tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54500713306980028342024-03-04T20:10:42.683-08:00Die-Cast Collectordie-cast planes, model trucks, trains and other vehiclesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450071330698002834.post-80224119283067420282024-01-15T02:13:00.000-08:002024-01-15T02:13:51.230-08:00PrivacyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450071330698002834.post-86819609624145849632018-02-03T04:19:00.001-08:002018-02-03T04:19:22.981-08:00Etihad Airbus A330-300 Visit Abu Dhabi Livery<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I flew Etihad last December for a trip to Abu Dhabi and Turkey. One of the planes that I took is the Airbus A330-300, which was on Abu Dhabi-Istanbul segment. I got the Airbus A330 diecast on sale onboard as a souvenir, although the one I flew didn't have this livery. This is the first 1:500 in my collection.<br />
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Airbus A330-300 is a twin-jet wide-body aircraft, capable of carrying up to 335 passengers, with range between 5000-13400 kilometers.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;">Model: Airbus A330-300</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;">Livery: Etihad Airways </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;">Registration: A6-AFA</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;">Manufacturer: unknown </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;">Scale: 1:500 </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;">Length: 4.99" </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;">Wingspan: 4.75" </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;">Provenance: onboard Etihad flight, AUH-MNL</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;">Price: USD 35 </span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450071330698002834.post-77228866691212428402014-01-29T00:07:00.004-08:002014-01-29T11:19:02.436-08:00Airbus Kinder Surprise A330-300<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I got this unique limited-edition collectible from a friend who flew in from Japan aboard a Philippines Airlines flight. The Airbus Kinder Surprise 5-pack is a box filled with five chocolate eggs, each egg containing a model of an Airbus A330-300 plane in different liveries. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The liveries include Lufthansa, Airbus, Turkish Airlines, Asiana Airlines and a fantasy Kinder brand livery. The planes are small, probably 1:600 by the size of it. They are also not die-cast metal, but plastic, and are disassembled to fit inside the egg.The box has a clear plastic cover and has a smaller box inside which doubles as a display case. Each plane also comes with a plastic stand.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is not the scale that I usually collect but I liked this collection for its uniqueness (the box says it is only available for air travellers, so these can only be bought in duty-free shops and onboard during flight).The cholocate covering the eggs is also a delicious bonus!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Model: Airbus A330-300</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Livery: Airbus, Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines, Asiana Airlines, Kinder</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Price: $16</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Notes: made of plastic, 1:600 scale</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450071330698002834.post-11564003399140800782013-11-25T09:29:00.000-08:002013-11-25T09:29:05.215-08:00Head to Head: Airbus A380 vs Boeing 747-8<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Boeing and Airbus have been competing in the passenger jet market since the 70s, and until 2007, Boeing ruled the wide-body arena with its 747 airliner. Airbus finally came up with an answer, the <a href="http://diecastcollectorz.blogspot.com/2013/10/air-france-airbus-a380.html" target="_blank">A380</a>, which became the largest passenger airliner in the world when it was introduced. Not to be outdone, Boeing also updated the 747 by introducing the <a href="http://diecastcollectorz.blogspot.com/2013/04/boeing-747-8i-sunrise-livery.html" target="_blank">747-8 Intercontinental</a>. I finally got both models this year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's how the two airliners compare in real life: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Length: 250 ft </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wingspan: 224 ft </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cabin Width: 20.1 ft </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Height: 63 ft </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maximum Take-Off Weight: 448,000 kg</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Max Passengers: 605</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Range: 9210 miles</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Price: $357.5 million</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Length: 238.6 ft </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wingspan: 261.6 ft </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fuselage Width: 23.4 ft </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Height: 80.2 ft </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maximum Take-Off Weight: 575,000 kg</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Max Passengers: 853 (one class)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Range: 9755 miles</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Price: $403.9 million</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[sources: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_747-8" target="_blank">1</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A380" target="_blank">2</a>] </span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450071330698002834.post-21816712812707689282013-11-23T08:36:00.000-08:002013-11-23T08:36:12.917-08:00Grab a Porsche from Petron<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Petron, a Philippine oil company, is running the 'Grab a Porsche' promo this November. A purchase of PhP1000 in any Petron gas station gives you a chance to buy one of the five 1:32 diecast Porsche cars.