The Man Who Loves Model Airplanes | Show Me Your Nerd

[@roisinmeaney7731]

I live across the wall from Mike. His passion for aircraft is amazing, and he's like an encyclopaedia when he talks about them - I doubt that there's a plane in the world he couldn't tell you about. It's almost equal to his knowledge of nature. A highly intelligent man who doesn't realise it!

[@alexivandamme2303]

Thats amazing. I have only 550 in my collection no where near close to me. Im trying to set something up just like this gentleman

[@alexivandamme2303]

Roisin Meaney, I would like to personally connect with this fine gentleman. I’m very keen to do something. Please contact me anytime. Thank you so much.

[@livingonadollar2882]

Tell mike for me the bug started with the Canadian Lancaster bomber flying over my house every weekend in the warmer months Its a treat to see And with a Escort sometimes of B-25 Or spitfires I also use to see the Concorde flying into Toronto Which now is the same runway for the A380 Or that huge Russian plane

[@Amiedino85]

Do you really? I would like to pay Mike a visit if you'd be so kind to ask him for me? I am an enthusiast myself from Singapore. Hope you can ask him for me, please. My email is [e-mail]

[@ThapanDubayehudi]

Please tell Mike that my father (who is also an aviation enthusiast) and I send him love from India.

[@Biggles2498]

I am 58 years old and I still get excited going into model shops especially Hornby Trains and Radio Control Aircraft !

[@johncooper9550]

Mate so do I my other half thinks I'm nuts .

[@richarddarlington1139]

I've been a model builder since I was a small boy, and have been building flying models since the late 1970's. It is my "Magnificent Obsession" and the sky is my playground.

[@skyforce1983]

Sub to my channel I fly rc airplanes take a look

[@TheCoastalDiamond]

AND I THOUGHT I HAD A BIG COLLECTION

[@richarddarlington1139]

@@skyforce1983 DO you build them as well?

[@Leninsheadfelloff]

"Engross yourself in something beautiful and it will help you. It will carry you all your way through life". Wise words indeed. The best advice you will hear today.

[@speedbird983]

I’m writing this quote down 👍

[@colinm2056]

@@speedbird983 You're not the only one😁!

[@ahmadtheaviationlover1937]

Amazing quote

[@angelreading5098]

As aviation buffs we understand this wonderful mans passion,the pleasure these models give him on a daily basis is priceless,and as he quite rightly points out it is the search for that elusive model.

[@wrightflyer7855]

@Angel Reading: How true. Once the aviation bug bites it never lets go. Wright Flyer, USAF (1968-1972).

[@Tigershark_3082]

Darn right.

[@fermiticus4034]

*it is the search for that elusive model* This is why I have a touch over 300 unbuilt model kits stashed!!! Another 250 built and displayed...and nearly 200 built and spread out across the country(commission builds).

[@davecrupel2817]

My love for it has been with me for as long as i can remember. The only other thing i can see myself doing is Space Work. But thats a different kind of passion.

[@garydomaz1849]

My son is autistic and loves planes. I hope that nurturing his passion leads him to a rewarding career someday!

[@Ash_the_aviator]

He might be a plane captain

[@ELPaso1990TX]

Does he know of the Boeing 747SP? That’s my favourite airliner because it’s a shortened version of the regular Boeing 747. It’s also quite rare as less than 100 were built.

[@garydomaz1849]

@@ELPaso1990TX I’ll have to find him a model of this ❤️🥹

[@davidbrattain1446]

This is truly a wonderful video. A wonderful collection. As a former pilot, I can say that there is something about aviation and a childlike, ongoing wonder with flight. Good Show!

[@airzulu2733]

Absolutely david it gets in to your blood does aviation . Love it .

[@arodrigues2843]

I'm almost like him, BUT I BUILD ALL MY models from kits, (plastic and resin), and worse, I still have ALL its boxes, and I started in 1955, with Lindberg Line, FROG, Airfix, Aurora, Comet Series, Heller, all the Japanese, and the models from East Countries, and China, you name it.!!! In the '60s and '70s,I do have the COMPLETE line of ALL the Airfix, FROG, Lindberg Line, and Revell. (The COMPLETE collections)!!!! And I still keep them ALL.!!!! And besides that, I was a professional aviator for 42 years.!!! (Retired now)!!!! Do you believe I like airplanes.???

