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The Psychology of Collecting

By Mark B. McKinley, Ed.D

Everybody is a Collector
Everybody collects something!  Whether it be photographs of a person’s vacation, ticket stubs from ballgames, souvenirs of trips, pictures of one’s children, athletes’ trophies, kid’s report cards, and those who collect “junk” (pack-rats) and dispose of it in garage sales.

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We all have admired Hellenic Air Force specially painted aircrafts either in or outside greek skies. But who are behind those projects? Who is the “mind”? Who the “hand”? Warrant Officer George Athanasiadis is for sure the man that can tell us a lot about those aircrafts and we thank him for his kindness to give us a mini interview.

We also thank Hellenic Air Force General Staff, Public Relations office and especially Press Spokesman Maj. Konstantinos Grapsas for the precious help.

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The known aviation artist Kostas Kavvathias made us proud once more. He decorated with his own paintings the cover of the boxes for three model kits of Hobby Boss and Trumpeter.

Please click on “Read more” to see them…

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Ugo Crisponi is the mind and the heart behind Aviationgraphic. He is 38 years old originally experienced with mechanical engineering and technical drawing. Born and raised in Italy now lives and works between Italy and Japan. We had the opportunity to interview him. Please enjoy!

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A few time ago we announced that new A-7 Corsair of 336 Squadron “Olympos” is going to be produced by Witty Wings. We asked for detailed description of the prodecure followed for creation of the models and Mr. Jimmy Fung made us the honor to share the secrets of their job. Please enjoy details and photos from the Hellenic Air Force A-7 Corsair getting life.

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Kostas Kavvathias was born in Lefkimmi, Corfu in July 24th 1968. He was interested in Aviation in generall at early age mainly because of the model making (Matchbox, Airfix kits) and the war comics who where so popular at the time. He never went to Art school, but took aerodynamic courses during his 4 year living in England; years (1989 – 1992). He now lives and works in the island of Corfu in Greece.

A mini interview with Kostas Kavvathias follows…

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Pat Cherry is the responsible artist for Black Heart Art creations. You can visit his web-site at http://www.blackheartart.com. One of his latest work is one Hellenic Air Force A-7 Corsair of 335 Squadron Tiger. Pat spent a part of his precious time to tell us a few things about himself and also explain some of his basic artistic techniques that transform the shape of an aircraft into that beautiful caricatures.

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Photos of Hellenic Air Force’s F-16 block 52+ flood the internet a few years ago. That meant to be the trademark let us say of that particular aircraft and perhaps of HAF itself. These photos were taken from (who else ?) the world famous aviation photographer Katsuhiko Tokunaga who has combined his own name with some of the most elegant protraits of modern jet aircrafts. Recently we had the honor to get a mini interview with Mr. Tokunaga and learn some special things about his career and his flight experience with the Greek pilots.
Q: Hello Mr. Tokunaga and thank you very much for accepting our inviattion for that iterview. Please tell us when did you start your engagement with Aviation Photography and which was the first aircraft that you flew with? A: I’ve been taking of aircraft since my childhood. It was my hobby. I first flew USAF T-33A in 1978.
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Q: How many different countries have you visited? How many different aircraft types have you flown with? Have you counted approximately the total amount of flying hours you have done since today? A: I’m not sure, but about 50 countries and 50-60 different first jets. I have accumulated almost 1,400 hours on military fast jets.

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