Model Maniac Annual Report 2010

castelnuovo

Member since
July 2008
From: Vancouver, the "wet coast"

Posted by castelnuovo on Sunday, January 2, 2011 1:28 AM

Hey MM, I enjoy seeing your models here. If I ever come to Thailand I would like to see them.

As far as thoese who have issues with you...come on people, lighten up . Every hobby/sport/interest is whatever we make of it. MMs' collection, just like this forum, is in a way like a museum. They exibit other people's work, the artist may or may not be there, it does not matter. You don't have to go in, and if you do just look at what you want but it is up to the museum owner and to the artist to exibit what they want.

Just my Canadian 2 cents ... Whistling

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Njal Thorgeirsson

Member since
October 2009
From: Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

Posted by Njal Thorgeirsson on Saturday, January 1, 2011 11:06 PM

I have no problem with what Model Maniac does; it's just a completely different hobby. Well it is similar, but still very different. He is a collector of models whereas I am a modeler. His goal is to obtain detailed replicas of various vehicles and figures to display. I don't build with the purpose of obtaining detailed miniatures; I build ONLY because I enjoy the process of building models.

Modeling (a mesh between skillful construction and art) and model collecting (a collection for display similar to any other collecting hobby [art, coins etc]) are two very different hobbies, and I beleive that is why Model Maniac is recieving some negativity in this thread. His hobby should be supported just as much as the hobby of plastic modeling, because they both promote hobbies related to plastic models... and his allows completed kits to be enjoyed by the public.

FACEBOOK: Ryan Olson Thorgeirsson for pics of all my builds.

"There are two kinds of people in this world; those who put fries/chips on their sandwiches, and those who don't enjoy life."

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the doog

Member since
January 2007

Posted by the doog on Saturday, January 1, 2011 9:19 PM

Model Maniac

Karl - I have about 10 BB rifles lying here and there and that's just one of them. It's no harm. For real firearm I have only a S&W .38 Combat Masterpiece which I bought in 1977. It's kept in a secured place.
BTW, I've seen your King Tiger in the latest FSM. Very nice work!

OOPS! I don't know how I thought that that was Njal's post! I have corrected it!

Good to know that that's not a full-on rifle then, Phaisal! I'm glad to hear that you have secured your personal protection! Smile

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the doog

Member since
January 2007

Posted by the doog on Saturday, January 1, 2011 9:13 PM

Bish

Model Maniac:

Wirraway, you're plain wrong! Model lovers love to see kits built and unbuilt and it doesn't matter who build it.

well, IMHO, as a model BUILDER, i think you are wrong. I like to see people go through the process of building models, learning as they progress, showing off somthing that they enjoy doing and are willing to learn and pass on their knowledge to other.

In my opinion you do none of this. Simply showing off that you have lots of money and can afford lots of kits and have people building for you on a production line is not what this hobby is about. Other than showing pics of built kits every so often, i do not recall you taking part in any other threads. I have never seen you try to help other modelers, but then how could you as you are a collector not a modeller.

I like to see people with a passion for building models. If i wanted to see what you show i would join a site for the hobby of buying die caste models.

In defense of Phaisal, I will say that he HAS indeed commented in some threads of mine, and I find him to be a pleasant individual who has an incredible strength of character to endure some of the critique which he gets.

I would also urge everybody to please recognize that what he is doing is promoting the hobby. His museum is actually that; as I understand it, he is quite the local attraction in his land, and if that inspires young kids to model, all the better.

In my estimation, I have more respect for a man who buys an insane number of kits and pays other people to build them and fill his shelves than a collector who buys kits off eBay or somewhere for the sole purpose of squirreling them away in order to resell them at an exorbitant profit someday, never to build them and in doing so, denying someone who MIGHT have otherwise built them the pleasure.

I have traveled to many far-off countries and seen many things which, culturally, I did not understand, and may have found somewhat odd, but which nether broke my leg nor picked my pocket. Phaisal's love of models--built or unbuilt--could be said to fall into this category for some of you here? Smile

I'm still disturbed about the rifle in the WC..... Confused

EDIT--I've just seen your post, Phaisal--thanks for the comments on my KT! I still haven't received the copy yet! I must be on the slow end of the mail?!

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Model Maniac

Member since
February 2003
From: Thailand

Posted by Model Maniac on Saturday, January 1, 2011 9:13 PM

tigerman - Thanks for your kind words. You should show my stash to your wife and say yours is just a baby. And she'll let you buy more.

Hinksy - Thanks for your kind comments. My stash is not that big. Your LHS is that small?
A model has to be military one to comply with my specs. I started from warplanes 40+ years ago and then expanded to cover all the rest. But the last running number of each category (491 AIR, 265 SEA, and 2435 LAND) should tell you that I have much more armors than planes & ships combined. The Viking longboat is a military piece, the monster Panther is 1:8, not 1:16 and it's powerful enough to haul a Honda Fit (with the help of 5kg dumbbell in its belly to increase weight). The entry to my house has been, is, and will always be free!

Bronto - that's not a bathroom, just a restroom. No bathing in there.

Njal - It's just so natural that if you want to have a big collection you'll have to find helping hands. In Thailand alone there are many big collectors and they have their own team of builders. We all can build but we enjoy collecting kits built by pros than by ourselves. They do it much better than us. It's a matter of work specialization and income distribution which you'll find in other countries too.

Karl - I have about 10 BB rifles lying here and there and that's just one of them. It's no harm. For real firearm I have only a S&W .38 Combat Masterpiece which I bought in 1977. It's kept in a secured place.
BTW, I've seen your King Tiger in the latest FSM. Very nice work!

TD4438 - you're welcome. But what's the meaning of "cracked open a new kit while on the throne"? I just don't get it.

Jester75 - thank you so much for your kind comments and continuous support!

Bish - the number of responses to this thread has shown that I am right. I think most people here read my list of kits and view their pictures. As for built kits, what I show are not die caste models, but styrene kits built by the best modelers I can find. And people just love to see them. Let me show you some figures:

Site Stats:
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Descriptions          30 Nov 2009   31 Dec 2010
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Page Views Today:    250        859
Visitors Today:        81        262
Visitors This Month:   7325        7767
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That means my site got more visitors in 2010 than in 2009 and that average visitors per day in December is 250!

hutchdh - I classify myself as a "Modeler turned Collector"

iraqiwildman - thanks for dropping by and posting kind comments. You're right about my contribution to the hobby. I knew I bought too much on 30 Dec when I tried to order from a KH site 21st time in 5 months and the online payment failed. I knew later than I had exceeded my credit line so the bank refused to pay. I'll have this line expanded twice soon. Happy New Year!

Impressive Songs:

All 10 Playlists that I created on Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/user/ModelManiacThailand/playlists

Pan Flute Music (300 songs) (Most Popular, over 100K views):

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUNb2zPxGTZO7alagEPsEMzgBkWt4-vKV

El Condor Pasa (Top 50) (World's most famous and my most favorite song):

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUNb2zPxGTZOLKHbju350mLle4HkMhsb8

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TD4438

Member since
March 2006

Posted by TD4438 on Saturday, January 1, 2011 8:31 PM

the doog

Njal Thorgeirsson:

I guess I'm just thoroughly and legitimately confused as to why anyone would buy such a large collection of kits, only to have others build them. 98% of the enjoyment I get from modeling comes from the building process. Sure the built ones are cool, but to me they are cool only because I know what it took to build them, and jsut how I obtained the effects I'd been working all along to master.

In any case, thank you very much for posting- definitely interesting to see some pictures of someone on teh more extreme end of plastic modeling/collecting.

Model Maniac:

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Look behind the boxes... guns in the the bathroom too?

Njal, this picture greatly disturbs me. If that indeed is a rifle, please do the responsible thing and get it secured in some kind of case or gun safe. That is no place for an unsecured rifle. That's the kind of irresponsibility that leads to unnecessary gun deaths and thefts.

If you literally gonna get caught with your pants down,might as well be prepared!

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TD4438

Member since
March 2006

Posted by TD4438 on Saturday, January 1, 2011 8:27 PM

iraqiwildman

Jester75:

TD4438:

It's nice to know there is at least one other guy out there that has cracked open a new kit while on the throne.

Thanks for posting MM.

I swear I've never done this...............

A great place to read the lastest FSM magazine. Hard to build here, small parts keep getting flushed.

Dealing with the Carpet Monster is one thing,the Toilet Monster is something else entirely.

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iraqiwildman

Member since
November 2008
From: Jefferson City, MO

Posted by iraqiwildman on Saturday, January 1, 2011 2:22 PM

Jester75

TD4438:

It's nice to know there is at least one other guy out there that has cracked open a new kit while on the throne.

Thanks for posting MM.

I swear I've never done this...............

A great place to read the lastest FSM magazine. Hard to build here, small parts keep getting flushed.

Tim Wilding

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Jester75

Member since
December 2006
From: N. Georgia

Posted by Jester75 on Saturday, January 1, 2011 2:19 PM

TD4438

It's nice to know there is at least one other guy out there that has cracked open a new kit while on the throne.

Thanks for posting MM.

I swear I've never done this............... Whistling

Eric

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iraqiwildman

Member since
November 2008
From: Jefferson City, MO

Posted by iraqiwildman on Saturday, January 1, 2011 2:05 PM

I am happy you enjoy you hobby in a different way then I do. We all are different people and do things differently. You are sure helping the hobby by buying so many kit.

I also enjoy your website with all it's pictures.

Happy New Year.

Tim Wilding

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hutchdh

Member since
February 2003
From: Northern Virginia

Posted by hutchdh on Saturday, January 1, 2011 2:01 PM

I have no issues with what MM does.....I classify him as more of a collector and enjoyer of finished products of subject matter he likes vice a true model builder. Hey, he hires five guys to build..I am sure they enjoy building them and taking the money....a good combination. MM always gives credit to the guys who build them.

But to MM, this does beg the question: How do you classify yourself these days?

Hutch

On the Bench: 1:48 HobbyBoss Ta152-C; 1:48 & 1:72 Hasegawa F-104G NATO Bavaria

In queue: 1:48 Academy F-4B & a TBD Eric Hartmann bird

Recently completed: 1:32 Trumpeter P-51B

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Bish

Member since
December 2002
From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Posted by Bish on Saturday, January 1, 2011 1:54 PM

Model Maniac

Wirraway, you're plain wrong! Model lovers love to see kits built and unbuilt and it doesn't matter who build it.

well, IMHO, as a model BUILDER, i think you are wrong. I like to see people go through the process of building models, learning as they progress, showing off somthing that they enjoy doing and are willing to learn and pass on their knowledge to other.

In my opinion you do none of this. Simply showing off that you have lots of money and can afford lots of kits and have people building for you on a production line is not what this hobby is about. Other than showing pics of built kits every so often, i do not recall you taking part in any other threads. I have never seen you try to help other modelers, but then how could you as you are a collector not a modeller.

