My stash just grew again. (2022)

[Old Wombat]

One of my favorite things is when an eBay seller ships a model in an envelope instead of a box.   That was my idiot mailman can cram it into my mailbox the point that it takes two hands to pull it out.   

Today's acquisition...

Complete numpties, obviously.

However, the important question is; did they manage to conspire to damage the model, or not?

[Gondor]

Bought/exchanged hands at the Scottish Nationals today

1 x 1/72 Special Hobby Ju388K/L to become a 388M
1 x 1/72 Italeri Short Stirling B.1
1 x 1/48 Airfix Spitfire Mk,XVIII

The Stirling is to replace the Airfix kit in my stash which is moved to the whiff pile to become a "Short" Sterling

Got home to find an envelope through the door from the BIG yellow H containing

1 x 1/72 Xtradecal X027-72 U.S. Navy F-3 Deamons VX-4, VF-122, VF-131 & VF-41 - 1957
1 x 1/72 Xtradecal X72-58 Hawker Hunter F. Mk 6, RAF Squadrons Nos 14, 20, 43, 63, 92 and 263 Belgian AF, R. Netherlands AF, R. Jordanian AF
1 x 1/72 Xtradecal X72157 Royal Air Force 4, 6, 8 and 12 ins. Black Letters, Numerals and Titles. (Formerly Modeldecal MD036B)

Gondor

[The Wooksta!]

Just got back.  Great day out at Perth, although wallet is less agreeable.

Acquisitions
Sword BAC Lightning F1/F2
Sword BAC Lightning F3

AZ SR53 two seater

2 x Tamiya DH Mosquito FB.VI.  These were a tenner each, a considerable saving over the 18 or so notes they generally go for, but when trying to condense stuff down for transport back home, one of the Mosquito boxes was found to contain TWO FB.VI kits. So three for less than 7 quid.  I call that both a steal and a result!

Plus several built up models from the Kit Swap - an SR53 single seater and an MPM Meteor F8.

[PR19_Kit]

.....one of the Mosquito boxes was found to contain TWO FB.VI kits. So three for less than 7 quid.  I call that both a steal and a result!

Sitting alongside Lee when he found that one of his Tamiya Mosquito boxes actually contained TWO kits was hilarious!  I thought he was going to leap up and dance on the table at one point, but luckily he restrained himself.

A bit..........

For my own part I found something in the Kit Swap that definitely needed buying (Like I need any more kits really.....?) It was a Hasegawa XF5U-1 Flying Pancake it almost pristine condition. It'll be an 'in service' one to match my Vought TF5U-2 trainer.

And I spent a short while looking at the parts and I figure I really CAN make the wings a bit longer..........   

[zenrat]

Ballarat NNL today.
I like swap meets at car model shows because you can get car model sellers selling some unusual non-car model kits.  Also there is less competition for the non-car model stuff.
And I won two classes which was nice.

I got;
Dragon 1/72 P-38J Droop Snoot.
Tamiya 1/24 Nissan Skyline 2000 GT-R (prize for best car 65-79 - Dodge Hemi Dart).
Revell 1/72 Eurofighter Typhoon RAF Centenery Scheme (prize for Special theme  - Union Jack Lotus).
Hasegawa 1/24 Volkswagen Type 2 Delivery Van Egg Girls Summer Paint 2017 (cheaper than usual as bags are opened.  Hope it's all there.  These are great kerbside kits which are dead easy to slam right down in the weeds.  Has massive anime girl decals).
One of these.
JGSDF AH Hellhound by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr
These which were free to a good home (All 1/72 except for an odd 1/35 vignette, some parts missing - Hurricane, Mustang, Blenheim, Mosquito, Buffalo, Boomerang, Me 262, A-24, Chinook)
Free to a Good Home by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr
And the thing that made my day.
American Racing VEctor Mags by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr
The top bag are a set of 1/25 MPC original (see the orange plastic) General Lee American Racing 10 rib Vector wheels.  Woohoo!  Some "twist off sprue" damage to the rims and the chrome is worn but I can fix both those.
The second bag is a set of very very similar 10 rib wheels which will do as a back up set.  $2:50 a set.  Bargain, and so much cheaper than the other options I was considering.

[Steel Penguin]

grats on the compatition wins.

the  hellhound looks interesting,

and double grats on the wheels! 

[Flyer]

Free to a good home? Fantastic price that! 

[zenrat]

Free to a good home? Fantastic price that! 

Can't beat it.  Good whiff fodder.

[NARSES2]

Well done on the wins mate 

[Rheged]

A couple of wins and a worthy haul of goodies.  That counts as " a grand day out".

[Flyer]

BTW I think the Chinook is actually a Sea Knight...

[nighthunter]

Flyer has it right, it's a CH-46 Sea Knight

[scooter]

BTW I think the Chinook is actually a Sea Knight...

Thirded, after a closer look on something other than a phone

[PR19_Kit]

Nice one Fred, specially the comp wins. 

I got a book on Soviet PR aircraft from the 60s onwards, one of which has long wings........... 

But there's only two in the book!

[Flyer]

Free to a good home? Fantastic price that! 

Can't beat it.  Good whiff fodder.

I would have paid twice the price for the Boomerang by itself!