My stash just grew again 2018.

[zenrat]

alway

always

Sods law.  As soon as you say something like that an mistook slip through...

[NARSES2]

Looks a lovely piece of casting : As does this :-

[PR19_Kit]

After searching through zillions of tins of paint for some Hemp to do the upper surfaces of my'PR9' I found I'd never, ever bought any! So I dragged myself off to my LHS (20 miles away....) and bought out their entire stock, three tinlets of it.

I also collected a Revell Hunter FGA9, even if it was £20. You can never really have enough Hunters, can you? 

[Steel Penguin]

2 smashing looking things Wooksta 
I nearly got one earlier this year, had an attack of common sense, and then had my graphics card burn out 

[The Wooksta!]

I can't recommend the pursuit ship highly enough.  It's a superb kit.

[Dizzyfugu]

A Hasegawa 1:72 Panzer IV Ausf. F, as a conversion basis.

[Gondor]

My stash increased today with the arival of a box from PR19_Kit containg

4 x 1/144 RR RB 211-200 engines to go onto my C-5 Galaxy

1 x 1/72 Hawker Hunter two seat nose for a conversion plan I have

Gondor

[NARSES2]

A Hasegawa 1:72 Panzer IV Ausf. F, as a conversion basis.

Takes me back a bit. I'd completely forgotten about their armour. When I was wargaming I can still remember being staggered by the difference in size between their Sherman and the Airfix one 

[Old Wombat]

1/72 vs 1/76?  Yeah, there is a quite noticeable difference isn't there.


There is between 1/35 & 1/32, too, which is why I have trouble understanding the few companies (Airfix included) who haven't changed scales for "big armour".

[Gondor]

Rescued from the sorting office an ebay purchase

1 x 1/72 Airfix Sea Harrier FRS1. A bit dissapointed as I was expecting a self contained model only to get a wrapped up Sea Harrier from a Falklands Aircraft Set, just as well I plan to make this an Indian Navy aircraft.

Gondor

[NARSES2]

There is between 1/35 & 1/32, too, which is why I have trouble understanding the few companies (Airfix included) who haven't changed scales for "big armour".

Yup. 1/32 was the old 54mm "Toy Soldier" scale. Very much seen as "the British scale" back in the day. Mind you the real fun started when you got into white metal wargames figures and tried to find some compatibility between different manufacturer's ideas of what was 20mm or 25mm, and we won't even go near Jack Scruby's 1" figures  Still the same to this day 

[jcf]

1/32 is also one of the standard architectural drawing scales, 3/8" = 1', which is half
1/16th (3/4" = 1'), which in turn was a common scale in flying scale modelling during
the Golden Age of the '30s. Both influenced the choice of scale in the introduction of
1/32 scale automobile models, which, as Chris points out, also aligned with the already
existing 54mm 'toy soldiers' of which Britains was the best known and who had started
introducing military vehicles into their product line post-WWII.

As to Airfix shifting to 1/35, why? That would require retooling of their handful of armour,
figure, and accessory kits, and realistically the business case just isn't there for that, or
newarmour kits in 1/35, what with all of the current competition in the scale. Ditto
Monogram and their old 1/32 armour.

Ah, Jack Scruby, that brings back memories. 

[Dizzyfugu]

Just dropped by at my LHS for some paint, but found in the bargain corner 2nd hand kits from another modeler's collection, and I left with an unplanned Revell BAe Hawk (EUR 2.50,-) and a Hobby Boss A-7B (EUR 7.50,-). Complete, just the boxes with some wear - but both were so cheap I could not resist... 

[chrisonord]

Purchased myself the Pegasus JS-2 tank kits in 1/72nd scale. Only because I have been looking at what I could do with one while I built my PST IS-2MT armoured tow tractor, which has been modified too. I think I could make a half decent self propelled gun, slightly bigger than the T 34 one I built. The other one could get fitted with a T-55 turret and gun.
I have also got myself a cheapish arkmodel yak 141 too. I have managed to get some modeling done between looking after a poorly dog, a poorly motorcycle, and looking after myself during problems with my new hip, so I should have some pictures up soon

[NARSES2]

I have managed to get some modeling done between looking after a poorly dog, a poorly motorcycle, and looking after myself during problems with my new hip, so I should have some pictures up soon

Well hopefully that's the three, so things should start getting better