I like to see people with a passion for building models. If i wanted to see what you show i would join a site for the hobby of buying die caste models.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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Jester75

Member since
December 2006
From: N. Georgia

Posted by Jester75 on Saturday, January 1, 2011 1:27 PM

Your love of models amazes MM!! That is a very impressive collection of both finished and unfinished kits!!!

Eric

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TD4438

Member since
March 2006

Posted by TD4438 on Saturday, January 1, 2011 1:27 PM

It's nice to know there is at least one other guy out there that has cracked open a new kit while on the throne.

Thanks for posting MM.

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the doog

Member since
January 2007

Posted by the doog on Saturday, January 1, 2011 12:08 PM

Njal Thorgeirsson

I guess I'm just thoroughly and legitimately confused as to why anyone would buy such a large collection of kits, only to have others build them. 98% of the enjoyment I get from modeling comes from the building process. Sure the built ones are cool, but to me they are cool only because I know what it took to build them, and jsut how I obtained the effects I'd been working all along to master.

In any case, thank you very much for posting- definitely interesting to see some pictures of someone on teh more extreme end of plastic modeling/collecting.

Model Maniac:

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Look behind the boxes... guns in the the bathroom too?

Phaisal, this picture greatly disturbs me. If that indeed is a rifle, please do the responsible thing and get it secured in some kind of case or gun safe. That is no place for an unsecured rifle. That's the kind of irresponsibility that leads to unnecessary gun deaths and thefts.

EDIT--sorry, Njal! I thought that was your post!

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Bronto

Member since
November 2004
From: Cat Central, NC

Posted by Bronto on Saturday, January 1, 2011 11:02 AM

Njal Thorgeirsson

I guess I'm just thoroughly and legitimately confused as to why anyone would buy such a large collection of kits, only to have others build them. 98% of the enjoyment I get from modeling comes from the building process. Sure the built ones are cool, but to me they are cool only because I know what it took to build them, and jsut how I obtained the effects I'd been working all along to master.

There are lots of people that do this. Reasons for it range from not being interested in building, not happy with the results the have achieved, to just wanting to collect built models. It is the reason that die-cast have become so popular. I don't mind, people that just want to collect keep me in business.

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Njal Thorgeirsson

Member since
October 2009
From: Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

Posted by Njal Thorgeirsson on Saturday, January 1, 2011 10:34 AM

I guess I'm just thoroughly and legitimately confused as to why anyone would buy such a large collection of kits, only to have others build them. 98% of the enjoyment I get from modeling comes from the building process. Sure the built ones are cool, but to me they are cool only because I know what it took to build them, and jsut how I obtained the effects I'd been working all along to master.

In any case, thank you very much for posting- definitely interesting to see some pictures of someone on teh more extreme end of plastic modeling/collecting.

Model Maniac

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Look behind the boxes... guns in the the bathroom too?

FACEBOOK: Ryan Olson Thorgeirsson for pics of all my builds.

"There are two kinds of people in this world; those who put fries/chips on their sandwiches, and those who don't enjoy life."

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Bronto

Member since
November 2004
From: Cat Central, NC

Posted by Bronto on Saturday, January 1, 2011 7:21 AM

Well, Looks like I was wrong there. Looks like a stash to me. Even I don't have kits in the bathroom! Big Smile

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Hinksy

Member since
September 2009
From: Rugby, England

Posted by Hinksy on Saturday, January 1, 2011 6:39 AM

Wow!

I'm a bit speechless tbh!

Your stashed kits alone would stock my LHS about 4 times over!

It's interesting that you don't have any obvious particular interest ie armour, ships or aircraft - it seems that if it's a model it goes! I suppose that's why you are called Model Maniac!

I can see things ranging from Viking Longboats to what I think looks like a monster 1/16th Panther?

Staggering but amazing - you should charge entry to your house to see the museum!

ATVB

Ben Toast

On the Bench - Dragon Pz. IV Ausf. G (L.A.H.)

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tigerman

Member since
March 2003
From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA

Posted by tigerman on Saturday, January 1, 2011 3:49 AM

That's quite the collection. A small fortune no less. And my wife thinks I have too many. I only have about 35.

Eric

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Model Maniac

Member since
February 2003
From: Thailand

Posted by Model Maniac on Saturday, January 1, 2011 2:03 AM

Wirraway, you're plain wrong! Model lovers love to see kits built and unbuilt and it doesn't matter who build it.

Bronto, take a look here. Stash in my bedroom:

There are dozens more at the back row in Pic no.04:

Stash in my showroom:

Most space has been utilized even one under a display case:

Or in the little restroom inside the showroom:

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I got 3 new display cases in November (1x2x3'). They were placed on top of old ones. Two are for 1:35 and one for 1:72. I've moved the armors/dio's out of the wall-based cased meant fot warships to these new cases:

I'll need 3 more cases like this soon.

Impressive Songs:

All 10 Playlists that I created on Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/user/ModelManiacThailand/playlists

Pan Flute Music (300 songs) (Most Popular, over 100K views):

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUNb2zPxGTZO7alagEPsEMzgBkWt4-vKV

El Condor Pasa (Top 50) (World's most famous and my most favorite song):

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUNb2zPxGTZOLKHbju350mLle4HkMhsb8

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Wirraway

Member since
January 2006
From: Pineapple Country, Queensland, Australia

Posted by Wirraway on Friday, December 31, 2010 11:41 PM

Phaisal, I think you are overestimating the interest here in the size of your stash, none of which you intend to build yourself......... Sleep

"Growing old is inevitable; growing up is optional"

" A hobby should pass the time - not fill it" -Norman Bates

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Model Maniac

Member since
February 2003
From: Thailand

Posted by Model Maniac on Friday, December 31, 2010 9:34 PM

TD4438 - Thanks for your kind comments and continuous support!

Jeebus - The unbuilt kits are not yet overcrowded in my showroom and bedroom. My sympathy for your unlucky illness. What is the one you wish for Christmas?

Bronto - Even though I have 5-6 modelers working for me and 4 of them work only for me, they cannot build all I bought as fast as I buy. I have hundreds of unbuilt kits and I don't know exactly how many. Of all the 257 kits I bought in 2010, there are just a few kits that were factory finished (1:72 armors x2, 1:144 warplanes x2) and a few that had already been painted by local artists. Maybe I should pictures of my stash and show them here in this thread.

Njal - Many of the kits that I bought in 2010 have been built and shown on my website, but many many more are still unbuilt. 90% of the kits I bought were from foreign hobby sites - hobbyterra, luckymodel, hobbyeasy, hobbylinkjapan, hobbysearchjapan - just to name a few. No site sell already built kits. After purchase I'll have to assign them to my modelers:
- Armors/Dioramas to "Art Instructor"
- Warplanes and warships to "Toom" and "Niphon"
- Figures (Vignettes) to "Joh"
- 1:72 figures to "pjareanwanit"
- Anything except figures to "Tazmanian"

Impressive Songs:

All 10 Playlists that I created on Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/user/ModelManiacThailand/playlists

Pan Flute Music (300 songs) (Most Popular, over 100K views):

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUNb2zPxGTZO7alagEPsEMzgBkWt4-vKV

El Condor Pasa (Top 50) (World's most famous and my most favorite song):

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUNb2zPxGTZOLKHbju350mLle4HkMhsb8

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Njal Thorgeirsson

Member since
October 2009
From: Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

Posted by Njal Thorgeirsson on Friday, December 31, 2010 8:22 PM

Are these models you've built? Are they unbuilt kits that you've bought?? Are these already built kits you've bought? Who builds all of these???

FACEBOOK: Ryan Olson Thorgeirsson for pics of all my builds.

"There are two kinds of people in this world; those who put fries/chips on their sandwiches, and those who don't enjoy life."

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Bronto

Member since
November 2004
From: Cat Central, NC

Posted by Bronto on Friday, December 31, 2010 7:35 PM

Jeebus

If it's overcrowded in your "stash closet/warehouse, you can send me a couple, after my medical expenses were paid i could'nt even afford the one i splurged on for X-mas

He doesn't have a "stash" closet - those are all kits he bought built, not kits waiting to be built.

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Jeebus

Member since
March 2005
From: Des Moines IA.

Posted by Jeebus on Friday, December 31, 2010 9:18 AM

If it's overcrowded in your "stash closet/warehouse, you can send me a couple, after my medical expenses were paid i could'nt even afford the one i splurged on for X-mas Indifferent

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TD4438

Member since
March 2006

Posted by TD4438 on Friday, December 31, 2010 8:10 AM

You are definately a model maniac. Yes

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Model Maniac

Member since
February 2003
From: Thailand

Model Maniac Annual Report 2010

Posted by Model Maniac on Friday, December 31, 2010 1:52 AM

The last time I posted my annual report was probably at year end of 2006. Here's a new one for this year.

Model Maniac Annual Report 2010
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Kits acquired during the year and their running number according to category:

1. AIR:
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459. Trumpeter's BAC Lighting F.6/F.2A 1:72
460. Tamiya's JAS-39A Gripen 1:72
461. AMT's Junkers Ju-88 C-4/C-6 1:72
462. Roden's Fairchild AU-23A 1:48
463. AMT's Y/XB-35 1:72
464. Monogram's B-24D Liberator 1:48
465. Tamiya's A6M2-N Type2 (Rufe) 1:48
466. Fujimi's Me. Bf.109 G-6 "Swiss Gustav" 1:48
467. Academy's F-15C Eagle 1:72
468. Trumpeter's AV-8B Harrier II 1:32
469. Hobby Boss' F-105G Thunderchief 1:48
470. Academy's Sopwith Camel F.1 1:32
471. F-Toys' F-82F Twin Mustang 1:144 (finished model)
472. F-Toys' JU-88A 1:144 (finished model)
473. Newray's Spad S.VII 1:32 (finished model)
474. Academy's Me-262 A-1a 1:72
475. Trumpeter's RA-5C Vigilante 1:72
476. Zvezda's Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker 1:72
477. Revell's SABB J35 Draken 1:72
478. Dragon's Ju-88A w/ Ground Crew 1:48
479. Italeri's Iljushin Il-28 "Beagle" 1:72
480. DML's Tu-95 Bear D "Oriental Express" 1:200
481. Amodel's Mil Mi-10K Soviet "Flying Crane" Helicopter 1:72
482. Bronco's Piper Cub L4H Rossie the Rocketer 1:35
483. Hobby Boss' Su-47 (S-37) Berkut 1:72
484. Hasegawa's F-16B Plus Fighting Falcon 1:72
485. Italeri's F/A-18E Super Hornet 1:48 (painted, by Niphon)
486. Hasegawa's F-16C RTAF 1:48 (painted, by Niphon)
487. Zvezda's Mil Mi-24V/VP Hind E 1:72
488. Hasegawa's Mitsubishi Ki-67 type4 w/ Guided Bombs 1:72
489. Roden's Fokker D.VII 1:72
490. Revell's Fokker D VII 1:72
491. Revell's Sopwith F1 Camel 1:72

