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                        Most modeled aircraft

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                        Bones-coa
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Savannah, GA USA
                        Most modeled aircraft
                        Posted by Bones-coa on Tuesday, September 16, 2003 11:11 AM
                        Just curious. What do you guys think is the most modeled aircraft now or in the past? P-51? F-14? F-4 Phantom? Spitfire?
                        Dana
                        Dana F On the bench: Tamiya DO335B-2 with LOTS of Aires stuff (On Hold) Trumpeter A-10 with LOTS and LOTS of aftermarket goodies! (On Hold) Tamiya 240ZG (In work)
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                        wildwilliam
                        • Member since
                          December 2009
                        • From: West Grove, PA
                        Posted by wildwilliam on Tuesday, September 16, 2003 11:14 AM
                        do you mean most different kits available for different manufacturers, variants, scales, etc?
                        or do you mean the plane that has been built the most?
                        (or kit sold the most units)

                        i would think the P-51.
                        in the States, anyway.
                        our friends across the pond likely prefer the Spitfire.

                        ed.
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                        Bones-coa
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Savannah, GA USA
                        Posted by Bones-coa on Tuesday, September 16, 2003 11:17 AM
                        I meant the most kits, variants etc. The kit that over the years has the greatest demand and thus has sparked so many companys to produce so many different kits and variants.

                        Oh, and I'm not give those four as the only possibilities...those were the ones that just came to mind first.
                        Dana F On the bench: Tamiya DO335B-2 with LOTS of Aires stuff (On Hold) Trumpeter A-10 with LOTS and LOTS of aftermarket goodies! (On Hold) Tamiya 240ZG (In work)
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 16, 2003 11:22 AM
                        I would think that it would come down to one of 3 aircraft: the Bf-109, P-51, and the Spitfire. There are amazing amounts of variations for the 1st and 3rd, and just the sheer popularity of the Mustang. Anybody care to do a rundown of the models available?

                        demono69
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 16, 2003 11:24 AM
                        I don't know about others but I'm sick of hearing about the fifty million FW-190 and ME-109 kits out there. There are so many planes that don't have good representation or representation at all. I always liked the northrop M2F-2 and M2F-3 yet only expensive multi-media kits seem to exist.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 16, 2003 12:00 PM
                        More p-51 mustangs than any other subject. (includes cars,armor,ships etc.)
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 16, 2003 12:12 PM
                        I have to agree with you plum. FW-190's, been done, how 'bout a new mold F-15C with proper engraved panel lines,insted of just putting a new set of wheels with an old A mold. Since the Gulf War the F-15E has gotten some attention,how 'bout the guys flying cover. Bob
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                        djmodels1999
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: United Kingdom / Belgium
                        Posted by djmodels1999 on Tuesday, September 16, 2003 12:16 PM
                        The Bf-109, for sure!
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                        wildwilliam
                        • Member since
                          December 2009
                        • From: West Grove, PA
                        Posted by wildwilliam on Tuesday, September 16, 2003 1:23 PM
                        dj - you're just saying that to be contrary! Wink [;)]

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                        TANGO 1
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: A secret workshop somewhere in England
                        Posted by TANGO 1 on Tuesday, September 16, 2003 2:26 PM
                        Smile [:)]Hi everyone.

                        I was discussing this topic with a friend just yesterday. We came to the conclusion that the "most produced" aircraft kits were the Bf109 and the Spitfire.

                        But what jets? Our vote went to the F-4 Phantom Cool [8D]
                        Regards, Darren. C.A.G. FAA/USNFAW GB
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                        berny13
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Panama City, Florida, Hurricane Alley
                        Posted by berny13 on Tuesday, September 16, 2003 4:18 PM
                        I will have to say in order, Spitfire, P-40, P-51 and BF-109. I built a P-40 as my first kit, long before a model of the P-51 came out.

                        For Jets, F-4 and Mig 21.

                        Berny

                         Phormer Phantom Phixer

                        On the bench

                        TF-102A Delta Dagger, 32nd FIS, 54-1370, 1/48 scale. Monogram Pro Modeler with C&H conversion.  

                        Revell F-4E Phantom II 33rd TFW, 58th TFS, 69-260, 1/32 scale. 

                        Tamiya F-4D Phantom II, 13th TFS, 66-8711, 1/32 scale.  F-4 Phantom Group Build. 

                         

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                        upnorth
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Canada / Czech Republic
                        Posted by upnorth on Tuesday, September 16, 2003 5:18 PM
                        Well, for prop aircraft, the 109 has it hands down as most produced from what I've seen.

                        In jets, the F-4 is definitely up there as is the F-86 Sabre

                        I'm still waiting for something trully DIFFERENT to land on hobby shop shelves.

                        I don't do much WWII at all, but if there was one thing above others I'd like to see kitted from that time period, it would be a 1/48 or 1/32 Petlyakov PE-2.

                        When it comes to jets, I have for too many in mind to mention here.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 16, 2003 5:41 PM
                        There must be more variants of the 109 than any other A/C. But I bet more folks have P-51s on their shelves than any other A/C, especially here in the U.S.

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                        72cuda
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by 72cuda on Tuesday, September 16, 2003 6:22 PM
                        I'd have to say the BF109 is the most produced model out there, you go Hobbycraft that did the B to the E-7 (that's about 10)and they also did some of the F's & G's too, Hasegawa ran a bunch of E's, F's, G's(that'a another 10), Revellogram ahs E's & G's(thats 2), Tamiya has a few too, as for Fujimi they also ran o few too, so about 20 to 30 BF109 kits are out there to the 25 or so of the P-51's
                        Ugly Butt Deadly Effective Hawgs
                        Cuda

                        84 of 795 1/72 Aircraft Competed for Lackland's Airman Heritage Museum

                        Was a Hawg Jet Fixer, now I'm a FRED Fixer   

                         'Cuda

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 16, 2003 9:04 PM
                        As far as I know the Bf109 would win hands down. The kits range from the .....Awful to the excelent and in just about any scale you can think of.
                        The Spitfire would come a close second. Although I havn't seen a kit of the Spiteful yet.
                        The top US a/c would be the P51. But there would probably be aalmost as many P40s out there.
                        Well thats my 2 Bobs worth.
                        Dai
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