My stash just grew again. (2022)

[kerick]

From Hobby Habit, Melrose Park;

1 x Trumpeter 1/350 HMS Colombo (only $3 more than via BNA Model World)
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Does it come with a Cigar and a Brown Overcoat?

Gondor

Nah, that's USS Colombo.

There is a suburb of Chicago called Melrose Park. I was thinking "Awesome, a hobby store I can check out!" Not so much.

You can still check it out, it's just a fairly long flight beforehand.

It would make a great adventure to vacation down under.

[AeroplaneDriver]

Got home from a week of offsite Training at the Airbus facility Miami to find the eBay Fairy had kindly left me a nice little find.  Airfix 1/48 Lynx AH.7.  Got it for a song (under $20) because the box is missing.  All parts complete in the original bags along with instructions and decals. 

[Dizzyfugu]

A Hobby Boss 1:72 Mitsubishi A6M5 for just a Fiver! While it is a rather simple kit, the finished item looks pretty good. Very good value for the money.

[Gondor]

Arrived this afternoon

1 x 1/72 Revell BAe Hawk T.1 04970

Gondor

[PR19_Kit]

Some years ago I was asked to help out with the production of an OO gauge model of the Advanced Passenger Train Experimental (APT-E) by the Canadian model railway company Rapido. As a result I had one of the original production models as part from my consultancy fee, and it's in pride of place sat on a sideboard in my annexe.

In recent months Rapido have done a 2nd production batch of the train, and even  done two Whiffed versions! The real train was never intended to carry fare paying passengers, and never did, but the Rapido Whiffs are painted as if it had, one done in a psuedo Inter City HST scheme, and one in the later HST Swallow scheme.

I was very taken by the Inter City version, and after a bit of thought decided to buy one, despite the fact that I have an APT-E anyway and that it's pretty expensive, so I ordered one on-line.

The very next day my order was cancelled! 

But it was followed by an email from the Rapido UK CEO who said there was no way they'd let me buy one, and were returning my money forthwith and that they'd be sending me an Inter City APT-E model for FREE!!!!!!! 

I felt totally embarrassed, but I was very pleased and grateful of course, and replied in like fashion. The model arrived in a socking great parcel the other day, it's about 2 ft square!



The painting on the lid is of the real thing of course, not the Inter City version.

 



One of the Power Cars in the Inter City scheme, I'm MOST impressed!

I've got two spare coaches of the original production run, and I'm intending to do a bit of 'cross-kitting' and whiffing with some of them myself. It may take a while of course. 

[kerick]

That's awesome!! And amazing the company remembered you!
The locomotive looks great! If the cars look that good i wouldn't touch a thing. 

[McColm]

Some years ago I was asked to help out with the production of an OO gauge model of the Advanced Passenger Train Experimental (APT-E) by the Canadian model railway company Rapido. As a result I had one of the original production models as part from my consultancy fee, and it's in pride of place sat on a sideboard in my annexe.

In recent months Rapido have done a 2nd production batch of the train, and even  done two Whiffed versions! The real train was never intended to carry fare paying passengers, and never did, but the Rapido Whiffs are painted as if it had, one done in a psuedo Inter City HST scheme, and one in the later HST Swallow scheme.

I was very taken by the Inter City version, and after a bit of thought decided to buy one, despite the fact that I have an APT-E anyway and that it's pretty expensive, so I ordered one on-line.

The very next day my order was cancelled! 

But it was followed by an email from the Rapido UK CEO who said there was no way they'd let me buy one, and were returning my money forthwith and that they'd be sending me an Inter City APT-E model for FREE!!!!!!! 

I felt totally embarrassed, but I was very pleased and grateful of course, and replied in like fashion. The model arrived in a socking great parcel the other day, it's about 2 ft square!



The painting on the lid is of the real thing of course, not the Inter City version.

 



One of the Power Cars in the Inter City scheme, I'm MOST impressed!

I've got two spare coaches of the original production run, and I'm intending to do a bit of 'cross-kitting' and whiffing with some of them myself. It may take a while of course. 

I never knew that the Australians used modernised HSTs on some of their railways maybe Rapido could do the Australian railway decals as well.
Prices are way beyond my budget even for a secondhand model.

[Steel Penguin]

rather impressed with bothe the model, and the companys attitude Kit 

if only i had a second house to put a layout in. 

[JayBee]

Some years ago I was asked to help out with the production of an OO gauge model of the Advanced Passenger Train Experimental (APT-E) by the Canadian model railway company Rapido. As a result I had one of the original production models as part from my consultancy fee, and it's in pride of place sat on a sideboard in my annexe.

In recent months Rapido have done a 2nd production batch of the train, and even  done two Whiffed versions! The real train was never intended to carry fare paying passengers, and never did, but the Rapido Whiffs are painted as if it had, one done in a psuedo Inter City HST scheme, and one in the later HST Swallow scheme.

I was very taken by the Inter City version, and after a bit of thought decided to buy one, despite the fact that I have an APT-E anyway and that it's pretty expensive, so I ordered one on-line.

The very next day my order was cancelled! 

But it was followed by an email from the Rapido UK CEO who said there was no way they'd let me buy one, and were returning my money forthwith and that they'd be sending me an Inter City APT-E model for FREE!!!!!!! 

I felt totally embarrassed, but I was very pleased and grateful of course, and replied in like fashion. The model arrived in a socking great parcel the other day, it's about 2 ft square!



The painting on the lid is of the real thing of course, not the Inter City version.

 



One of the Power Cars in the Inter City scheme, I'm MOST impressed!

I've got two spare coaches of the original production run, and I'm intending to do a bit of 'cross-kitting' and whiffing with some of them myself. It may take a while of course. 

[NARSES2]

rather impressed with bothe the model, and the companys attitude Kit 

Very impressed with the company's attitude 

[Gondor]

That's a lot of dosh! I take it from the description of the web site that you only get the rolling stock and no track?

Gondor

[The Wooksta!]

Doesn't count as an addition as I knew I had one all along, but I've located a Pegasus Miles Master I that I'm going to do as a Merlin engined fighter using a Lancaster power egg, so it'll look a bit more like the Miles Kestrel fighter prototype that was used as a basis for the Master.

Miles Merlin F.mk I?

And whilst looking for that, I found the box with the unfinished Novo DH Comet racer, and located an Airfix one in the same box.  Good new as I want the engines for a twin engined Magister.  Need another pair for for my planned twin engined trainers.

[PR19_Kit]

That's a lot of dosh! I take it from the description of the web site that you only get the rolling stock and no track?

No, just the four E-Train vehicles. It's a niche model for the dedicated enthusiast and only had a small production run, the Whiffed schemes only 200 of each type.

Having read the wildly funny 'Instruction Book' that comes with the model I'm even more embarrassed as it praises me to the heights. [Blush]

All I did was tell them what I knew about the train, but I guess that's a whole lot of gen. 

[Steel Penguin]

the price may seen steep to our selfs but for rail stuff ( having just had a squint at Hattons) thats not unresonable.     my comments on my late farther in laws garrets still spring to mind 

[zenrat]

This just arrived from Evil-Bay.

69 Charger RT by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

It's badly faded BUT it's still shrink wrapped and I paid a good price.  This is one of Revell's Pro Modeller kits meaning it has extra parts and build options.  There is certainly heft to the box.  I shall be removing the shrink wrap tomorrow.
This is the start of a plan to build a General Lee.  More parts need to be gathered.