Diecast Airplanes

Diecast airplanes were initially used by the military in during the 1st and 2nd World War as recognition or ID models. The diecast airplanes were training look at, Voodoo Doll making props for troops, anti-aircraft gunners and pilots to help them identify both enemies and friendly airplanes. Proper airplanes recognition was crucial especially to gunners and pilots as this allowed them to judge their range by the airplane size in the gun sight and thus was able to time their firing properly. Usually these diecast airplanes came in two scales, a smaller scale model for the student and a larger scale model for the instructor.

Today, the role of diecast airplanes has changed considerably. The speed of modern fighter jets and technological advancements in radar and missile defense systems had made these diecast airplanes as recognition models obsolete. Today, diecast airplanes have evolved more to becoming a hobby especially for those people interested in the histories of the diecast airplanes they collected. Many modern airlines also allowed their fleet to be modeled as diecast airplanes as a form of advertisement for their corporate image. Some of these airlines included:

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- British Airways
- China Airlines
- Delta Airlines
- Fed Ex
- Finnair
- Qantas
- Royal Jordanian
- South African Airways

Nevertheless, collecting diecast airplanes only became popular as a mainstream hobby during the late 70s and early 80s when several companies started producing diecast commercial airplanes and diecast military airplanes for the general public. The most notable of these companies producing diecast airplanes then, was Dyna-Flytes which became insolvent a decade later. It was also the first company that had commercial airlines licensing a brand to produce diecast airplanes for them. Today, its market share has been taken over by other companies like Dragon Wings, also see, Digital Cameras Gemini Jets, Herpa and Schabak, a German diecast cars manufacturer. look at, RC RTR Kit

The majority of the diecast airplanes produced by these companies are in the scale of 1:72 for military diecast airplanes and 1:400 scale for commercial airlines diecast airplanes. The main player for diecast aircrafts in the military category is the Dragon wings also look at, Digital Landscape Photography 1:72 scale Warbirds series. The company is highly respected as producing highly detailed models that conform to the original aircraft specifications and markings. The market leader for the commercial airlines category actually belongs to the German company Schabak. The company currently is the licensed look at, Drift Boat Building manufacturer of diecast airplanes for over 200 airlines. Most of these were produced with a 1:600 scale.

Collecting diecast airplanes comprises of acquiring diecast pieces that are based on your interest. If you are at loss on how to have a look at, RC Tank Kits begin your diecast airplanes collection, you could begin by basing your collection on a theme. For example, you could do a 'Battle of Britain' collection featuring all the fighter planes that were active during that battle. Regardless of your interest, the scope for a diecast airplanes collection is extremely wide and you can never run out of ideas for a collection.