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My stash just grew again (2014)

Started by Thorvic, December 31, 2013, 09:45:55 AM

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Dizzyfugu

As far as I can tell from sprue shots, decent, but certainly nothing for the rivet counters.
The mould is ancient, this was probably top notch in the 80ies, but average today. I had the Fujimi Alpha Jet years ago, which was O.K., so I expect the Harrier to be similar. But most important actually is the decal sheet for me...  :wacko:

The Wooksta!

It's apparently better than the Hasegawa kit, but I'm no Harrier expert.
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PR19_Kit

Quote from: The Wooksta! on December 05, 2014, 08:45:26 AM
It's apparently better than the Hasegawa kit, but I'm no Harrier expert.

I can believe that, the Hase/FROG/Novo kit looks amazingly crude by comparison with 21st century offerings.
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

Thorvic

Quote from: PR19_Kit on December 05, 2014, 09:13:58 AM
Quote from: The Wooksta! on December 05, 2014, 08:45:26 AM
It's apparently better than the Hasegawa kit, but I'm no Harrier expert.

I can believe that, the Hase/FROG/Novo kit looks amazingly crude by comparison with 21st century offerings.

Not the Frog Harrier/AV-8A, Hasegawa did a decent Harrier GR3 at the same time they released the Sea Harrier around 1983
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Thorvic

off eBay(UK) Bandi 1/72 X-Wing Starfighter  :thumbsup:
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PR19_Kit

Quote from: Thorvic on December 05, 2014, 09:31:38 AM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on December 05, 2014, 09:13:58 AM
Quote from: The Wooksta! on December 05, 2014, 08:45:26 AM
It's apparently better than the Hasegawa kit, but I'm no Harrier expert.

I can believe that, the Hase/FROG/Novo kit looks amazingly crude by comparison with 21st century offerings.

Not the Frog Harrier/AV-8A, Hasegawa did a decent Harrier GR3 at the same time they released the Sea Harrier around 1983

The Hase AV-8A I mentioned in my G-VTOL thread is pretty crude, even by comparison with the Sword kit. It'll be interesting to see how it stacks up when/if I finish building it.
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

Hobbes

From eBay, a Bandai 1/60 injection moulding machine:


PR19_Kit

WhatEVER are you going to whiff that into Harro???  :o
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

Old Wombat

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Hobbes

Complete with 1/60 x 1/72 sprues of some kit  ;D

Martin H

Knowing Harro, He will be telling us he intends to make the thing fully operational ;D
I always hope for the best.
Unfortunately,
experience has taught me to expect the worst.

Size (of the stash) matters.

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seadude

Modeling isn't just about how good the gluing or painting, etc. looks. It's also about how creative and imaginative you can be with a subject.
My modeling philosophy is: Don't build what everyone else has done. Build instead what nobody has seen or done before.

zenrat

Due to recent inspiration here I selected as my birthday present from Mrs z the 1/72 Hasegawa Delta Dagger and Dart double kit.
It was a tough decision but thoughts of how much shelf space I have won through.
Fred

- Can't be bothered to do the proper research and get it right.

Another ill conceived, lazily thought out, crudely executed and badly painted piece of half arsed what-if modelling muppetry from zenrat industries.

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Martin H

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All 72nd scale

Revell Buccaneer S-2B. Yes its yee olde Matchbox kit. But a good one for hacking up. Still trying to work out how they fitted the kit is such a small box!
Revell Wellington II. Merlin powered version and is the MPM kit.
Airfix Buccaneer S-2B/D/S-50.
Airfix Lightning F-6. transfered from Howard of Effingham's stash for the princley sum of a fiver ;D along with a number of Hasegawa weapon sets and decal sheets.
I always hope for the best.
Unfortunately,
experience has taught me to expect the worst.

Size (of the stash) matters.

IPMS (UK) What if? SIG Leader.
IPMS (UK) Project Cancelled SIG Member.

PR19_Kit

Quote from: Martin H on December 07, 2014, 10:49:16 AM
Revell Buccaneer S-2B. Yes its yee olde Matchbox kit. But a good one for hacking up. Still trying to work out how they fitted the kit is such a small box!

DON'T open the box! You'll never get every thing back in there, mine is still contained in a big plastic bag because I DID open it!
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit