My stash just grew again (2012).

[The Wooksta!]

TBH, when I saw the artwork in the AEW book I thought about salvaging the built Magna one I've got from 2002.  I've got several resin copies of the Aeroclub Shackleton AEW radome.

[McColm]

I've just won a Polish kit 1/72 Shackleton MR3 and a mixture of A4 plastic card off eBay.
My plans for the Shack are to fit radials from a Constellation and machine guns off a helicopter gunship. The rear will have a M.A.D. boom similar to the Lockheed Neptune, underwing  pylons and wingtip ESM pods from a Nimrod. I'll keep the dustbin radar and use that on my Griffon powered Connie. If I can remove the Aeroclub AEW radome from the Connie, I could fit that onto a B-17.

[Martin H]

Arrived on Friday via Ebay.

Monogram NB-52B "Balls 8" with X-15. in the Young Astronauts boxing.

I thought you had already got that kit?

Nah, that was the Monogram Shuttle in the same boxing

[Radish]

Popped into Modelzone in Sheffield....just grabbed a bunch of Oxford Diecasts

[Thorvic]

Popped into Modelzone in Sheffield....just grabbed a bunch of Oxford Diecasts

Oh no Radish has started Shop Lifting now, i dread to think what Midi will say  !

Seriously though which ones did you procure, are there any more suitable ones to put with period Aircraft displays ?

[Freightdog862]

I was hoping to, but I think Hannants will have them soon. Paul as done a ramjet intake for the bat thing (not the fan you get in the kit), but I'm waiting for a production batch...

Colin

Isn't Colin getting those in?  He did with the Meng Japanese bat thing.

[Radish]

Ha...paid for them!!

All 1/76th so broadly compatable with 1/72nd:
2 x Citroen 2CVs
2 x Bedford MWD in North European British Army markings/colours...1944/5
1 x Bedford MWD in Desert colours (there's also one just released in RAF colours/serials)
1 x Austin ATV-NFS in grey.

Just received the "Globe" from the Collector's club and I'll be ordering the RAF Bedford, a Coventry Climax Pump Trailer.....grey with lots of water hoses, etc....should look nice dirtied up next to an aircraft, and an AEC Mataor Wrecker in red, as well as an AEC Matador Artillery Tractor based in Malta...desert yellow.

Meanwhile, awaiting 2 Hobbyboss A-10As and 3 x Hobbyboss A-10 2-seaters.

[PR19_Kit]

From the Paignton Model Shop (Mrs PR19 and I were down there to travel on a train amongst other things.......)

1 x Airfix Spitfire 22
1 x Humbrol putty
1 x Deluxe Putty (recommended by the shop owner)

[Weaver]

Popped into Modelzone in Sheffield....just grabbed a bunch of Oxford Diecasts

Oh no Radish has started Shop Lifting now, i dread to think what Midi will say  !

Seriously though which ones did you procure, are there any more suitable ones to put with period Aircraft displays ?

Oxford are doing a Standard Vanguard in RAF colours now: they had a big batch of them to use as staff cars in the 1950s. No idea if it's in the sale though.

http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/76/76sv004%20RAF%20Standard%20Vanguard.htm

[Aircav]

Popped into Modelzone in Sheffield....just grabbed a bunch of Oxford Diecasts

Oh no Radish has started Shop Lifting now, i dread to think what Midi will say  !

Seriously though which ones did you procure, are there any more suitable ones to put with period Aircraft displays ?

Oxford are doing a Standard Vanguard in RAF colours now: they had a big batch of them to use as staff cars in the 1950s. No idea if it's in the sale though.

http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/76/76sv004%20RAF%20Standard%20Vanguard.htm

1/76, it says on the page. 

[Thorvic]

Retrieved from the Post Office this week;-

Revell 1/72 Merlin HM.1 Helicopter
Freightdogs excellent 1/72 A-4B/P update set (still awaiting the A-4C conversion to be restocked)
Leoman 1/72 Su-9 Fishpot (basis for an EE P-6 single engine Lightning once the Area Rule section is removed)

[Howard of Effingham]

(Mrs PR19 and I were down there to travel on a train amongst other things.......)

how was the ride on the PDSR, kit? or did you go to some other preserved railway thereabouts?

its been some years since i was on that railway, with the resident 50 [we'd had a pair of 58's down
from worksop]. ah! happy days! 

off to antics shortly....

[Mr.Creak]

My Ye-8 arrived, as did the Art Model Yak-36.
Plus the Italeri 72 scale Typhoon (modern) from Waddo, and a Kitech F-18, Bedford tactical refuelling truck, MAN 6-wheeler truck, four turned aluminium 20 mm gun barrels, Airfix (Lee) AH-64D and Airfix Hind-D from ebay.
Oh, and a Chuggington (kids' TV series apparently) "quarry":

Once I've stripped the "working" bits and flashing lights and given it a new paint job it should make a very nice building for a mine head or something for 20/ 25 mm wargaming - a real snip at 6 quid compared to "serious" scale buildings.

[PR19_Kit]

how was the ride on the PDSR, kit? or did you go to some other preserved railway thereabouts?

its been some years since i was on that railway, with the resident 50 [we'd had a pair of 58's down
from worksop]. ah! happy days! 

Pretty darn good, we rode in the  ex-Devon Belle observation car No. 13 on the way south. I'd ridden in the SAME car back in 1951 as an 'unaccompied minor' all the way from Waterloo to Ilfracombe. 'They'd' have heart failure at the thought of kids doing that these days! 

[Martin H]

Todays new arrivals

Meng models Mansyu Ki-98 from hobbyeasy in Hong Kong.
one Airfix Spitfire 22.
and a pair of the new tool Airfix P-51D Mustang.
Both from The Midland Air museum via tonights club meet.
The Mustang looks stunning.