Aircraft Models Crux

Wow, that was fast.

Exactly one year ago, I bought my very first miniature model as a whim. I didn’t foresee myself becoming serious with the hobby, branching out to fantasy minis and cars, and getting featured on TV.

After a year of collecting, my entire aircraft fleet now consists of 23 planes (16 civilian and 7 military). As if display space isn’t a huge problem of mine, I fooled myself to buying 9 Dungeons & Dragons minis and 2 collector’s cars (both cheaply manufactured Ferraris).

Five of those 23 planes were recent purchases from the US, and I just picked them up this morning from the post office. (More on my first overseas planes purchase on a future post.) In the meantime, here are some fleet pics to commemorate my “anniversary” as a miniature model collector (click for full versions):

My civilian fleet of 16 diecast and plastic planes.

Two Cebu Pacific planes (both of which were previously in my wishlist), 2 Philippine Airlines planes in old livery, and 2 PAL planes in current livery.

Six diecast planes from other parts of Asia: two from Qatar Airways, 1 from Malaysia Airlines, 1 from Korean Air, 1 from AirAsia, and 1 from SAAD/NAS.

Four planes from other parts of the globe: 1 from the now-defunct Air Spain, 1 from Qantas, 1 Airbus Beluga, and 1 from British Airways (plastic model).

My military fleet of 7 planes: 1 F4U Corsair, 1 A-10 Thunderbolt II, 1 B-1 Bomber, 1 Spitfire Mk V, 1 P-38 Lightning, 1 Messerschmitt Me 262, and 1 F-15 Eagle.

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Before I forget: in ten days, Aircraft Models Crux will also be celebrating its 1st year of existence! To mark the event, I’ve added more categories; you can now look for planes from specific regions and air forces (Southeast Asia, Middle East, Europe, USAF, RAF, and so on).

Also, if you want to get your own collection featured here on AMC, just shoot me an email or drop a comment below.

Here’s to another year of collecting great aircraft models!