My Stash Grew Again 2020

[nighthunter]

Arrived today:

Bandai 1/144(1/72) A-wings

I had forgot I had won them, lol!

[McColm]

Won on eBay;
1/72 Me--321 Giant Glider
1/72 vacform  de haviland comet 4C
1/87 Fairey Rotodyne

[zenrat]

From BNA model world.

V-55 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

This will be scaloramaed into 1/25 and installed in a Hot Rod.

[PR19_Kit]

A V-12 diesel..................... the mind BOGGLES at the sound that would make in a car!

Something like a small scale EMD 645-12 maybe?

[The Wooksta!]

There's a big parcel from germany for me at my postal address.  However, due to the bungling of the Wuhan Chinese Communist Party, I can't go and collect it.

[AeroplaneDriver]

From the eBay Fairy Bandai 1/12 Imperial Stormtrooper.  My first ever figure model! 

I will likely dirty it up and add so scratchbuilt stuff to make an 'ex Trooper maybe working as a private enforcer or bounty hunter in the Mandalorian timeline. 

[kitnut617]

The ex-Aurora AH-56 Cheyenne re-boxed by Atlantic that I had pre-ordered last year, was at the post office today. One part of me says 'build it now' and the other part says 'you've got two GB builds to do first'     Decisions, decisions ---- 

[AeroplaneDriver]

From the eBay Fairy-1/48 Airfix Seafire FR.46/47

[PR19_Kit]

The ex-Aurora AH-56 Cheyenne re-boxed by Atlantic that I had pre-ordered last year, was at the post office today. One part of me says 'build it now' and the other part says 'you've got two GB builds to do first'     Decisions, decisions ---- 

How about an 'in box' review Robert, it's DECADES since I saw one of them?

[AeroplaneDriver]

And a second visit form the eBay Fairy brought an Airfix 1/48 F-51 Mustang.  This one is set to become a RW Red Tail. 

[kitnut617]

The ex-Aurora AH-56 Cheyenne re-boxed by Atlantic that I had pre-ordered last year, was at the post office today. One part of me says 'build it now' and the other part says 'you've got two GB builds to do first'     Decisions, decisions ---- 

How about an 'in box' review Robert, it's DECADES since I saw one of them?

Here's the new box which is sealed in cellophane shrink-wrap (I've already removed that here though) ;



Opening the box, the parts are in a sealed bag;



The instruction sheet looks like it's old but is newly printed, as are the decals which look quite good ;



The parts look very clean, with almost no flash anywhere. However, quite a few of the parts have detached from the sprues. I imagine this happened because the parts can float around in the box, there's no packing in the box although when shipped the whole package was padded in the mailing box. The box could hold four complete kits with room to spare I think ---

[PR19_Kit]

Excellent, well done Robert. 

The instructions really do look vintage, you tend to forget how styles have changed over time. That's a kit I always thought about getting, but never did. I wish I had now, it has loads of Whiffing possibilities.

How available is the new version?

[kitnut617]

Excellent, well done Robert. 

The instructions really do look vintage, you tend to forget how styles have changed over time. That's a kit I always thought about getting, but never did. I wish I had now, it has loads of Whiffing possibilities.

How available is the new version?

This website says it's in the UK Kit

http://www.amerang.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=61909#.XqNu9OTsaMo

I got mine from here for US$20.00, postage though was another 20

https://www.culttvmanshop.com/AH-56A-Cheyenne-Helicopter-172--Aurora-reissue-from-Atlantis_p_4914.html

[NARSES2]

Oh thanks for that Robert 

As Kit say's the instructions do take you back to simpler times, plus the colour and look of the plastic even reeks of nostalgia.

[PR19_Kit]

Hmmm, they're on Amerang's web site, but no price is mentioned. 

I can't find anyone in the UK who's selling them but there's four from traders in the US, with prices from £13.77 to £21.07. But with postage costing WELL over £15.00!!