My Stash just grew again (2008)

[Jeffry Fontaine]

some assorted plastic tubing that should make nice fuselages

Hi Brian,

Just a bit of clarification on those green plastic tubes.  Never visualized them as being a starting point for a fuselage.  The plastic is a bit soft for that purpose, I was using them as a curved surface sanding block by wrapping the sandpaper around it and applying that to the models surface to remove features from areas that needed to be dressed with a minimal abrasive footprint. 

Those tubes originate from the local grocery store where the previously held translucent plastic produce bags for vegetables and fruit.  Something that is free for the asking if you talk to a grocer in that deperatment. 

[NARSES2]

Fome Modelzone yesterday

Revell 1/72 SE5A. I have a plan for this one, don't I Rad 

The first two of Revell's classic kits.

Ex Matchbox Heyford (MEAF or East Agfrican AF 1940) and Lysander, so I can wif this and use my Pavla one as a real world bird.

The boxes of these "classic" kits are proper boxes not those awful end-opening ones. Hope they move towards this type of packaging for all their kits.

The other classic kit they had in was a V2 and trailer - didn't look at scale but box was quite big.

Talking of old kits MZ had the old Linberg US Destroyer in the massive box - havn't seen that in years !

[Mossie]

Arrived today from the incredibly generous Mr Fontaine:

2 x 1/48 Testor's Curtiss Seaplane Racers (to be scale-o-rama'ed)

1 x 1/144 F-117 (I dunno how I'm gonna biplane this one!)

some assorted weapons

some assorted plastic tubing that should make nice fuselages

assorted wire for rigging

Thanks, JJ! You're very generous!

Brian da Basher

Have a small one or two man stealthy assault glider on top for Special Forces insertion.  During take off at least, it'll be a bi-plane!

[Howard of Effingham]

1 x 1/144 F-117 (I dunno how I'm gonna biplane this one!)

you know BdB you don't have to biplane it, you could add spats instead..... 

[kitnut617]

Arrive today from Hannants after a year or more on pre-order, Goofy Models Grumman E-2 Hawkeye cockpit, u/c bays detail set, times two.

[Patrick H]

Went to the LHS to pick up some paint and came out with Hasse's P 51 D mustang, yep, another one. Also came across a SU 17M3R from Master craft. Couldn't resist that one either as it was only 3 Euro. First time I've seen this brand overhere. Looks rather nice in detail also. Hopefully it will stay the bargain it is and won't cause to much of a pain in building.

[AeroplaneDriver]

I stopped by Hobby Lobby on the way home from work today and they were having one of their 30% off sales so I got:

Revellogram 1/48 Blue Angels F-18-already reduced to $9, then with the discount got it for about $6.

Tamiya 1/35 M41 Walker Bulldog tank-my first armour buy in over a year, just caught my eye and was under $10.

[Howard of Effingham]

from my local antics branch this morning....

all of the revell classics!

Handley Page Heyford 
DHC twin otter
Westland lysander

thank-you revell, thank-you.

of note is that the heyford is moulded in three colors and the twin otter in two.

the decals are good in the heyford and lysander and very good in the twin otter.

[Radish]

HP Heyford?
Think ISRAEL c.1940.

3 x Academy 1/72nd Sopwith Camels

[Aircav]

Think anti-submarine and add floats

[Radish]

Yo dudes, couldn't get to the SIG AGM at Coventry Museum (plus model shop!!!) but had to take Mid to Nottingham to meet a friend......hence a visit to the TWO Modelzone shops in Nottingham. One shop is "normal", the other is for their reduced stock.WOW!!
Came away with:

1/48th SMER DH.2....that'll be built as an Israeli DH.2.5
1/72nd Revell HP Heyford.....Israel 1940
1/48th Pegasus Hobbies Spitfire I....."Biggles"
1/48th Pegasus Hobbies Hurricane I.....Israel 1943
1/72nd Revell Lysander....possibly Israeli too
2 x 1/72nd Revell Nieuport 28
2 x 1/72nd Revell Fokker E.III

[Daryl J.]

Eduard I-16 Type 29
The Hellcat from the same company showed up in the same box.


Daryl J.

[Geoff]

The "new" RevellG F-4C and recce Panthers are both the Monogram kits.

[Spey_Phantom]

1/144 RoG F-5E was added to the stash, this will become either an X-29 or will be used for 1/144 trumpeter F-20/X-29 conversion in the future 

[Martin H]

From Thorvic's stash via the SIG meet.

Unicraft Rutan Proteus
Novo Handly Page Dart Herald.

both 1/72nd