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My stash just grew again 2024

Started by Spey_Phantom, December 31, 2023, 12:36:08 AM

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Nick

Arrived from Germany last night, a Marksman Turret from ModellTransBau. It's resin and it looks good.

Ordered on 16th December, arrived 5th January. For an international delivery over Christmas that's a good turnaround.

Should go well on a Challenger hull. I see it as a Challenger 1 chassis refurbished to run alongside the new Challenger 2 fleet in the late 1990s.

Steel Penguin

it was the 1st penridge wargames table top of the year so i managed to get a couple of War Gods of Ægyptus figures
a Bastet  master of words and a Heru dark habinger  at a pound a pop well cheap.
the things you learn, give your mind the wings to fly, and the chains to hold yourself steady
take off and nuke the site form orbit, nope, time for the real thing, CAM and gridfire, call special circumstances. 
wow, its like freefalling into the Geofront
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Rheged

Quote from: Steel Penguin on January 07, 2024, 07:06:27 AMit was the 1st penridge wargames table top of the year so i managed to get a couple of War Gods of Ægyptus figures
a Bastet  master of words and a Heru dark habinger  at a pound a pop well cheap.


I have not the faintest idea what these items are, but if you are pleased with them, then I am pleased that you now have them!
"If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you....."
It  means that you read  the instruction sheet

The Wooksta!

Couple of eBay wins

Revell Junkers F13. This one is the one with wheels and floats. Thinking  Iranian on Caspian sea coast.  Or Spanish civil war.

Arado Ar 196. Probably Spanish but a wheeled one with a trousered/spatted u/C in Chilean markings?  Maybe.
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zenrat

I received one of these today from BNA.  Had it on restock alert since someone here (Rickshaw or Womby IIRC) dreamy attention to them by buying the 1/35 edition a while ago.
My first thought is sling it under a '59 Caddy but there are so many other likely candidates in my stash.  This'll need a deep dive and some pondering.

Fred

- Can't be bothered to do the proper research and get it right.

Another ill conceived, lazily thought out, crudely executed and badly painted piece of half arsed what-if modelling muppetry from zenrat industries.

zenrat industries:  We're everywhere...for your convenience..

chrisonord

This is starting to become a worrying habbit. Bought an IBG 1/72nd scale Centaur mk1, without actually loiking at it properly, and no alcohol was involved either. The tank is a bit old for what I usually build, but... I have a cunning plan. Swap the 2 20 mm anti aircraft guns for a pair of 30 mm rardens, and it becomes quite a formidable, if not a tad slow and antiquated infantry support vehicle,  the 20 mm guns have already got a home to go to, as they will be installed on my Avro Kittleton B1, when I start building it again.
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If you cant eat it hump it or fight it,
Pee on it and walk away!!

PR19_Kit

Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

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Nick

Quote from: zenrat on January 08, 2024, 02:36:35 AMI received one of these today from BNA.  Had it on restock alert since someone here (Rickshaw or Womby IIRC) dreamy attention to them by buying the 1/35 edition a while ago.
My first thought is sling it under a '59 Caddy but there are so many other likely candidates in my stash.  This'll need a deep dive and some pondering.



That would look great on a Ford Thunderbird with the huge tailfins.

Gondor

Quote from: Nick on January 08, 2024, 08:33:00 AM
Quote from: zenrat on January 08, 2024, 02:36:35 AMI received one of these today from BNA.  Had it on restock alert since someone here (Rickshaw or Womby IIRC) dreamy attention to them by buying the 1/35 edition a while ago.
My first thought is sling it under a '59 Caddy but there are so many other likely candidates in my stash.  This'll need a deep dive and some pondering.



That would look great on a Ford Thunderbird with the huge tailfins.

Batmobile?

Gondor
My Ability to Imagine is only exceeded by my Imagined Abilities

Gondor's Modelling Rule Number Three: Everything will fit perfectly untill you apply glue...

I know it's in a book I have around here somewhere....

Rick Lowe

Fred, it sounds like you may need to get a few more of those flying car conversions... just a helpful notion / suggestion... ;)

Or you could take the idea and use some Bits Box parts - nothing says they have to be the same, competing designs / manufacturers and all that...

Weaver

For some reason the first things that sprang to mind when I saw the flying car conversion were:

1. VW Beetle
2. Schwimwagen (in 1/35th of course)
3. Anything towing a caravan... :wacko:

Option 3 would involve buying two conversion sets and only using 1.5 of them on the main model, however the other two could be mounted pointing straight down on a motorbike. Since the wheels would be a bit small on a motorbike kit (typically 1/12th scale), a scooter might be best. The Tamiya T-Max springs to mind if you want something fast and futuristic-looking, but a tiny 50cc scooter with a shopping basket might be funnier...
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 - Indiana Jones

Weaver

Raided Hobbycraft's three-for-two sale today.
NOTE: you need to ask for the discount at the tills - it doesn't automatically detect which kits are in the offer (some sort of IT glitch apparently).

All Airfix, all 1/72 or 1/76th:

Hawker Tempest Mk.V Post War (just liked the look of it)
Folland Gnat T.1 (got several of these the last time they were out, but this one comes with the Hot Shots Oscar  EW-5894 Fallus markings  :wacko: )
Buffalo & Willys MB Jeep (all sorts of ideas for Buffalos)


"Things need not have happened to be true. Tales and dreams are the shadow-truths that will endure when mere facts are dust and ashes, and forgot."
 - Sandman: A Midsummer Night's Dream, by Neil Gaiman

"I dunno, I'm making this up as I go."
 - Indiana Jones

Wardukw

Just got my 35th TAKOM M47 E/M in the mail ..half the price of any other ive seen ..bloody good score 👍
Plans ?? ..absolutely none  ;D
If it aint broke ,,fix it until it is .
Over kill is often very understated .
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Theres few of lifes problems that can't be solved with the proper application of a high explosive projectile .

Old Wombat

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Quote from: zenrat on January 08, 2024, 02:36:35 AMI received one of these today from BNA.  Had it on restock alert since someone here (Rickshaw or Womby IIRC) dreamy attention to them by buying the 1/35 edition a while ago.
My first thought is sling it under a '59 Caddy but there are so many other likely candidates in my stash.  This'll need a deep dive and some pondering.



'Twas me, guv! :thumbsup:

I'm waiting for my 1/24 version as it was in a pre-order order (IE: everything in the order was a pre-order item) & there are still a couple of items yet to arrive. It's a relatively small order of the Flying Car Conversion set, a St Javelin Bust (is that counted as a figure? :unsure: ) & three four other, actual, figures, including two of these;



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zenrat

Thanks for the suggestions re the flying car.  I'm going to have a proper rummage through the car stash to see what there is that grabs me.

Today I received from a very nice man in New Zealand a 1/9 Revell Triumph Twin Drag Bike.

Thank you my friend.

 :thumbsup:
Fred

- Can't be bothered to do the proper research and get it right.

Another ill conceived, lazily thought out, crudely executed and badly painted piece of half arsed what-if modelling muppetry from zenrat industries.

zenrat industries:  We're everywhere...for your convenience..