Here are the pictures of the Aviation Museum Module.
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John
Yeah, but only 52.2 inches x 18.96 inches x 9.48 inches in Z scale. [}:)]
As long as most of your planes are in the same scale, as long as you don’t have any people or vehicles near them it should be fine. Actually, since they are a little bigger, most folks wouldn’t realize they were out os scale, as older planes were much smaller than modern ones.
For the one flying overhead, should work. Just put it on a string and raise and lower it, near the backdrop and see where it looks best. A huge plane high in the sky can be a pretty small object to find.
Have fun,
Richard
This one’s not a commercial plane, but one which I found by chance that seemed well-suited to my layout.
I occasionally post short “story” threads on another railroad forum and decided that photos taken at other-than-eye-level would be contributions from a local barnstormer (and former WW I pilot) known as Barney Secord. A character of some local repute, he’s a skilled pilot (Secord Air Services - Crop Dusting and Aerial Photography), local businessman (Secord Distributing) and well-known to law enforcement officers in several counties (see Secord Distributing). [swg]
References to him were only written words and, of course, the pictures which he provided. One day I was at a K-Mart in nearby Niagara Falls, NY, and wandered into the toy department with the hope of finding vehicles suited to my '30s-era layout. Instead, I found an almost-HO scale model of a Stearman biplane, painted in John Deere colours.
After a new paint job for his plane, Barney was ready for his photo debut, caught here by a railfan, as he piloted his craft under the Maitland River bridge.
Another shot of the same stunt snapped by a fisherman in a small boat on the river (must’ve been some camera to stop that prop in mid-rotation)[:-^]
While the plane is seldom photographed ( have no airfield) it’s at least a semi-plausible way to justify aerial shots like this:
My my!! You have the “Muddy” Missouri River on your layout!!! Looks just like it right after “flood season”…brown!!! All you needto complete that scene is some poor guy trying to pull a 100 pound plus “Mud Cat” into his little 16’ Jon boat, let the fight begin!!!
Nice pics by the way, as always, superb!!!
Mark
WGAS
Thanks, Mark. Although it’s the “Muddy” Maitland on my layout, the inspiration was the Grand River (southern Ontario) in flood season.
Wayne
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This one’s not a commercial plane, but one which I found by chance that seemed well-suited to my layout.
I occasionally post short “story” threads on another railroad forum and decided that photos taken at other-than-eye-level would be contributions from a local barnstormer (and former WW I pilot) known as Barney Secord. A character of some local repute, he’s a skilled pilot (Secord Air Services - Crop Dusting and Aerial Photography), local businessman (Secord Distributing) and well-known to law enforcement officers in several counties (see Secord Distributing).
References to him were only written words and, of course, the pictures which he provided. One day I was at a K-Mart in nearby Niagara Falls, NY, and wandered into the toy department with the hope of finding vehicles suited to my '30s-era layout. Instead, I found an almost-HO scale model of a Stearman biplane, painted in John Deere colours.
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After a new paint job for his plane, Barney was ready for his photo debut, caught here by a railfan, as he piloted his craft under the Maitland River bridge.
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Another shot of the same stunt snapped
How about one of them “crashed” into the side of a mountain? And no, I don’t mean a passenger liner either. You could have 3 little parachutes caught in the trees though, just hanging there, or not.
Mark
WGAS
I too grew up liking planes more than trains. I collected Die cast, mostly Corgi, WWII and some Korean War planes. They are 1:72 scale. I would hang them in different formations in a curio. When I built my train layout, I wanted somehow to incorporate them with the lay out. My trains are in HO. Though they are different scales, I think the difference is negligible. I posted pictures back in Dec 2010. The pictures were titled Protecting the skies on the homefront. 
I used a 1/16th scale model aeroplane (Revel Sopwith Camel) as a photographic platform to take some aerial photos of Sweethome Chicago.
…and the pilot
Jon
Hey this is great stuff. Since we’re expanding the topic beyond just commercial aircraft, take a look at Hallmark’s Christmas ordiments airplanes. Some scale close to HO.
I once used a Revell DC-3 cut in half and placed against a mirror. The Model looked bigger with half the space. Make sure, the decals on the wing aren’t noticiable in the reflection or just don’t put them on. Lastly a hanger or runway could be done this way also.
Angel Garrido
Sorry about the duplication [:$]
As much as I like the nostalgic steam age and the exciting current true golden age of railroading, I wish there was more of a look to the future of railroading, including models that could presage equipment twenty or thirty years down the road. Included in that milieu would be the much needed hubs providing an air-rail link for passengers. Now THAT would be a good use for airplanes on a layout. I think this future view of railroading would attract the much needed youngest generation into model railroading. It’s hard to attract the Call-of-Duty/Black Ops crowd to Indiana Railroad interurbans, Rio Grande Southern narrow gauge steam, or a Midwest Transition Era layout. Unbuilt bullet trains, undesigned eco-diesels, undeveloped dynamic freight systems–trains of the future, just might bring them in. So get those planes on your upcoming layout! Thx!
There is a outfit that has cars that run on a flat wire that you can put under your road and then program them to run what ever rout you want them too. Well what i’m getting to is i seen on UTUBE an airport this same way and it was great!!! The air port took up an intire room and i think it’s over in Germany or some place like that. Try to pull it up on UTUBE your going to just die when you see this set up!
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Here’s an interesting tidbit though – Huntsville Al. One side of the airport is a large intermodel facility. I think MR or MRP did an article about it a few years ago and I have been by it fairly often when business takes me to Huntsville. In some ways a great LDE – linear tracks, large cranes, modern intermodel, with an airport & jets as the backdrop. Oh, and to make it even better, an RS-1 to handle switching. About 60 years of transportation history in one prototype view.
I remember that article, and I beleive I’ve seen it in one fo the magazine-ettes they sometimes include.
Check out Minatur Wunderland on YouTube for an interesting scale airport operation. It fills an entire room, but has amazing animation, and sound is even coming to the planes soon.
Yes Walthers made the DC 3,/C 47 and P 51 .I have several of the kits but as stated, to make an air field take up too much room. Bob B&M any where in NEW England
Hey rockislandnut;
Recently, Revell made a 1/90th scale ( close enough ) plastic model of a DC-3, its an older kit but looks good. You should find it at the usual places: Hobby stores and other outlets ( Benny’s here on the East Coast ). It may not be in the current catalog, but look around.
Have more Fun!