I'm just curious as to what your first model plane is, I was going to ask what your first Die Cast was (Since I got my first today).
My first Model was a Pan Am (Mk1) Boeing 747-200 (New Colours) which my parents & grandparents brought back from the US with me back in 1993. On the stand it says "Gone But Not Forgotten".
Today I bought a Gemini Jets 2 1:400 Scale 777-200 in the new colours of United Airlines, registration N775UA. It looks mighty fine, I was thinking about getting the PK 777 but then saw this one in the corner of my eye and chose this instead. The detail really is first rate, I know I'm more of a Herpa person but couldn't pass this up.
What was your first model & die cast?
Phil
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My first model, Die cast, and only model is a United 747. 
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My first airliner kit was a Monogram TWA DC-3. My favorate kit was a Revell United DC-7 that had all of the ground equipment. The only diecast I have are some F-4 Phantoms.
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My first die cast model was a Schabak Air Canada 744 1:600 which I had bought during a flight in 1994.
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Both my first model and my first die cast plane were Pan Am 747-121s.
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I think my first real model would be an Air Europa 734 (I think it's about 1:200 scale) that I got on an Air Europa flight. It's now my least favourite model. 
My first Die-cast was a Dragon Wings 1:400 Garuda Indonesia A333, still one of my favourites.
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My first Die-cast was a Dragon Wings 1:400 Garuda Indonesia A333, still one of my favourites.
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My first model was a Wooster 1:200 scale United Airlines Boeing 767-200. My first die-cast models were (they came as a set) made by Schabak and were 1:600 scale. They were an AeroPeru Boeing 727-200 and an AeroPeru 757-200.
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a model of the space shuttle and 747 piggy-back a/c. some moron i used to call a friend when i was younger broke it.
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I got a Schabak Northwest 727-200 with paint on the nose chipped off a little. It bothered me so much, I scraped all the paint off 
. What do you expect, I was only 6!
P.S. The model is now in a landfill. The oldest model I have, and the second model, is a TWA L-1049G.
. What do you expect, I was only 6!
P.S. The model is now in a landfill. The oldest model I have, and the second model, is a TWA L-1049G.
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For me it was a B 747 1:400 of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. I got it when I was about 8 years old.
Later finally my first flight also was on a KLM B 747
Later finally my first flight also was on a KLM B 747
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my first model plane was a Cal Air DC-10 which i bought in around 1989 on my way to Ibiza, I am now addicted to models of trijets, ( stars and 10's) and much to my wifes annoyance have a large collection and its still growing , just this week i bought a DC-10 from United Airlines..what a wopper
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My first model aircraft I had was an F-15 eagle, which I broke as a little kid throwing it around the house.
As for model die casts, my first one was the American Airlines 777. Anyone want to guess why?
Justin
As for model die casts, my first one was the American Airlines 777. Anyone want to guess why?
Justin
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Holy cow, that's a hard one!! I think back and I can remember quite a few kits...I remember having an off-scale Comet and Tu-104 - also some of those Monogram kits...I had quite a few of those Gorgi metal planes with retractable landing gear - of course through time they didn't stay up any more...the oldest kit I still have is a Me 262, from '76 - crazy, isn't it?
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An Air France 744 and Iberia DC 10. This followed a huge flood of model aircraft from airlines all over the world.
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I seem to recall that my first diecast airliner was this rather odd looking Eastern 727 painted bright yellow! It wasn't that different from a Schabak, Herpa or Dragon Wings type diecast plane either as I recall. Of course I was only 6 or so at the time and it got trashed pretty quick. For Christmas that year, I received some of the brand new Matchbox diecast planes. Most were military, but the set did include an Air France Airbus. When I was living in Okinawa back in 1978-79, I had a toy Pan Am 747 with see-thru interior and a JAL 747 with ground crew set. I also had a few diecast airliners, such as a JAL 747 (complete with all the landing gear bogies) and a KLM DC-10. All are long gone today.
Of airliner model kits, the two I can recall the most are a Revell Concorde kit I got when I was 11 and a Monogram American Airlines DC-10 (ex-Aurora kit) I got when I was 16 or so. Both models are long gone now. I have a few unbuilt airliner kits right now and am working on a Minicraft 777 to be done up in BA markings.
Only other airline model I have right now is a Bachmann Miniplane Concorde still in the box. Now those Bachmann planes might not have been diecasts or even big, but they were cool for the time.
Of airliner model kits, the two I can recall the most are a Revell Concorde kit I got when I was 11 and a Monogram American Airlines DC-10 (ex-Aurora kit) I got when I was 16 or so. Both models are long gone now. I have a few unbuilt airliner kits right now and am working on a Minicraft 777 to be done up in BA markings.
Only other airline model I have right now is a Bachmann Miniplane Concorde still in the box. Now those Bachmann planes might not have been diecasts or even big, but they were cool for the time.
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First model: Wooster 1:250 AOM DC-10
First die cast: GeminiJets 1:400 ATA 737-800
First die cast: GeminiJets 1:400 ATA 737-800
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