Pan Am 707 for Goon... [Archive] - The Diecast Aviation Web Site and Forum

Agent X20

5th March 2005, 16:12

Goonybird..

You wanted to see photies of the 1/400 Pan Am 707... Clipper Ann McKim Nine quid of the Bay..

Attached as Mrs Agent gone out fer the weekend.. Agebt too full of cold ter go visiting outlaws..

Makes yer appreciate a decent camera and boy I need a decent camera.. Thats a grand you have just cost me...

These 400ths are small... :mad:

Albert Ross

5th March 2005, 16:23

Very nice Agent, but shouldn't it have 'PAN AM' on both wings, like the Aeroclassics and, ah hem, the Corgi version? :rolleyes:

neighbob

5th March 2005, 16:44

And enough change to buy another zero.

Agent X20

5th March 2005, 16:59

Very nice Agent, but shouldn't it have 'PAN AM' on both wings, like the Aeroclassics and, ah hem, the Corgi version? :rolleyes:

Gawd knows.. there seems to be so many Pan Am variations... and whist I may lay claim to being an enthusiast.. I havent bought the blue anorak yet.. but their box art does show it....

Anyway.. glad you can see it.. these models are just too small... :D

Presume therefore the Corgi Pan am is one of yours..? :D :D :D

Agent X20

5th March 2005, 17:07

Albert Ross

5th March 2005, 17:09

Gawd knows.. there seems to be so many Pan Am variations... and whist I may lay claim to being an enthusiast.. I havent bought the blue anorak yet..

Anyway.. glad you can see it.. these models are just too small... :D

Presume therefore the Corgi Pan am is one of yours..? :D :D :D

YES SIR!!!! Interesting why you think your model is too small, as from the photos the level of detail is so good, you would never guess what scale it was? Apart from the missing 'PAN AM' wing lettering, I can't see any difference between this and the Corgi 1/144th one!

Albert Ross

5th March 2005, 17:11

Anyway.. enough is enough.. I dont want 1/400ths... 1/144 is fine thanks....

Best one so far.. ( bet its one of Alberts..) ... more please..

and yer dont have to spend a kin fortune on a camera... :D

Yep, the QANTAS 707 is one of mine also! Glad you recognise the attention to detail ;)

Agent X20

5th March 2005, 17:15

Because to me the airliners were something I could never replicate as a 'modeller' and therefore the Corgi ones do have a presence about them.. The 1/400'ths.. yes it does sat Clipper Ann McKim on the fuselage.. I cant blo*dy see it... the wheels are just too fiddly... old age perhaps..

Whilst yer there.. ask em to do something about keeping the undercart in on the 1/144ths.. .. keeps falling out... :D

Albert Ross

5th March 2005, 17:22

As you can see, space is now at a premium, so all those 707s you see at the front of the cabinet are Aeroclassics and Gemini Jets 1/400th scale, which give me just as much pleasure at 1/144th due to their accuracy and quality. Size ISN'T everything :cool:

BSteinIPMS

5th March 2005, 17:27

Albert Ross

5th March 2005, 17:28

Dc-8s and Convairs at the front of this shelf. What else do you recognise?

BSteinIPMS

5th March 2005, 17:30

Makes yer appreciate a decent camera and boy I need a decent camera

I think this calls for a celebratory round of Newcastle Brown Ale.....these are the very first photographs of Agent's models we've been allowed to see! :D
(Boy, talk about yer National Security Act....)

Albert Ross

5th March 2005, 17:35

Albert, very nice pics. Always a treat to see your display cabinet. But the question of the day is....considering you have what appears to be 26.78 models per cubic foot, do yer need a 1/400 hand to get in there and dust 'em? :D

Well, Bob, you know I have a hand in everything, but the whole idea of keeping them in a glass cabinet, is so they don't need dusting! :cool:

BSteinIPMS

5th March 2005, 17:36

Dc-8s and Convairs at the front of this shelf. What else do you recognise?

Aha! I see the Corgi prototype models for their 2006 releases of the BAC 1-11, Vickers Vanguard, Fokker F-27, what I think is a Bristol 170 (can't tell if it's a B), a Trident, but I ain't a'seein' that there 1/144 VC10..... :confused: :D

Albert Ross

5th March 2005, 17:39

Aha! I see the Corgi prototype models for their 2006 releases of the BAC 1-11, Vickers Vanguard, Fokker F-27, what I think is a Bristol 170 (can't tell if it's a B), a Trident, but I ain't a'seein' that there 1/144 VC10..... :confused: :D

9/10 for recognition Bob, that F27 is a Handley Page Herald! Everything else is correct, well done!

