On models, whisky and other important things in life

NARSES2 · November 21, 2024, 06:11:54 AM

Enjoy

TomZ · November 29, 2024, 09:20:43 AM

The Dutch Nationals (ESM) were already one week ago. I'm slowly getting back to "normal" (As normal as I will get,,,,,,)

I had my 1/72 KLM Concorde on our stand. During the show I was already wondering where I would store this beast when I got home. I had already decided to throw it in the bin but 30 minutes before the close of the show, someone came and wanted to buy the built model. I needed little time to decide to agree.
I had planned to make some pictures of the model when I got home but now I only have this one:

This is the Airfix 1/72 kit. One word of advice to all of you: Don't buy it, don't build it, don't give it away to anyone you care about. It is an absolutely horrible kit. It doesn't fit, it has no details anywhere. Avoid it at your peril.

On the whisky side: Glendronach 16 year old . Wonderful sherry taste.

TomZ

PR19_Kit · November 29, 2024, 09:38:06 AM

Quote from: TomZ on November 29, 2024, 09:20:43 AMThis is the Airfix 1/72 kit. One word of advice to all of you: Don't buy it, don't build it, don't give it away to anyone you care about. It is an absolutely horrible kit. It doesn't fit, it has no details anywhere. Avoid it at your peril.

Too late, I've had one for ages, but not done anything with it apart buying lots of 'extra' things to go with it.

I'm darned if I can think how to Whiff a Concorde though, I've already done the 'longer wings and fuselage' bit on on, albeit in 1/144 scale.

Steel Penguin · November 29, 2024, 10:14:00 AM

im using the engines on mine as replacements to go over wing on a modded Vulcan

63cpe · December 13, 2024, 10:55:25 AM

Oh, found this interesting book for sale:

PXL_20240615_125019799 - kopie by Buddy Holly, on Flickr

Only in the UK ( if i remember correctly in the shop at Fellrigg Hall)

David aka 63cpe

The Rat · December 13, 2024, 11:10:07 AM

Picked up some Glendalough Double Barrel Irish Yesterday.

TomZ · January 06, 2025, 11:15:17 AM

It's been quite a long time again since I posted here. Work has been very busy in the last quarter of 2024 and there wasn't a lot of time for modelling.
The last two weeks I had a holiday and managed to get some modelling done. I decided to go for something completely different and build me some tanks. German tanks in 1/35 to be precise. As always I got carried away once I started and I now have a Panzer I, II, III, IV and V built, but without any paint on them.

I'm also investigating a series connected to the Me-163, starting with some of the early Lippisch designs and including two Japanese versions and some Luft '46 Lippisch projects.
The research led me to the earlier Bf-163 which was a competing design to the Fi-156 Storch. And I remembered that many years ago I also went there and had a kit of the Bf-163 and Siebel Si-201 "somewhere". After a lot of searching and swearing I managed to find them and started to build them. Now I only need a Fi-156 to go with them.

Looking back through these pages, I saw that I promised you some pictures of the finished '1/72 KLM Concorde kit. I brought it to the ESM show in November and during the show a guy came by and wanted to buy the finished model. After some thinking I agreed and he took my Concorde, saving me having to find a place for the rather large model. But that does mean that I only have one picture of the finished model:

I probably repeat myself, but I urge you: Don't buy one! Nothing fits!

Speaking of "challenging" kits, I also started another Unicraft one. The Sud Est SE-580 fighter. Quite an interesting aircraft and quite big for a single seat fighter. Pictures will follow.

On the whisky side of things: Tonight glass is a a Glen Elgin 12 years old. Very nice sherry cask aged whisky!

Stay well!

TomZ

Rheged · January 06, 2025, 01:17:24 PM

Chateau Rheged tonight:- the first dram out of a bottle of Laphroaig CASK STRENGTH (57% proof) that we received as a Christmas present. Taken with water, it was definitely a life enhancing moment.

As to the KLM Concorde, it's a very impressive piece of woprk!

NARSES2 · January 07, 2025, 05:28:48 AM

Quote from: Rheged on January 06, 2025, 01:17:24 PMAs to the KLM Concorde, it's a very impressive piece of woprk!

It is indeed

Quote from: TomZ on January 06, 2025, 11:15:17 AMSpeaking of "challenging" kits, I also started another Unicraft one. The Sud Est SE-580 fighter. Quite an interesting aircraft and quite big for a single seat fighter. Pictures will follow.

TomZ

I salute you sir for your bravery, but at least there's not many parts

You made me go and get my Unicraft Payen P.321 down from the stash again. I looked at it and put it back