[@kimmer6]

My mother would scold me as a child and would say in the most hateful way ''You're wasting your money on AIR''. I built Guillows balsa and tissue planes and many of the plastic ones from brands you mention. Over the years I built boats, motorcycles, dune buggies, a house, a workshop and many other things. She pretty much lost her memory in her 80's thanks to Alzheimer's. . A few months before she passed away at 90, she was crying. By some lucky circumstance she had full recall that afternoon. She was saddened and apologized for saying that thing about wasting money. She said that by building these airplanes at age 5 and through my teens gave me the ability to build so many wonderful things throughout my life. At age 67 I still have many 1:48 scale airplanes hanging from my ceiling. One is a P-51D painted like Bob Loves plane. He flew me in his Mustang twice in one day in 1982. Lucky me. A piston and jet Ace flew me to view a B-25 that was being restored. I hope you post a video of your collection. Something tells me that you like airplanes...

[@arodrigues2843]

@@kimmer6 Nice to hear from you. The BIG problem is room/space.!!! Cheers mate.!!

[@OscarScheepstra_Artemis_]

Sir, I don't think you like airplanes, you must be absolutely crazy for them!

[@roisinmeaney7731]

Very impressive!

[@jonathansteadman7935]

I was going to say it's a generation thing, those of us who grew up in the 60s and 70s with Airfix etc, but it's heartening to see feedback from millennials who have also got the model kit bug.

[@CHIL2903]

I used to buy an Airfix kit every Saturday from Woolworths, with my 2 shilling, 10p pocket money, Jonathan. 1/72nd scale and came in a plastic bag. I remember saving up for a month to buy a Wellington bomber, which cost the princely sum of 7 shillings a 6 pence or 37.5p!

[@fermiticus4034]

Even into the 80's (my childhood)...when any and every department store still had model kits...even the local pharmacy had kits. I remember, once a month, we'd go to Toys-r-Us and I'd blow my allowance on a kit or two...usually Monogram "snaps"...glue and paint got in the way of kits!!! After some years away from it, I got back to it in '09...built a couple hundred since my break, even have customers and my work is spread out all over the country!

[@robd2184]

I admire his collection and enthusiasm but these are brought diecast and resin models, not ones he’s made himself

[@96thaerospacemedia48]

William Hazen same here, I’m 18 but I’ve got a whole wall full of Gemini 200’s and revel models

[@CrashForce]

Planes are fascinating and therefore can be appreciated by people of all ages. :) Personally, I have not purchased any model planes, however I used to build models from scratch at one point.

[@Zoydian]

I love to see/hear guys talk passionately about their collections, no matter what their subject is, it's contagious! And it feels as a relief to see someone's house more cluttered with his hobby than mine is! :)

[@garystanley2517]

I love the fact they put English subtitles on this video, even though the guy is perfectly understandable ... and no, I'm not Irish ...

[@fostexfan160]

It's for the benefit of our overseas friends, who although can speak English, would have difficulty in understanding the many dialects of the language. I also know for a fact that it also applies to many UK nationals who struggle to understand each other due to the variety of dialects

[@finnleithomczyk5292]

Gary Stanley There is also people who can’t hear anything, therefore, I respect the fact that they did that.

[@johnmartlew5897]

Finn Lei Thomczyk ...I’m hearing impaired. I really appreciate it! And I loved his voice.

[@garystanley2517]

​@@finnleithomczyk5292 all of which is good, apart from the fact youtube has a subtitles/closed captions button on the video that does the same thing ........

[@Tom_Hadler]

Gary Stanley Yes and what's more, they put the word aircrafts....aircrafts... ffs it's like sheeps

[@decam5329]

I bet this guy hates dust most of all. Impressive collection.

[@roisinmeaney7731]

Ha ha - you could be right!

[@saints51]

No dust. Sucked in by all those engines. It's the smell of jet fuel that would get to me.

[@gendoikari6062]

Sitting in a large pile of money..!!!! Every one of those die cast models cost a fortune now..!!! A single Gemini brand of a Boeing 737 in 1/200 scale runs about $200 each right now..!!! ( and not to mention the older models...I cant imagine how much would one of those models made in 1960/1970 would cost now...) Amazing..!!!

[@hymjets]

Huh? A Gemini 200 737 costs around 70, where did u see them selling at 200?

[@panamericanworldairways5618]

that man would be loaded if he sold them all, but why would he? They are his babies.

[@ReichX1000]

$200 is for rare planes like the dreamlifter or C-5 galaxy

[@Biggles2498]

Gendo Ikari : Make sure that you KEEP THE BOXES to maintain their value and more, just like Dinky Toys which are now worth a fortune !

