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Man, you all have better model collections than me, I guess I will have to go shopping sometime soon! :D
Am I the only one who collects luggage tags here? I have some rare stuff that you can't buy, mostly from my contacts at DTW, but still not a lot.
Here is most of my collection:
P.s., sorry for the bad focusing and qauality, it was my first time messing with manual focus, lets say it didn't go too well ;)
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My main thing is collecting models. I've got about 430 1:500 scale models complete with a model airport. I also have about 75 models mixed between 1:200, 1:400, and 1:600.
Don't really collect much else aviation wise but I do pick up the ocasional baggage tag.
430 1:500 models? You must have spent a fortune!!! That is nuts, I have a grand total of 2 models (both of which are kind of special to me because I bought them at the National Air and Space Museum)
I collect 1:400 models and I have about a dozen of them. I also keep most of my boarding passes, although I only started doing that recently so I only have two.
I build plastic models (have over 150 in different scales and build mostly military) and have about 50 1/400 Geminis and Dragon Wings aircraft. Add in a few more snap-fit airliners and that rounds out my collection.
books,models,old magazines,my office is a shrine to the dc3,727,aeronca champ,the wasps, and the raf.
I try to collect only things that have personal significance to me, from airlines I've flown or other aviation entities that I've had some connection to, like charter cos. where friends work etc. Lately I don't save things that aren't somewhat unique (i.e. rare airline, inaugural service, unusual item, etc) but when I was a kid I saved everything so I have stuff from defunct airlines like Eastern, Pan Am, Western etc.
I collect hours in my logbook mainly!
Shot glasses, models, lithographs, remove before flight streamers, etc.
I collect airline stickers, I will scan some of my favorites......
I have these Northwest Orient Game Cards. We picked them up on one of the NWA Orient flights to Korea. Dad was stationed in Korea from 1980-1983 because of this I have some bits and peices of of airlines stuff here and there. Mainly KAL JAL and NW Orient. I was 6 years old when we moved there. If I find other stuff I'll post it.
Are these of any significance to anyone at all? I am not a big collector of aviation stuff so I don't know.
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Senga
I collect registrations :)
I don't know if I collect anything in particular. I used to collect safety cards. Got bored and sold my entire collection (with exception of few important to me). Right now I have over dozen 1:200 models, hundreds of timetables, vhs and dvds of JP world fleet and airports, lots of aviation related books, stickers, posters, decks of cards, pens, pins, pilot wings, around 15 000 pictures (prints) that I took between '97 and '03, and many many more stuff. My appartment is like a big aviation flea market :) I also have set of Britannia Airways B757-200 chairs in the corner of my living room :)
Some of my books :)
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Two posters acquired at Indy Air's liquidation auction
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My favorite models
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And my beloved chairs :)
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I have so much aviation crap all over my place that sometimes I'm ashamed to bring people over :)
Rafal
I've got tons of stuff.
Models, both diecast and plastic.
Saftey cards
Old bording passing and ticket jackets
Ton's of old Magazines
Old ads from magazines and posters
baggage tags
My collection includes airline timetables. I threw away many of these as my space is limited. Braniff used to change the color of their timetables monthly. I also collect ticket jackets where they place your ticket. Only 1 airline ever refused to give me one: Saudia Airlines. I also have Concorde menus that they were kind enough to give me. I love airline logos. I also build airline models. I have mostly Concordes and 747s. Sadly, the decals peeled-off some of my older models. I also collect old tickets, luggage tags, etc. Now, it's almost impossible to collect these things. Timetables are no longer printed and the other items are only given to passengers. Finally, I collect frequent flyer cards. Now, these are very hard to find as they want members to print their own cards off the internet.