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The cars are Porsche GT3 Cup (white), 918 Spyder (gray), Carrera GT (red), Cayman Race (blue) and the 911 GT3 Race (black with red trim). The Spyder and the Carrera GT comes with a relica key that acts as remote for controlling the lights and sounds. The remote will work with all the five cars. Each box also contains extra sets of button cell batteries, and some cars comes with sticker decals.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The cars with remote cost PhP 240, while the rest cost PhP180. The promo will last for the whole of November. I've only have three so far, so two more to go. </span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450071330698002834.post-72252554278623080882013-10-15T02:10:00.001-07:002013-10-15T02:11:29.635-07:00Air France Airbus A380 <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I got my first Airbus A380 as a pasalubong, but we got it in a store in Greenhills.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Airbus A380 is the world's largest passenger airline. The A380, previously designated as the A3XX, broke Boeing's stranglehold on jumbo airlines. The four-engined double-decker can seat up to 853 passengers. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Its floorspace is 40% larger than Boeing's competitor, </span><a href="http://diecastcollectorz.blogspot.com/2013/04/boeing-747-8i-sunrise-livery.html" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">the 747-8</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. It entered service in 2007.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The model I got has an Air France livery.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Model: Airbus A380 </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Livery: Air France </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Registration: F-HPJC</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manufacturer: Phoenix Platinum Series</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Scale: 1:400 </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Length: 7.18" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wingspan: 7.85" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Provenance: Toy Nuts, Greenhills, Metro Manila</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Price: PhP 2,300.00 </span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450071330698002834.post-45050556871992048032013-04-02T10:33:00.002-07:002013-04-02T10:33:23.450-07:00Boeing 747-8I Sunrise Livery<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The 747-8I was a derivative of the 747-400 but has a longer fusilage. It is the largest 747, largest passenger aircraft built in the United States and at 250 ft 2", the longest passenger aircraft in the world [<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_747-8" target="_blank">1</a>].</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Model: Boeing 747-8I </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Livery: Boeing sunrise livery </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manufacturer: Hogan Wings </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Scale: 1:400 </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Length: 7.5" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wingspan: 6.75" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Provenance: Boeing Store, St. Louis, MO (<a href="http://boeingstore.com/">boeingstore.com</a>) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Price: $35</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Note: has spinning engine fans. </span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450071330698002834.post-28764323801504821492012-12-03T09:44:00.000-08:002012-12-03T09:44:46.098-08:00LEGO Ferrari <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I added two more LEGO Ferrari cars from Shell to my collection: Ferrari FXX and Ferrari F40. These are sold in Shell gas stations in the Philippines for PhP 140 for every gas purchase of PhP1,500.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The promo will supposedly end on November 30 but will be extended until December 30, so I will have time to complete the six. I am only missing the yellow Ferrari 458 Italia. </span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450071330698002834.post-23902455479268560652012-11-15T09:28:00.005-08:002012-11-15T09:30:05.587-08:00Shell Ferrari LEGO Vehicles<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">This are not exactly die-cast toys but collectors may still be interested to get these. Shell Philippines, Ferrari and LEGO teamed up for the Micro Engines Mighty Power promo in the Philippines. For every PhP 1,500 worth of gas purchase (Nitro+ Racing, Nitro+ gasoline and Nitro+ diesel), one can get a LEGO Ferrari car for PhP 140 (or PhP 180 each if the gas bought is FuelSave. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">There are 6 models to choose from: Scuderia Ferrari truck, Ferrari F40, Ferrari F150 Italia, Ferrari 458 Italia, Ferrari FXX or a Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Boeing 737 is a narrow-body twin-engined workhorse. Starting service in 1967, the 737 became the world's best-selling jetliner. From a single version, it eventually expanded to nine variants. It competes directly with the <a href="http://diecastcollectorz.blogspot.com/2012/09/airasia-philippines-a320-200.html" target="_blank">Airbus A320</a> family. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The model I got is a -700 variant of Aloha Airlines, which was based in Hawaii. The airline, which started service in 1946, went bankrupt in 2008. The -700 variant is the first of the New Generation series, and it competes with the A319. It can seat up to 146 passengers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The model was given as a <i>pasalubong</i> from a nephew who flew in from Japan. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Scale: 1:400<br />Length: 3.31"<br />Wingspan: 3.38"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I consider this the crown jewel of my fledging collection: the Virgin Galactic WhiteKnightTwo and SpaceShipTwo.It was an arduous task to get this; a few months I got an email from airlinemuseum.com that the model is available on pre-order, but it did not become available for shipping when I tried to buy one. I waited for another office mate, last month, to go to the United States so I can buy it and ship it to him.And the wait is well worth it. The model is very detailed and intricate; even the underbelly does not lack details. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Scale: 1:400<br />Length:<br />Wingspan: 5" </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The two AirAsia planes, an AirAsia Philippines Airbus A320-200 and an AirAsia X Airbus A340-300, side by side. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">AirAsia, a low-cost carrier based in Malaysia, recently established a Philippine subsidiary. The new airline, which flies from Clark International Airport to several local and international destinations, uses Airbus A320-200 planes for its routes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This model was bought in Toy Studio in MBK mall in Bangkok. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">This is the </span><a href="http://diecastcollectorz.blogspot.com/2012/03/airasia-a340-300.html" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" target="_blank">second AirAsia jet </a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">in my collection.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Scale: 1:400<br />Length: 3.70"<br />Wingspan: 3.35" </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Provenance: <a href="http://diecastcollectorz.blogspot.com/2012/09/featured-store-toy-studio-mbk-mall.html" target="_blank">Toy Studio - MBK Mall</a>, Bangkok, Thailand </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The store is not very large, about 20 ft x 20 ft, but it is brimming with die-cast toys in all sizes and shapes. The glass front has shelves that contain a vast number of planes and cars, including 1:100 sizes. They also carry most of the notable brands: Herpa, Gemini, Hogan, Dragon Wings and Phoenix. Most major airlines are represented, as well as the more obscure ones. I also saw some die-cast military aircraft in 1:200 and 1:44 scale. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I found the prices to be wanting though. I was hoping that the prices would be a bit cheaper than the shops in Metro Manila but found out that they are almost the same. I bought an AirAsia Philippines A320 for 1,200 baht, which is about PhP1,600, which is the same price in Manila. I still bought just so I'd have something that was procured in Bangkok, more like a souvenir at the very least.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They do have a selection of marked-down items, cheaper by 50%. One thing that might offset the prices though is the breadth of the selection, so if you are looking for a hard-to-find item that will complete your collection then Toy Studio could be the hunting ground to go. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Toy Studio is at the 2nd floor of MBK Mall, Bangkok, Thailand</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Website: <a href="http://www.toystudiobkk.com/" target="_blank">http://www.toystudiobkk.com/ </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The wide-body, two-engined Boeing 767-300F was ordered by UPS (United Parcel Service) Airlines in 1993 and entered service in 1995. It is the freighter version of the -300 variant, which first flew in 1986.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manufacturer: Gemini Jets</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Scale: 1:400<br />Length: 5.41"<br />Wingspan: 3.68" </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Provenance: at Hobbiestock booth in ToyCon 2012, Megamall </span></div>
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450071330698002834.post-13060363548043023562012-04-15T11:40:00.000-07:002012-04-15T11:43:13.665-07:00Bombardier CRJ-900 Next Gen<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I took a Bombardier CRJ-900 from Detroit to St. Louis way back in 2010 in a Delta Connections flight.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The CRJ-900 Next Gen is a stretched version of the CRJ-700 regional airliner. Longer by about 7 meters (length of the -900 is 39.13 meters), it can seat up to 90 passengers. This particular Scandinavian Airlines aircraft can seat 86, and has a range of 2,104 miles. [<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardier_CRJ700_series" target="_blank">1</a>] </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manufacturer: Gemini Jets</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Scale: 1:400<br />Length: 3.55"<br />Wingspan: 2.41" </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Provenance: Hobbiestock Greenhills</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>787-8</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Length: 186 ft</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wingspan:197 ft </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fuselage width: 18 ft 11 inches</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Heigth: 55 ft 6" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maximum Takeoff Weight: 502,500 lbs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Passengers (typical configuration 2-class): 264</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Range: 7650-8200 nm</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>A350-800</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Length: 198 ft</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wingspan: 213 ft.