World's largest Model Airplane Collection

[lastvautour]

Saw your photos ans I am in awe of your talents. Which is the oldest? Which is biggest/smallest? How many do you have? Do you sleep? You put my meager collection to shame.

Lou

[cliff strachan]

Barry's collection is indeed amazing! No words can describe it.
Cliff.

[Balsabasher]

Well the oldest will be some of my fathers models such as the Boeing PT-17 Stearman included in the collection,the biggest is the one to one Tawney Owl which I am restoring plus I am building a full size Flying Flea as well from a 1936 'Practical Mechanics' series of articles plus Henrie Mignets original book,smallest is a tiny one inch wingspan Auster AOP.9 which a teacher bet me that I could not build something to fit into a matchbox ! over 34,000 pieces built up over 50 years and still expanding into the workshop annex,I spend 4 hours a day in my cherished workshop and it does not matter if I even make a tiny propeller it is something that I have built that day,I sleep 9 hours a day sometimes more.
I have just taken a relative youngster under my wing to teach him to make a solid at his request after seeing the wooden models,it should prove to be a very interesting experience.
You have a lovely collection there Lou it is not all about numbers but what you get out of this great hobby and I know you get a lot from it like myself.
I am getting a lot of visitors recently from around Europe who have heard about the collection despite not being listed in the Guiness book of records,word gets around from somewhere ? probably SMM.
Barry.