"How big is your aircombat collection?" Topic

Just as a matter of idle curiousity how big is your collection of aircraft?

Period WW1, WW2 etc, Scale and numbers…

I have two WWII Il-2's and three WWII Hurricane II C. All in 1:100 scale.

6 Spitfires, 6 Me109s. All Tumbling Dice 1:600 scale.

Looks like I've overdone it again:

WWI (1/144): 46 of various types (usually 1 or 2 of each)
WWII(1/144): 16 of various types (2 of each)
WWII(1/100): 15 (usually 3 of each type)
WWI (1/72): 12 of various types (1 of each)
Post WWII (1/600): 72 (3-6 each of several types)

Waaay too many to list each type and number!

WW1 (1/144th): German 18 planes, British 16 planes.
WW2 (1/600th): Luftwaffe 128 planes, RAF 78 planes.

Nothing new but:

WWI 1/144 14 aircraft.
WWII 1/144 1 Stuka.

WWI 1/72 1 Fokker D VI.

About 30 1:72 Great War aeroplanes. Too fragile to play with now. Pity.

About 50+ 1:144 WW2 planes.

It's unlucky to know the exact numbers.

"It's unlucky to know the exact numbers."

Well in that case *moi* should be the luckiest man in the room, as I haven't taken an inventory in a number of years…

And DON'T ask me about my space fighters collection for Silent Death: The Next Millennium! over five hundred at last tally and counting… and many of them bear a peculiar resemblance to Luftwaffe fighter aircraft, Regia Aeronautica aircraft, RAF Spitfires, French D520s, JAAF Hayabusas and Hiens…

Leland R. Erickson
Metal Express
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2 gr3 harriers
1 gr 8 harrier
1 sea harrier
1 F14 tomcat
2 hind ds
1 ospray
1 AC130 herc gunsip.

all are 1:48 and built. unbulit includes anouther ospray, a jaguar an apachie and a B1B again all 1:48. and if any one sees my sence of proportion can they send it back im kinda lonley without it.

Planes are just an adjunct to my ground forces,

WW1 – mainly 1/144th, plus some 6mm. Myabe half a dozen planes of various types.
SCW – various 6mm: CR32, Ratas, SB2, early He 111, SM79. Maybe 20 odd planes?
WW2 mostly 6mm, usual suspects – Typhoons, Stukas, IL-2, Me 109 and 110, plus a few 15mm planes.
Moderns – mostly choppers, couple of MIG 15s, couple of Jaguars, various scales.

Plus four zeppelins, three in 1/6000th scale plus the Revell mini-kit of the Hindeburg (when repainted very useful for attemtping to re-supply Von Lettow Warbecks troops in East Africa!)

A very good question. I have about 120 1/72 scale planes that I use for the Blue Max. Here is a sampling of my stuff:

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In the gaming section, you will find crash/downed planes.

Enjoy.

Greg P.

In 1/144 scale WW1 I have around 200+ (thats in about 15 years of collecting)

In 1/300 as I am just starting out about 40.

I have 89 WWII 1/300 scale all scratchbuilt with just under 200 on my still to build list.

Robert

My entire aircraft collection is 1/144 scale and ranges from WWI through moderns.

WWI (10)
WWII (179)
Korea (TBD)
Vietnam (24)
Middle East (5)
Modern (11)

Like Martin Rapier above, mine are mostly choppers supporting my modern microarmour, but I do have 4 Frogfoots (Frogfeet?? – Su25s, anyway :P), 4 A10s, and 6 Flankers, all in 1:285th or 1:350th scale.

Cheers
Paul.

Dang redmist,

That is one impressive collection.

John the OFM is right, its bad luck to know exactly how many aircraft you have.

I have 25 boxes with 4-10 planes in each box. A good average is probably 5-6 per box. 7 Fokker D's are on my work table right now and will be unveiled at Enfilade at the end of May along with my finished (yes I really am going to finish these some day) Salmsons.

Those Canvas Eagles campaigns generated a lot of planes all the way from 1914 to the end of the war.

mjc

WW1 1/144th around 150 and growing as I find more planes and paint jobs I want to do.

WW2 1/300th about 50

WW2 1/600th over 200 focused on the Pacific and with plans to get around another 300 for the other theaters.

Modern 1/600th only around 50 but again with plans to expand.

Let's see……….

1/700 and 1/600 probably around 5-600.

1/72 WWI around 50+

1/72 WW2 150-200.

1/72 Modern 6-12.

1/100 modern diecast around 50-60.

Thanks,

John

None. Still in the long-range planning stage in the air wars department. I've promised myself (and incredibly kept to it) that until I finished the core of a project no new projects.

Mark

Quidveritas,
Thank you for the compliment. My first love in any hobby was aircraft model building. Always stuck with 1/72 scale. Every so often per request I'll build something in another scale.
I have about 30 WWI planes still unbuilt. I would like to do some of the naval stuff. Yet another project on the back burner.
As you've seen on the site, I store my planes in "paper" boxes with four shelves each.

