Good quality die-cast planes
352098
These planes are great.  Well built, all metal (not half plastic like some others), good colors.  Have taken quite a licking from my 5 & 7 yr olds and are still holding up.
3888361
The planes were neat, and my son loved them. but when I ordered Die cast metal planes, I assumed there would be more than a small amount of die cast metall on them.
3523971
Great little set!  They are actually a little bigger than I was expecting at this price, which is a good thing.  Each one has little hidden features, like the x-wings' wings open and close and the tie fighter opens to reveal the pilot.  May be a little fragile for rough play since some of the X-wing parts look like they might bend under stress, but for my purposes (sitting on my desk at work) they look great!
1069358
Gift to grandson. Grandson really enjoys the helicopter that is very detailed. IF the propeller could snap in and remain in its housing while inverted, this review would have received 5 stars.

The die cast for the price is by far better than anything found a any major box toy store. Thank you.
1523771
I had been debating buying this plane for ~$75, but when I saw it recently for $57 I jumped on it. I'm really impressed with it at that price. It's heavy, 5 oz more than my Stanley Bailey 9 1/2. Casting and toe piece are very thick and substantial, as is the blade. The lever cap fits the hand better than the Bailey style. The finish machining is above average, but not in the same league as Veritas or LN. Tuning and performance detailed below:

Finish - looks great to me. I buy tools to use, not look at. Butt ugly that works very well and costs substantially less gets my $. Flaky paint doesn't bother me (didn't have it here) since use will take a lot off anyway. I don't mind spending an hour or 2 cleaning up edges/tool marks for a tool I will use for years and save $50 or more over the major league stuff.

Machining - everything is pretty square and straight, just lots of burrs/sharp edges left. Light filing and stoning with a soft Ark stone to beburr had all surfaces and edges in order. I did need to flatten the sole. I'm guessing .003", no big deal. It looks like Stanley corrected a lot of the previous QC issues. The blade requires just a bit of skew to take even shavings, probably .005-.007" across the width of the blade. This is only an issue if the toe/mouth plate is adjusted very small. The toe plate easily closes to the blade and adjusts very smoothly.

Norris Adjuster - A bit strange at first, but I'm getting used to it. My plane had about 1-1/4 turn backlash for blade advance, and was fairly loose side to side. I have tightend this up by using aluminum foil duct tape around the pin that fits into the blade.

Lever Cap - I've read a lot of fretting about the aluminum lever cap. I don't think it will be an issue. The cap just needs to be snugged down and you are not able to move the blade with the adjuster. Quite a bit of leverage and friction is developed by the design. The typical amount of cap tightening will damage the cap, I'm sure, but isn't needed.

Blade - Excellent. 1/8" thick, plenty for a block plane. The factory edge was honed and would take whisper thin shavings on red oak. I have used it enough to require honing, and can say the blade is indeed good hard A2 steel. It holds an edge like A2 should. The back of the blade was ground flat.

Performance - It takes thin, full width shavings with or across the grain. It only chattered after the blade was way too dull. It works very well on a shooting board, where its mass really comes in handy. Its mass is a bit much for light trimming/touch up. Blade projection adjustment is very good. Being a low angle plane (12), more turns are required than a std block (20) providing more resolution. The Norris adjustment mechanism was a bit frustrating for a while. Many times blade skew would move when I only wanted to change blade projection. I finally developed a feel for how much to back off the lever cap for projection changes vs skew changes. Keep in mind this is an issue with any plane having the Norris style adjuster, not just Stanleys. Using a small brass hammer to make lateral adjustments alleviates a lot of the frustration.

Overall I'm very pleased with the performance of the plane. I do believe it is a tool I will be able to hand down to my son and grandson when I'm too old to work wood(a lot of years yet). For $57, it's one of the best hand plane deals I've come across. At ~$75 it's still a good buy, especially if you value function over looks or name.
1165815
These are good darts for the beginner, or hobbyist like me.  We have a dartboard in our game room and these are perfect for that.  The darts are made of steel, brass, and plastic.

The Sportly Take Wing V Dart Set is a set of three darts.  It comes in a zip-top baggie.  The darts are assembled except for the flights.  The tips have a cap on them for protection.  The darts feel solid and fly well.  They are weighty, but not too much.  They feel good in the hand.  Both the kids and the adults are able to use these.  The brass barrel has a ring grip that works well.  The flights are a nice design, and look neat in the air.

