Misc.

[Mark Braunlich]

Rich kid's bedroom.

[Mark Braunlich]

Edgar Schmued, designer of the Mustang.

[Mark Braunlich]

This is kind of interesting, a solid balsa flying model of a Bolkow Phoebus sailplane.

http://www.outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=5465

[Mark Braunlich]

More amazing modeling......

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2621589/Astonishing-collection-model-planes-encompassing-years-flight-leading-WW1-reveal-bizarre-designs-really-did-airborne.html

[Mark Braunlich]

A solid model of Curtiss Helldiver O2C-1 used in making the 1933 version of King Kong movie:

http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/106714-beauty-didnt-kill-the-beastmickey-mouse-did/

Odd colors used but probably chosen to film correctly with black and white filming.

[Will]

More amazing modeling......

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2621589/Astonishing-collection-model-planes-encompassing-years-flight-leading-WW1-reveal-bizarre-designs-really-did-airborne.html

Mark,
That article shows some fantastic modelling, I wonder at the research that must have been required for some of them!  At some point before the sale the auctioneers changed the sale of these models to a single lot with a reserve of £30,000, presumably they'd had an offer of that order.  The hammer price for the lot was £110,000, nearly 150,000 dollars.
you can view the auction catalogue here, lots 248 to 383, the combined collection was sold under 248.
http://issuu.com/jammdesign/docs/dw_15_16_may_2014_high_res?e=1975639/7680150
or download pdf version
http://www.dominicwinter.co.uk/Catalogues/DW%2015&16%20May%202014_Low%20Res.pdf

Cheers
Will

[Mark Braunlich]

Nice to see this newly built Strombecker DC-6 on the August 2016 pages of the AMA magazine Model Aviation.

[Mark Braunlich]

Interesting photo of Canadian guard with German POW's model, 1941.

[lastvautour]

Nice post. Looks like a Do 215.

Lou

[Mark Braunlich]

Pre-WW2 model aerodrome in the UK.

[lastvautour]

Nice walk down memory lanes. Thanks for posting.

Lou

[Peter]

That would be fun to play with.

Peter

[Will]

Mark,
There is still a 30's aerodrome at Bekonscot model village, though I don't remember it when I visited with my then girlfriend.  Perhaps distracted?
There is a nice little vintage flying club with Moths and so on at the Model Village in Godshill on the Isle of Wight.  My wife and kids really liked that place.  Somewhere I have some pictures of the planes which are quite nice size at 1/20 or 1/24 or so, probably "solids".  [url]http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-model-airfield-and-planes-at-the-model-village-godshill-on-the-isle-40104776.html/[url] As the model village is mostly of Godshill there's a model village in the model village in the...
Cheers
Will

[Mark Braunlich]

Happy Holidays to everyone !

[Mark Braunlich]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gjulp_X7YI