My stash just grew again 2021

[jcf]

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. 

The Spit is a brazen hussy who exposes her ankles without a care
for propriety. As to the German tart ...

[Gondor]

Received today,

From eBay
1 x 1/72 Modeldecal Set 61 British Post War 48" White Letters & Numerals
1 x 1/72 Modeldecal Set 68 Armee De L'Air Ouragans, T-28's & a Gendarmerie Alouette III
1 x 1/72 Modeldecal Set 87 W.German Air Force & Navy Tornados also a Belgian Air Force Mirage 5BA

All for my decal bank and increasingly collection of Modeldecal sets

From Hannants
1 x 1/72 CtA Falcáo do Marinha McDonnell-Douglas AF-1/AF-1A Falcáo  To be used with something else

1 x 1/72 Airfix Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vc    no idea what I will do with this yet, bought it to make the order worth while

Gondor

[AeroplaneDriver]

Somewhat disappointing arrival from eBay...

1/48 Tamiya A-1H
1/48 Tamiya F-15A
1/48 Tamiya F-84G
1/48 Tamiya Fw190
1/48 Tamiya Zero
1/72 Tamiya F-84G

The seller described the lot as "Mint".  The listing pics showed a little wear on several of the boxes, but I assumed the kits inside would be in good shape. 

The Skyraider is just a box of small parts, many off the sprues and some painted. No fuselage...no wings...no cockpit...

The Zero box is also more badly damaged than the listing shows. 

Very disappointing since the main reason I bid on the lot was for the Skyraider and F-15.  The seller has offered to refund 1/6 of the purchase price, but not any of the shipping, which was considerable.  He claims that when he listed them as "mint" he had taken a quick look and thought that "most" of the parts were present".  Seems a poor way to check that something qualifies as "mint" condition. 

[Gondor]

To me "Mint Condition" means that even the box is still in the clear packageing if that's how they were shipped and certainly if not that the box is still sealed. Opened and started is not "Mint"!

I'm not supprised that your not happy.

Gondor

[Mossie]

Mint specifically means perfect condition.  If it's short of that, then it's mis-sold.  Get eBay to mitigate, they won't mess about.

[Dizzyfugu]

Mint specifically means perfect condition.  If it's short of that, then it's mis-sold.  Get eBay to mitigate, they won't mess about.

Second that. Sad thing is that you have to alert 3rd parties in this case, otherwise people don't get it.

[zenrat]

That old chestnut.  A worn box is not mint and a reputable seller doesn't make assumptions (we all know what they are the mother of).  The seller is trying it on.
Complain to Evil-Bay (just memorably described on the TV comedy we are watching as "the devil's department store").

[NARSES2]

Agree with what's been said. Seller is trying it on and needs to be referred to E-Bay

[The Wooksta!]

Some old PD Decals for Beaufighters arrived this morning via eBay, plus a quantity of Tamiya Mosquito FB.6s.

[chrisonord]

Some  type  D post war RAF  roundels arrived this morning,  from antics online.  Talk about half measures as the sheet is a  quarter of the  size of what decal sheets usually are. I  think I  will just stick to buying full aircraft decals. 
Chris

[Gondor]

Latest aditions to the stash arrived today via eBay

1 x 1/72 Modeldecal Set 50 F84G Thunderget USAF, Hawk T1 + Jaguar GR1, RAF, A-4G Skyhawk RAN & an Armée de l' Air Puma
1 x 1/72 Modeldecal Set 108 Hawker Hart Variants; Hart, Audax, Demon, Hardy, Hind & Osprey

Gondor

[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 

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

arrived today 

[The Wooksta!]

Some  type  D post war RAF  roundels arrived this morning,  from antics online.  Talk about half measures as the sheet is a  quarter of the  size of what decal sheets usually are. I  think I  will just stick to buying full aircraft decals. 
Chris

You're always going to have a problem because no current decal manufacturer does a decent set of Type D decals. Even the Xtradecal one isn't a full sheet, it's half full of 80s toned down roundels. Surely they would have thought that someone buying 50s roundels would be buying the sheet for that alone? Appparently not.

I'd suggest trying to find an old Model decal sheet, but whilst they were good in their day, the technology has moved on. They're too thick and the glue leaves a residue that's hard to remove and turns yellow with age.

[chrisonord]

Some  type  D post war RAF  roundels arrived this morning,  from antics online.  Talk about half measures as the sheet is a  quarter of the  size of what decal sheets usually are. I  think I  will just stick to buying full aircraft decals. 
Chris

You're always going to have a problem because no current decal manufacturer does a decent set of Type D decals. Even the Xtradecal one isn't a full sheet, it's half full of 80s toned down roundels. Surely they would have thought that someone buying 50s roundels would be buying the sheet for that alone? Appparently not.

I'd suggest trying to find an old Model decal sheet, but whilst they were good in their day, the technology has moved on. They're too thick and the glue leaves a residue that's hard to remove and turns yellow with age.

Cheers  Lee, I  have had a couple of the xtradecal sheets  too, and they are only half useful to me. Hopefully  someone  will bring out a full sized sheet of roundels, and soon.

[Gondor]

A few items arrived today 

from ebay
1 x 1/72 Heller P.Z.L P23 A/B Karas, rest asured it's not going to be OOB

1 x 1/72 Revell H-19A "Chickasaw" which will not be exactly as from the box, to be a Westland version

From KingKit
1 x 1/72 Revell Arado Ar 240C-02 Nightfighter, to be a parts donor for a project I have in mind

From eModels
1 x 1/72 ICM 72173 MiG-25 RB Reconnaissance Plane
1 x 1/72 ICM 72174 MiG-25 RBF Reconnaissance Plane
1 x 1/72 ICM 72176 MiG-25 RU Training Aircraft

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