My Stash just grew again (2008)

[Brian da Basher]

Best of luck to you Trevor! It's good to hear things have turned a nioce corner for you.

Arrived today via the courtesy of Aeroplane Driver and the amazing generosity of Toolslinger, a 1/32 Williams Bros. Curtiss Sparrowhawk! This vintage kit is a real gem and I'm going to have an absolute blast building it! I only hope I can do it justice as I don't think I've ever built in such a large scale before.

Thanks again gentlemen! If there's ever anything I can do for either of you, please let me know. You have my gratitude!

Brian da Basher

[Mossie]

Trev, glad to hear it!  All the best mate!

Bri, how about scalorama-ing it into a 1/72 bomber or mailplane?

[AeroplaneDriver]

Ane more addition late today in the post from JSchmus...perhaps the best value 1/72 kit available today, a RoG Hunter F.6.

[B777LR]

Ane more addition late today in the post from JSchmus...perhaps the best value 1/72 kit available today, a RoG Hunter F.6.

Is it really that good? Tamigawa+ quality?

[AeroplaneDriver]

In my opinion it's not just the quality, but the price.  The kit fit and detail is superb, but it can be had for $17-18 on the shop shelves here in the US and for 9 pounds in the UK.  Quality may be slightly less than the latest Tamigawa stuff, but the price is a lot less too.  To me it's just about a perfect kit.  Another that fits this bill to me is the Tamiya 1/72 F4D Skyray.  It's a superb kit and retails in the US for around $15.

[van883]

Congrats Trev

all the best

Van

[Geoff]

Nice one Trev!

[Howard of Effingham]

Trev, glad to hear it!  All the best mate!

Bri, how about scalorama-ing it into a 1/72 bomber or mailplane?

hmm, simon i have plans for the F111 now i have it, but haven't had the time to run thru the books and
find the FB-111 illustration i am looking for, oh and it i'll be an FB-111K, 

thanks everyone else for your kind thoughts. much appreciated...... 

AD! BdB! i have plans at the initial stages for my third trip across the pond next summer. so i'm gonna fly into
ORD for the third time but anywhere i should go [by amtrak naturally] using AD!'s employers first... and what are
the details for the 2009 IPMS [usa] nationals? should i dare bring my MIANG RF-4E over and twiglets? 

hthn but back later and look out for developments over in the story..... 

trevor

[NARSES2]

RevellG Flitzer in 1/72nd - with the idea of a Seeflitzer (from Tragerflotten)

Saw the box art and it lays a pet theory to rest ! I couldn't remember seeing box art with a US aircraft being shot down on - probably 100's, just getting memory selective as I get older 

Nice kit though and I'll pick one up next week

[Brian da Basher]

Hey hey Trev!

2009 Nats are in Columbus, OH. From everything I've heard, the Columbus, OH IPMS chapter did a real bang-up job the last time they hosted and '09 should be no excepetion. Columbus is halfway between Tom and I and we've discussed having a What-If table there. I'm rarin' to go and I'd encourage you to bring whatever whiffiness you think will make the trip and want to display.

We've also discussed a "From Distant Shores" display so our brothers in whiffness worldwide can submit projects for electronic display. I'd be thrilled to be able to return the kindness extended me by the U.K. What-If SIG and their R.A.F. 100 group.

It would indeed be a treat to meet you Mr Effingham!

Brian da Basher

[Spey_Phantom]

yet another 2 kits added to the stash today

-1/72 Airfix Tiger Moth
-1/72 RoG Arado Ar196 A-2 floatplane 

[Howard of Effingham]

couple of RoG 1/72 Focke Wulf TL trager [that DH vampire cousin....] thar revell have kindly re-released at £3.99 each, buy me buy me they screamed......

one will get a merlin models vampire T11 fuselage [knew even that kit would have its uses, eventually  ]
as a 'NF10' in RAuxAF markings

the other..... i fancy as a Drone [think queen bee and 1930's but sans spats] as an early ASGW from the later 1940's recessed under a halifax [well if a UFC could fit or a pantechnicon container too..... ] we'd have a halibag B10 or summat.

BdB! columbus OH is good. i've never been east of ol' missy though i do have the OH state flag....  we'd
better have a US nationals thread nearer the time. the MIANG RF-4E will come and i think a few others. umm, say
a F-22LN  perhaps.... or F-18C/Ds in ANG service....  JMZ 

[AeroplaneDriver]

Trev, glad to hear it!  All the best mate!

Bri, how about scalorama-ing it into a 1/72 bomber or mailplane?

hmm, simon i have plans for the F111 now i have it, but haven't had the time to run thru the books and
find the FB-111 illustration i am looking for, oh and it i'll be an FB-111K, 

thanks everyone else for your kind thoughts. much appreciated...... 

AD! BdB! i have plans at the initial stages for my third trip across the pond next summer. so i'm gonna fly into
ORD for the third time but anywhere i should go [by amtrak naturally] using AD!'s employers first... and what are
the details for the 2009 IPMS [usa] nationals? should i dare bring my MIANG RF-4E over and twiglets? 

hthn but back later and look out for developments over in the story..... 

trevor

Trevor,

PM me when you get your plans sorted out.  If you want to travel around the US I should be able to get you some cheap tickets (assuming the employer hasnt gone out of business due to oil prices    ).  If you make it down south we'll plan a get together and see some air museums in the area.  If not let me know where you're going to be and maybe I can fly out and say hello.

[Radish]

2 x Revell 1/72nd SE5As.

[Aircav]

From EB
1/48 Dragon Mistel with includes a Ju-88G-1 and a Fw190F-8W