My Stash just grew again 2010

[NARSES2]

From ebay:

MiniArt 1/16th 1st Cent.AD. Roman Legionary
MiniArt 1/16th XVII Cent. Netherlands Musketeer

I was looking at these boxes the other day - what's the detail like ?

[Weaver]

From ebay:

MiniArt 1/16th 1st Cent.AD. Roman Legionary
MiniArt 1/16th XVII Cent. Netherlands Musketeer

I was looking at these boxes the other day - what's the detail like ?

Looks pretty good to me, but bear in mind that they're the first big figures I've ever bought, so I don't have much to compare them to. There's a bit of flash on minor fiddly parts, which will need careful cleaning up if your guy isn't to lose fingers....

If you go to MiniArt's website here: http://www.miniart-models.com// their catalogue has a clear picture of every sprue, which I found really helpful.

Review of one of their other kits. Seems pretty positive overall:  

http://modelingmadness.com/reviews/misc/figures/nixspartan.htm

Instructions are poor or non-existent (I noticed that too), so test-fit EVERYTHING before glueing!

[Weaver]

From ebay: VEB Plasticart 1/100th Yak-24P helicopter (NATO ASCC: Horse), which is a whiff-in-a-box anyway because the civilian, tuboshaft-powered -P never actually got produced according to most sources.

This helo has a strikingly similar history to the Belevedere, except that it got produced in it's unsuccessful piston-engined version, and it struck me that it could perhaps pass, with modifications, as a 1/72nd "Belvedere II", the principal mod being a square-section replacement for the Belvedere's stupid egg-section fuselage.

In true VEB tradition, it's a bit "interesting" and has some truly alien pilots: pics later.

[Mossie]

Forgot to mention a  few days back, Revell 1/72 P-38L/M from Monk Bar Models in York.

Wow, silver sprue, brought back flashbacks of VEB Plasticart kits!  It seems like one of those old kits that was maybe seen as a wonder kit at the time with engines are supplied & attempts at detailing but now looks pretty tired.

[NARSES2]

Looks pretty good to me, but bear in mind that they're the first big figures I've ever bought, so I don't have much to compare them to. There's a bit of flash on minor fiddly parts, which will need careful cleaning up if your guy isn't to lose fingers....

If you go to MiniArt's website here: http://www.miniart-models.com// their catalogue has a clear picture of every sprue, which I found really helpful.

Review of one of their other kits. Seems pretty positive overall:  

http://modelingmadness.com/reviews/misc/figures/nixspartan.htm

Instructions are poor or non-existent (I noticed that too), so test-fit EVERYTHING before glueing!

Thanks I'll investigate a couple.

Had a small delivery from the BIG H

Couple of Eduard masks.

Quickboost resin exhausts for the Airfix PR19. Stunning addition to the kit, and excellent price. Noticable that the new Airfix stuff is attracting the likes of Eduard and Aires (Quickboost) to offer the additions they offer for other manufacturers. Good sign I think 

Begemont transfer sheet for Soviet Pe-2/Pe-3 dive bombers. 21 options, some nice personal markings - including a "mole ? holding a bomb - and some interesting "3D type" red stars on one machine all for a good price.

[Green Dragon]

From ebay today.

Hasegawa S-3A Viking (poss converting to a Greyhound replacement COD)
Now have two Hase S-3's and two and a half Airfix S-3's so can start building and still have some in the stash.

Paul Harrison

[thedarkmaster]

today i got


a revell Tu22 Blinder and an Airfix 1/144 Trident   

[chrisonord]

Today arrived a large box full of dead model aeroplanes and some bits and bobs/weapons etc. A lot of the aircraft are beyond repair but I am sure will become honourable parts donors. Most are ww2 era, with the odd sabre and mig 21 thrown in and some Harrier GR7 bits. I would say that there was 14ish aircraft in all and a load of bits, all for the price of postage.I probably won't be using a lot of the ww2 stuff so if anyone is in need of bits give me a shout and I will send you a list of what there is.
Cheers,
Chris.

[ChernayaAkula]

Couldn't resist and bought a 1/48 RoG/Hasegawa Harrier Gr.7/9 today. I reckon it'll be Israeli. Got a cool background story in my head.  Think long (very long) range strike from an Op Corporate Atlantic Conveyor-style Harrier "carrier".

today i got
a revell Tu22 Blinder and an Airfix 1/144 Trident   

Looking forward to what you'll do that Blinder! 

[Mossie]

Airfix 1/600 HMS Fearless from Monk Bar Models in York.

[nev]

Couldn't resist and bought a 1/48 RoG/Hasegawa Harrier Gr.7/9 today. I reckon it'll be Israeli. Got a cool background story in my head.  Think long (very long) range strike from an Op Corporate Atlantic Conveyor-style Harrier "carrier".

By Aeroplanedriver (where's he been lately btw?)

http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,12188.0/highlight,harrier.html

[Steel Penguin]

if that hasa  harrier is the one i did, watch out when you attach the nose/pit sub assembly to the body, i had nightmares, it dry fitted when i tryed with the 3 aseblys ( nose/pit, body, wing) put the wing on the body, and then had to carve chuncks off the nose tab to get it together.  that one kits made me very wary of hasa.

[ChernayaAkula]

Aeroplanedriver's Harrier was actually my inspiration, proving that a Harrier will look great in Israeli camo. I believe I saw it on ARC before. The name Cherev sounds familiar.

if that hasa  harrier is the one i did, watch out when you attach the nose/pit sub assembly to the body, i had nightmares, it dry fitted when i tryed with the 3 aseblys ( nose/pit, body, wing) put the wing on the body, and then had to carve chuncks off the nose tab to get it together.  that one kits made me very wary of hasa.

Heard about that as well. I think the nose/fuselage fit is down to the special nature of the Harrier and the way Hasegawa wants you to go about it. I've read that deviating from the instructions and assembling the parts in a different order will make things much easier.

[Steel Penguin]

thats probably the best thing to do,
i think ( after much choping and swearing, if i remember corectly), is get the sub assemblys done but put the nose/pit sub onto the body sub, then while theres still a tiny bit of flex in the joint, wack on the wing sub.  ( can you tell i mainly make these kits for wargaming?)

[Weaver]

From ebay: two packs of 2 x 1/100th Plastruct ladders: various projects.