Airplanes and other flying objects - let's see them. Tinplate content included

D/H Otter is a frequent visitor to my airport. 

Admittedly cheating because it doesn't fly. But it looks like it could!

I have a 1/48 plastic Cessna-172 kit and a 1/48 B-25 Mitchell bomber kit.

I am going to make them into flat car loads.

Although both the kits measure out to be dead on 1/48 scale and the flat car is scale as opposed to traditional size, I may use a traditional size flat car for the C-172 as it looks too small on the scale sized flat.

This probably under "flying" things?

1/36, so I will suspend it in the back of the train building.  

Found this  at a recent train meet. I will probably put it in my plasticville hanger.not bad for $5!

i might be able to clean it up a bit. 

I have a flying witch and ghost Halloween pylon.  

I am hoping to get some spaceships though...

K-line getting ready to buzz the freight yard.

I've only got about 12 but they are about 1/5 scale!

video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Bgpg4xnE20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AFXW9ryEdg

From Hobby Lobby 2 years ago.

Northwoods Flyer

Greg

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:

I have a P-51 in the hanger, and some other world visitors.

My airfield corner.

Chris

LVHR

Heliport and F-16.

Fandor flat with airplane

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.

A little more of what is flying over Warrenville:

I really like your Clouds and Hot-Air Balloon, Gene.

Rusty

Helicopter landing at the bus station.

Who doesnt love a good Zeppelin ?

Marx from the 1930's 10 inches in length and a rare version as it has the propellor drive in the front

Santa is on the move

Märklin Zeppelin:

Paya/ETS plane transport:

Regards

Fred

While I still have plans to add some aircraft flying above the trains, for now all I have is a Navy blimp covering up a thermostat.

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

Fatman posted:

Who doesnt love a good Zeppelin ?

Marx from the 1930's 10 inches in length and a rare version as it has the propellor drive in the front

VERY cool, Fatman

69/70

Heres a few of mine!

-Pete

This plane flies about 150 feet around my room.

Leroof posted:

Found this  at a recent train meet. I will probably put it in my plasticville hanger.

Nice water landing. Those are tough to do. 

"Any landing you can swim away from is a good landing."

POTRZBE posted:

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

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

I've got one of these (I was there, I think), though I sold off my comic collection via Jerry Weist a decade ago:

Farmer John,  Nice glimpses of your layout.  Now that i am starting to get into land forms I would really like to see some overall photos of your terrain if possible.

I will try to post some pictures of my plane and airport tomorrow nit e. My video didnt go through but I will take some more pictures of it as well as a little of the layout . 

My favorite flying vehicle without a doubt. Box car added for size in last photo. Been trying to find a way to hang this, but it weighs a lot and probably a bit risky.

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  TCA

Jesse   TCA

POTRZBE posted:

Here's about half of my flying objects on the layout.  I especially like Cary Grant being chased by the Stearman 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 ™).

FarmerJohn,

Great minds must think alike! I've wanted to have a plane flying over my layout for sometime. Please share how you did it. I have ideas on how I would do it, but why reinvent the wheel?

Chris'

LVHR