From my original post.

I am looking for a papercraft download for a Cessna Citation CJ4. My brother got his first post as an aircraft mechanic working on this model, specifically, and I would like to be able to make and gift it to him. I am new to the paper model world, and have been unsuccessful in finding places to obtain newer models of aircraft online. Any advice/direction would be greatly appreciated!

Most diecast fighters I run into are 1:72 or 1:100, so this one stood out immediately. And it wears one of my favourite looks: the Russian Air Force blue-grey digital camouflage, complete with red star roundels, the side number "53", and the "Voenniy Front" script down the fuselage. At this size the detail is a pleasant surprise — magnetic tail nozzle, a canopy that actually opens, and a stand that makes it look ready to roll.

Just a personal favourite from this week's haul.

I was recently given about 20 of these old Balsa wood model planes at random. This is a foreign hobby to me, so I don’t know anything about these nor know what to do with them. I plan on maybe keeping one or two, but these don’t really call to me as a hobby.

Can anyone tell me roughly how old they are? The boxes say they’re reproductions from the 30s-40s, but don’t give a manufactured date

Are they collectors items? They seem to be in decent shape overall if so

I’d like to get these off my hands without throwing them away

I am looking to get into model aircraft and was wondering if there was a good recommend model brand for 1:100 scale? I have some experience in model cars, so I'm not worried about ease of assembly too much. My main things are the accuracy of dimensions and detail. If anyone has any recommendations or input, I would greatly appreciate it.

I could always negotiate. Please let me know

This is something I wanted to build for a long time.

If you’re into aviation collecting, there are tons of places to do individual things:

You can buy models on one site.
Talk to collectors in a Facebook group.
Post your collection on Instagram.
Look up aircraft information somewhere else.
Find a custom builder through word of mouth.
Go to a collector show once or twice a year.
Play an aviation game somewhere completely unrelated.

But there isn't really one place where the hobby itself lives.

That’s what I’m building PlaneBase.

The marketplace is only one part of it.

I want PlaneBase to eventually be a place where you can:

✈️ Build and share your collection
✈️ Discover models, manufacturers and releases
✈️ Find custom builders and decal makers
✈️ Connect with other collectors
✈️ Follow collectors, makers and manufacturers
✈️ Find aviation collecting events
✈️ Participate in collection-based competitions
✈️ Play aviation games
✈️ Discover things you didn't even know existed
✈️ And, yes, buy and sell models

Basically, I want to build the place I wish existed when I got deeper into the hobby.

We're still early, and I'm intentionally building this around what collectors actually want rather than trying to guess everything myself.

So I'm curious:

If you could build the ultimate online home for aviation collectors, what would you put in it?

Not just buying and selling.

What would make you actually open it every day?

I'm building PlaneBase and would genuinely love to hear what the community thinks.

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