From memory:

WWI: 60+ in 1/144
SCW: 30+ mostly scratchbuilt
WWII: 40+ in 1/300, 30+ in 1/144
Korean War: about 15 in 1/300
Vietnam War: about 30 in 1/300
Korean through modern: about 200 in 1/700

Don't ask about ships.

About 40 in 1/300 WWII.

Somewhere around 200 in 1/600 WWII.

I've been resisting the urge to start on WWI, but my willpower is getting very shaky these days.

50-60 1/300 scale moderns. Most from the early 70's

600+ WWII Navwar 1/300 with some Scotia/Collectair still have a few more to do to be done.

Over 600 planes, all 1/600th. The focus is the PTO/CBI but there's a lot of Korean, Vietnam and modern era stuff, too. Mostly made up of Tumbling Dice minis, but Ozzdial Osmy stuff is starting to appear on the flight line as well. And then there's the scratchbuilts. Only a handful right now, but once I get to moldmaking and casting, that will add several more units to the collection (right now there are masters done for the C-5B, KC-135A, B-1B, B-36J, F7U-3, F6D-1, EC-121C and I am working on the B-2, B-35, RB-49, E-3, C-54, AJ-1, C-123, and Victor K.2)
Corsair

Hmmm…WWII Pacific US almost 300 (4 complete early war
CAG's at 72 each, a PBY, 6 Vindicator's, 4 P-400's,
8 USVG P-40's)

Japanese about 200, 3 complete CAG's at 60 each, a Mavis,
6 Betty's, 12 Rabaul-based Zero's.

BoB about 25 British (early war Spits/Hurricanes) and
40 German (30 bombers various, 10 Me-109's)

Med 20 Italian 15 British 20 German

Russia 30 Russian 20 German

Late war Europe 40 US heavy bombers 8 P-51D's 12
Fw-190's 12 Me-109's 6 Me-210/410, 2 Me-110,
4 P-47's 4 P-38's

Early War France 12 French (various)

Late War pacific 2 B-29's 2 Raidens 6 Franks 2
Oscars 12 Avengers 4 Hellcats 4 Corsairs 9 B-25's
4 B-26's

Oh, scale…1/300th..

over 900 1/300 mostly WWII
a few 1/48 scale modles (most of which need assembled).

1/600: about 50 various for Vietnam, 24 for Faulklands, another 16 "other" modern. Plus around 60 or so helos (Hueys, Cobras, Loaches, Chinooks, etc etc) for Vietnam. AlL Tumbling Dice and Oddzial Osmy. Seriously looking at the WW2 stuff… it's starting to eat at me that I don't have any, and everyone can always use some unpainted lead…

1/72: 3 UH-1Ds, 1 UH-1B Gunship, 1 UH-1C Gunship, 1 O-1 FAC, 1 OH-6 LOACH, 1 A-1 Skyraider, 1 F-100.

From memory (and I'm sure I'm forgetting some), and limiting myself to what I have painted, based and ready to use immediately (1/300 scale):

World War 1 (64)
Interwar through World War 2 (250)
Post World War 2 (208)

Mike

Hi

All my stuff is 1/72 scale for the Mustangs and Messerschmitt system.

75 WW1 from 1915 Morane variants to late war Junkers D1.

60 from Spain and china in the 30s.

250 types, possibley 350 with duplicates from WW2

60plus from Korea and early Arab-israeli

40 more modern jets mostly nam and Arab/israeli

Rocky

1/300 WW2 – around 1.5-2K (Mix of nations, types, theatres & makers)
1/48 WW2 – 4 diecasts.

WWI –
14 WOW 1/144's (will grow, Series 2 hasn't made it to Utah yet)
10 F-toys 1/144's
12 Rev.-Skytres 1/144's in the process of being assembled and painted.
5 SRAM 1/144 resin kits.

WW2 –
40 1/300 B)B planes (Me109E, Me110C, Spit 1, Hurri 1)
15 1/300 Late War/1946 German Planes (Me262, Me163, FW109A/D, Me109G/K)
30 1/300 other periods & nationalities

15 1/144 various ground attack for FOW

Seems so small, hardly worth mentioning.

1/300th WW I about 20 soon to be sold of
1/600th WW II about 250 also soon to be sold of
1/300th WW II 2000+ painted, honest, another 300ish unpainted
1/300th modern about 100 left out of 300+ in the process of being sold
1/600th 300+ painted and 200ish still to be painted

144th and 1/72nd about 15 usualy modern for use in Blues Bears Participation games

WShat can I say I'm a dedicated airhead.

Fatman

Thanks for posting all – interesting. Mine:

WW1 1/144 – 22 planes
WW2 1/285 – 41 planes

Adding to both.

UofUman:

How have you got on with the SRAM kits? Have you done their Bristol Fighter?

Too big to count, and sadly, most of it is unpainted.

