My Stash just grew again (2009)

[NARSES2]

Got my Hannants Specials delivery yesterday as well -

LF 1/72 Savio Marchetti SM-86 dive bomber. Reading up on this I think the SM prefix suited this prototype rather well as it appears to have needed one to fly it

LF 1/72 Curtis YP-37. Contains some sprues from the AML P-36 and the necessary resin (fuselage etc) for a YP-37.

MPM 1/72 AFJA/SAAB B-5. I have plans for the ski equipped version.

And not in the sale.

Special Hobby 1/72 Blackburn Roc - very nice and has the Finnish markings included. Either the white discs only for the delivery flight or the full service ones.

DP Caspar 1/72 Operation Merkur (Mercury) sheet. Another excellent value sheet - 11 options. First time I've seen a glider offered (a DFS 230) and has the markings for a 805 Sqd FAA Buffalo ! Never knew the FAA had flown this in action and had to check (see below) - well you learn something new every day if you are luck 

http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/Squadrons/805.html

[lancer]

Update on the Xtrakit SHAR : It comes with an extra canopy to replace the wide one ! Thanks for the tips, Thor....but I had to buy it anyway !

Why the blazes didn't you say something? You could have had my one buck shee!! I'm waiting for the new Airfix one to be released.

[lancer]

Arrived from Aeroclub this morning, one Warrior models AAE AMX. What a kit!! Resin with hollow cast fuselage, white metal sidewinders, undercarridge legs, oleo struts, resin wheels some 3 vac form canopies 2 sets of decals including one very nice looking Brazillian one and 4 Italian AF. downside, the LA250 I ordered is out of stock! So I've got to go searching all over again!!

[thedarkmaster]

Just got back from being draged to the local church car boot sale,  but i was rumaging around looking for some cars for my 9 year old when i came across a bag of bits..........it was a made but damaged A-Model Sukhoi T4, i got it for 20p   

I've looked at it, no undercarrige and the nose and canopy thing are missing but what the heck it's going to be a whiff anyway.

Lancer if you dont want the SHAR i would take it as i need one to chop up   

[Mossie]

Just got back from being draged to the local church car boot sale,  but i was rumaging around looking for some cars for my 9 year old when i came across a bag of bits..........it was a made but damaged A-Model Sukhoi T4, i got it for 20p   

I've looked at it, no undercarrige and the nose and canopy thing are missing but what the heck it's going to be a whiff anyway.

Lancer if you dont want the SHAR i would take it as i need one to chop up   

A T-4!  What a find!!!

[Av8fan]

I am trying to control the growth of the pile of kits, but my LHS had a 20% off sale a few weeks back.

We need a face/palm smiley...

[Weaver]

From ebay, 50 x 1mm and 50 x 0.5mm neodium magnets.

[Nigel Bunker]

I continue my progress to the dark side: 3x Bf 109G-14 and 2 x Ju 87B/R - all from Home Bargains.

It would be rude to refuse their offer especially as I got 5p change from a £10.00 note!

[Aircav]

Hi All
just back from sunny Greece  
If you ever get to Athens and have sometime to spare go to Ippocratous street, there are about 7 modelshops on a crossroads and most are very well stocked.  






Due to limited luggage space I only got the following

Hasegawa F/A-18 Hornet Egg plane
Hasegawa P-51 Mustang

1/35 Miniart Soviet Tank crew at rest
1/35 Miniart German Feldgendarmerie
1/35 Italeri Gulf war Desert Rats

1/72 Icarus decals for Greek F-104 and F-4.

[Howard of Effingham]

yesterday's coventry show.....

italeri F-4G/E/F 'toom
heller Mirage 2000B
academy A-37B 'black eagles'
pioneer2 beechcraft kansan
hasegawa F-104G/S
hasegawa TF-104G/F-104DJ
RoG F-16B
hasegawa F-14D VF-213 'last cruise'
airfix Mil Mi24  Hind A/D
airfix Kamov Ka25 Hormone [both boxings]
hobbycraft Yak-38 Forger-A

i also bought a 1/32 RoG classics RR phantom 1, some old but useful DBI paints and some spitfire floats

a very good day out indeed.

[sideshowbob9]

Ebay again:

1/72:

PM Hawker Sea Fury (now I remember what the Sabre is for!)
Airfix Hawker Demon
Frog? Republic P-47 Razorback
Airfix Grumman Hellcat (gonna give it a Griffon under its original FAA name Gannet)

1/48:

Testors Republic P-47D (the wings will go on my P-35 to make a P-41)

[nev]

From Coventry

1/48 Hasegawa:  RF-4EJ "501 SQ".  This is the F-4EJs converted to carry a recon pod, and the box includes an extra sprue with 3 different ones on it - LOROP, TAC and TACER

1/48 Hasegawa:  T-2 "Aggressor"

1/35 MiniArt:  British Armoured Car crew (5 figures)

54mm Seil Models:  Roman Centurion.  This fella is absolutely stunning, everything about the package is first class.

Plus some a set of clamps and Micro Sol/Set (could've done with them both on my last build!)

[Weaver]

I continue my progress to the dark side: 3x Bf 109G-14 and 2 x Ju 87B/R - all from Home Bargains.

It would be rude to refuse their offer especially as I got 5p change from a £10.00 note!

Found out we have a local Home Bargains - yay!  

Went to look and they had no stock of any of these kits - boo!  


Anyway, from ebay:

Heller 1/72nd P.Z.L. P-23A/B Karas  To be done as Spanish Republican (they oredered some but never got them), and possibly as a Gnome Rhone-engined P-43 export version.

[B777LR]

Yesterday i went into a model shop, promising myself to go only for paint. I spotted a nice A-10 box, but it was 1/48 so i was without interest. A few moments later i left the shop with a 1/48 Tamiya A-10 anyway

[Weaver]

Yesterday i went into a model shop, promising myself to go only for paint. I spotted a nice A-10 box, but it was 1/48 so i was without interest. A few moments later i left the shop with a 1/48 Tamiya A-10 anyway

LOL - someone really should do some research on that "blank" time in between saying "no, I shouldn't" and finding yourself out on the street with a box in your hand: I put it down to alien mind-control rays personally.......