Thanks for that. I’m trying to get more into planes but my brother is making it near impossible. “It’s my thing”

If you have any questions just ask :)

I have only been interested in aviation for just over a year, just go to the airport and watch

If you have a camera, take photos!

@G650 I see you also collect model aircraft.

@KV

I do indeed, I have a bit more than 600 1:400 and 1:200 models

Impressive @G650 ! Most impressive!

What is your rarest and most valuable 1:400 model?

For me it would be this Gemini Jets KLM MD11 PH-KCB, worth about $250.

Dang

For plastic??

My rarest is Gemini200 British Airways Concorde or Inflight200 Northwest/KLM DC-10-30

I’m surprised you paid $250 for a 1:400 scale model.

Mine was my $80 Beluga XL by NG models

Most expensive overall was a $230 CF-18 wooden model with no exact scale given

Hard to pinpoint my rarest

I would have to double check

@KV

Most advanced man portable self contained small scale rocket Ground Control Station ever

Well at least I assume

That's cool

Those are worth $250? Dang

A350-900

@G650 I actually paid retail for the KLM back in 2014, but I have been offered the equivalent of $300 in models by KLM collectors for the model as apparently I is really hard to find one for sale and the least sold of all 1:400 KLM MD11 models. That NG Baluga is nice, we should chat about models sometimes as it is fun to do so, and I make a ton of YouTube videos on the topic.

@mangus.aviation It is actually solid metal, a zinc compound I believe.

@KV

Sounds good, I’ll dm you

https://youtu.be/zeQTrWU1RlU

Additive manufacturing is revolutionizing the aerospace industry

You can print geometries of superalloys that would be impossible to CNC or cast

@ricardo__ I love relatively and have been following their progress. Honestly more than their engines, it's the fact they want to 3D print the entire rocket

And yes 3D printing is amazing, I think it has potential of eventually opting out CNC, especially looking at how many 3D printed parts Space X and RocketLab are using succesfully.

I saw a Lufthansa A350-900 but it was in the other paint scheme

Sadly I don't have acess to a SLS printer, so I'm just working on using consumer FDM printers for small scaled rocketry

The privatization of space travel is a great idea because the companies are ahead of NASA and government-funded programs by a lot.

well with NASA's help

more like get all the politics from slowing R & D and let them do the work

and they end up doing it so much better