My first experience with the B-1 Lancer was sometime back in summer 2015. My family was visiting at my grandparent's home in Northern Kentucky, when we heard the sound of a jet flying low and fast from the wrong direction (We live next to the Cincinnati Airport so most planes have a predictable flight pattern). Just as we made our way outside to see what kind of weird plane was flying around, A B-1 flew over us, just a few hundred feet off the ground, with both of its wings swept back! It was incredible to see something that big moving that fast! We wondered if North Korea had finally done it?Turns out there was a Bengals game that afternoon, and that the Air Force was flying the plane for promotional reasons. Not WW3 reasons. Since that day, I wanted one of these to help keep the memory strong.This die-cast plane is very detailed for its size and price. The cockpit impressed me the most, as there are no real gaps between the window panes and the frames. The canards are nice and symmetrical. While the wings will open and close in unison, there's a little play in the gear and they aren't perfectly in sync. So, if you want to display the B-1, you may have to do a little nudging on both of the wings to get them both in the same position.I am very happy with this purchase!
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]