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fuselage width: 19.6 ft</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Heigth: 55.9 ft</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maximum Takeoff Weight: 571,000 lbs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Passengers (typical configuration 2-class): 276-312 </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Range: 8,480 nm</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a departure from the scale that I collect. The North American XB-70 Valkyrie is the first 1:200 in my collection. Along with the Concorde and the SR-71, this is one of my favorite aircraft, mostly because of its unique delta wings with drooping tips that were lowered during supersonic flight. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Valkyrie is an experimental bomber developed in 1964. Only two were built, and this particular model is the first prototype, designated as AV-1. The second prototype, AV-2, was destroyed in a mid-air collision. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Model: North American XB-70A Valkyrie</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Livery: United States Air Force</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Scale: 1:200<br />Length: 11.75"<br />Wingspan: 6.25" </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Provenance: Lil's Hobby Shop Megamall</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On a recent trip to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia I passed through the Low Cost Carrier Terminal of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The LCCT is the hub of the budget carrier AirAsia (which is also the airline I took for Langkawi, my onward destination), and the airline has a kiosk in the terminal that sells die-cast planes. I've purchased this 1:400 Airbus A340-300 in AirAsia X livery. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">AirAsia X is the long haul twin of the airline, and it serves destinations to Asia and Australia. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Airbus A340-300, which started service in 1993, is a four-engined long-haul widebody airliner that can typically accomodate 295 passengers. The 3-abreast </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">economy-class and mid-section business class</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> configuration of AirAsia X can carry 327 passengers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Model: Airbus A340-300</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Livery: AirAsia X CAPA Best New Airline</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Scale: 1:400<br />Length: 6.21"<br />Wingspan: 5.88" </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Price: RM 119<br />Notes: also available from the <a href="http://www.airasiamegastore.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/TopCategories1_10001_10001_-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">online store</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[sources: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AirAsia_X" target="_blank">1</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A340" target="_blank">2</a>] </span></div>
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450071330698002834.post-65356862540555768742012-02-28T08:36:00.000-08:002012-02-28T08:38:44.152-08:00Airbus A350 XWB<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The A350 XWB (Extra Wide Body) is a long-range wide-body aircraft being developed by Airbus to compete against the <a href="http://diecastcollectorz.blogspot.com/2012/02/boeing-787-8-dreamliner.html" target="_blank">Boeing 787</a> and 777 jetliners. It is slated to enter service in 2014. Made mainly of carbon composites, the jetliner has three variants, and can carry between 270 and 350 passengers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Provenance: Lil's Hobby Shop, Megamall</span></div>
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450071330698002834.post-14838228694582692172012-02-25T11:29:00.002-08:002012-02-25T11:29:22.522-08:00Lockheed Martin SR-71A Blackbird<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first time I saw this aircraft was in a movie when I was a boy. The movie was D.A.R.Y.L., which is about a cyborg boy who used the SR-71 Blackbird to escape from an airbase. I think all of my boyhood fascination with aircraft, which continues until now, started from that movie.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The SR-71 Blackbird is a product of the famed <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skunk_Works" target="_blank">Lockheed Skunkworks</a>, which designs exotic (and secret) aircraft. The spy plane, made mostly of titanium, can reach speeds in excess of Mach 3; it holds the record for fastest air-breathing manned aircraft. Its speed is sufficient to outrun surface-to-air missiles. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Blackbird was in service for the US Air Force from 1964 to 1998. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_SR-71_Blackbird" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">source</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">]</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Scale: 1:400</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Length: 3.75"</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wingspan: 1.75" </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Provenance: Specials Toys Shop, V-Mall Greenhills</span></div>
