More pictures of planes for pulp with miniatures

[mysteriousbill]

I just bought a Northrup Gamma on e-bay and I've posted a picture of it and a plastic Lockheed Electra/Electra Junior with miniatures to show scale at…

http://mysteriousbill.weebly.com/airplane-and-miniatures.html

[Amalric]

Nice comparison pics. You are now ready to run a scenario at some airport.

The Gamma has been one of my all time favorite planes for years. I have a really good book onm the history of Northrop that has a good chapter on the Gamma, those things were everywhere for so few made. Some actually went to China and to Spain.

Thanks
Tom

[ushistoryprof]

Great planes-home for a lot of future pulp adventures. Any snakes on board? Indy hates snakes you know.

[gamer Mac]

Great planes. Very useful.
Where can you buy the last one and how much?
I am in need of one of them.

[mysteriousbill]

Other than the Lockheed Electra, I got mine off of E-Bay. If you look at the drop down menu on my site under Airplanes and Miniatures it will list the various planes that are available in roughly the right scale. Most of them are actually banks (for coins) so you might try searching for airplane bank on E-bay in the Toys section. Usually the prices are way to high, but if you take your time and are patient you usually can find what you want for a good price. Many are produced by a company called Ertl as promotional items for various companies (Texaco, Coke, John Deere). Be careful many of the airplane banks that Ertl makes are too big or small to be useful for 25-28mm figures. Always check the size of the bank vs. the actual size of the plane to check for scale.

[mysteriousbill]

Currently on e-bay there is a

Lockheed Travel Express for $24.95 plus 10.95 shipping and handling
http://cgi.ebay.com/BUDWEISER-1929-LOCKHEED-AIRPLANE-ERTL-DIECAST-BANK-F393-/380235211937?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Diecast_Vehicles&hash=item5887c8e4a1

a Northrup Gamma for $17.95 plus $13.95 shipping and handling
http://cgi.ebay.com/1932-NORTHRUP-GAMMA-COCA-COLA-AIRPLANE-BANK-ERTL-CO-/140408122309?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Diecast_Vehicles&hash=item20b0f9ebc5

a Lockheed Orion for $4.99 and $10.95 shipping and handling
http://cgi.ebay.com/Red-Crown-Lockheed-Orion-Limited-Edition-Airplane-Bank-/170487156661?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Diecast_Vehicles&hash=item27b1d38fb5

Another Northrup Gamma for $15.99 plus shipping and handling
http://cgi.ebay.com/ERTL-HERSHEYS-1932-NORTHROP-GAMMA-AIRPLANE-BANK-NEW-/370295767837?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Diecast_Vehicles&hash=item563759031d


Actually there are 171 Airplane Banks listed on e-bay right now. Some in the right scale, some not. Some you just have to peel stickers off of, some you'll have to strip and repaint.

[gamer Mac]

Thanks for the info I will have a look.

[Donpimpom]

I received today that one, a 1936 keystone loening, looks great and is quite cheap
http://www.diecastdirect.com/asp_modules/add_item.asp?ProductCode=E21846P