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unknown bomber

PostPosted: Sat Oct 01, 2011 8:37 pm
by solumis
What is that?
It is not my collection focus, so i have no idea. Found it in a box together with some Tekno B-17 and DSB-1
It is about 11cm long. Not made out of lead - true diecast

Re: unknown bomber

PostPosted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 8:28 am
by grwebster
I have seen many similar ones presumably made in France after WWII but they were different than yours and had different landing gear wheels. They were all aluminum, and I was told they were made from melted down and scrapped German aircraft.
Yours looks like a B-17, but who knows?
None of the french collectors I knew ever gave a manufacturers name to these.
Here are some of mine in a tray. The ones in front mostly, as the ones in the rear are from identified makers
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Unknown bomber

PostPosted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 6:14 pm
by Tone
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The type of plane also looks like this 80s "Straco" brand (Mandarin casting) Luftwaffe FW bomber I have!

Re: unknown bomber

PostPosted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 12:47 pm
by solumis
Here is another one out of that box. It is a B-17 and i have take a shot with a Tekno B-17. It is a little smaller and solid as you see. It is more "rough" than the other bomber. First I tought it would be a recasting of a tekno but it is too small (including the shrinking of a sand mould model). Perhaps it is cheap copy of that time period - i don't know where this place could be located before the "HongKong time"