My Stash just grew again (2008)

[PanzerWulff]

one BIG Huey the 1/35 academy UH-1C "Frog" gunship,just picked it up 50% off at the LHS
"Panzer"

Now I just need to figure where to display the thing when I'm done with it LOL

[Martin H]

from Transport models in preston yesterday. Italeri SM 82 marsupiale. One hell of a stunning kit.

From Thorvic (stuff he's been baby sitting for me)
MPM DC-2
Airfix Ford Trimoter
Monogram F-105F
Matchbox Mystere IVA
Combat Models C-17A. (yes one of those big buggers)

And via IHG at the Bolton Show
Airfix Westland whirlwind I.

[Radish]

From Bolton Show today....excellent by the way.....Hobby Boss 1/72nd T-6G :wub:and two decal sheets of USAF thingies and MiG-17/19s in very useful colours!

[Aircav]

Picked up at Bolton
x2 1/48 Dragon Shenzhou magic vessel spaceship, big rocket with lots bits, going to use the parts of one for Games workshop.

Revell Perry Rhodan space jet Glador, been after one for ages

x2 1/72 Italeri SHAR
1/72 Heller Mirage IV, thanks Geoff

plus two Resincast British tank figures and five lots of transfers/decals.

[NARSES2]

Quite a quiet Bolton on the purchase front - still trying to dry out !!!!

From Rad's £5 sale - Eduard Nuieport 23 in 1/48th. He knew I'd bite as soon as I saw the markings options !

Ialeri 1/72 Saharina a/c. Destined for Roman Auxillia on the Mesopotanian frontier.

Some tools and transfers

And finally a good time - even though I may have upset the tea lady with my views on modern art 

[Ian the Kiwi Herder]

Also from Bolton, and courtesy of our resident Drag Queen, the excellent Hobbycraft Hawk 75 - the one with all the export sxchemes in (Norwegian, 2 x Peruvian, Rep of China, NEIAF, Argentinian - strangely there's no painting instructions shown on the back of the box for this one !). Will probably be 'real world' Vichy French. Thanks Terry !

AND

From friend NARSES, A 1:72 Special Hobby Pucara, yes it will be Whiffed..... soon !. Thanks Chris.

Ian

[K5054NZ]

Just got from a fantastic bookshop with a top-notch kit selection:

Airfix 1:72 Lightning F3

AND before ANYONE even CONTEMPLATES mentioning any inaccuracies or deficiencies in my kit, I have wanted a Lightning all my life and this just happened to scream at me so I DON'T CARE!!!!!!!!

Whiffed. Of course. As you were.

[John Howling Mouse]

From friend NARSES, A 1:72 Special Hobby Pucara, yes it will be Whiffed..... soon !. Thanks Chris.

Ian

I fully expect daily updates on this one once you begin (pleeeeeeze!).

Schnellzee
President, Cdn Chapter of Pucara Fan Club

[gooberliberation]

I bought an Aoshima Ki-100 for cheap.

Really cheap. Now I know why

[B777LR]

Just got from a fantastic bookshop with a top-notch kit selection:

Airfix 1:72 Lightning F3

AND before ANYONE even CONTEMPLATES mentioning any inaccuracies or deficiencies in my kit, I have wanted a Lightning all my life and this just happened to scream at me so I DON'T CARE!!!!!!!!

Whiffed. Of course. As you were.

Thats a very inaccurate kit... :-P
NZAF Lightning?

[frank2056]

I just got a great deal on several models from a friend who bought a 200+ kit collection:

- Roden 1/32  Fokker D.VI
- RPM  1/35 FT-17 WWI tank (with canon)
- Emhar 1/35 Whippet Tank (which way is the "front" on this thing?)
- A started, but complete Revell USS Burton Island icebreaker for $15. It's going to get rescaled to 1/350.

[Scooterman]

HobbyBoss 1/72 TA-7C Corsair.  VERY NICE!  Plus all the parts to do the ANG A-7K.

Also scored the AirDOC A-7 ANG sheet so I can finally do my PA ANG bird right!

[AeroplaneDriver]

As I was driving to work in Atlanta on Sunday I stopped by a hobby shop and saw a 1/48 Hobbycraft F-111E on the sale shelf for $16.  So I bought it.  Next time I'll spend the money on lottery tickets or something more useful. 

What a piece of crap...

[K5054NZ]

Not really, the outline is reasonable and it's only in the detail parts that it's let down.  Let's not forget that the Airfix Lightning first came out in 1961 and the detail was reasonable for the time.  With a bit of care and some effort it can be made into a very nice model.

I'd advise getting a new u/c (Aeroclub), mainwheel doors (Aeroclub) and bang seat (Martin-Baker Mk 4 - Aeroclub), along with one of the two decal sheets Xtradecal did for the Lightning.  The IFR probe and spare missiles from the Matchbox Lightning can help too.

Then again, wait for the Trumpeter one.

Cheers Lee! That's the sort of constructive info I was hoping for! UNFORTUNATELY, the NZ$11.50 I spent on the kit was my last cash of any kind, so until I get a job I can't really get any aftermarket. HOWEVER, next time I stumble across this kit I'll be sure to get in touch with my regular suppliers to get that stuff. Mind you, the IFR probe wouldn't be any good unless I was willing to scratch a bigger underbelly tank and cranked wing so that it could accurately portray an F6.

Thomas - hehe.....NZ, but not air force.....

[AeroplaneDriver]

Yould always use the low-budget solution to the gear issues; make it an inflight build (naturally posed in a near-vertical climb!).  The pilot in the cockpit is also going to make it easier to make the seat look decent with just a little styrene and wire.