Total = 32
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2. SEA:
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206. Bandai's Space Cruiser Yamato 1:1000
207. AFV Club's Japanese Navy Submarine I-58 (Late Version) 1:350
208. Pued' PE Rails (2 Rails/3 Rails) 10 sheets 1:350
209. Eduard's PE Big Edition for USS CV-14 Ticonderoga 1:350
210. Alanger's K-407 NATO Delta IV Class Submarine 1:350
211. Alanger's Typhoon Class Russian Nuclear Powered Submarine 1:350
212. Lindberg's IJN I-53 & Kaitens 1:72
213. Hasegawa's IJN Aircraft Carrier AKAGI 1941 1:350
214. Hasegawa's PE Upgrade Set A,B,C, for AKAGI 1:350
215. Pit Road's SSN-571 Nautilus 1:350
216. Academy's Admiral Graf Spee (Premium Edition) 1:350
217. Hasegawa's AKAGI Detail Up Parts Super 1:350
218. Monochrome's Japanese Destroyer AKIZUKI 1944 1:350
219. Eduard's German Navy (Figures) 1:350
220. Eduard's PE U-Boat VIID 1:144 for Revell kit 1:144
221. AMP's SHCH-303 Soviet Navy Submarine 1:350
222. AMP's S-51 (S1-S3) Soviet Navy Submarine 1:350
223. AFV Club's German U-Boat Type VIIB 1:350
224. Voyager's PE for Type VIIC (AFV Club) 1:350
225. Revell's U-Boat Type VIIC 1:350
226. AFV Club's German U-Boat Type XXI 1:350
227. AFV Club's German U-Boat Type VIID 1:350
228. Tamiya's German Battleship Bismark 1:350
229. Trumpeter's HMS Repulse 1941 1:350
230. Tamiya's Japanese Aircraft-Carrying Cruiser MOGAMI 1:350
231. Tamiya's Japanese Light Cruiser MIKUMA 1:350
232. Hasegawa's IJN Light Cruiser YAHAGI 1:350
233. Tamiya'a Japanese Battleship MUSASHI 1:350
234. Academy's Admiral Graf Spee (Premium Edition) 1:350 (2nd one)
235. AFV Club's German U-Boat Type VIIB 1:350 (2nd one)
236. Revell's U-Boat Type VIIC 1:350 (2nd one)
237. Dragon's USS Livermore DD-429 1942 1:350
238. LionRoar's PE USSR/Russian Navy Radar 1:350
239. LionRoar's PE USSR Navy Kirov 1:700
240. LionRoar's PE USSR/Russian Navy Vessels Guard Rails 1:350
241. Trumpeter's HMS Hood 1:350
242. Eduard's PE Naval Figures, German WWII, IJN (3 sets) 1:350
243. Eduard's PE Upgrade Set for Bismark (Tamiya) 1:350
244. Trumpeter's USS Massachusetts BB-59 1:350
245. Trumpeter's USSR Navy's P.Velikiv Battle Cruiser 1:700
246. Dragon's German Battleship Scharnhorst 1943 (Premium Edition) 1:350
247. AFV Club's German U-Boat Type VIIC/41 1:350
248. ICM's German U-Boat Type IIB 1:350
249. Trumpeter's USS Independence LCS-2 1:350
250. Hobby Boss' DKM Navy Type IX-C U-Boat 1:350
251. Trumpeter's HMS Hood Upgrade Set 1:350
252. MAM's MIKUMA & YAHAKI Armament (brass barrels) 1:350
253. Hobby Boss' German Navy Type VIIB U-Boat 1:350
254. AFV Club's German U-Boat Type VIIC 1:350
255. Fujimi's IJA Submergence Transportation Boat Maru-yu Yu-1 1:350
256. Tamiya'a 1/350 Scale Crew Set 1:350
257. Trumpeter's Russian Navy Udaloy Upgrade Set 1:350
258. Hobby Boss' HMS Astute 1:350
259. AFV Club's GATO Class Submarine 1:350
260. AFV Club's Japanese Navy I-19 Submarine 1:350
261. AFV Club's Japanese Navy I-58 Submarine 1:350
262. Aoshima's Japanese Navy Heavy Cruiser ATAGO 1944 1:350
263. Voyager's PE Upgrade Sets for TypeVIIB, TypeVIIC & IJN I-400 (3 sets) 1:350
264. Tamiya's Patrol Boat River 1:35
265. Aoshima's Japanese Navy Battleship KONGO 1944 1:350

