My stash just grew again 2021

[Old Wombat]

1 x AFV Club 1/35 Centurion Mk.5/2,6 105mm Gun (NATO) (AFV-AF35122) - I'm thinking of blending it with one of my AFV Club RAAC Centurions to make an Australian 105mm gunned version.

I'd naively assumed the Australian Centurions were 105mm gun versions. I assume from your plans they were in fact 20pdr ?

Yep, 20pdrs.  The 105mm gun (Mk.5/2) upgrade wasn't undertaken because the RAAC didn't expect to be encountering any tanks (i.e. T-55s) which would require it, & the extra weight and cost wasn't considered worth it.

[Nick]

I spent a very good afternoon with brother Narses at Hendon on Thursday. We enjoyed a wander of the redesigned RAF Museum and mooched around Hannants, followed by several pints in the Beaufort pub next door.

The RAF supplied me with a pair of masks
https://www.rafmuseumshop.com/face-mask-spitfire.html
https://www.rafmuseumshop.com/face-mask-second-world-war.html

I left Hannants with the 1/72 Revell Boxer GTFz A1 AFV. There's something about that angular boxy shape that says 'Sci-fi Armor'. That or I go crazy with a Union Flag design 

[PR19_Kit]

I like the WWII 'oxygen' face mask. 

[NARSES2]

1 x AFV Club 1/35 Centurion Mk.5/2,6 105mm Gun (NATO) (AFV-AF35122) - I'm thinking of blending it with one of my AFV Club RAAC Centurions to make an Australian 105mm gunned version.

I'd naively assumed the Australian Centurions were 105mm gun versions. I assume from your plans they were in fact 20pdr ?

Yep, 20pdrs.  The 105mm gun (Mk.5/2) upgrade wasn't undertaken because the RAAC didn't expect to be encountering any tanks (i.e. T-55s) which would require it, & the extra weight and cost wasn't considered worth it.

Cheers mate 

[NARSES2]

I like the WWII 'oxygen' face mask. 

I got a nice simple one with small Spitfire silhouettes on it 

[Old Wombat]

I find it amusing that face masks are becoming "fashion accessories".

[AeroplaneDriver]

I spent a very good afternoon with brother Narses at Hendon on Thursday. We enjoyed a wander of the redesigned RAF Museum and mooched around Hannants, followed by several pints in the Beaufort pub next door.

The RAF supplied me with a pair of masks
https://www.rafmuseumshop.com/face-mask-spitfire.html
https://www.rafmuseumshop.com/face-mask-second-world-war.html

I left Hannants with the 1/72 Revell Boxer GTFz A1 AFV. There's something about that angular boxy shape that says 'Sci-fi Armor'. That or I go crazy with a Union Flag design 

That sounds a splendid day!   Agreed on the Boxer for sci-fi armour too. 

My latest acquisition...I dont normally post until a purchase arrives but I'm excited anough about the Silver Cloud Avro 720 I just ordered from Freightdog to post it early! 

[Howard of Effingham]

You could start a small war with that lot! 

Several small wars

[Dizzyfugu]

A Trumpeter 1:72 "Ariette" MBT, seems to be a new kit. I bought it out of curiosity, as a lighter alternative to the recently bought Trumpeter Chieftain II for the (new) Scottish Army... 

[NARSES2]

A Trumpeter 1:72 "Ariette" MBT, seems to be a new kit. I bought it out of curiosity, as a lighter alternative to the recently bought Trumpeter Chieftain II for the (new) Scottish Army... 

Scotland would be more likely to go down the AMX/Leclerc route I would have thought, what with the Auld Alliance and all 

[The Wooksta!]

Uncle Frank had the Xtradecal Meteor sheet I was waiting for - there's an Acklington 2 APS option on it I wanted, plus one of the simplified Airfix Spitfire Vc starter kits. The latter is rather nice, just needs a bulkhead behind the seat.

I'm  thinking Portuguese or perhaps Norwegian markings over standard RAF colours.

[Dizzyfugu]

Got a Revell 1:72 Leclerc MBT via ev!lbay for just EUR 9,-. In consider mating the turret with a Leopard 2 chassis, as this was recently proposed/shown as a demonstrator for a potential next-generation European MBT ("EMBT-2") with little development costs:

[nighthunter]

Got a Revell 1:72 Leclerc MBT via ev!lbay for just EUR 9,-. In consider mating the turret with a Leopard 2 chassis, as this was recently proposed/shown as a demonstrator for a potential next-generation European MBT ("EMBT-2") with little development costs:

At least that will have 5 gears forward and just 2 in reverse, instead of the Leclerc with 2 forward gears and 5 reverse 😜😂

[Gondor]

Finally got my latest package from Hannants



And that's the latest copy of the IPMS magazine wich arrived today as well for scale 

The contents



3 x 1/72 Airfix New Tool Vulcan B.2

1 x 1/72 Blackbird Models BMD72044 RAF Post War Pt2 decals for several different aircraft types

1 x Xtradecal X72265 Handley-Page Victor Collection

1 x Xtradecal X72271 Handley-Page Victor B.Mk.2 SR.Mk2 Collection

And no the last two are not going on these Vulcan's

Gondor

[Pellson]

I can see myself building such a Vulcan, in particular after the very nice Valiant experience.

I wonder if the old Vulcans nose will fit on a Tu-16, though...