[@gendoikari6062]

@@Biggles2498 Hi there! funny you just mentioned the boxes..I had a guy wolfing me around to get my empty boxes, since I had decided to set my planes on display. Glad I did not give them away..did not know how valuable they were..! Thanks for the note; take care!

[@haanbaie]

I started collecting planes by 4 yrs old now I have over 70 models!

[@3bigbignig-abandoned]

Haha Allāhummabārik

[@definitely_vincible]

Modern, historical or both?

[@Followlostonline]

That's a lot of children.

[@mecomingtomo6933]

That's amazing!

[@haanbaie]

meco mingtomo thanks!!

[@jimfowler5930]

I live across the "pond" from Mike.......and one word sums my feeling up: WOW! ( Starting in 1955, at age 7, the plastic airplane kit bug bit me big time! Continued until the late 90's, THUS I understand Mike more than many viewing this video!) May the kid in us NEVER die!

[@handywijaya3689]

Where do u live??

[@Flying4Film]

I love to see stories like this. I still remember my first model kit. It was a B-36 that my dad and I built together.

[@gerysphotos3519]

I know Michael!! I ran into him at Dublin Airport during a spotting-trip in 2006, he even took me for a drive around the airport and I gave him a Malev Hungarian Airlines B737 safety-card, he was really happy for it :) He is a very nice man, greatings from Hungary! :)

[@standrewpics]

I feel that the large model collection is a history of aviation in itself , it should be preserved .

[@richardschindler8822]

Blown away by the amount of aircraft in his collection, amazing!! I bet he’s not done collecting yet. Very cool.

[@roisinmeaney7731]

He hasn't bought any in years, Richard. He wouldn't be very well off now, and maybe he feels he has enough - or maybe you never get to that stage with a passion that strong? Not sure, I'd say it's money mainly that has stopped his collecting.

[@joecalobeer6396]

I had a similar upbringing, but it was my Grandfather that got me hooked! I can name any airplane flying like you, but built the plastic models of the airplanes. He worked for Boeing as a machinist and would take me to the shop and buy me my next airplane kit! He was a great inspiration to me for my love of anything that flew. I’ve worked in aviation all my life because of him. The U S Air Force working with F-111’s, and now work for Boeing today!

[@benhughes6674]

Aviation18: Finally! A worthy oppenent!

[@johnhabovick7163]

I love this !!! i have 2300 kits in my collection . Ive built these all my life, Im 62 years old.

[@2ksnakenoodles]

That's impressive! You should make a video showcasing your collection! People would love to see them

[@juhasz-ungerkristof9155]

Here s a soul mate from Hungary! I 'm having about 50 planes at the Moment! Massive collection! Cool video!

[@michaelcerkez3895]

Michael this is Michael, Top of the morning to you. I too love the art of building models. I am more into automobile and tractor trailer but built a great deal of military aircraft back in the1970's; they're all gone now. Good luck my friend, live your dream.

[@roisinmeaney7731]

Mike isn't online Michael, but I'll pass on your lovely message to him. Many thanks.

[@tomaszenko2080]

1:16 it's a Q400

[@9999AWC]

Meh it's a forgivable error lol.

[@PInk77W1]

I was gonna say I never heard of a Q1000

[@artoftheskies]

Lol.. Ya.. what is a QC1000 ....also, dont remember at DC-10-20.

[@Balkan_Exposer]

artoftheskies that is a thing

[@samdaviesaviationandfootba2602]

Mate he’s about in his late 60’s or early 70’s give him a break

[@Daytrippernight001]

Simply lovely and amazing..this man has same passion like when he got his first plane model:-) i think think thats what keeps us happy.would love to see this collection live.

[@alexivandamme2303]

Super amazing collection. Im building mine very strong. This gentleman is very inspiring to us collectors

[@martinkukumberg4598]

This gentleman is only collector.I making kits and hlave 187 planes.This is better !

[@gabrielmartin455]

"Everything is real" Camera man shows Air force 1 concorde

[@Pius-XI]

That's what I though ,

[@AussieGunzel]

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[@3bigbignig-abandoned]

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[@brinsonharris9816]

Well, the Concorde only wore BA & AF in real life, and his collection includes multiple what-if paint schemes, and she looks beautiful in every one of them.

[@AR-zq9hq]

@@brinsonharris9816 there was one Concorde that had single side of the fuselage painted Singapore Airlines color for a period of time

[@ImperialDiecast]

"If you can engross yourself in something beautiful, it will help you. It will carry you all your way through life" what beautiful words from one collector to all others.

[@LostFelidae]

Amazing collection! Looks like someone have the graddad I always missed...

[@frankryan3294]

Met this man just before Christmas in Shannon Airport. Lovely man. Had a great conversation with him. The museum with his models is fantastic. He told me he was down sizing his collection. Hopefully the rest of his collection stays in Irish airports

[@handywijaya3689]

Oooo....I really hated that.Wish I could acquire some of his collection for a good amount of money

[@roisinmeaney7731]

I think he'll be careful that it does, Frank.

[@goop1354]

That whole collection probably costs $250,000+ . One Gemini jets plane (which is the most common die cast model airplane maker) can cost upwards of $100 depending on the plane and size

[@flightsimmer6579]

I collect models too and I love them I love my interest in aviation. I have a Thai A350, Emirates 787-10 virgin Atlantic a350-1000 and a LTU lockheed tristar. Used to have many models small And big I love the l1011 and A350. Fantastic collection there. Probably got rare models I have been looking for years.

[@PInk77W1]

Flight Simmer and emirates cancelled the 787X

[@martinkukumberg4598]

He is only collector.Im modell maker .I have 187 kits.

[@rvnmedic1968]

Brilliant! I was a medical crewmember on the C-121 Constellation and also on the C-141 Starlifter. Also flew in C-130s. We flew Air Lingus to Shannon from Boston in 2015. Had a great time. Cheers from Upstate NY! Bob

[@NikNickNic]

Way to go man! Truly amazing! So much love and passion put into this. I enjoyed looking at the various models you have. Best wishes.

[@Tokax]

model collectors are so cool

[@robm3074]

This man reminds me of ME. I have over 200 models of commercial aircraft And consider this to be the nerd in me.

[@JckSwan]

Wonderful to see someone with such a passion for something.

[@guspollitt6495]

This guy is saying god rest him every time after he says "my dad". That is very wholesome

[@eternal5930]

Navy SEALS: We are the most dedicated people in the world This man: Hold my VC10

[@N75911_]

I think it's pretty normal to retain some of the fascination we had as children, I can remember being 8 or 9 years old going into a hobby shop, seeing all of the model freight trains, and race cars and aircraft, drooling over the detail and intricacy, wishing to be wealthy, for nothing other than the simple desire to own it all. A much simpler and more innocent time. I'm sure if I were to walk into a hobby shop now, I'd still feel that spark.

[@darrellkilsby572]

I'm going on 53 and I have been doing model kit from WWI for the last 32 years and now I have got 4,657 all researched into the right colour schemes like the real one. I do it because I'm disabled and very passionate about my respect for these brave young men who fought in the Great War and I've turned it into a shrine for them

[@nazirkhalifa5377]

There's enough room at Heathrow Airport to create a museum dedicated to this man's incredible passion.

[@roisinmeaney7731]

But he's Irish so I think he'd prefer it was in Ireland, Nazir!

[@Stryxxxx]

Not only he has loads of knowledge, he has humor. What a person

[@wajidiqbal84]

This collection deserves its own hanger.

[@SunShine-dk6rk]

A wonderful hobby and thanks to the gent for showing his collection and history behind it and the people who made it possible.

[@b320max8]

i´d really like to see a like 45 min documentary about michael...

[@haroldpearson6025]

I'm an engineer who got into model steam locomotives as a teenager. Its a hobby that has kept me happy for 65 years having built 6 passenger hauling coal fired locos.

[@petermcgarrymusicandflying]

Love it. My wife tolerates my collection.

[@greggyp647]

I loved model airplanes as a kid and would build them all the time. I picked up a couple of airplane models in Russia in 1974 when I was there on a High School senior class trip and never assembled them. I still have them to this day and I think all the pieces are there.

[@mattd1142]

This man lives in a dream come true. Absolutely amazing! I would love to see this in person

[@canadianguy28]

My god... this is what heaven must be filled with!! ...that and dogs

[@philrant2408]

Lovely story, I have worried all my adult life about collecting watches, how many do you need? This story has made me feel a little easier with is wonderful philosophy, than you.

