Silverbird
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Another one from my GeminiMacs July batch, this time the US Airforce KC-135 Stratotanker:
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OllieBHaas25
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Was lucky enough to see this plane in person at an airshow. Love the livery!Hi, I just joined today but have been a collector since the late 90's, and some people might know me from Wings900 or 400ScaleHangar with the same user name. I had a longer break but recently added some new models to fill some gaps (esp. new a/c types including some military models.)
@Danio1988 nice collection. The B-1 and B-52 are impressive models, got a B-1 from Dragon Wings but have yet to get a B-52.
Today I post pictures of one of my recent purchases, the GeminiMACS Luftwaffe A400M Atlas "Air Defender 2023", a really marvelous model in my opinion:
You can click on the pictures to see them even larger on flickr.
The_SingingAvgeek
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After finally getting to see some RAAF P-8A Poseidons during my weekend in Melbourne/Geelong for the Australian International Airshow last week, I knew I had to get my hands on one for my collection. I managed to get this one for under $70 which is outstanding for a model in Australia these days.
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Phantom
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While my real aviation interest goes either into classics or into mil. subjects, I rarely ever buy mil. diecast.
Though in a weak moment this Hobby Master release suddenly landed on my shopping cart
Well, it has the right squadron badge on it...
It's my first Hobby Master. No kidding.
Hobby Master F-104G in markings of JG74 - the box claims "Mölders". Well, yes, somehow this could be true.
The real thing (info from 916)
Built in 1964 by Fokker as KG+317, then EB+117 as RF-104G with AG52.
After interceptor conversion it was assigned to JG71, with JG74 from 1973 as 24+68.
The 104 was phased out at the JG74 in 1974 - shortly after the wing was named "Mölders" - and 24+68 was retired soon after at Erding.
It however survived and after being used as a public display aircraft it is now part of the Militärgeschichtliche Sammlung Manching (24+68 today)
The model comes with two AIM-9Bs on Katamaran-rails, a configuration JG74 actually adapted, but there are rarely any pictures available, the usual alert-config was AIM-9B on wingtip rails with pylon-tanks. The Katamarans came with inflight stability issues I was told. The JG74 badge is the classic one, AFAIK only the F-4F used the Mölders badge.
I like the 104 clean as that's what I remember them best.
Don't want to nitpick, the photoshoot was fun, I like it...
Hobby Master F-104G 24+68 JG74 by Alexander Kern, auf Flickr
Hobby Master F-104G 24+68 JG74 by Alexander Kern, auf Flickr
Hobby Master F-104G 24+68 JG74 by Alexander Kern, auf Flickr
Hobby Master F-104G 24+68 JG74 by Alexander Kern, auf Flickr
Hobby Master F-104G 24+68 JG74 by Alexander Kern, auf Flickr
Though in a weak moment this Hobby Master release suddenly landed on my shopping cart
Well, it has the right squadron badge on it...It's my first Hobby Master. No kidding.
Hobby Master F-104G in markings of JG74 - the box claims "Mölders". Well, yes, somehow this could be true.
The real thing (info from 916)
Built in 1964 by Fokker as KG+317, then EB+117 as RF-104G with AG52.
After interceptor conversion it was assigned to JG71, with JG74 from 1973 as 24+68.
The 104 was phased out at the JG74 in 1974 - shortly after the wing was named "Mölders" - and 24+68 was retired soon after at Erding.
It however survived and after being used as a public display aircraft it is now part of the Militärgeschichtliche Sammlung Manching (24+68 today)
The model comes with two AIM-9Bs on Katamaran-rails, a configuration JG74 actually adapted, but there are rarely any pictures available, the usual alert-config was AIM-9B on wingtip rails with pylon-tanks. The Katamarans came with inflight stability issues I was told. The JG74 badge is the classic one, AFAIK only the F-4F used the Mölders badge.
I like the 104 clean as that's what I remember them best.
Don't want to nitpick, the photoshoot was fun, I like it...
Hobby Master F-104G 24+68 JG74 by Alexander Kern, auf FlickrHobby Master F-104G 24+68 JG74 by Alexander Kern, auf FlickrHobby Master F-104G 24+68 JG74 by Alexander Kern, auf FlickrHobby Master F-104G 24+68 JG74 by Alexander Kern, auf FlickrHobby Master F-104G 24+68 JG74 by Alexander Kern, auf Flickr
