My stash just grew again 2021

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Gondor

My Ability to Imagine is only exceeded by my Imagined Abilities

Gondor's Modelling Rule Number Three: Everything will fit perfectly untill you apply glue...

I know it's in a book I have around here somewhere....

PR19_Kit

Yeah, but how many searches do I have to do to find something these days?

The demise of the LHS, caused by Big Business, has meant that it's almost impossible to find what you want WHERE you want.
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

Quote from: PR19_Kit on March 25, 2021, 05:48:11 AM




He's eagerly waiting for you to empty the box so he can sit in it.

PR19_Kit

Quote from: Hobbes on March 25, 2021, 06:15:26 AM

He's eagerly waiting for you to empty the box so he can sit in it.


He did.  ;D

See the 'Critters' thread.
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

Gondor

Just delivered by the postie,

On Pre-order from Hannants
1 x 1/72 KP Avia S-199 "Sakin". This is the AZ Bf109G with an extra sprue with the fuselage, propeller and all the lumps and bumps needed to make the S-199 version.

Two ebay win's also turned up
1 x 1/72 Matchbox Westland Lysander, to be whiffed with another item I am expecting to turn up some time.
1 x 1/72 Rotor Craft RC-72002 Westland Whirlwind HAS. Mk.9 conversion set. It was a bit pricey but I still paid less including the postage than Whirlykit sell them for without postage. Bit's of the set will be used as a guide to build my own conversion parts that I don't have to do a Mk.9.

Gondor
My Ability to Imagine is only exceeded by my Imagined Abilities

Gondor's Modelling Rule Number Three: Everything will fit perfectly untill you apply glue...

I know it's in a book I have around here somewhere....

NARSES2

Quote from: AeroplaneDriver on March 24, 2021, 03:53:01 PM
Got home from a few days away for work and found a nice pair of KMC 1/48 Tiny Tim rockets that will hang from the wings of the Aleutian Anti-Shipping Hellcat I'm finally getting back to.

That sounds interesting  :thumbsup: Looking forward to the colour scheme in particular
Do not condemn the judgement of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong.

NARSES2

From the Big H via Royal Mail.

Another Airfix new tool 1/72 Spitfire Vc. I've seen an interesting scheme for a Colombo based Hurricane which will suit it I think.

The only bits of the Airfix Spit' that are disappointing are the wheels IMHO, so I got some Eduard Brassin ones to go with it and they look amazing  :thumbsup: Sounds daft I know, but I feel you do notice the wheels on a Spitfire for some reason ?

Also in the same box I got a selection of Peewit masking sets, mainly for FAA WWII types which had a lot of canopy framing
Do not condemn the judgement of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong.

kitbasher

Quote from: NARSES2 on March 25, 2021, 07:05:46 AM
Another Airfix new tool 1/72 Spitfire Vc. I've seen an interesting scheme for a Colombo based Hurricane which will suit it I think.

Oooh, could you PM/e-mail more on the Columbo Hurri scheme please, Chris?  Personal real-world interest.
What If? & Secret Project SIG member.
On the go: Beaumaris/Battle/Bronco/Barracuda/F-105(UK)/Flatning/Hellcat IV/Hunter PR11/Hurricane IIb/Ice Cream Tank/JP T4/Jumo MiG-15/M21/P1103 (early)/P1127/P1154-ish/Phantom FG1/I-153/Sea Hawk T7/Spitfire XII/Spitfire Tr18/Twin Otter/FrankenCOIN/Frankenfighter

PR19_Kit

Quote from: NARSES2 on March 25, 2021, 07:05:46 AM

Sounds daft I know, but I feel you do notice the wheels on a Spitfire for some reason ?


Because they retract outwards the wheels are always on view when they're on the ground, whereas with most other types, Hurricane, Mustang, Fw-190, Zero etc, they're covered by the wheel doors?

Yeah, I know the Me-109 is similar.  ;D
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

Gondor

Quote from: PR19_Kit on March 25, 2021, 06:03:52 AM

Yeah, but how many searches do I have to do to find something these days?


I have a few favourite site as "go to" sites for certain things, Wonderland is my "goto" for Evergreen and if there was near by parking  :rolleyes: and the shops were open I could divert there on my way home from work.
If my three or four favourite sites don't have what I am looking for then it becomes a PITA

Gondor
My Ability to Imagine is only exceeded by my Imagined Abilities

Gondor's Modelling Rule Number Three: Everything will fit perfectly untill you apply glue...

I know it's in a book I have around here somewhere....

Howard of Effingham

My thanks to the Wooksta for an assorted box of Spitfire bits in 1/72.

Lots of wiffing fun!
Keeper of George the Cat.

Spey_Phantom

was running out of painting materials, specially brush cleaner and matt varnish.
so i ordered some, allong with these kits, just to justify the mailing costs  :mellow:

-Hobbyboss 1/72 Brewster F2A Buffalo
-Kinetic 1/72 MQ-9 Reaper
-Revell 1/144 Concorde SST
on the bench:

-all kinds of things.

Gondor

An eBay purchase arrived today

1 x 1/72 Italeri BAE HAWK Series MK.100

To be used with the other Hawk parts I received recently. Not happy that the box was cut open so the seller could get all the parts into a small depth box

Gondor
My Ability to Imagine is only exceeded by my Imagined Abilities

Gondor's Modelling Rule Number Three: Everything will fit perfectly untill you apply glue...

I know it's in a book I have around here somewhere....

nighthunter

From Amazon:

1× 1/56 Rubicon Models M4A2 75mm Sherman with early-late production models.
1× 1/56 Rubicon Models M4 Composite hull Sherman, also with options

From EvilBay:

1× 1/144 Revell Hawker Hunter
1× 1/144 Panavia Tornado

"Mind that bus." "What bus?" *SPLAT!*

NARSES2

From the Big H new tool Airfix 1/72 Beaufort. Must admit I was a little taken aback by the size of it, slightly smaller airframe then I'd had in my mind's eye for Lord knows how many years. Another thing I didn't realise was that the transfers are by Cartograph ? Not that it matters as I intend to do one of the Mediterranean (Malta ?) based ones. Mind you I think I'll wait until either Eduard or Peewit bring a masking set out for it.
Do not condemn the judgement of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong.