Teka, teka, teka… Ilan ba talaga ang pinoy dito? Alex Amarra (in the US), Allan, buddha, Dwight, Nestor (nkm1416), Scalepinoy, me and now rommeltolentino…
Why do i have a feeling that i’m sure we’ve bumped into each other at one point or another at Lil’s or some other hobby shop… [:)] Wala lang.
Lils, JMN, Hobbies and Comics, EG’s Hobby Shop, Accurate, Special Toys Center (Winstons). Baka mamya nagkikita kita tayo dun tapos nag-iisnaban tayo? LOL. Dapat pag may nagpunta dun i-declare kagad ang nickname. Si Rommeltolentino and Dwight Ta-ala ang sasabihin mga real names nila. At least ako first name lang. hehehe!
Feeling ko nga naguunahan pa tayo sa model! [:)] Saan ba kayo bumibili ng models? Ako sa Special Toys (parang may down syndrome ang mga laruan…) Virramall, Lils Megamall, Lils Park Square 1, at ngayon sa JMN harrison plaza. Naaalala ninyo ba ang hobby shop sa may groundfloor ng goldcrest sa makati bago siya sinali sa glorietta 1? Anong pangalan 'nun uli?
Can anybody out there give a list of hobbyshops aside from Lil’s and JMN .
Hey there, Butch.
Theres a hobby shop known as Hobbies and Comics in the mezzanine of Makati Cinema Square. Great stuff you’ll find there. Aftermarket available too.
Theres Accurate Models in SM South Mall on the ground floor at the rear entrance.
There is a shop known as “Natalie’s” in Rustans Cubao.
And then there is STC, with branches in Ali Mall, Isetann Recto, Tetuan, Festival Mall Alabang, and Virra Mall Greenhills.
anybody here heard of THE Captain Jeff Pizarro?
a warm jetblast NEW YEAR to all! [yeah]
You mean Jepot? Wazzup?
Happy New Year to you too!
Hey, allan! It was good to finally meet you! (for everyone else, i gate crashed the IPMS meeting earlier today) I’m sorry for not saying goodbye properly, but my sister was going bonkers in the car! I told my friend (redknight38) about what i saw and we’re both interested in crashing your next contest to see the great entries (if that’s okay)! [:p]
How did the contest turn out? I really hope that dragonfly wins for it’s category (it was just done so well)…
Oh, and Tony gave me those F-86 PAF decals and they’re fantastic! a bit more work, but worth it, i suspect! I’ve now bumped up the F-86 on my list and i’m hurridly trying to get the PBY off my table as quick as possible! [:D]
Hey there, Shrikes.
No worries, my friend. Was nice to finally meet you too. Thank you for coming and please feel free to come anytime. Everyone’s welcome. I’ll inform you of the next contest. The topic will be British-designed subjects. I hope you could come more often.
Yes, that A-37 you saw took first place in the 1/72 Out-of-the-Box. In the next few days photos of it will be posted on the site. Please check it out http:www.ipms-phils.50megs.com.
Cant wait to see pics of your finished F-86. Goodluck! [:)]
mon,
o asan na yung mga inoffer mo na PAF decals sa 1st thread? why are you looking for me?[#dots] Shrikes, why dont you make the PBY(5A i hope) into a PAF kit? dark blue with the PAF insignia…check out Bert book for a shot of the PBy we used back in the 50’s; we found that pic at the national Museum years ago…[:)]
Nope, she’s a PBY-5, so it’s not the true amphibious version. i dunno if the PAF or the Phil Navy used them, but i painted her in bluegray over lightgray camo scheme. did we use the same one and did we use PBA-5s?
