My Stash just grew again (2009)

[Ian the Kiwi Herder]

The Hasegawa Pete came today the kit is gorgeous.     

Daryl J.

With some certainty I predict Dork will be all over that kit too..... when he gets back from the Arctic Circle !

Ian

[JayBee]

From the Great North Model show on Sunday:-

LS 1/72 Bede BD-5 & BD5J double kit.

Rick, your idea is going to happen!

JimB

[Mossie]

Academy 1/72 OV-10D Bronco from Monk Bar Models in York.

[jcf]

Academy 1/72 OV-10D Bronco from Monk Bar Models in York.

I'm currently building that kit, fit is not bad except for the wing to fuselage pod,
there is a step between the wing and the rear of the cockpit.
One nice thing is that the box also contains the parts for the OV-10A, the OV-10D
bits being an additional sprue. 

Jon

[Weaver]

Revell "50yrs of Revell" limited edition 1/113th scale B-47 from ebay.

Real blast from the past: head-on-a-shelf pilots, no undercarriage (just a rather fetching "flat Earth" display stand), all markings AND lettering moulded into the surface..... No idea what I'll do with it yet: the recreation of the original packing and instructions makes me almost want to treat it as a collectible. Almost.......

[Mossie]

I'm currently building that kit, fit is not bad except for the wing to fuselage pod,
there is a step between the wing and the rear of the cockpit.
One nice thing is that the box also contains the parts for the OV-10A, the OV-10D
bits being an additional sprue. 

Jon

I actually bought for parts (it was very reasonably priced).  I took at look at it earlier & I'm thinking I might build it oob (at least mostly!) as it's a very nice looking kit.

[ChernayaAkula]

Two RoG Heinkel He 177 A-6 Greif to make a zwilling.

[jcf]

Two RoG Heinkel He 177 A-6 Greif to make a zwilling.

Cool!!

Introducing, the new Heinkel, now with four chances to burst into flames. 

[Geoff]

Lufthansa decals from Aircav -cheers mate, (for the ongoing Fatherland build).

[ChernayaAkula]

<...> Introducing, the new Heinkel, now with four chances to burst into flames. 

Yeah, instead of the Luftwaffenfeuerzeug (Luftwaffe cigarette lighter), as it was called, I might call this one the Luftwaffensturmfeuerzeug (L. storm lighter) or maybe even the Luftwaffenflammenwerfer (L. flame-thrower). 

[nev]

Good ole Germans.  Why use 5 words when you can put them all together to make 1 long one? (Who remembers Strassenbahnhaltestelle from Deutsch Heute in GCSE German?

[Mossie]

I don't think I remember any German from school, managed to ditch languages from my Options before they made it compulsory!  Ever tried technical German Nev???  I remember trying to deceipher some foot long words in another life/job!!!

[Ian the Kiwi Herder]

Ever tried technical German Nev??? 

Ever tried marrying one ? - I have !

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From eBay, an original issue Esci 1:48 Hs123 for £6 ! - I already have one in an Italeri box and the AMTech decal set to go with it. So one of them will be real world, the other Whiffed....

.....I could go the 'sensible' route and do it:-
1 - Luftwaffe desert scheme... maybe with a shortened 'Stuka Snake' down the sides.
2 - Italian desert scheme... Mmmmm smoke ring camo
3 - Hungarian eastern front with huge tricolour fin and stabs.
4 - Finnish, either summer or winter camo.
5 - Japanese.... possibly on floats....

Or, I could be not very sensible at all and do it as either a Teutonic Air Wing plane at the time of the 1935 Crusade or a Vatican Self Defence Force (St. Peter's Own) machine, or even an Imperial Roman one, will need to check with NARSES and RADISH tho' make sure thay haven't already done one !

Also, from the same place an old 'Warbirds Illustrated' on the Mirage. One of their better ones ! IMHO, also a MASSIVE £5 !

Ian

[Mossie]

No, but I fancied the pants off a student exchange girl that used to get on my bus!

[nev]

Has to be Italian Ian....