Total = 59
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3. LAND (All 1:35 except otherwise specified):
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2269. Zvezda's German R-12 w/ Rider & Officer
2270. Zvezda's Soviet Tank Hunters w/ Dogs
2271. Zvezda's German Tank Crew 1943-1945
2272. Master Box's German Motorcycle WWII (w/ PE)
2273. Zvezda's L4500R Maultier
2274. Master Box's Women At War: US Navy Waves
2275. Master Box's Road to the Rear
2276. Dragon's Ad.Kfz.251 Ausf.C
2277. Dragon's StuG III Ausf.G Sd.Kfz.142
2278. Dragon's German Sturmartillerie Crew
2279. Revell's Russian BM-13 "Stalinorgel/Katiusha"
2280. Dragon's Sd.Kfz.142/1 StuG III Ausf.F Value Pack
2281. Dragon's German Infantry in Wachtmantel Leningrad 1943
2282. Dragon's German 28th Infantry Division, Poland 1939
2283. Mini Art's US WWII Motorcycle WLA
2284. Mini Art's Village Accessories
2285. SKIF's Separate Track Links (for T-64)
2286. SKIF's Pressure-Roller Device
2287. Master Box's Supplies, at last! German Soldiers 1944-1945
2288. SKIF's BTR-152E w/ ZU-23-2
2289. SKIF's MT-LB w/ Equipment for Self-digging Around
2290. Alanger's URAL 4320 w/ Field Gun (painted, by Steve)
2291. Maquette's Daimler Scout Car Mk.I
2292. Tanan's French House Ruin & Iraq War House Ruin
2293. ICM's BM-13-16N
2294. ICM's Soviet Medical Personnel 1943-1945
2295. ICM's Soviet Tank Crew (1979-1988)
2296. SKIF's T-54B
2297. Master Box's Who's that?!
2298. Roden's British Armoured Car
2299. SKIF's T-55
2300. DML's Soviet Spetnaz
2301. DML's Soviet Spetnaz (2nd one)
2302. DML's German Paratroopers
2303. DML's German Folksturm (Berlin 1945)
2304. Dragon's German Grenadiers (East Prussia 1945)
2305. Dragon's German Panzerjagers (Eastern Front 1944)
2306. Dragon's German Cossack Cavalry
2307. Dragon's Approach to Stalingrad
2308. Dragon's German Infantry, Ukraine Summer 1943
2309. Dragon's Cross of Iron (Eastern Front 1944)
2310. Jungle Pro's Bases for 1:16 Figures (3 types)
2301. Napoleonic Soldier Bust ~1:10
2312. US Tank Crew Bust ~1:10
2313. US Navy Seal Bust ~1:10
2314. German Army Bust ~1:10
2315. German Navy Bust ~1:10
2316. IBG's Ienheitsdiesel Kfz.61 Fernsprech
2317. Master Box's Famous Pilot of WWII 1:32
2318. Mini Art's BA-64B Soviet Armoured Car w/ Crew
2319. SKIF's 122 SpH74 Finnish S.P. Howitzer
2320. Mini Art's German Soldiers At Rest
2321. Mini Art's Farm Cart
2322. Master Box's MunitionSchlepper I Ausf.A w/ Crew
2323. Pit Road's IJN Type97 Motorcycle w/ Sidecar RIKUO
2324. Bronco's Triumph 3HW Motorcycle (2) w/ British MP (3)
2325. Legend's Let's Go! resin figures (2)
2326. VP's Flying Tiger Pilot ~1:16
2327. Esci's North Vietnamese & Japanese Soldiers WWII 1:72
2328. AFV Club's M38 A1C Recoiless Rifle
2329. Greatwall's Infrared Night Vision Device (German WWII)
2330. LionRoar's WWII German Zundapp KS750 w/ Sidecar
2331. Pit Road's IJA 28cxm Howitzer Coast Guard
2332. Trumpeter's Flak43
2333. Tamiya' Hummer w/ M242 Bushmaster
2334. Dragon's German MG42 Gunner (Normandy 1944) 1:16
2335. IBG's Einheitsdiesel Pritschenwageb (Metal Cargo Body)
2336. Master Box's Commonwealth AFV Crew
2337. Master Box's Stuka im Anflug!
2338. Mini Art's Panzerspahwagen BA-64 (r) w/ Crew (5)
2339. Roden's Rolls-Royce British Armoured Car Pattern 1920 Mk.I
2340. US Pilot WWI Bust (painted, by Joh)
2341. Airfix's British 8th Army 1:32
2342. Airfix's German Afrika Korps 1:32
2343. Airfix's US Marines 1:32
2344. Airfix's British Infantry 1:32
2345. Airfix's US Infantry Europe 1:32
2346. Airfix's Monty's Humber 1:32
2347. Tamiya's Quad Gun Tractor
2348. Tamiya's Chevrolet Truck
2349. Tamiya's Hanomag Sd.Kfz.251/1
2350. Italeri's Sd.Kfz.234/3 Armoured Car
2351. Tamiya's B1 bis French Battle Tank
2352. AFV Club's Talon Robot (2 sets)
2353. LionRoar's WWII German Zundapp KS750 (x2)
2354. LionRoar's German R75 (x2)
2355. Italeri's/Nexus's Greek Infantry (50) + Cavalry (7+7) + 4-Horse-Chariots (4x3)+5 1:72 (painted, by pjareanwanit)
