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Scale Modelworld 2022

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PR19_Kit

Define 'available'.

I can't find an F2A gift set ANYwhere and I've been looking for 2 months. And Big H's new postage charges smack a little of 'Corporate Greed' to me just now. :(
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! :)

Regards
Kit

kitbasher

Quote from: PR19_Kit on November 08, 2022, 08:36:28 AMDefine 'available'.

I can't find an F2A gift set ANYwhere and I've been looking for 2 months. And Big H's new postage charges smack a little of 'Corporate Greed' to me just now. :(

Order by 10 Nov to collect at show and get a 10% discount, Kit.
What If? & Secret Project SIG member.
On the go: Beaumaris/Battle/Bronco/Barracuda/F-105(UK)/Flatning/Hellcat IV/Hunter PR11/Hurricane IIb/Ice Cream Tank/JP T4/Jumo MiG-15/M21/P1103 (early)/P1127/P1154-ish/Phantom FG1/I-153/Sea Hawk T7/Spitfire XII/Spitfire Tr18/Twin Otter/FrankenCOIN/Frankenfighter

NARSES2

Right I shall be making a move early tomorrow morning, and yes I know it's Thursday, but I like to get up there early and pop into Shrewsbury or similar on the Friday. Anyway I'll see those who are there, there hopefully. Safe journey all  :thumbsup:
Do not condemn the judgement of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong.

kitbasher

Quote from: NARSES2 on November 09, 2022, 05:57:56 AMRight I shall be making a move early tomorrow morning, and yes I know it's Thursday, but I like to get up there early and pop into Shrewsbury or similar on the Friday. Anyway I'll see those who are there, there hopefully. Safe journey all  :thumbsup:

Yes, safe travels all, see you Saturday.  Looking forward to it.
What If? & Secret Project SIG member.
On the go: Beaumaris/Battle/Bronco/Barracuda/F-105(UK)/Flatning/Hellcat IV/Hunter PR11/Hurricane IIb/Ice Cream Tank/JP T4/Jumo MiG-15/M21/P1103 (early)/P1127/P1154-ish/Phantom FG1/I-153/Sea Hawk T7/Spitfire XII/Spitfire Tr18/Twin Otter/FrankenCOIN/Frankenfighter

PR19_Kit

As a result of some stuff I have to do here on Monday, and my 'official lunch' date on the Sunday it's looking much more likely that I'll only be at SMW on the Saturday this year.
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! :)

Regards
Kit

kitbasher

What If? & Secret Project SIG member.
On the go: Beaumaris/Battle/Bronco/Barracuda/F-105(UK)/Flatning/Hellcat IV/Hunter PR11/Hurricane IIb/Ice Cream Tank/JP T4/Jumo MiG-15/M21/P1103 (early)/P1127/P1154-ish/Phantom FG1/I-153/Sea Hawk T7/Spitfire XII/Spitfire Tr18/Twin Otter/FrankenCOIN/Frankenfighter

Old Wombat

Quote from: kitbasher on November 11, 2022, 04:24:14 AMWhere's the pictures? 😉

It's only been Saturday, 12 Nov 2022, for 1hr 45min's here in South Australia; give it time to reach the UK, man! ;D
Has a life outside of What-If & wishes it would stop interfering!

"The purpose of all War is Peace" - St. Augustine

veritas ad mortus veritas est

Accidental Loggie

Evening all.

I just thought that I'd post a thank you to all the Whiffers that I met today in person at Telford, some for the first time.  It was an emotional day for me, but it was made so much more bearable and enjoyable by being with you all.  My Little Grey Cells are working overtime as a direct result, and God help my overnight subconscious! 

Kit & Martin - The drive home wasn't wasted ;): the launching of the folding-wings carrier-bourne Valiant variant is solved!  4 Sprites should sort it, which just happens to be the number I have in stock.  I'm also thinking that this would be the later equivalent of launching B-25s from US carriers to attack Tokyo in the Doolittle raids, under similar Cold War circumstances...

I hope tomorrow goes equally well, and may your stashes grow larger!  TTFN.

Dominic
Converte et subvertere

kitbasher

As Wallace and Grommit would say, it was a Grand Day Out.  Great to meet up with the SIG gang and others.  A very good show; I'd say there were fewer children accompanying their (mostly) dads, and the level of wifely supervision seemed to have declined compared to previous years.  That means either that wifekind has generally given up on their other halves or their surveillance techniques have become much more sophisticated and devious!
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On the go: Beaumaris/Battle/Bronco/Barracuda/F-105(UK)/Flatning/Hellcat IV/Hunter PR11/Hurricane IIb/Ice Cream Tank/JP T4/Jumo MiG-15/M21/P1103 (early)/P1127/P1154-ish/Phantom FG1/I-153/Sea Hawk T7/Spitfire XII/Spitfire Tr18/Twin Otter/FrankenCOIN/Frankenfighter

kitbasher

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And some more from what was this year a rather jet-heavy (speficially F.155T-heavy) SIG display.

Airfix were out in force displaying their new 1/24 Spitfire IXc and 1/48 Anson I.  Both delightful but tbh I'd go for the Anson were I to stray from 1/72.  Seems as though lots of folk (including me!) were begging for the Anson to be scaled down to 1/72, so many in fact that it may creep up the release projects list - who knows, we may see one in a couple of years.

No new Airfix releases announced, that'll happen at next January's Nuremburg Toy Fair.  Release programme is under tight wraps but one of the Airfix Brothers said there will be a number of proper surprises.
What If? & Secret Project SIG member.
On the go: Beaumaris/Battle/Bronco/Barracuda/F-105(UK)/Flatning/Hellcat IV/Hunter PR11/Hurricane IIb/Ice Cream Tank/JP T4/Jumo MiG-15/M21/P1103 (early)/P1127/P1154-ish/Phantom FG1/I-153/Sea Hawk T7/Spitfire XII/Spitfire Tr18/Twin Otter/FrankenCOIN/Frankenfighter

Accidental Loggie

Converte et subvertere

JayBee

Thanks for the photos guys, I do miss it so much. Even you lot  :rolleyes:

Jim
Alle kunst ist umsunst wenn ein engel auf das zundloch brunzt!!

Sic biscuitus disintegratum!

Cats are not real. 
They are just physical manifestations of collisions between enigma & conundrum particles.

Any aircraft can be improved by giving it a SHARKMOUTH!

Old Wombat

I couldn't help but notice the two wine bottles, but only half a bottle of wine, sitting in front of Chris! ;D  ;D  ;D


Thanks for the photo's! :thumbsup:
Has a life outside of What-If & wishes it would stop interfering!

"The purpose of all War is Peace" - St. Augustine

veritas ad mortus veritas est

Martin H

Quote from: Old Wombat on November 12, 2022, 07:05:40 PMI couldn't help but notice the two wine bottles, but only half a bottle of wine, sitting in front of Chris! ;D  ;D  ;D


Thanks for the photo's! :thumbsup:
All i will say is that chris enjoyed his day to the max. He might not remember much of it thou.
I always hope for the best.
Unfortunately,
experience has taught me to expect the worst.

Size (of the stash) matters.

IPMS (UK) What if? SIG Leader.
IPMS (UK) Project Cancelled SIG Member.

AeroplaneDriver

Excellent pictures.  I just got home to the USA from a week in England on Monday.  One of these days I'll get a trip over to coincide with SMW! 
So I got that going for me...which is nice....