You know how sometimes you keep hearing and seeing the same name popping up in different places which puts it in your head so you just have to buy a kit of it...

So today a box arrived from BNA containing a 1/35 AFV Club Long Tom.

Along for the ride was a 1/48 Tamiya M5 Stuart and a 1/72 Jays Model Kits Tempest Mk.1 conversion set.

The Tempest set is an injection moulded fuselage and vac formed canopy intended for use with the Heller Tempest Mk.5.  I don't have a Heller Tempest Mk.5 but I am sure I can make some wings fit.  Maybe those from the Academy Tempest Mk.5, mayne those from something else.

Arrived today from a very well-known online auction site

1 x 1/72 Xtradecal X72059 TSR 2, Part 1 As It Might Have Been, RAF Empite test Pilot School, NASA, USAF, RCAF, SAAF. That is exactly as they printed it, they forgot the comma after RAF 

Gondor

Scored a ARII 1957  Daihatsu Midget 3 wheeler of trademe last night ...this little kit is definitely going to cover some distance..from Japan to here..then once I get it ..off to Aus it goes 

Quote from: Gondor on April 22, 2025, 10:04:24 AMArrived today from a very well-known online auction site

1 x 1/72 Xtradecal X72059 TSR 2, Part 1 As It Might Have Been, RAF Empite test Pilot School, NASA, USAF, RCAF, SAAF. That is exactly as they printed it, they forgot the comma after RAF 

Gondor

A NASA TSR2 would be interesting to see.

Quote from: Rick Lowe on April 22, 2025, 03:17:54 PM

Quote from: Gondor on April 22, 2025, 10:04:24 AMArrived today from a very well-known online auction site

1 x 1/72 Xtradecal X72059 TSR 2, Part 1 As It Might Have Been, RAF Empite test Pilot School, NASA, USAF, RCAF, SAAF. That is exactly as they printed it, they forgot the comma after RAF 

Gondor

A NASA TSR2 would be interesting to see.

I now have three sets of these decals so if you want to build a NASA TSR2 I will happily send you that part of the decal sheet.

Gondor

the NASA TSR2  looks very good    ( im sure that mine has shown up in the Telford thread) 

Found this in the second hand ads, the next thing if i ever finish my current projects ... 

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Quote from: Gondor on April 23, 2025, 02:25:11 AM

Quote from: Rick Lowe on April 22, 2025, 03:17:54 PMA NASA TSR2 would be interesting to see.

I now have three sets of these decals so if you want to build a NASA TSR2 I will happily send you that part of the decal sheet.

Gondor

Cool, thanks - PM inbound 

Arrived today from North America, several update sets for the Westland Wessex in 1/72 scale.



Gondor

From the USA? Who does those please Alastair?

A gentleman on Britmodeller called hendie.

Ah right, thanks. I thought it might have been a US supplier who did them.

Quote from: PR19_Kit on Yesterday at 09:59:55 AMAh right, thanks. I thought it might have been a US supplier who did them.

Sorry but no, I would have put the company name if that was the case.

1/72 Dora wings Bloch 151 arrived today, courtesy of a special offer on the bay of E. Whilst not successful in the RW, I'm sure it can receive an upgrade or two to help improve that reputation

Someone offered me one of the old plastic art Tu 20 kits from the GDR ( East Germany ) , they are in 1:100 scale and have not so small wings ....  I think i should catch that thing and put them on another Matchbox Ju 188 kit .