2356. Tamiya's British Ambulance Rover 7 w/ 5 figures
2357. Italeri's Panzerkampfwagen VI Tifer Ausf.E Late
2358. Tamiya's Sturmpanzer IV Brummbar
2359. Dragon's Panzerfahre Gepanzer Landwasserschlepper Prototype Nr.1
2360. Dragon's Panzerfahre Fahrendeck mit Gepanzer Landwasserschlepper Prototype Nr.2
2361. Tamiya's Panther Type G Early Version
2362. Tamiya's Ford G.P.A. Jeep
2363. Master Box's Iraq kit 1
2364. Master Box's Iraq kit 2
2365. Zvezda's German Anti-Tank Gun Pak36 w/ Crew
2366. Mini Art's Velentine MkII British Infantry Tank
2367. SKIF's MTLB-ZU-23-2
2368. Dragon's T19 105mm Howitzer Motor Carriage
2369. Bronco's A34 Comet British Cruiser Tank
2370. Trumpeter's German E-50 Flakpanzer
2371. Dragon's BMP-2
2372. Dragon's German MG-42 w/ Tripod 1:6
2373. N/A's Napoleon Army 1:72 (painted, by pjareanwanit)
2374. Trumpeter's German Pz.Kpfm. KV-2 754 (r)
2375. Trumpeter's German 2cm Flak38 Auf Selbstfahrlafette (Sd.Kfz.7/1 Late) w/ Sd.Ah.52
2376. Trumpeter's German 21cm Morser 18
2377. Italeri's Medium 3-ton Truck - Coal Engine
2378. Maquette's Marder III Sd.Kfz.139 7.6cm Pak36 (r)
2379. Italeri's DUKW - British Royal Army
2380. Revell's s.W.s. & 3.7cm Flak43
2381. Trumpeter's MAZ-537 Last Production
2382. Academy's USMC M50A1 Ontos
2383. Dragon's Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.F2 Sd.Kfz.161/1
2384. Italeri's Desert Rat S.A.S. Combat Car
2385. Voyager's German 88mm L/71 Ammunition
2386. Vulcan's Zundapp K500 Motorcycle
2387. IBG's BMW r12 w/ Sidecar, Civilian Version
2388. Master Box's Counterattack, Soviet Infantry Summer 1941
2389. Tamiya's WWII German Field Commander 1:16
2390. Dragon's German s.10cm Kanone18
2391. Dragon's Tiger I Initial Production 3in1
2392. Dragon's Schwerer Platformwagen Typ SSY + Pz.Bef.Wg.III Ausf.K
2393. Tamiya's 6x4 Truck Krupp Protze
2394. Tamiya's Horch 4x4 Type 1A
2395. Tamiya's Kubelwagen Type 82
2396. Tamiya's British Universal Carrier Mk.II European Campaign (5 figures)
2397. Tamiya's Tiger I Late Version w/ Ace Commander & Crew Set (8 figures)
2398. Zvezda's Russian Guard Heavy Artillery 1:72
2399. Zvezda's Shogun Army 1:72 (painted, by pjareanwanit)
2400. Dragon's M55 Quad Gun Trailer
2401. Trumpeter's M198 Medium Towed Howitzer
2402. Mars' French Artillery, Napoleonic War 1:72
2403. Mini Art's French Mounted Knights XV Century 1:72
2404. Mini Art's Burgandian Mounted Knights XV Century 1:72
2405. Greatwall's R75 with Sidcar
2406. Dragon's Sd.Kfz.171 Panther D
2407. Zvezda's Zoporozhain Cossacks 16-18 Century 1:72
2408. MoDio's Little Brook Base (painted)
2409. MoDio's Building Destroyed with base
2410. Zvezda's Russian Hussars 1812-1814
2411. Trumpeter's German E-75 (75-100 tons) Standardpanzer
2412. Trumpeter's LAV III TUA (Tow-Under-Armour)
2413. Trumpeter's German E-100 Super Heavy Tank
2414. Italeri's Carro Armato P40
2415. Vulcan's Zundapp K800 w/ Steib Sidecar Nr28
2416. AFV Club's Sd.Kfz.251/17 Ausf.C Luftwaffe
2417. AFV Club's Sd.Kfz.251/21 Ausf.D UHU
2418. Griffon's WWII German AFV Tools Holders
2419. Tristar's German Panzergrenadiers Vol.2
2420. Tamiya's M3 Stuart US Light Tank
2421. Tamiya's M5A1 US Light Tank
2422. Italeri's Horse Drawn Breda 20/65 mod.35 w/ Servants
2423. Dragon's Ghost Division Tank Crew Blitzkrieg 1940
2424. AFV Club's M151 Remote Weapon Station
2425. AFV Club's Sd.Kfz.251/3 Ausf.C Mittlere Funkpanzerwagen
2426. AFV Club's Churchill Mk.III Infantry Tank
2427. Tamiya's German Field Commander Set (5 figures)
2428. Tamiya's JGSDF Motorcycle Reconnaissance Set (XLR250 + 2 figures)
2429. Tamiya's German Tiger I Early Production PE Grill Set
2430. AFV Club's T34/76 Model 1942/43 Factory No.183 (transparent turret)
2431. AFV Club's M88A1G
2432. Trumpeter's PT-76 Mod.1951
2433. Aoshima's Firefly British 11th Division 1:72 (finished model)
2434. Aoshima's King Tiger 501th Division 1:72 (finished model)
2435. Dragon's German 88mm Gun Flak37 (3in1)

