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A take-off (no pun intended) from the similar auto and truck thread. Let's see what is flying around your layout.

I'll start with one item that is special to me. Almost 60 years ago my Uncle, who worked for KLM, gave me a cool wind up plane.  I loved it but it disappeared over 50 years ago. Recently I was telling my cousin about it and guess what she found and gave to me? It turns out that her father also gave one to her.

For reference, the wingspan is about 12 inches. It will shortly be hung over Warrenville with some monofilament fishline.

I am pleased to share the two pics below:

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When I was a kid, I had all sorts of airplane plastic models. Alas, when we moved, my mother practiced a passive-aggressive form of packing, apparently putting the models on the bottom of boxes, under much heavier things that crushed them. So I only have a few models from that era.

In the 1990s I bought a lot of WW2-era lead and other airplane toys on trips to London and other places in the UK. I have them on display in my living room in a shadow box. The gray one at left is lead, as are the several spitfires:

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How about a Hot-Air Balloon that floats smoothly across my layout? See my article  Whats above your layout? in the CTT January 2020 issue, It was just published and should be in stores now.

The article details the operation and shows how to create an animated Hot Air Balloon to fill all that empty space above your layout.

 

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I have yet to build my airport/USAAF Base, though the real-estate has been set aside.  When ready, have variety of different era aircraft to populate.   Also have WWII aircraft loads for my military consists.  Yeah, need to complete current projects and move forward.... HOOOO!  the reason for my showing them so many, is if anyone should one they like, perhaps they can do a search and find one for their layout.  Jesse  TCACorgi 8012 L.A.F.D. HelicopterCorgi H13 Bell ArmyMedicService Helicopter#US51902Corgi US Army Bell H-13, #0668, item #US51906First Gear Bellanca Skyrocket die cast kit 70-0512First Gear Gee Bee Supersportster die cast kit 70-0510Gearbox Airco DH4 British BiPlanes[3) item#04501Hawk Model Co. Curtis R3C-2 Racer Float Plane #620-50Lindgerg Models 70533 Stearman PT-17 BiplaneMinicraft Cessna 150 Army scout planeNew Ray Classic Planes Fokker DR.1, item #20227New Ray Classic Planes Sopwith Camel F-1, item #20227 [2 planes)New Ray Sky Pilot P-38 black-silverRevell Honest JohnMissile & Truck-trailer#H-1821-169Testors F-4U Corsair Navy Fighter,#890005Testors P-51 Mustangs[3) #890001Testors Ryan PT-20 trainer #510

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  • Corgi US Army Bell H-13, #0668, item #US51906
  • First Gear Bellanca Skyrocket die cast kit 70-0512
  • First Gear Gee Bee Supersportster die cast kit 70-0510
  • Gearbox Airco DH4 British BiPlanes(3) item#04501
  • Hawk Model Co. Curtis R3C-2 Racer Float Plane #620-50
  • Lindgerg Models 70533 Stearman PT-17 Biplane
  • Minicraft Cessna 150 Army scout plane
  • New Ray Classic Planes Fokker DR.1, item #20227
  • New Ray Classic Planes Sopwith Camel F-1, item #20227 (2 planes)
  • New Ray Sky Pilot P-38 black-silver
  • Revell Honest JohnMissile & Truck-trailer#H-1821-169
  • Testors F-4U Corsair Navy Fighter,#890005
  • Testors P-51 Mustangs(3) #890001
  • Testors Ryan PT-20 trainer #510
POTRZBE posted:

Here's about half of my flying objects on the layout.  I especially like Cary Grant being chased by the StearmaIMG_1392IMG_1389IMG_1398IMG_1397n in 'North by Northwest'.

Potrzbe? Do you have a collection of EC comics as well?

 

I sold my entire run of Russ Cochran EC reprints many years ago to a kid who is a designer for LEGO™.  My son and I collected a complete run of MAD over the years and that collection is for posterity (also ™).

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