JJ Skippy
Well-known member
Hello everyone! This thread will go into detail about each model I acquired during the Airliners International 2024 convention in Kansas City. I'll provide a story as to how I acquired it and my thoughts on each model. Let's begin with the first of many, in no particular order...
This first model wasn't acquired at the convention itself, rather through a fellow collector where the circumstances worked out beautifully. Most of you know @redriveraviation on here as one of the moderators, and a prominent figure within the model airplane community. Back in May, he attended a one-day collectibles show in Chicago and he found this North Central Douglas DC-9-30 by Aeroclassics. The deal was incredible for this model and I still remember getting a text message from him about this, and I was shocked, further amplified by the fact he got it for me, which is the nicest gesture he's done for me yet. He's aware of my North Central superfan status
With this, I now possess two-thirds of all North Central planes in 1:400 scale to date; hopefully both totals will increase.
Prior to this plane arriving in my collection, it joined Connor on a trek overseas and across half the US and to Kansas City of course. So this little bird traveled just about as many miles in a few weeks as one of the real North Central planes would have in a few months time!
![DSC02020.JPG DSC02020.JPG](https://modelairlinerforum.com/data/attachments/17/17535-8ff208454c15b3a537aa927e6938d8f7.jpg)
This first model wasn't acquired at the convention itself, rather through a fellow collector where the circumstances worked out beautifully. Most of you know @redriveraviation on here as one of the moderators, and a prominent figure within the model airplane community. Back in May, he attended a one-day collectibles show in Chicago and he found this North Central Douglas DC-9-30 by Aeroclassics. The deal was incredible for this model and I still remember getting a text message from him about this, and I was shocked, further amplified by the fact he got it for me, which is the nicest gesture he's done for me yet. He's aware of my North Central superfan status
Prior to this plane arriving in my collection, it joined Connor on a trek overseas and across half the US and to Kansas City of course. So this little bird traveled just about as many miles in a few weeks as one of the real North Central planes would have in a few months time!
![DSC02020.JPG DSC02020.JPG](https://modelairlinerforum.com/data/attachments/17/17535-8ff208454c15b3a537aa927e6938d8f7.jpg)