[@planesteve]

Build this man a huge room to display all the models he earned it and I loved it

[@alejandrosequera7655]

What a dream come through, I'm just like you collecting airplanes ever since i have remenber sadly i can't afford as much but god i expend what i don't have on them and always fight hard to get the very special ones, god bless you and your fantastic collection :)

[@roberttanner7299]

Absolutely beautiful collection, I love this hobby, so much fun to collect, and look at , thank you for sharing ✈️

[@neoconcord]

Wow just wow like me I collect all sorts of things like models & especially Concorde memorabilia I have 3 Concorde blades & many VIP gifts when you boarded the Concorde unfortunately for me I never got to fly on one but I have been on one at Brooklands Museum I have aircraft insruments & more bigger aircraft blades my home is like a museum I also like the jumbo jet 747-4 + 747-SP & the 747-8 I’m like you there one of my other favourite planes is the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 & the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 I also have a hand made jumbo jet 747-8 it’s massive but well worth the money I thought I was bad but you have certainly beat me in terms with your collection absolutely fantastic keep up the good work & if you have anymore video’s & stories to share please do thanks for sharing this one 👍⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@lp11thewolf79]

I love model planes too and I even collect Lego planes and "remodel" them too

[@ELPaso1990TX]

Would love to chat to this guy. I built a Boeing 747SP in 1:250 scale American Airlines in wood, I’m doing the Qantas 747SP next and I’m also working on a 747SP cutaway at 1:75 scale also in wood.

[@Tirana44]

Bless you my friend, I’m glad I’m not alone within this wonderful hobby. I worked 27 years in civil aviation which helped me obtain some beautiful models. I agree that the VC10 is a lovely aircraft, but I prefer the similar looking Russian Ilyushin Il62. Used to see quite a few of them at Shannon back in the 70s/80s as they used the airport as a fuel stop as they had insufficient range to fly direct from Moscow to transatlantic destinations.

[@shimanosv9143]

@Tirana44 Ilyushin Il62, great choice. Greetings from Serbia.

[@Tirana44]

Greetings to you from The Land of the Eagles!

[@jimbokay5696]

Nice to see another Kelly so crazy about planes!! Don't need the subtitles, thanks!! Not quite so many models; some have come and gone through the years, but still over a thousand...my collection a little more modern...

[@jmfa57]

In 1960, at the age of 3, I built my first plastic model airplane with some help from Dad. I still build them, and the problems are the same at age 62 as they were at age 12 - - they take all of my allowance, and I have no place to put them. At the age of 23, I purchased a brand new 1979 MGB Roadster in Brooklands Green. I still have it, less than 20,000 miles on it. I think Mike and I are kindred spirits!

[@tylerreilly2642]

I’ve seen part of his collection when I’ve had a few stopovers in Shannon. Simply put, it’s absolutely incredible to see in person. So glad I can now put a face together with this amazing collection. Well done sir!

[@eogg25]

I don't collect planes but I still have four wood stick models I built hanging in my spare room and I have a spitfire MK1 waiting for me to finish building it. I'm over 80 yrs old, but I have done this off and on since I was a kid. great therapy.

[@soundwavs1961c]

My sister and I have these diecasts: Olympic Boeing 747s, C-47 Skytrain, B-27:Flying Fortress, B-25Mitchell, B-24 Liberator, B-29 Superfortress, and my favorite C-17 Globemaster III We have a few plastic ones, too. F-86 Sabre, MIG-15, another B-24 Liberator, and a P-51 Mustang. And I put together a Saab J-29 Tunnan model kit.

[@brucemaclennan9879]

What a fantastic collection Michael - and as a lifelong aviation enthusiast myself I share your love of the VC10 - the most beautiful aeroplane ever to take to the skies. I noticed in your collection a Boeing 747 (1/44 scale I think) in the old Cathay Pacific colour scheme and I have tried to find transfers for same on Ebay - no luck! Thank you for letting us see some of your brilliant collection - all so well made!

[@tangatoto362]

More proof that growing old is inevitable, but growing up is very definitely optional. He is a man of my own heart..... yes someone should buy him a museum so he can share this wonderful collection....and yes the VC10 is the most beautiful plane ever to fly....pity it was killed off by greed and subterfuge on the part of Boeing and certain BOAC executives....

[@LineaDeus]

If they were badly made I would have been disappointed, but he has put his heart into them. If someone made a model museum of Aircraft, its exhibits are already made and waiting.

[@stanleyyager4941]

It is seen that this man has a passion for aircraft modeling being a great collector, those of us who love aviation and are related to it with some of its specialties are collectors of models, whether they are to build or in die cast or resin, I have 50 models of pastic Kits and diecast, it is really exciting and it is like a drug.