Total = 166
Grand Total = 257
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On their way to me:
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AIR:
From LM:
- Hasegawa's UH-1H Iroquois 1:72
- Italeri's F-104G 1:72
- Italeri's A-129 Mangusta 1:72
- KP's Su-25K Frogfoot 1:72
- Revell's Beaufighter Mk.X 1:72
Total = 5

SEA:
From LM:
- Eduard's PE Big Edition for HMS REPULSE 1/350 for Trumpeter
- Eduard's PE for HMS Hood 1/350 for Trumpeter 1
- LionRoar's 1/350 USSR/Russian Navy Vessels Guard Rails
- Hobby Boss' Italian Heavy Cruiser Pola 1941 1:350
From HSJ:
- Pit Road's IJN Escort Ukuru Early Type w/ Crew 1:350
Total = 5

LAND:
From HT:
- UM's T-55AD1 Soviet Tank
- Zvezda's T-26 mod.1933 Soviet Light Tank
- Mini Art's Soviet Field Kitchen KP-42
- Alan's Gepard Flakpanzer 38(t) German WWII Vehicle
- Zvezda's WWI German Infantry 1914-1918 1:72
From LM:
- AFV Club's T34/76 1942 transparent turret
- Italeri's Roman Late Imperial Legion 1:72
- Italeri's Roman Cavalry 1:72
- Italeri's French Artillery 1:32
- Master Box's German Motorcycle Troops on the move
- Dragon's Marine Reconnaissance
- AFV Club's M1126 Stryker 8x8
- Master Box' Women at War: Luftwaffe
- Italeri's AT/AA Bunker 1:72
- AFV Club's YPR765A1 PRI SFOR
- Hobby Boss' VK1602 Leopard
- Bronco's YW-531C APC
From HLJ:
- Dragon's German s.FH18 Howitzer w/Limber
- Dragon's Soviet Black Sea Commando 1944
- Trumpeter's German 12.8cm Kanone43
Total = 20
Grand Total = 30
This 30 kits will be recorded as January 2011 acquisition once received.
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New Web Pages introduced in 2010:

Model Maniac Page 51 - Part D ------------------ 1 page
Model Maniac Page 52 - Part A, B, C, D --------- 4 pages
Model Maniac Page 53 - Part A, B, C, D --------- 4 pages
Model Maniac Page 54 - Part A, B, C, D --------- 4 pages
Model Maniac Page 55 - Part A, B, C, D --------- 4 pages
Model Maniac Page 56 - Part A, B, C, D --------- 4 pages
Model Maniac Page 57 - Part A, B, C, D --------- 4 pages
Year's Total -----------------------------------25 pages
Average: A new page every two weeks

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Details of the first 5 pages:

Model Maniac Page 51 - Part D (25 Jan) by "Art Instructor":
116 - 121 : AFV CLUB's M1126 8x8 ICV
122 - 127 : Italeri's M4 US Marines
128 - 133 : Trumpeter's German 17cm Konone 18
134 - 137 : Dragon's German Artillery Crew
138 - 144 : Trumpeter's German Railway Gondola (lower sides) w/ Tamiya's 20mm Flak38
145 - 152 : Diorama "Red Army At Rest" using Tamiya's KV-1B and Mini Art's Soviet Tank Crew at rest
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Model Maniac Page 52 - Part A: (1 Feb) by "Joh":
002 - 004 : Diorama "Barbarossa Operation" using ICM figure set of the same name
005 - 007 : Diorama "Hunting the Partisans" using Dragon's figure set of the same name
008 - 010 : Diorama "Green Berets" using Dragon's figure set of the same name
011 - 013 : Diorama "US Marines, Hue 1968" using Dragon's M274 Mule w/ 106mm & figures
014 - 017 : Diorama "German Fallschirmajagers" using Dragon's 5cm Pak38 w/ Fallschirmajagers
018 - 020 : Diorama "German Mortar Team" using Tamiya's figure set of the same name
021 - 022 : Figures "German Sturmpioniers" using Zvezda's figure set
023 - 024 : Figures "Waffen SS & SS Infantry" using CE's figure set
025 - 026 : Figures "Soviet Infantry" using Zvezda's figure set
027 - 028 : Figures "US Tank Crew" using Dragon's figure set
029 - 031 : Diorama "Fallschirmjager Regiment 3" using Dragon's figure set
032 - 034 : Diorama "German Engineers" using Alanger's figure set
035 - 038 : Diorama "Soviet Assault Red Army" using Trumpeter's figure set
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Model Maniac Page 52 - Part B: (1 Feb) by "Tazmanian" & "Toom":
040 - 043 : Lindberg's British Bulldog 1:48 - by "Tazmanian":
044 - 046 : Smer's Piper L4 1:48 - by "Tazmanian":
047 - 057 : Trumpeter's LCM-3 1:35, LCM Crew 1:35 w/ PE upgrade set from Eduard - by "Toom":
058 - 064 : Nichimo's German U-Boat IX/b 1:200 with local-made PE rails - by "Toom":
065 - 076 : Tamiya's IJN I-400 1:350 w/ PE upgrade set from Eduard - by "Toom":
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Model Maniac Page 52 - Part C: (22 Feb) by "Art Instructor":
078 - 082 : AFV CLUB's British Scorpion AFV
083 - 088 : Revell's Raketen-Jadgpanzer JAGUAR 1
089 - 094 : Trumpeter's M1134 Stryker ATGM
095 - 100 : Master Box's German Motorcycle WWII (BMW w/ sidecar & PE)
101 - 106 : Trumpeter's German Bergepanzer IV
107 - 114 : Diorama "Eastern Front" using Italeri's Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.F1/F2 and Mini Art's German Tank Crew, Winter
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Model Maniac Page 52 - Part C: (9 Mar) by "Art Instructor":
116 - 121 : Revell's Sp.Pz.2 A1/A2 "Luchs" (the other one is my own build long time ago)
122 - 126 : Mini Hobby's M60A1 with Reactive Armor
127 - 131 : Mini Hobby's Merkava II
132 - 134 : Trumpeter's Soviet Army Tank Crewman in 1942 1:16
135 - 140 : Italeri's Staghound Mk.I (the other one is Bronco's)
141 - 146 : Dragon's German 15cm Sturmartileriegeschutz auf. Pz.III
147 - 152 : Trumpeter's 3.7cm Flak 43 Flakpanzer IV "Ostwind" (the other one is Italeri's)
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