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450071330698002834.post-18268255516953864022012-02-19T09:33:00.000-08:002012-02-19T09:37:39.315-08:00Sentosa Express Monorail<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is the first (and only) die-cast rail car in my collection: the Sentosa Express monorail. The (probably) H0 1:87 scale train was bought in a giftshop in Sentosa Island in Singapore during my trip there 2 years ago. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In real life the 25-meter long, 2-car, straddle-type Sentosa Express monorail, which can accomodate 184 passengers per train, services the Harbour Front-Sentosa route. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Scale: H0 1:87 ?</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Provenance: Sentosa Island giftshop</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Price: $20</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Notes: Comes in a plastic display case</span></div>
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450071330698002834.post-38233709811865090242012-02-15T09:56:00.000-08:002012-02-16T05:42:36.086-08:00Braniff Boeing 727-200<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This Braniff International Airways Boeing 727-200 is the first tri-jet in my collection. The -200 variant is the stretched version of the original. The aircraft, a successor to the 707 jet, has a T-tail configuration.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Braniff Airways was established in 1928, but became bankrupt in 1982. It is only American airline to operate the <a href="http://diecastcollectorz.blogspot.com/2012/01/british-airways-concorde.html" target="_blank">Concorde</a>, thru a lease from British Airways and/or Air France. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The color scheme depicted in this model is known as the "Flying Colors," developed by artist </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Calder" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Alexander Calder</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in 1973. </span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manufacturer: Dragon Wings</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Scale: 1:400</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Length: 3.96"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wingspan: 3.21" </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Provenance: Lil's Hobby Shop Megamall</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Price: PhP 598</span></div>
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450071330698002834.post-80454268389771283612012-02-11T09:34:00.000-08:002012-02-11T09:34:09.402-08:00Lockheed LC-130R Hercules Antarctic Explorer<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have flown in a Philippine Air Force C-130 Hercules about twice when I was in college, when I am going back to Manila during the holiday break. It wasn't a pleasant ride (no seats, no seatbelts, and I sat on a wooden box that I was told later, was a coffin of a soldier). Experiences notwithstanding, I liked this plane and I did not hesitate to get this particular model when I saw it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This variant is the USAF Antarctic Explorer, which has skis installed instead of wheels. This is used for missions to the Arctic and Antarctic bases.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manufacturer: Dragon Wings Warbirds Series</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Scale: 1:400</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Length: 2.93"</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wingspan: 3.98" </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Provenance: Lil's Hobby Shop Megamall</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Price: PhP 798</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Note: the (painted) front windows are missing</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's the side by side pictures of the two cargo aircraft that I have in my growing collection, the Boeing 747 Dreamlifter and the Airbus A300-600ST Beluga.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How they compare in real life:</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Boeing Dreamlifter</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Length: 235 ft</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wingspan: 211 ft</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fuselage Width 27ft </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Height: 70 ft</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maximum Take-Off Weight: 364 tons</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Range: 4,200 miles</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Airbus Beluga</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Length: 184 ft</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wingspan: 147 ft</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fuselage Width: 23ft </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Height: 56 ft</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maximum Take-Off Weight:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 155 tons</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Range: 2778 miles (40-ton cargo)</span><br />
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