April’s major highlight was the North Central DC-9-50 I snatched off a Waffle collection sale for a little more than what I desired. However, with this being the only good opportunity I have seen since I got this, I figure that it was worth it. A nice Easter haul arrived shortly after, as I got my first Breeze model in the Breeze Embraer 195.
- In May, I completed my search for the current American Eagle aircraft as my American Eagle CRJ-700 arrived. Also, my Southwest Boeing 737-700 Missouri One arrived, which was ordered alongside the American 737-800 I ordered a while back, but Waffle was kind enough to ship the American separately and then get Missouri One to me later. Very pleased with his effort in that situation.
- June marked a turning point for the collection, as I picked up a whopping 26 models at the Airliners International 2022 convention in Chicago. There’s a lot of highlights from that haul, but I’ll pick out the best. Northwest Orient Boeing 377, jetBlue Airbus A320 High Rise, Delta Boeing 767-200 “Farnborough ‘82”.
- July marked a quiet period as my wallet needed some time to recover after the blowout from Airliners. A United Express BAe 146 and Delta Connection/Comair CRJ-100 were the only arrivals this month.
- August had a small handful of models, one highlight being the Northwest Airlink/Pinnacle CRJ-200 I found on eBay. I also had a three model haul of which the TWA Lockheed L-1011 Tristar was the major highlight from it.
- I ordered a pair of September releases which arrived at the tail end of the month. Both the Allegiant Airbus A319 and Mesa CRJ-900 were in great shape.
- October had a nice retro pair arrive in the Braniff L-188 Electra and Frontier Convair 580.
And that’s where we stand. I have acquired 62 new models this year so far.
