My stash just grew again (2016)

[chrisonord]

Today arrived what will probably be the last of my aircraft purchases for a while. Special Hobby Mirage F.1B/BE. This like my other Mirage F.1's will part of the Honduras airforce, and be an operational trainer. The kit is very nicely molded, and looks to be nice to build, which makes a change after building Ace, Amodel and Modelsvit kits for so long. it doesn't appear to have an IFR probe though so I will have to remedy that.
Chris.

[NARSES2]

I've seen a couple of builds of the F1 in a few mags and they all say it's a good build. Apparently the IFR probe is in some boxings.

[PR19_Kit]

Having finally found the Hereford HB, all they had was a solitary Vampire......but it's mine now, and may possibly become a Tweed Vampire......or" Republica Libra"  out of Gavin Lyall's novel Shooting Script.........but then I'd need a B25 Mitchell and a net full of bricks  too.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_Script

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! 

One of the best aviation novels ever to my mind.

But aren't the Vampires in the book single seaters? You'd need two nets full of bricks too, and a guy with a BAR in the nose of the B-25.

[chrisonord]

I've seen a couple of builds of the F1 in a few mags and they all say it's a good build. Apparently the IFR probe is in some boxings.

Cheers Chris, I have 2 old Hasegawa kits in the stash and a built Revell one, all have IFR probes, I wonder if there is a resin or white metal one out there, I know there probes for skyhawks, as i have a few, but not seen and Mirage or Rafale ones.
Chris.

[Rheged]

Having finally found the Hereford HB, all they had was a solitary Vampire......but it's mine now, and may possibly become a Tweed Vampire......or" Republica Libra"  out of Gavin Lyall's novel Shooting Script.........but then I'd need a B25 Mitchell and a net full of bricks  too.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_Script

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! 

One of the best aviation novels ever to my mind.

But aren't the Vampires in the book single seaters? You'd need two nets full of bricks too, and a guy with a BAR in the nose of the B-25.

You are of course completely correct, Kit, and  in every  detail; but it's more a matter of what's already  in my stash and what I can afford.   I agree that the book's one of his best although his "Most Dangerous Game"  is almost as good.


   If anyone starts going all JMN on me, I'll have to say that I'm working from Gavin Lyall's first draft and not the final published edition.  I'm sure that you appreciate my financial constraints!!

[PR19_Kit]

I've always liked Gavin Lyall's 'Major Maxim' series too, and my fave of that lot is 'Uncle Target' which features a wrecked Lynx helicopter and a futuristic tank that has a liquid propellant powered main gun, both of which are stranded in the Sinai desert of all places........

[Rheged]

I've always liked Gavin Lyall's 'Major Maxim' series too, and my fave of that lot is 'Uncle Target' which features a wrecked Lynx helicopter and a futuristic tank that has a liquid propellant powered main gun, both of which are stranded in the Sinai desert of all places........

I think that we are agreed that any of Gavin Lyall's books is worth a look. I'd like to see someone have a go at the  "Champion"  tank  from Uncle Target .

[Thorvic]

Picked up another Dragon 1/35th British Conqueror Heavy Tank 

[Gondor]

Picked up another Dragon 1/35th British Conqueror Heavy Tank 

Gondor

[Gondor]

My latest haul from Home Bargains

All Airfix 1/72

1 x Spitfire Mk 22
4 x Spitfire Mk IX
1 x Messerschmitt Me109 E-4/7
1 x Focke-Wulf Fw190A-8 Gift set

There were several Gloster Gladiator kits available, both versions, as well as several more Messerschmitt Me109 E-4/7 kits as well but I took home all of the Spitfires I could find.

Gondor

[Thorvic]

Grrr With Rickshaw asking about Melbourne and TSRjoe discussing CVA-01 with me recently, and finally the weekly Hannants news letter, I succumbed and bought the OrangeHobby 1/700 HMS Victorious in resin for my Carrier collection 

[zenrat]

Arrived today via the sibling delivery service direct from the UK;

One SAC white metal 1/72 TSR2 undercarriage.

[Steel Penguin]

from the midlans show today
3  1:48 academy Challengers 
and a tamyia 1:48 Ketenkrad  now I need 2 figures in arming plate for the crew and a minigun for the back, and I can do the Vicker and Pinky, off to recue the PHANG, and the 1st of spies and liars
from the latest Laundry files novel.
and a can of mr matt varnish  YES!!!   ( see the blog post from yesterday  for why)

[Bungle]

Don't do floaty things but this was too good to miss out on. From an on-line auction (not ebay) £65* got me....

a 1/72 Revell Flower Class Corvette Platinum edition still sealed
a 1/72 Revell Deutsches Schnellboot S-100 with Flak 38 sealed
a 1/72 Revell Deutsches Schnellboot S-100 (non Flak version box open but parts still sealed
a 1/72 Airfix S-Boat box open but parts still sealed
and a part built 1/23rd scale Posto di combattimento (!) a wood and brass kit of two galley gun ports. By part built the outer 'frame' and external planking has been done the rest is still boxed. Looks to complicated for me !

(* plus £25 postage! Ouch!)

I'll keep the first two though when I'll get around to them nobody knows the rest ebay probably.

[Weaver]

Re-checked a couple more local Home Bargains yesterday. Got nothing, but I noticed that one which was relatively well-stocked last week now has only the standard 'dregs' stock, including things that it did not have before! My best guess is that they're concentrating the stuff that sells in one location (the North East maybe? ) and spreading the dregs out to take their chances.

I'm now giving up on the hunt: it's not worth the fuel and parking given the drastically reduced chances of finding anything else I want.