My Stash just grew again (2008)

[sotoolslinger]

Today I went to Hobbytown USA in Austin and got a Revell 1/48 Dauntless(cause I needed the airbrakes) and a B-25 (for a turret) This is the second Hobbytown that I have been in that no longer carries sanding sticks. We are definitly in the endtimes.

[Martin H]

I took the plunge and bought an Airfix Gladiator.  What a parcel of excrement! 

Well, the artwork is nice, the decal sheet is superb and the instructions for said decals are top banana.  And you get a three blade prop which must be new.  Except the rest of it is a kit the Romans left behind. 


Having said that, the fuselage will provide the basis for a Bristol fighter proposal from the early 30s.  I hope.

Trev Snowden mentioned it was as per the orginal tooling (the 2nd aircraft tool airfix ever did) last night duering his talk at Doncaster (after the IPMS AGM).

I came away with the new Zvezda PE-8 heavy bomber. looks a bit daunting when u open the box.

[Howard of Effingham]

hmm, for part 2 of my birthday spree at hannants i added....

matchbox challenger MBT
special hobby DH hornet F3/F4
a modeldecal sheet with 15 and 16 sqn  and a couple of harrier T4N's on it
tally ho! RBF tags [damn it they are tiny in 1/72!]
superscale sheet 72-904 [with a couple of F-18's on that one]
some paint [inc that new RAE drone cream color that xtracolor are doing]
a couple of books, one about the point mugu base and the other the topshots book on the F-16C/D blk52 which
came with a free multi scale sheet for polish F-16's

so all in all a good haul over two days.

[Aircav]

Picked up the 1/48 Italeri Tornado with the Italian Black Panther scheme, looks nice but it'll be Spanish AF 

[Mossie]

Well, as mentioned nipped in to Monk Bar Models & came out with an Italeri 1/72 Agusta AB 204B.  Nearly picked up a Revell MH-53, but to be honest I want (need) an earlier model & I'll probably order the Bilek incarnation from Hannants as it's on offer at the mo.  I think the Bilek kits are just re-boxings of the Italeri kits, can anyone confirm this?

Succumbed.  Bought the MH-53J today!   I'm a weak, weak, man, or to qoute the Gene Genie, "You great... soft... sissy... girlie... nancy... French... bender... Man United supporting POOF!"  Although I don't support Man United.  That's the Missus's sticker on the car window.  Honest.  Really!!!

[NARSES2]

From Hannants

Zevda Pe-8 and RS Ambrosini SAI 207, both 1/72

[Aircav]

I've got a PDF book on the Pe-8 Chris, Martin, if you want a copy just let me know 

[Dork the kit slayer]

Another Hasegawa "special edition" A 4 B Skyhawk.....................I promise I will build it...............................................eventually

[NARSES2]

Anigrand 1/144 Boeing XB-15

Great China War ?

[Radish]

1/72nd Airfix Gladiator....it's the original as described by Wooksta earlier....the cowling is truly abysmal and the pilot is a solid hump moulded in head and shoulders format in each fuselage half. Cute.
The decals look OK, but closer inspection reveals that the mixture of pre-War BRIGHT colours and Ww2 Dull colours are confusingly used...pre-War Sqn stripes in dull colours?
However, painting a Glad in Camo colours and then applying the stripes could confuse people nicely
The decals are for 72 Sqn (pre-war) and 3 Sea Gladiators (hence the 3-blade prop) on Malta...Faith, Hope and Charity.
It'll be extremely useful, though, as what-if material....thinking Poland and various WW1 German schemes, as well as French too.

2 x 1/72nd Airfix Dragon Rapides for the Biggles Collection....one will be captured German.
1/72nd SPAD XIII by Academy
2 x 1/72nd SPAD XIII by Revell
1/72nd Academy Sopwith Camel
1/72nd Revell Fokker Dr.1

Bonzer for the Biggles Collection......in full research and flow.....rigging!! ha!!!

[Aircav]

Picked up today the following,
x3 1/48 Italeri Tornado's
x1 1/32 Revell Tornado
x1 1/48 Academy Hunter Mk.6
x1 1/72 Hasegawa F-111E


If anyone wants a set of the Black Panther transfers from the 1/48 Tornado let me know, I've got two sets going spare 

[kitnut617]

Received from Squadron, 1/72 AModel Piasacki HUP-2/HUP-3 (with RCN markings although I'll probably get the CanMilAir sheet) and an Italeri 1/72 EH-101 Cormorant (to replace the one I chopped up  )

[Ian the Kiwi Herder]

Another Hasegawa "special edition" A 4 B Skyhawk.....................I promise I will build it...............................................eventually

WAIT A MINUTE

I've been to your lair recently and IMHO you've got enuff A-4's to start a breeding colony - what's wrong with you...... No scratch that I KNOW what's wrong with you, and using that old "mid-life crisis" excuse isn't going to work this time..... why haven't you bought an inpractical sports car like the rest of us, instead of multiple Hasegawa Skyhawks.....

Ian
(tutting loudley and rolling his eyes  )

[Daryl J.]

Monogram Dauntless for a trip down memory lane.
Eduard Hellcat.........yippee!
Monogram AC-47 pre-ordered..........even more yippee!!!



Daryl J.

[Howard of Effingham]

last night at the model club......

1/72 airfix mirage 2000