[@TheAmazingCowpig]

This is the man I aspired to be when *I* was 10 years old, and that was not that long ago in relative terms, and I still aspire to be as much as an aviation nerd as this man...

[@baero5]

I just started my collection with a T-28.

[@davecrupel2817]

Im gonna be this man when i get to his age. I looove everything about aviation.

[@carlosalbertogasparsilva907]

I love aircraft they have a certain magic. Since children until old ages is a fascinating learning about these machines that fly around the world.

[@tahamuhammad5454]

This is the type of guy every pilot wants as a friend

[@tonyyero7231]

From Orlando, Florida USA...loved your video! I have always loved commercial aviation too...I was even a flight attendant for American Airlines way back!! Great job!

[@Starship737]

Fantastic hobby! and appreciated that he still likes it in this time of age.. No doubt DC-10, Trident, 727 is wonderful old time aircraft

[@Apocalyptic_Taco]

This is my dream, I love collecting model airplanes and can tell you a lot about planes, but not as much as him! He is an amazing collector I have seen nothing like before, keep up the good work!

[@EricIrl]

Great collection. I also collect model airliners but I tend to buy kits to build and paint. I'm currently working on a Bristol 170 Freighter. As I'm also Irish, I often build my airliner models in Irish markings. The Bristol 170 will be in the colours of Aer Turas.

[@BikerBearMTB]

I’m a massive collector of model cars and aircraft- this looks like my dream place

[@773-o2n]

As an aviation lover, im actually a bit jealous with him lol

[@jakebluethunder]

Such a charming man and what an amazing collection! I've never seen one quite so impressive!

[@543dp3555]

Always been fascinated with flight. My collection is not nearly this large and mostly older passenger and military planes. They make for a great trip down memory lane. I totally understand his passion.

[@aeromundos]

A passion some of us share. It keeps you young at heart.

[@abrarw99]

What a beautiful collection. As an avid fan of aviation, I absolutely love this. I have a dream to fly airplanes one day and I would love to have a collection like this man one day!

[@EDX2308]

My dad would take me to the airport (just before the main airport). We'd be looking through the chain link fences and see private Cessnas parked there with other single or dual seater planes. Now I just build fighter planes in 1/48 scale but I think I know where my influence came from just like this gentleman in the video. Dad's are really important in influencing a young person's interest!

[@markmikhailov8038]

FINALLY, i found someone like me, i love planes, all turbofans and turboprops and all models since the first model of planes.

[@RedFoxAce]

Had 6-year old me seen such a collection of model airplanes, I'd have fainted of joy right there

[@peterblackburn7269]

you are such insperation to kids adults who love planes ,flight , an amazing collection thanks so much for showing it as should be very proud of such a collection amazing !!

[@avtom_]

He’s older me. I can see them in the sky and I’m a mad collector for model planes. I’m at 56 so far and I’ve only been collecting 3 months! One day...

[@dean82ful]

I can truly relate, collected aircraft models for almost 8 years now & my bedroom is full of them. There's a lot more in the living room & boxes still waiting for their turn to be displayed.

[@flaringflame698]

I love model airplanes too💖❤️💖❤️💖❤️💖❤️💖

[@chrisr4815]

What a cool dude. Super good story. Love from the states.

[@woooster17]

Absolutely love this gentleman’s passion.. good for him!

[@gordonhopkins1573]

I have been a model airplane builder since about 8-9 in California. However, I do not have any die cast models, my first plastic model airplane build was an Avro Anson, Aifix model. My airplane collection is about 500-1,000 built and un built plus a few flying balsa models (and rockets). I was a pvt pilot at 18 from Oakland, CA. My DOB is 1951. I did not receive any money, except what I managed to scrap together from my allowance and later mowing yards:) Cheers (Oh yeah I collect models of armored vehicles too)

[@laa0fa502]

So glad they weren't shaming him for having so many models

[@ahmadtheaviationlover1937]

The 1960s and 1950s where the best years for aviation!

[@garyhaber333]

Most of those airlines dont even exist anymore. Great collection!!

[@wyomingadventures]

I absolutely love his collection!❤✈

[@gerardolramos]

His collection is absolutely amazing.

[@MasboyRC]

This is awesome !!!

[@shayamoya]

My goodness. You have an amazing collection of aircraft, some nostalgic bygone liveries that makes my heart skip 10 beats. I could spend hours in model toy shops. Buses, planes and trains are my passion and addiction. I would go crazy visiting this gentleman. Awsome collection. God Bless. Aslam Mahomed Johannesburg South Africa.