My stash just grew again (2012).

[AeroplaneDriver]

A few nice little odds n ends came via the eBay fairy this week...

Monogram 1/144 U.S. & U.S.S.R Missile Display-unopened original packaging.  I got it for $12, which seems a steal as they usually go over $40 on eBay
ARII 1/72 Bede BD5/5J
Academy 1/72 F-16C National Guard-Bought cheap for the SC ANG decals...but the kit itself is lovely and a plain old gray F-16 might look nice in Irish Air Corps green...
Misc. decal sets...USN "Roman Empire" set, Oddball Spitfires, USAF & Danish F-16s

[Thorvic]

Academy 1/72 F-16C National Guard-Bought cheap for the SC ANG decals...but the kit itself is lovely

Their F-18 kit is to a similar standard too which is rather tasty 

[Weaver]

From ebay:

Revell 1/166th Convair Tradewind (re-release) 'cos it was cheap and interesting. Havn't tried it yet, but I'm wondering if it would cross-kit with the old (1/120th?) Mariner in some way...

Fantasy Print Shop 1/72nd "Type 111" (i.e. Type C.1: thin white and thin yellow) RAF roundels - for the P.1111.

[Aircav]

Got the following from down south, eg Haworth and the Huddersfield show

1/72 Revell Sikorsky H-34G
1/48 Revell SH-3H Sea King
1/48 Revell Rafale B
1/48 Tamiya Dornier Do335 with Kettenkraftrad
1/48 Testors Area S4 UFO
1/48 True Detail P-38 Wheels
1/35 Dragon MD500 Defender, IDF version
1/35 Italeri Frog men and Boat
1/35 Skiff 9K35 Strela-10
1/35 Verlinden 3cm Kugelblitz Turret
1/24 Hasegawa VW Type-2 Delivery Van
1/24 Fujimi Garage Mechanics

I had a great time lads, many thanks and hope to see you all again soon.
Steve

[Martin H]

my Huddersfield additions

All 1/72nd

Freightdog Saro SR-53.
Italeri Martin B-57A.
Italeri P-51/A-36A. (pair of)
Novo Fairey Gannet.
Heller Nord 2501 Nortatlas.
Meng models Kayaba Katsuodori ram jet interceptor.

[Radish]

From sunny Hudders....apart from getting lots of ideas....

2 x Airfix 1/72nd Grumman Ducks....hey, how about an aerobatic flight of Ducks....called....
"The Rampant Quackers!"

Also, a 1/48th single-seat Typhoon (Italeri) and in a quandary.....
should I make it as a proper "retro-Typhoon" from the '60s??
or...
should I add a rear gunner where the dive-brake is??

Nothing's easy is it?? 

[Steel Penguin]

rear gunner with a bag of half bricks to chuck and either grenades in jars or molatov cotails for mud moving?

[Geoff]

Airfix 1/72 Boeing E-3D Sentry

Autographed as well!

[RotorheadTX]

From the San Antonio, Texas show;

Matchbox Wellesley, Wellington, He-115, & Lysander
Academy U-2C/D
Bandai Skyly J-2
AV Resin Gotha P.50/1

[Thorvic]

From Huddersfield Show

Fujimi TA-4J Skyhawk that may become RAN or possibly FAA (as per Jennings story of few years ago)
Hobbyboss Hawker Seahawk MK100/101 the export version so will be Whiffed

Freightdog Buccaneer Early conversion set and early slipper tanks as doing a real FAA Buccaneer

[Mossie]

Huddersfield haul:

Esci 1/72 F-8H Crusader, probably RAF or RN but who knows.
Academy 1/48 Hughes 500D Police Helicopter.  As a bonus it comes with a 1/48 California Highway Patrol Harley.  This'll be the ubiquitous bad guy for my 1/48 Airwolf.
Heller 1/72 SNCASE Mistral, to be a Nene powered Vampire.

[Howard of Effingham]

Huddersfield haul:
Heller 1/72 SNCASE Mistral, to be a Nene powered Vampire.

put that in RAF or FAA markings and watch them scratch their heads? 

anyhow....

i've bought one more each of the airfix grumman duck and vought kingfisher.

also one of their new folland gnat's, which i think will look nice in 'angel interceptor' markings.

[The Rat]

ARII 1/72 Bede BD5/5J

If you find the fuselage has any flaws you can just carve a new one out of a grain of rice. 

[Mossie]

Huddersfield haul:
Heller 1/72 SNCASE Mistral, to be a Nene powered Vampire.

put that in RAF or FAA markings and watch them scratch their heads? 

That's the plan Trev!

[The Wooksta!]

Huddersfield haul:
Heller 1/72 SNCASE Mistral, to be a Nene powered Vampire.

put that in RAF or FAA markings and watch them scratch their heads? 

That's the plan Trev!

I did one as an RAAF one about ten years ago.  I've a number of Mistrals stashed away and intended (actually, I still do intend) to do one as a Vampire F.4 at some point.  Defrancking it is easy:  replace the mainwheels with the three spoke hub Spitfire wheels, fill the cut outs on the flaps and replace the French bang seat with a Spitfire or Vampire bucket seat.  Somewhere I have a mould for a Hornet seat which would be ideal.


Huddersfield haul:
3x Heller Spitfire F.XVIe (black boxing)
3 x Fujimi Spitfire FR.XIVe (2 RAF Germany boxing, 1 SEAC)
1 x Airfix Spitfire PR19
1 Frog Me 262
(bought by mistake - I thought it was a Meteor. I'm thinking of doing a quick build with it as a post war Yugoslav one as the Czechs did try to sell them post war.  It's possible that Isreal got at least one too)

1 Airfix Millenium collection
It was at a bargain price of £15 as the DC3 and the Hurricanes had been removed.  Which means I get the two MPM PRXIXs, 2 Chipmunks, a Lancaster, a Spitfire Ia masquerading as a IIa plus two Italeri Spitfires.  The latter are vile and are either to be scavenged for spares or passed on.  Hate that kit with a passion.


From Ian Hunter Gatherer:
1 Revell Ford Mustang
1 Airfix Datsun 240Z

From Duncan:
1 Admiral Seafire F46 (some bits were donated to Mossie)
1 Xtrakit Spitfire F22
1 Airfix Fairey Battle (RAAF coastal patrol for this, I think)
2 x Airfix PR19s (which were a very welcome surprise and are slated for conversion to either F or FR21 when the new Airfix F22 comes out)

The Russians were interested in the Vampire and IIRC wanted the Nene engined ones with the early F1/F3 wing