My stash just grew again. (2022)

[The Wooksta!]

I'd promised it to Chris ages back, even if it was only in my head. Had he refused it, I wouldn't have been too disappointed as I was getting ideas for it.

[McColm]

8  x pieces of Hornby R607 3rd radius track this will go well with the two long straights.

[Wardukw]

I scored a 48th scale Tamiya F15 A today from the most unexpected place today..a second hand store 😁
Now heres the super great part..its brand new..all parts still sealed in their bags and they clearly didnt check up on its price cause i got it for $15 NZ .
Oh what a joy to find that .

[Gondor]

That's a great find Wardukw-NZ 

Rescued from the Postal Sorting office today, from eMODELS

1 x 1/72 Eduard MEZEK Dual Combo Limited edition set 2141. Looks lovley in the box and the instructions have twelve paint schemes along with paint masks and etch in there too.

Gondor

[Old Wombat]

At somewhat more than Phill's $15;

1 x Airfix 1/48 Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 "Export" - found its way into the Wombat Stash, & has nested next to its 1/48 (standard) Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 stablemate.

This one will be RW RAN but, probably, not the usual "Auster Incident" 109 (VW625).

[PR19_Kit]

This one will be RW RAN but, probably, not the usual "Auster Incident" 109 (VW625).

I'd not heard of the 'Auster Incident' and looked it up. What a hoot. 

Here's a good report on the affair.

https://hars.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Runaway-Auster.pdf

[scooter]

This one will be RW RAN but, probably, not the usual "Auster Incident" 109 (VW625).

I'd not heard of the 'Auster Incident' and looked it up. What a hoot. 

Here's a good report on the affair.

https://hars.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Runaway-Auster.pdf

IIRC Fred used it as background as well for one of his builds, although I'm not 100% sure if it was a GB or regular build

[AeroplaneDriver]

From the eBay Fairy,

ESCI 1/12 F-104 Cockpit.

This will go with the F-16 one in the stash.  One of these days I'll build them both.  Not a whole lot of whiffery possibility but they are cool kits.  I built the F-16 one when it first came out in the 80s.  I really wish they had expanded the range beyond two aircraft.  Scratchbuilding new panels wouldn't be an overwhelming task and it would be cool to mix and match some parts.  An updated digital cockpit Starfighter with a Martin Baker Mk.10 or later seat would be pretty neat.

[kitnut617]

Nick, I have two of those F-16 cockpit kits, plus two Collectaire seated F-16 pilots to go in them. It doesn't look like I'll ever get around to using them on the project I had them earmarked for, so they'll be up for grabs.

[Steel Penguin]

more empress 28mm
another SF GPMG + crew,  a single pack of each of the SAS / SBS packs, they make good SF troops, and can double duty as post apoc survivors, and 3 of the FV432.

[Mossie]

From the eBay Fairy,

ESCI 1/12 F-104 Cockpit.

This will go with the F-16 one in the stash.  One of these days I'll build them both.  Not a whole lot of whiffery possibility but they are cool kits.  I built the F-16 one when it first came out in the 80s.  I really wish they had expanded the range beyond two aircraft.  Scratchbuilding new panels wouldn't be an overwhelming task and it would be cool to mix and match some parts.  An updated digital cockpit Starfighter with a Martin Baker Mk.10 or later seat would be pretty neat.

Nick, I have two of those F-16 cockpit kits, plus two Collectaire seated F-16 pilots to go in them. It doesn't look like I'll ever get around to using them on the project I had them earmarked for, so they'll be up for grabs.

There were built up kits of those cockpits in the local model shop window. They had an eclectic mix, I'd take every opportunity to go in or just look in the window.  I miss that place.

[zenrat]

This one will be RW RAN but, probably, not the usual "Auster Incident" 109 (VW625).

I'd not heard of the 'Auster Incident' and looked it up. What a hoot. 

Here's a good report on the affair.

https://hars.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Runaway-Auster.pdf

IIRC Fred used it as background as well for one of his builds, although I'm not 100% sure if it was a GB or regular build

I like the story so much i've used it twice.
First for a RAN FAA Seafire 47 and second (because I forgot i'd done it - even if it was only a year before) for a RAN FAA Bearcat.

[Old Wombat]

This one will be RW RAN but, probably, not the usual "Auster Incident" 109 (VW625).

I'd not heard of the 'Auster Incident' and looked it up. What a hoot. 

Here's a good report on the affair.

https://hars.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Runaway-Auster.pdf

IIRC Fred used it as background as well for one of his builds, although I'm not 100% sure if it was a GB or regular build

I like the story so much i've used it twice.
First for a RAN FAA Seafire 47 and second (because I forgot i'd done it - even if it was only a year before) for a RAN FAA Bearcat.

Well, it's a good yarn; old RAN piston-engined fighter embarrasses modern RAAF jet-engined fighter, what's not to like?

[PR19_Kit]

Was it because the RAAF Meteors couldn't fly slow enough to draw a bead on the Auster?

Reminds me of the RAF Germany Harrier that had to be shot down by a Jaguar before it flew into the DDR, or vice versa...............

[zenrat]

Was it because the RAAF Meteors couldn't fly slow enough to draw a bead on the Auster?

The RAAF were following it with a Wirraway which had a Bren gun in the rear cockpit but after firing off the first magazine they found that at 10,000ft it was too cold for the observer to reload and his hands were sticking to the gun.  A Meteor replaced it, made a firing pass but after firing a few rounds its guns jammed.