Overall, I like these, and they are great for our game room.
I was provided this product for test and review purposes.
3034588
I use these caddies to store the pilot cards for my X-Wing miniatures. Camo for Scum, Black for Imperial, Red for Rebels. They're excellent quality, but require a bit of learning to open without effort (specific finger placement, but you get used to it). They're very durable, and the holes at the middle leave space to see the faction icons on the card backings.
160596
Only a small section of the top body of the plane and the bar connecting the wheels are actually metal. Everything else: the entire bottom half, wings and wheels are plastic. Not what I consider to be metal die cast.
403763
Attention to detail was not skipped on these. I was curious about a cabinet company making a piece of film production grip equipment, but I had a feeling that a cabinet company just might know a thing or two about wood creations, plus the pictures looked great. My feeling was confirmed when it arrived because the quality of these are quite nice upon inspecting.  It appears to be between 5 and 7 ply plywood on various parts and held together with staples or brads, seems very high quality and rigid. The corners are sanded round and everything is very smooth. The surface is unfinished and could probably use a clear coat or paint to seal in the grain and make them a bit more long lasting in weather since I've seen apple boxes used in rain, mud, scorching sun and everything in between. These are great!
4893573
Very good quality, archival foam. These pre-cut shapes are good for a variety of ship styles.
4377212
I have a small plane model, but it was vrey beautiful,THe time od delive it good.

Thankyou so much!
4576048
This is a nice collection plane, not really big but has all the features of the original plane and the fine details on it sure attracts the viewers.
4187145
my son loves his new toy bus, great quality metal die cast
3516274
First, this model is listed as a toy. It is actually an adult collectable, a bit fragile and expensive for a toy.

This is definitely one of Ertl's best diecast aircraft, if not THE best one. The assembly is good, and everything fits together better than average. Paint finish is good. I looked at four of these in the store before I selected one to purchase, and saw no noteworthy paint flaws.

The model is proportioned well, with all the main details present. The small braces at the wing roots, and the oil-cooling radiators on the underside of the wings look right. All markings are pad printed (a paint process), clear and sharp, and complete. No stickers on this one, something which turns me off on some other Wings Of Texaco planes.

One point above many of Ertl's planes, on this one they got the engine right! It shows a correct nine cylinders, complete with the heads and pushrods. It's all on a single molded disk, but looks good. Only goof here, the crankcase should be red on this model, not silver. The silver propeller is of poly plastic, looks accurate, and spins well.

Like many of Ertl's aircraft, this has a black poly canopy. If clear doesn't work for Ertl designs, I never understood why they couldn't have used a light gray or silver. I think that would better represent a "clear" canopy. On this model, the very top of the canopy slides forward to reveal the coin slot.

The wheels are black poly plastic, barely visible under the wheel pants, anyway. They do turn. There is an accurately shaped tail skid, also of black poly.

Only three small screws and the coin removal door detract from the underside being accurate.

The wire bracing on the wings and landing gear is represented on the model by very small black nylon cord. It looks good. Even at 1/30th scale, accurate sized wire, or anything else, would be too fine and fragile for a practical model.

Another minor inaccuracy is the paint scheme, as compared to the actual "Texaco 13" Travel Air.

This model has the Texaco 13's second paint job. The actual plane had a moderate crash right after completion, and the repaired plane got the red and white scheme shown on this model. The white here should actually be a slight ivory color. Also, all of the red was actually outlined with a dark blue pinstripe, which isn't shown on the model at all. This would be almost too small to see at 1/30th scale, anyway. The blue stripe would be no wider than a line drawn with a ball-point pen.

The plane was this red and white scheme during its entire racing and record setting career. The actual Texaco 13 hangs in the Chicago Museum of Science and Technology, wearing this paint scheme.

The first paint was red and yellow, also issued by the Wings Of Texaco series (one model plane in each case of 12 had the red and yellow paint). Ertl got this partially wrong, as the wings should be solid red, with a yellow "NR 1313". Ertl reversed the colors and put a red scallop leading edge on the wing.

This was the fifth plane in the Texaco series, issued in 1997. I see it has been issued again as Wings of Texaco #19 in 2011, with a new paint scheme. I've found no information that the actual airplane ever had the new scheme.

The Texaco 13 and its pilot, Frank Hawks, are well covered online and worth reading about. Both of them were pretty amazing.
2237906
Good build quality and they fly right. Can't beat the price and quick delivery
3671010
Exactly as I expected. I purchased this for my little brother. He's really into planes and things of that sort and having this made him extremely happy. It feels like a die cast, and its small... but not too small. Perfect for kids with imaginations or people who like to collect planes.
1091001
I have built this model out of box using kit supplied decals; it went together well. The only negative is the .50 caliber machine gun does not have accurate hand grips. With a pin drill and sharp X-Acto knife I was able to fix that problem, at least to my satisfaction. I also like the fact that the lower hull is die cast metal which give the finished model a little extra weight allowing it to sit well on its tracks. This is a typical high quality Tamiya kit that goes together well, not overly 'engineered' but looks great with a decent paint job.