Geoff

[Geoff]

Well finally got something done. I have done a Type 206 U-boat of the Finnish navy (NATO) and a Spit F-22 in Finnish AF (neutral). Both should be at SMW along with one more.

[Captain Canada]

Be interested to hear more of your thoughts on that Leander conversion...one of my new-found favourite ships !

[Geoff]

Well I was thinking of back dating it by using the heli deck area for a second dual purpose turret and earlier radar. Plus twin AAA batteries in place of the Bofors and the ASW mortar. This would be an escort  for the Kaspian Flottilla  (Fatherland build - yes it continues slowly).

My other idea was to have an ASROC launcher where the RN ships had the Ikara launcher and retain the helicopter. Alternativly in place of the heli deck a couple of Limbo mortars for close in ASW. I always liked the old Whitby Class. I expect these ideas are impractical. The shippies will know!

[NARSES2]

Like the idea of your backdated one Geoff. Ships of War don't look right unless they have a few turrets  I know these modern jobs are relatively well armed but they just look like a football club chairman's personal yacht to me 

[Geoff]

Actually done some modelling - a Hobby Boss Tu-2 for Soviet Finland. Only problem is no internal detail at all. Having said that it goes together well

[Geoff]

Well I have been nailing together a Plastic Soldiers quick build Stug III - it will be an early Bundes Heer one along with a Kangaroo APC.
I will probably do another in a German Co-belligerent scheme, and the third as a Kusten Jaeger artillery SPG. (they come in packs of 3 in 1/72, and packs of 5 in 1/144)

Picked up a pack of their Panther A's with Zimmerit today, not decided what to do with them yet; Czech, Finn, IDF, Imperial Japanese? Maybe Bulgarian but that's real life and the pics don't show the Z paste; then again that would make them a Wif

Picked up an Edward Mig-21R today as well which has both the D and R pods in it, so I can now do the Preproduction version I planned to do about a year ago. Don't hold your breath I get easily distracted!

[Captain Canada]

I saw some of those Plastic Soldier kits in a shop window down by the London Eye. Looked pretty neat !

[JayBee]

Do Plastic Soldiers have a Web site?

Jim

[Geoff]

I don't know if they have a web site - but I will ask around at the club as one of the guys is involved IIRC.

Yes they do go together nicely and have a reasonable amount of detail.

[Captain Canada]

Any work on that Leander ? I was thinking of bashing together a wee scale ship just to help with my 'groove' 

[Geoff]

'Fraid not it went back on "The Shelf of Distraction" Cap. I found my modernised Hipper, but she needs a final paint as well.

[NARSES2]

Do Plastic Soldiers have a Web site?

Jim

If this is the company we are talking about then yes. And it is nice stuff

http://theplasticsoldiercompany.co.uk/

[NARSES2]

I saw some of those Plastic Soldier kits in a shop window down by the London Eye. Looked pretty neat !

Any idea what the shop was mate ? Ian Allen's ? Only I don't know of a model shop around there other then Ian Allen's which is primarily a book shop, or was anyway

[Captain Canada]

Not sure. When you walk down the mall away from the wheel, get to that busy road and turn left heading towards the station. There is a big tourist trap souvenir place that had a zillion t-shirts across the wall,  and this was beside ( or very near ) that. If that helps ! They were displayed in the window.

[NARSES2]

Next time I'm up that way I'll take a look. Ta