I have minis and models in 1/2400th – 1/48th scale, with most being in the 1/600th, 1/300th, and 1/144th ranges.

Timmo,
The SRAM kits are nicely cast, but step 1 is sub-ing in brass rod/wire for struts & landing gear supports. Also you have to provide pilot/gunner figures. Not any worse than most kits, but I use to put together 1/72 vacuform kits for M&M and Triplane.

I haven't tried their Brisfit because I can get that plane from sources that would be easier to turn into gaming pieces. My SRAM stuff is just kits that can't be found elsewhere.

Thanks – I just have this thing about the metal kits looking a little on the heavty side when compared to the plastic models ie WOW/F–Toys which have nice thin flying surfaces.

I thought the odd SRAM kit may be a way around that. I would only make those I really want and that don't yet appear to be on WOW to do list. So far the Bristol Fighter, which is a favourite of mine, hasn't featured in any of the plans discussed for the range unlike the SE5a which is now probable for Series Four.

Since I also only want one SRAM may be the answer though I realise its not the most simple of structures with all those struts and the location of the bottom wing.

Of course as soon as I make the thing WOW will announce it in their range…

Right back on topic…

Most of my stuff is 1/144th WW2 – about 500+. Pretty much one of every thing made in that scale plus duplicates for gaming – such as 30 Minicraft He-111's and 18 Minicraft Ju-88's for Battle of Britain.

Other planes include 20 WWI 1/72 and 18 WW2 1/200th B-17's and 50+ 1/285 WW2 minis (mostly unpainted).

All of my stuff is 1/300 WWII German and British and a few US aircraft about 150 total now I am expanding into the Pacific theater..

WWI 1/72 = 30

WWII 1/144 = 90
1/72 = 32

Jets – Korean War, Viet Nam, Modern
1/144 = 71
1/72 = 25

Don't ask about armor, ships and miniatures of other periods. Been wargaming since 1970. Plenty of time to collect and paint…..

:-)

Not big enough.

Derek –
My 1/72 collection orginally was for supporting my 20mm land engagements, and just enjoying the planes. I also get into PC simulations like "Jane's Fighters Anthology" and the "IL-2 Sturmovik" series. When 21st Century brought out their WWII 1/144 planes, I began to get involved with 1/144 scale and thru that 1/144 scale has "leaked" into all my periods of air warfare. Because they are smaller, I can have more on my wargaming table.

Some of us have more planes than others, that's not the deal. It is the satisfaction you get out of your collection and what you enjoy with it. I have had great games with just a single bomber trying to make a target and a couple of fighters trying to protect and defend.

Don't say your collection is "not big enough".. If you enjoy it – it is big enough….

:-)

Kimball

So far,all in 1/72,2 Fokker D-VII's,a Dr.I(and another one in the box still.),1 Sopwith Camel(and another still in the box) an Albatros D-III(also still in the box) and presently putting an SE-5a together. The ones I've put together so far,still need painting and decals,but they look game capable at least.

Well, obviously I need an audit (has it really been that long??!) of my miniatures but here's a rough count:

1/700th stuff;

12 x B-29 (until I get enough 1/600th scale models for Korean War scenarios.)
2 x F-111 (uh, no, I don't know why – I blame Ebay.)
F-14's (1 box)and Flanker clones (2 different boxes) for Air War C21 Lite demos.. F-14's and Flanker clones duplicated in 1/350 scale IIRC

Oldest 1/300th stuff;

singles unless stated – B-29, C-47, C-46, C-54, B-57 (I think that's title for the Canberra clone,) Panther x 4, F-84 x 4, F-80 x 4, F-86 Sabre x 9 – one is someone's lost plane from a past game, Mig-15 x 19 (2 manufacturers and they differ in size,) MiG-17 x 3, Mig-19 x4, MiG-21 x 6, Mig-23 x 2, Gnat, Meteor x 2, Hunter x 2, Mirage (model?) x 2, F-4 (model ?) x 4, F-16 x 4.

and my new (and future) scale;

1/600th (TD so far, have a few O.O. 'land bound targets' in same scale)

starter sets – American Navy Korea set (Banshees, Tigercats, Bearcats, Panthers, Skyraiders, F4U with Rockets, Whirlwinds,) American Air Force Korea set F-80, F-82G, F-84, F-86, Texan, Dragonfly, P-51 (rockets,) B-26,) North Korean/Chinese set (Mig-15 x 2, LA-5, Yak-9, IL2, IL2M, PE-2, TU-2,) Communist Warsaw Pact 1950s set MiG-9, Yak-23, MiG-15, Il-28, Tu-14, MiG-17, Yak-25, Hound.)

Individual packs – B -29 x 3, F94B/T33, F-82E, F3D Skyknight, FJ4B Fury, C-130 Hercules.

That should cover most of it…

Gracias,

Glenn

Update;Completed assembly of the SE-5a and nearly finished w/ the Albatros D-III,except for the painting and the decals.