-V
Hi Shrikes, there were two other aircraft modelled with PAF decals that i know of. they were the airfix BN defender (1/72) and the hasegawa P36 peashooter(1/32). hope this info is of use. Greg
The PBY 5A night version of academy is the right one and it is colored midnight blue NOT black, as the mistake i made when i painted mine; i think there is basically minor differences like the football radar (?), the antennae, so its a rather easy conversion, me thinks…’
Hi Gregers! indeed you are right; the P26 kit of Hasegawa in 1/32 scale has rather incorrect PAAC markings and paint scheme but that was the only game in town then; the BN Islander of Airfix has the old 2 tone grey PN scheme; the S211 by Planet models has modern PAF markings too, but its in resin the P26 in 1/48 scale by Hobby craft has CORRECT PAAC markings and spares for another 1/48 scale kit ( hmmm, the Stearman of Lindberg? thats a good kit to put the extra decals!).
As for PAF decals commercially available, pls check out www.geocities.com/afponlinemuseum/Cover.html for a list of such…
me too im a pinoy from manila [:)]
Jedi_mike,
Saw you post in the helo forum. Im near Holy Trinity Parish in Balic Balic. Where in Sampaloc are you?
Uy another pinoy! welcome aboard!ayan, alln might be proximal to your location, so you can physically correspond with him, lalo na if you are into PAF stuff
Once again, i’d like to say that i’m kind of disappointed in the PAF for not giving us modelers enough subjects to work with… I went on holiday after new year’s day to Cebu. We landed in Mactan and used the PAF ramp to disembark… There were quite a number of junked/cannibalized C-130s there as well as a few MD-500s, Hueys, Islanders, and some plane i didn’t immediately recognize…
I understand that we buy the parts for the islander and assemble it ourselves (the ultimate model kit!)… Who makes the real thing and does anyone make a model of an Islander? Just a little curious. [:)]
DOH! [D)] do i feel silly… i just had to scroll down a bit in the aircraft forum for the answer to my question… Allan, where did you find yours? I think i’d like to build a kit of this too!
Shrikes,
I got it from my late godfather — Bert Anido. Its quite a rare kit nowadays. Im looking for another one so I could build the one I have and keep the other. LOL. Even the empty boxes are selling (the Airfix Defender/Islander kit has the Philippine Navy example as the box art!).
Been to Mactan a couple of times and saw all the planes you mentioned. Every now and then thered be an N22 Nomad and a Sikorsky S-76 chopper. But all those grounded C-130s…! Sigh.
Zambo is a little better. There are about 5-6 OV-10s at any given time, plus about 2-3 MG-520 Defenders. Theres also an oxidized C-123 on static display somewhere that you could see from the plane before it lands.
Wow… you’re ninong is the guy that started the IPMS here? no wonder you have that kit! i know how you feel about owning two! i’d probably be the same way if i owned one kit too!
I feel really sorry for all those rotting C-130s… they’re good dependable aircraft! I hear that they are the only ones that can drop a daisy cutter and a M.O.A.B. (Mother Of All Bombs, i think it stands for… [;p]) I saw some other planes on static display… an albatross, i think it was, an F-86F (couldn’t get down from the car and snap a few pics, though… ), and something else i couldn’t quite see past the trees…
Sorry if i’ve been full of questions today, but i have another one!! What are the perks of being an IPMS member aside from being able to go to these meetings without gatecrashing? [:D] Thanks in advance, allan!
Shrikes, i also got my 3 BNIs from Bert ( well the last one was from Abet Anido na his his): maraming advantages nga pag IPMS ka; back in the 70s when i started modelling, i felt alone, i thought that it was only me and my friend Homer who were into the hobby until i met the IPMS guys back in the early 90s when i was still a med student; allan i think was still in prelaw then, right allan? so being ipms or a member of a hobby club exposses you to other members who may wish to share knowledge, info, skill or in berts case, even kits; too bad berts gone…
kinuha mo rin palang ninong si bert ha allan? sabagay who didnt when he was still alive, and he was more than happy to be a sponsor in our weddings back then.
The aircraft you saw shrikes might be the GAF Nomad on the ramp at MAB; Bert gave me a resin kit of that from Australia- very rare! even the box was cool ( not the boxart though); the only F86 i know of are at Basa, and VAB- i dont think there is one at the MAB ramp.