Knights of the Sky (3 Viewers)

[ivanmoe]

I'm a little surprised that the Udet tripe is still available. If someone wanted to get their toes wet in KotS, that would make an excellent choice (for a limited entry into the range). Grouped together with Ernst, Lola, the Photographer and a GGC-hangar, the set would make for an excellent display under $500.

Shoulda posted a pic:

-Moe

 

[lancer]

Agree about the Udet tripe. The zebra stripes on the upper wing and fuselage are simply eye-grabbers. Put all the tripes together and the Udet tripe still stands out. Put the Udet tripe alone and it just highlights what a great paint job it has. I think it is the most striking of all the tripes and the red lettered 'Lo' on the side adds a nice splash of color. The all-white Goering Fokker D-7 and the Weiss triplane with the white upper wing and fuselage are also very eye-catching but the zebra stripes are something special. I find myself wondering if the paint job served the purpose for which it was apparently designed, ie., throwing off the aim of any attacking aircraft. -- Al

 

[Old Bill]

Well it's a wet, wild and windy Sunday here in Essex, so I spent some time tidying the "Man Cave". Pulled out my three favourite JJD WW1 Planes for a dusting.

Favourites because?.......... Albert Ball is my all time hero "Ace", the S.E.5a is just THE most "perfect" replica and Charles Nungesser + his Nieuport 17 = the most colourful pilot/plane combination:

 

[lancer]

Well it's a wet, wild and windy Sunday here in Essex, so I spent some time tidying the "Man Cave". Pulled out my three favourite JJD WW1 Planes for a dusting.

Favourites because?.......... Albert Ball is my all time hero "Ace", the S.E.5a is just THE most "perfect" replica and Charles Nungesser + his Nieuport 17 = the most colourful pilot/plane combination:

Beautiful line-up. I like the reasoning used, as well. Ball and Nungesser were true characters and heroes. I have said many times that the JJD SE-5 is the best model that John has done and I have not changed my mind. It is 'perfection' in his series. Nice pictures and the signed box is a nice touch. Thanks for posting them. -- Al

 

[ivanmoe]

Might I add that "Old Bill" has sold a lot of models for Jenkins over the years. Time and again, the pics that he's posted here have coaxed me into buying sets that I was "on the fence" about. JJD really ought to be grateful for his efforts.

-Moe

 

[Old Bill]

Beautiful line-up. I like the reasoning used, as well. Ball and Nungesser were true characters and heroes. I have said many times that the JJD SE-5 is the best model that John has done and I have not changed my mind. It is 'perfection' in his series. Nice pictures and the signed box is a nice touch. Thanks for posting them. -- Al

Might I add that "Old Bill" has sold a lot of models for Jenkins over the years. Time and again, the pics that he's posted here have coaxed me into buying sets that I was "on the fence" about. JJD really ought to be grateful for his efforts.

-Moe

Hi Al and Moe,

Many thanks for your very generous comments - which coming from such August members as yourselves means a great deal.
Most appreciated, made by day!

Cheers,

Roy

 

[lancer]

Time for my quarterly call into the wilderness of JJD aircraft releases. Since the release of his last aircraft, the Steinhauser tripe in December of 2013, there have been no aircraft releases. If not for the good fortune of a trade for the JJD Naval 10 Camel, and the purchase of a TGM Eindecker (a beautiful model, but a one-time purchase because of price), I would surely have had a breakdown by now. I know John is incredibly busy and I certainly do not lack for choice as to what to spend money on, but 16 months (and counting) is a long time for a WW1 aircraft addict to wait for his fix. I can hardly wait for the JJD Eindecker to show up and whatever else John has in the pipeline. John, forgive my lack of patience as I am just an overgrown kid in love with your WW1 aviation models.^&cool -- Al

 

[HAWKEYE]

Well it's a wet, wild and windy Sunday here in Essex, so I spent some time tidying the "Man Cave". Pulled out my three favourite JJD WW1 Planes for a dusting.

