My stash just grew again (2013)

[Thorvic]

Received the new Airfix 1/72 Harrier GR3 direct form Airfix 

[Nick]

Thanks to everyone who helped with my stash sale at the Brampton show! I cleared out 12 old kits and bought 5 shiny new ones.

Airfix Gnat
Hobbyboss-
Eurofighter Typhoon single and twin seaters
F-15C Eagle
F-18A Hornet

[Army of One]

From Derby: a pair of S-Model BRDMs (ATGW variant - one to be fitted with Sagger or maybe Malkara and the other with Seacat missiles), some 2400 scale ironclad vessels for Space 1889 naval warfare, a resin Vickers Medium tank, an octet of very nice large heavy-duty wheels/ tires in resin (for a VBCI/ MRAV/ GTK-style vehicle I have yet to design) and a dozen palm trees and MDF bases.

I was surprised to find that the BRDM (actually sold as 9P148) still has the turret on the sprues - bonus!

Out of interest what scale are the BRDM's please...? If it's not to cheeky....how much were they....??

72nd.
S-Model do the standard (turreted) BRDM as well, in that one you get the 5 missile tubes as extras: the only difference between the two kits is the altered hull top (turret/ missile launcher mounting holes and different crew hatches).
Two kits per box for ~£11. And it includes PE for headlamp guards and grab rails.
Either Ebay (some shop in China, about two weeks' delivery time) or Plastic Soldier Company in the UK (the Chinese shop is cheaper for the kit, but postage makes it roughly the same price as buying it from PSC).

Many thanks for the reply....I'll have a look....they a bit like armourfast...?? Think that's the firm that include two kits in a box aimed more at gamers I think, reasonable detail...


Looked up the site.....awesome find....the zvezda 1/144 Hind....app a scale down of the 1/72 one they do.....really....?? I do hope so....£6.50 or the flight box of 3 for £16...oh yes..!! And the chap I spoke to was very helpful.....can see me spending some cash with them......

[Rolead]

Received the new Airfix 1/72 Harrier GR3 direct form Airfix 

Beware that Airfix messed up on the fin, it is not tall enough for the GR3.
Robert

[PR19_Kit]

Received the new Airfix 1/72 Harrier GR3 direct form Airfix 

Beware that Airfix messed up on the fin, it is not tall enough for the GR3.
Robert

What's that based on please?

[Captain Canada]

Had a Tamiya 1/12 scale Repsol Honda RC211V given to me today by a co-worker ! It's Rossi's 2003 MotoGP Championship winning machine. Way cool. Even came with 8 pots of Humbrol and one bottle of Model Master paint. She bought it for her motorcycle-enthusiast husband, and although he started on the engine, he never really got into building it.

Bonus !

Thanks Jenn !

[Gondor]

Received today from ebay

1 x 1/144 Antonov An-124 "Ruslan" to have an interesting meeting with a 747 at some point in the future

Gondor

[PR19_Kit]

Received the new Airfix 1/72 Harrier GR3 direct form Airfix 

Beware that Airfix messed up on the fin, it is not tall enough for the GR3.
Robert

What's that based on please?

I bought one today and it looks as if the fin is about 1 - 1.5 mm too low at the very top, matching it to a plan in the Aeroguide No. 12. But it's nothing that can't be fixed by any normally talented Whiffer on here.

I have no doubt it will spawn a slew of resin 'correction kits' though........ 

[pyro-manic]

Arrived today, from Japan via Evilbay: Wave 1:24 Tachikoma (the cutesy blue spider-robots from Ghost in the Shell). Been after one of these for years.

[kitnut617]

Received the new Airfix 1/72 Harrier GR3 direct form Airfix  

Beware that Airfix messed up on the fin, it is not tall enough for the GR3.
Robert

What's that based on please?

I bought one today and it looks as if the fin is about 1 - 1.5 mm too low at the very top, matching it to a plan in the Aeroguide No. 12. But it's nothing that can't be fixed by any normally talented Whiffer on here.

I have no doubt it will spawn a slew of resin 'correction kits' though........  

Now how did Airfix goof on that, they already had a kit of a GR.3.  Or is that one wrong too ---

[Gondor]

Received today from ebay

1 x 1/144 KC-10 less its small companion aircraft and drogue refuelling parts but that is not a real worry with what I have planed.

Gondor

[Leading Observer]

Just ordered from Hannants - Azur 1/72 Vatour

[Green Dragon]

Arivals in the last couple of days:-
Airfix 1/144th 707-420 and Vickers Vanguard (both still sealed)
AMT 1/48th Grumman F7F-2/2N Tigercat
5 x Italeri 1/72nd Hawk T.1 (still sealed) + xtradecal sheet

Paul Harrrison

[McColm]

Airfix 1/72 coastal fortress x2
1/76 landing craft , dug outs and pill boxes.

[Wardukw]

Another two to the pile ,, Amusing Hobby Object 279  and a first release Tamiya Mk1 Challenger MBT


Phill