My Stash Just Grew Again (2011)

kitbasher · June 16, 2011, 01:03:34 PM

Now I'm kind of name dropping here - day one of Canada holiday and force marched the missus to Maritime Hobbies in Halifax where I got a 2nd-hand Hasegawa Curtiss Seagull for Can$5 (because I could!) and a Leading Edge CF-18 sheet.

The Wooksta! · June 16, 2011, 02:49:37 PM

Two AZ Spitfire Va's from a well known auction site. The price was half what they were normally so it would be crazy not to get a pair. Plus, I didn't have that kit anyway, so it plugs a gap.

Total Spitfire acquisitions in June so far: 24

IanH · June 17, 2011, 12:48:08 AM

Until Airfix did their Va, I had to kitbash the Tamiya Ia & Vb...mind you, it got me a IIb

pyro-manic · June 17, 2011, 10:06:14 AM

Today, from a trade on Britmodeller:

Dragon 1:35 King Tiger (Porsche turret) with zimmerit
Italeri 1:35 Sd.Kfz. 140/1 Aufklarungspanzer 38(t)

Both to be whiffed, of course - the Tiger will probably get modded to an advanced version (gas turbine engine, maybe, or a big diesel, modded turret, etc) for joint Allied ops against the Soviets in 1947, or possibly the Middle East somewhere. The Aufklarer 38(t) will probably be changed to a steampunk-ish anti-zombie vehicle.

The Wooksta! · June 17, 2011, 12:16:55 PM

Quote from: IanH on June 17, 2011, 12:48:08 AM
Until Airfix did their Va, I had to kitbash the Tamiya Ia & Vb...mind you, it got me a IIb

That's what I planned to do with the Tamiya 72nd ones, but the oil coolers were moulded integral with the wing.

TBH, I had planned on giving the AZ Va a miss, what with it being their Mk 1/11a kit but with different decals and the Airfix Ia being half the price. However, I'm a completist and at half the price, it was worth nabbing. So I got a pair.

deathjester · June 17, 2011, 01:55:58 PM

Brilliant trade with Army of One resulted in a nice new Airfix Canberra - Most Excellent!

Cheers!!

Jacques Deguerre · June 17, 2011, 09:12:07 PM

*SIGH* Yet another Monogram M48A2 reissue added. Michael's (US craft retail chain) has a 50% off coupon this week and my local store had restocked since my last visit, so I couldn't pass it up.

IanH · June 18, 2011, 02:40:53 AM

Quote from: The Wooksta! on June 17, 2011, 12:16:55 PM
Quote from: IanH on June 17, 2011, 12:48:08 AM
Until Airfix did their Va, I had to kitbash the Tamiya Ia & Vb...mind you, it got me a IIb

That's what I planned to do with the Tamiya 72nd ones, but the oil coolers were moulded integral with the wing.

TBH, I had planned on giving the AZ Va a miss, what with it being their Mk 1/11a kit but with different decals and the Airfix Ia being half the price. However, I'm a completist and at half the price, it was worth nabbing. So I got a pair.

Graunch...
On another note, thanks to Pyromaniac, an Easy 8 Sherman & KV1...my first 1/48th Armour...

The Wooksta! · June 18, 2011, 08:42:28 AM

Picked up the 3 Brigade Spitfire T.IXs on order, plus an Airfix Spitfire IXc.

The T.9 is intended for the utterly vile Italeri kit (which frankly isn't fit for scavenging for spares) but after some minor surgery (sanding the wing roots) to the conversion and more major surgery to the donor wing (the aforementioned Airfix mkIXc), it's now taped up. Intended scheme for this is either RAF, RAuxAF or Iraqi (they did express an interest).

Spitfire acquisitions this month - 25 (conversions don't count!)

Weaver · June 18, 2011, 08:44:53 AM

From ebay, a 1/72nd Heller Fi103 Reichenberg IV. It's the one that came with a Natter, but the owner of this one had already built the Natter. Fine by me: it's the Doodlebug I wanted anyway....

upnorth · June 18, 2011, 09:00:41 AM

Today at Modellbrno I snapped up a 1/72 Let 200 Morava from AZ Models.

I had no idea they were working on one at all. As I understand, Modellbrno was the premier of the kit.

Army of One · June 19, 2011, 06:10:03 AM

Recently aquired.....one trade (1/72 Su22 + soviet missile set) and bought (1/72 Academy TBM and a Hasegawa FRS1) from Deathjester and 3x FW190D9 by mastercraft with various 'ace' markings from evil bay......can't work out who's kit has been re-boxed by mastercraft.....the La5 n La7 kits by them I have in the stash are Kopro kits re-boxed....as it states Kopro on the instruction sheet.....

The Wooksta! · June 19, 2011, 06:54:53 AM

Not having seen it, my money is on that awful copy of the original Hasegawa 190D - but I can't remember who was responsible for the attrocity.

The Wooksta! · June 19, 2011, 07:17:16 AM

From Evilbay:
1 Ventura Spitfire F.IXc (Isreali and US boxing)
2 AZ Spitfire F22s (new boxing with Egyptian, Syrian and Rhodesian markings)

Spitfire acquisitions in June now total 28 plus 3 conversions. Can I count my own resin castings?

The Wooksta! · June 19, 2011, 07:18:48 AM

Quote from: Weaver on June 18, 2011, 08:44:53 AM
From ebay, a 1/72nd Heller Fi103 Reichenberg IV. It's the one that came with a Natter, but the owner of this one had already built the Natter. Fine by me: it's the Doodlebug I wanted anyway....

Would you be interested in the Mac kits of the Reichenberg? I know I've at least one somewhere and I know I won't be building it.