Favourites because?.......... Albert Ball is my all time hero "Ace", the S.E.5a is just THE most "perfect" replica and Charles Nungesser + his Nieuport 17 = the most colourful pilot/plane combination:

boy i think i should purchase that albert ball plane, i passed on before but now i feel is the time looking at these pictures. i wonder who has one left to sell?

 

[lancer]

boy i think i should purchase that albert ball plane, i passed on before but now i feel is the time looking at these pictures. i wonder who has one left to sell?

The Ball Nieuport is still available from JJD (though low in inventory), so any dealer that handles JJD should be able to get it for you (or order direct if you want to). Our hosts, Treefrog, shows it in stock as well. -- Al

 

[HAWKEYE]

The Ball Nieuport is still available from JJD (though low in inventory), so any dealer that handles JJD should be able to get it for you (or order direct if you want to). -- Al

great, appreciate the info, i have to offset all the german planes i have. the red nose at first scared me away but its grown on me

 

[jazzeum]

Greg,

The JJD website has a list of everything produced and whether it's out of production, in stock, etc.

Call Big George; he'll get them for you.

Brad

 

[ivanmoe]

The JJD website has a list of everything produced and whether it's out of production, in stock, etc.

For anyone who's interested, Aiken's has stock of all three Nieuports, both Albatros, the Barker and Brown camels, the S.E.5a, Fokker D.7, and several of Jenkins' later Fokker triplanes.

-Moe

 

[jazzeum]

Thanks Moe. I meant to add that if you look at his dealer directory and go through each dealer you may be able to find what you are looking for.

 

[ivanmoe]

Thanks Moe. I meant to add that if you look at his dealer directory and go through each dealer you may be able to find what you are looking for.

Hi Brad,

NP, I just wanted to provide some direction to an alternate source. It hasn't been a month since a collector mentioned that he was interested in the Jenkins S.E.5a, but had given up on finding one because it was listed by Jenkins as SO. I got the impression that he was pleasantly surprised by the revelation that Aikens had them for RRP. They've also got a lot of the newer TG wooden warbirds, the new Rufe for instance. I probably ought to contact them and suggest that they post a "howdy, y'all," here at TF, so that more collectors will know that they exist and stock TS-sets from TCS, TG and JJD.

-Moe

 

[jazzeum]

Moe,

Probably a great idea. It was thanks to you ^&cool that I was able to find a retired item at Aikens.

Brad

 

[lancer]

Quite like the two new generic pilots that John has announced. Really impressed with the detail on the German's uniform and the relaxed, leaning attitude of the French pilot, but as was mentioned in another thread, he needs an aeroplane to lean against. A Spad or Nieuport in appropriate French roundels would do nicely, thank you.:wink2: -- Al

 

[ivanmoe]

[...]Really impressed with the detail on the German's uniform[...]

Speaking of the German pilot:

The tunic is different than just about everything else in the GP/GGC collections. Is this a dress uniform, or, perhaps, something associated with another service? I've no idea, BTW.

-Moe

 

[ivanmoe]

Found this under "German Army Uniforms" on Google:

There are plenty of differences between the jackets in two photos. The one above is cited as being a "WWI German Hussars Tunic." Please ignore the bird-pooh on the glass-topped, display stand.:redface2:

-Moe

 

[jazzeum]

Does anyone know if the French pilot can lean against existing planes or is this a hint at a future release?

 

[ivanmoe]

Does anyone know if the French pilot can lean against existing planes or is this a hint at a future release?

In attempting to digest such possibilities, I invariably harken back to the way that Jenkins has done things in the past. With that I mind, I'd think that the set would be numbered in the format ACE-xxP, where "xx" denotes the product number of the associated airplane model. Because the formatting is different, I suspect that what we see above truly is a generic release for French models like the Nieuport, or others that might emerge, a SPAD perhaps.

-Moe