What is your Favorite Collecting Category

[grwebster]

Die cast? Tin? IDs? cast Iron?
Military, Civilian Transports? Seaplanes?

[bstewart9]

My favorite category is diecast Me-262.

[MichaelB]

Bill, were you ever able to find the "new" DynaFlite Me-262? Compared to the Corgi issue it's just a "toy" (Gee, why are we here anyway?!!), but a very rare bird. ...and this isn't the original 1975 Me-262, but a "new" cast.

[bstewart9]

Yes, I do. Green with white "11" purchased at KB Toys. It was on my list but I had to go downstairs and check my inventory. It was the only one I've seen or I would have more than one. I probably bought a multi-plane set just to get that one. Much better than the Road Tough version. You provided me with an old Dyna-Flite Me262 in dark blue.

[Tone]

1950s and early 60s airliners with four propellers, made as toys out of lithographed tin plate in Japan. No other country had toy makers that bothered to make such a variety and with such a range of detail and quality, from dubious to excellent, from garish colors to realism down to the registration number. I don't mind the silly shapes and big wheels, they look so nice and shiny and pretty.