Agent X20

5th March 2005, 17:40

Size anit everything.. but when you have to strain to see the detail..

Suppose they are good for the odd bit of photography..
perspectives and all that..

Think me threeads been hijacked.. :D :D :D

Stirred some civil interest.. anyway with three Vanguards in that cabinet.. why aint we had one..!!

BSteinIPMS

5th March 2005, 18:18

Why, Agent! A photo of the Synchro Pair 707s! :D

BSteinIPMS

5th March 2005, 18:20

that F27 is a Handley Page Herald!
Dang! I knew that! :D

Agent X20

5th March 2005, 18:20

Quantas taking off from Baldock International, with a Pan Am one, (well you wouldnt know that cos its not written on the wings...) awaiting its turn... and a play with Picture Publisher.. :D

BSteinIPMS

5th March 2005, 19:01

And another thing, Albert; I see a Shagbat in your first photo. Corgi prototype for the 1/144 model to accompany their 1/144 Catalina? :confused:

Oops, this is Agent's civil thread, sorry. But, I can adjust. How about a Supermarine Walrus in civilian livery? G-AHFO Snark or G-AHFL Boojum, or G-AHFM Moby Dick in bright Whaling Yellow with natural metal undersurfaces? :D

(...and if Agent absolutely has to have a military 'bat, give 'im a French one... ;) )

Agent X20

5th March 2005, 19:09

Think that was Alberts S shelf... Shagbat.. Stringbag and Shackleton..

goonybird

5th March 2005, 21:51

Nice piccies Agent, You bought a box brownie then?
That 707 looks particularly nice. wouldnt worry 'bout the pan am on the wings, still looks fine to me.
Qantas is nice, but still feel TWA best for overall appearance, despite underdeveloped tail aerial. (stunted at birth) :)

Agent X20

5th March 2005, 21:59

Yep a 110 digital box brownie.. :D

diecaster

7th March 2005, 20:53

And there was me thinking my cabinets were full ALBERT !! :D :) :eek:

Diecaster

diecaster

7th March 2005, 20:56

[QUOTE=Albert Ross]"but the whole idea of keeping them in a glass cabinet, is so they don't need dusting! "

IF ONLY THAT WERE TRUE, I'D BUY ANOTHER CABINET, THEN I'D JUST HAVE THE PROBLEM OF FITING IT IN AN OVERCROWDED ROOM, ON SECOND THOUGHTS I WON'T BUY ANOTHER CABINET :D :D

Diecaster

Albert Ross

9th March 2005, 21:55

Quantas taking off from Baldock International, with a Pan Am one, (well you wouldnt know that cos its not written on the wings...) awaiting its turn... and a play with Picture Publisher.. :D

Why would you want 'QUANTAS' written on the wings? What does QUANTAS stand for??? :(

BSteinIPMS

9th March 2005, 22:43

Why would you want 'QUANTAS' written on the wings? What does QUANTAS stand for??? :(

Queensland's Unusual And Northern Territory Air Service? :confused: :D

58warren

9th March 2005, 22:47

Think there's no 'U' - it's Qantas 'Queensland and Northern Territories air service'. :)

BSteinIPMS

9th March 2005, 23:18

Think there's no 'U' - it's Qantas 'Queensland and Northern Territories air service'. :)

Here's the sequence of events as I perceive them:

1. CFBC sells Agent a dodgy keyboard.
2. Agent mistakenly types a "U" in QANTAS as a result.
3. Albert calls Agent on this score and picks his nit.
4. BTY has a bit of a larf, sorry. Can't take life too seriously. :D

Officially it's "Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Service".

Agent X20

10th March 2005, 08:10

As per Captain Mainwaring - Dads Army

""I was wondering when one of would spot that.....!!!""

OOoooops...

Thank god for Albert...

Shall remember this next time I see a BOAC model on the Bay.... :D :D :D

mind you.. if we start pointing out spelling mistakes, there will be **** all else on this forum..!!! :D

NeilD

15th March 2005, 01:06

if you've got half an hour to spare, wade through this thread on flypast, lots of pics of 1/400 stuff, mostly airliners.. didnt know gemini did an RAF tripestar!!

http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=25622&page=1&pp=30

plumstix

15th March 2005, 07:28