Century Wings has announced the new SR-71B Blackbird 1/72 diecast model. We are celebrating with one of the Biggest Contests ever by a diecast hobby store! Win a Brand NEW SR-71 BLACKBIRD DIECAST MODEL! Enter our contest by submitting a T-Shirt design to contest@aimhigherjets.com

Full details and rules are provided at www.AimhigherJets.com

New Century Wings--USAF A-7 and Eventually and F-22?!?!

Century Wings recently announced a USAF A-7 SLUF.  For the true CW fans out there, we know that it's been a LONG TIME COMING!  

Now available for Pre-Order!  Only $69.95!  Order today!

On another note, a recent hobby show in Germany took on a special importance as Century Wings subtely announced an F-22 model.  Now before you get your hopes up, this model is just a "pre-pro" meaning that it is only in development.  That means there is no release date and it's assumed that the release date is not imminent.  However, if history is a judge, most CW "pre-pro" models are released between 6-12 months after they were first unveiled.

New C-40B Diecast Model - Limited Edition

Wow!  What an awesome holiday season!  Aim Higher Jets can't thank everyone enough for another great holiday season.  In one month, we sold a record amount of models while raising over $300 for the Fisher House.  We also gave away an entire fleet of Century Wing F-8 models to one lucky customer!  We look forward to making 2009 another great year of diecast collecting with new models by Corgi, Hobby Master, Century Wings and other new lines coming soon.

One of the first arrivals in 2009 is this beautiful US Air Force C-40B!  Aviation 200 is known for releasing beautiful 1:200 and 1:400 diecast airliners.  They recently decided to add a C-40B to their lineup.  Arriving in mid-January, this model will blow you away.  Rolling tires, steerable, posable nose-gear, rotating fan blades.  This model has it all.  And, its available from AimHigherJets.com for a low price of only $56.95.  Pre-order this baby now!  We are only getting a limited stock and probably won't be able to reorder any additional models.

New Century Wings! Blackbird and new A-6!

Have you ever wanted a 1/72 scale SR-71? AimHigherJets.com is here to announce that Century Wings will soon be releasing a 1/72 SR-71 Blackbird diecast model. This is in addition to a previously announced A-6 VMA-121 Green Knights model. We will post release dates, prices and pics just as soon as we can.

Hobby Master to release dioramas.

Hobby Master will release a diorama to add to your 1/72 collection. According to Hobby Master Collector, Hobby Master will be releasing a diorama with support figurines, power cart and aircraft ladder. Another exciting way that Hobby Master is expanding the hobby! The pre-production photo of the diorama looks great! Just remember that the figurines aren't painted in the photos. Pre-Orders will be available on our site shortly! (Photos courtesy of HobbyMastercollector.com)

On another note, AimHigherJets.com is having an awesome sale on Hobby Master models through August 8th. Right now, all Hobby Master models ship free domestically. If you are overseas, e-mail us and we'll do our best to hook you up with savings too. We're doing our best to get you through the dog days of summer!

F-8s are here! 1/144 F-14s are flying off the shelves too!

The long awaited Century Wings F-8 Crusaders of NP100 and NP101 have arrived and all of the pre-orders have now been shipped. They are beautiful models. Century Wings maintains the quality of their earlier releases. There have been VERY few complaints about them on the forums too (expect maybe about the UPS guy taking too long to deliver them!).

One surprising model line is the 1/144 F-14 model line. The first 3 in the series have now been released. 1/144 scale is a really awesome scale and we're hoping that it becomes a new standard in diecast. Its large enough to see detail but small enough that a model maker could build a cargo or bomber model in the common scale as well. Think refuelers and fighters in one diorama. Speaking of the Century Wings new F-14s though. The Black Aces is FLYING off the shelves. Only 1,000 of these babies have been made worldwide. This model is a must have for any serious Century Wings collector.

Finally, the Century Wings Jolly Rogers F-14 AJ201 is due into our store next week. Don't miss out on the opportunity to own one. This model is an exclusive US release. Only 1,000 models have been produced. The distributor is sold out. Remember a previous release? Our Jolly Rogers AJ210 charity auction on EBAY went for over $275! This model is AS limited and the demand has been huge.

In short, Century Wings is cementing themselves as being highly collectable models with amazing details....Worth every penny. But then again, save a little by ordering from AimHigherJets.com !

UPDATE:  The Century Wings AJ201 is SOLD OUT!  Sorry.  We sold tons of these models!  Unfortunately the only way to buy one now is to pay WAY TOO MUCH for them on E-Bay.  Don't miss out on the next Century Wings release.  We recommend pre-ordering all Century Wing models that you are interested in owning!

Our first show! Check out pics of the Century Wings 1/144 F-14 Jolly Rogers!

Jim and I presented at the Airliners International 2008 convention near DFW last weekend. We were able to get our hands on some pre-production models by Century Wings and Hobby Master. The 1/144 CW F-14 Jolly Rogers model really impressed me. It is small but I think its going to be the next big scale. Its large enough for detail but small enough to squeeze alot of them into small places. Anyways, the models will cost $44.95 and they should be at your door on the last week of July. It is available for pre-order right now!

Click on the link below to order... http://www.aimhigherjets.com/Century_Wings_F_14A_USN_VF_84_Jolly_Rogers_1_144_p/cw-589704.htm

The show itself was every airliner fan's dream come true and they also offered some military memorbilia. The show had some very interesting booths and interesting people too. One booth was exclusively dedicated to movies that a crew of videographers take at the end of runways around the world. No commentary, just video. Another guy sold lamps made out of taxiway lights! We stood out as the only military diecast store at the show. Business was brisk but we couldn't meet all of the visitor's requests. "Umm....sorry, we don't have barf bags from the second incarnation of Braniff. And no, we don't have a diecast of the YF-23 or A-12 projects either. BUT we can always make you a custom mahogany of those failed programs!" Overall, it was a great time. I hope you enjoy the pics.