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"best" warbird pilot busts? - 12/15/2003 1:18:11 PM   
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Status: offline 		who makes the best detailed warbird pilot busts?
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RE: "best" warbird pilot busts? - 12/15/2003 3:15:29 PM   
Rocketeer10



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Status: offline 		If you are looking for WW 1 pilot busts check out the Balsa USA web site. they have some really nicely detailed figures both painted and unpainted!
GY

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RE: "best" warbird pilot busts? - 12/15/2003 3:50:13 PM   
Ham639



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go to http://www.perfectpilots.com Unbelievable!

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RE: "best" warbird pilot busts? - 12/16/2003 2:17:18 AM   
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Status: offline 		Check out www.acesofiron.com. They've got my vote, hands down!

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RE: "best" warbird pilot busts? - 12/16/2003 2:23:16 AM   
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RE: "best" warbird pilot busts? - 12/16/2003 2:52:40 AM   
Veltro



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Status: offline 		I just checked the site and it is there.

Try this:

http://www.acesofiron.com/

He's hoping to have the WWII guys with the oxygen mask in sizes other than 1/4 in January.

- Jay

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RE: "best" warbird pilot busts? - 12/16/2003 3:05:40 AM   
Veltro



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Status: offline 		How funny, Ham639 and I are talking the same figures. Perfect Pilots is the distributor for Aces of Iron. I was talking with Michael Johnson, the guy behind Aces of Iron, at the December 7 fly-in he mentions on his website. He does all his own sculpts and molding. The busts are extremely light and made out of resin. No latex here. They have a lot of surface detail, too. You can really create an impressive figure using his detailed painting instructions.

- Jay

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RE: "best" warbird pilot busts? - 12/16/2003 3:20:23 AM   
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Status: offline 		I saw those busts when they were first introduced several months ago. The creator (?) a Mr Azevedo.. sent me an email with some pictures of the pilots enclosed. Super looking guys for sure. I wish they had the whole body pilot in wwi .. would look great sitting in my SE5a!.. BobH.

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RE: "best" warbird pilot busts? - 12/16/2003 10:38:56 PM   
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Status: offline 		For the record: Michael Johnson of Aces of Iron is the creator of the fine scale pilots mentioned above. WWW.perfectpilots.com is the sole distributor/retailer for all Aces of Iron creations, new scales coming up soon.

Thanks
Oscar Azevedo

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RE: "best" warbird pilot busts? - 12/17/2003 2:53:14 PM   
BobH


 

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Status: offline 		Oscar thanks for the additional information. Please tell Michael to work on a full body or at least 3/4 body some time in the future, the world will beat a path to his/your door.. maybe ?.lol. Thanks BobH.

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RE: "best" warbird pilot busts? - 12/17/2003 7:11:48 PM   
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Status: offline 		Here's a sample of those pilot busts from Balsa USA. pretty detailed and available painted.


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RE: "best" warbird pilot busts? - 12/18/2003 12:59:46 AM   
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Status: offline 		Hey, take a look at Pete's Pilots from England...Pete Richardson makes the best in my book...and the best thing is he's not some big corporation, he's a real person that you deal with directly. He goes out of his way to satisfy too...like it should be. Check his website out at: http://petespilots.mysite.freeserve.com/ His site is relatively limited compaired to what he has to offer. Email him or telephone him and he will work with you to get you exactly what you want. I just ordered 4 1/4 scale WWII pilots, 3 Luftwaffe and 1 USAAF. On the Luftwaffe pilots, each will be a different face...try and get that anywhere else!
Happy flying,
Rob Bailey / Pickupsticks

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RE: "best" warbird pilot busts? - 12/18/2003 5:35:43 PM   
LDM


 

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Status: offline 		for full body use Officer and gentleman

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RE: "best" warbird pilot busts? - 12/18/2003 8:58:52 PM   
ScalePilots



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Status: offline 		The pilots from Balsa USA's are ACES of IRON (www.perfectpilots.com) the painted models are painted by them. First week in january two new 1/4 scale pilots will be introduced and smaller scales in current models.

Oscar Azevedo

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RE: "best" warbird pilot busts? - 12/18/2003 9:27:42 PM   
LDM


 

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