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Collect-Aire Models
« on: October 17, 2012, 11:22:09 PM »
Anyone have an up to date link to Collect-Aire Models, the one I have jumps to a page which says the website has expired.

Offline The Big Gimper

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Re: Collect-Aire Models
« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2012, 11:29:21 PM »
It would appear they did not renew their Internet Domain name.

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Re: Collect-Aire Models
« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2012, 12:21:41 AM »
Collect-Aire is Tango Uniform. IIRC he ceased trading at least two years ago.
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Re: Collect-Aire Models
« Reply #3 on: October 18, 2012, 12:29:48 AM »
Collect-Aire is Tango Uniform. IIRC he ceased trading at least two years ago.

Oh Crap! I was after the 1/12 F-16 pilot they did.

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Re: Collect-Aire Models
« Reply #4 on: October 18, 2012, 02:16:59 AM »
This one?



or this one?



Either way, they regularly come up for sale on eBay.

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Re: Collect-Aire Models
« Reply #5 on: October 18, 2012, 02:25:29 AM »
Sorry Greg, all I can see is the little white square with the red cross though it.

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Re: Collect-Aire Models
« Reply #6 on: October 18, 2012, 02:40:10 AM »
This one?



or this one?



Either way, they regularly come up for sale on eBay.


Greg: The URLs are showing all white aircraft flying thru a snow storm. :-)
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Re: Collect-Aire Models
« Reply #7 on: October 18, 2012, 02:45:08 AM »
Doh!!! Teach me to hotlink.  Try now.
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Re: Collect-Aire Models
« Reply #8 on: October 18, 2012, 02:50:09 AM »
That's better Greg, it's the top one I'm after, actually I'm after two of them.

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Re: Collect-Aire Models
« Reply #9 on: October 18, 2012, 02:20:23 PM »
I might be able to help you out.  Give me a couple of days to check.
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Re: Collect-Aire Models
« Reply #10 on: October 18, 2012, 10:04:35 PM »
Alright !!!!  now maybe this below will become a reality, it will be 1/12 scale


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Re: Collect-Aire Models
« Reply #11 on: October 18, 2012, 10:16:35 PM »
What the...? :-\

That is, strangely, one of the weirdest aircraft I've seen... Not in a bad way, just weird... I think it's the Tomcat front end that does it.
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Re: Collect-Aire Models
« Reply #12 on: October 18, 2012, 10:36:58 PM »
Originally it was a single seater, it is one of my design ideas for an 'ultimate' Reno Racer.  Then I thought it would be too much fun not to have someone with you ----  ;D

I've got a couple of those Esci 1/12 F-16 cockpit/seat kits which will be made to fit in it.

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Re: Collect-Aire Models
« Reply #13 on: October 19, 2012, 11:38:23 PM »
I was just delivered a 1/72 O-2A from Ebay. The seller ID is Jetman1948.

The machine made return address label says:

Collect-Aire
166 Granville Lane
North Andover, MA. 01845
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Re: Collect-Aire Models
« Reply #14 on: October 20, 2012, 02:28:32 AM »
I have already put Robert in touch with Lou (aka Jetman1948). 
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Re: Collect-Aire Models
« Reply #15 on: October 20, 2012, 07:24:22 AM »
And I put an order in this morning, just waiting for a reply.