My stash just grew again. (2022)

[Gondor]

Alistair, note that the Airfix PR9 doesn't have the Nav's cockpit in the correct position, right in the nose. They've used the same moulds as they did for the B(I)8 with the Nav behind the pilot!

The Pavla bits do have the correct 'coal hole' cockpit for the Nav though.

Alastair knows that the nav is in the nose, Airfix actually do it right just maybe not accuratly. As the build is a whiff does it matter?

Gondor

[Pellson]

Alistair, note that the Airfix PR9 doesn't have the Nav's cockpit in the correct position, right in the nose. They've used the same moulds as they did for the B(I)8 with the Nav behind the pilot!

The Pavla bits do have the correct 'coal hole' cockpit for the Nav though.

Alastair knows that it didn't look right but as it's going into the P.12 who is to say that it's wrong?

Gondor

I would like to precautionary excuse my future misspellings of the name in question. To all of you. I sincerely will not mean any harm but I am nevertheless too well aware of the irritation such mistakes cause. So - I am sorry. Because I will get it wrong, and probably repeatedly. 

[Gondor]

I would like to precautionary excuse my future misspellings of the name in question. To all of you. I sincerely will not mean any harm but I am nevertheless too well aware of the irritation such mistakes cause. So - I am sorry. Because I will get it wrong, and probably repeatedly. 

Your safe  Easiest way to not get the names wrong is to use the nicknames as each is very individual, more so than real names.

Gondor

[PR19_Kit]

Alastair knows that the nav is in the nose, Airfix actually do it right just maybe not accuratly. As the build is a whiff does it matter?

Depends how much of the PR9 is a PR9. The real thing has a socking great fuel tank where the Nav and WOp sat in the bomber versions.

[Gondor]

Alastair knows that the nav is in the nose, Airfix actually do it right just maybe not accuratly. As the build is a whiff does it matter?

Depends how much of the PR9 is a PR9. The real thing has a socking great fuel tank where the Nav and WOp sat in the bomber versions.

There is a bulkhead behind the pilot so I am assuming that it's correct as far as that goes, it also looks simmilar to the resin cockpit just not as detailed.

Gondor

[Lost Cosmonauts]

I picked up a little pocket sized vintage book for ~£1.50

https://flic.kr/p/2nyxo7L

The intro

" This book contains a survey of the types of aircraft which will be used in the
near future. The most modern types
are included. Each illustration gives the
following particulars: name of the aircratt, its type, its nationality, its engine, its pertormance expressed in figures and, finally, a general arrangement drawing. If such details are not given, this means that they were not known on publication of this booklet, or that they are being kept secret. At least
a few details of each type of aircratt are
given."

A proper little treasure trove of what-if types with some artist's impressions including the airliner versions of the Vulcan and Victor and several types I'd never heard of before (Fairchild M-186B anyone?)

[Gondor]

Received today from eBay

1 x 1/72 Airfix Supermarine Swift FR.5 No idea what will happen to it but I thought it would be a good idea to have another in the stash 

Gondor

[TallEng]

Received from the recent Special Hobby sale/offer/discount recently;
Special Hobby Spitfire F.Mk.21
    ".        ".     Seafire FR.47 "simple set" X3 (basically the sprues only) but i think all the bits are there for any late mark Seafire/Spitfire plus plenty of spares.
Special Hobby Bolton Paul Balliol T.2 X2

Regards Keith

[Flyer]

I picked up a little pocket sized vintage book for ~£1.50

https://flic.kr/p/2nyxo7L

The intro

" This book contains a survey of the types of aircraft which will be used in the
near future. The most modern types
are included. Each illustration gives the
following particulars: name of the aircratt, its type, its nationality, its engine, its pertormance expressed in figures and, finally, a general arrangement drawing. If such details are not given, this means that they were not known on publication of this booklet, or that they are being kept secret. At least
a few details of each type of aircratt are
given."

A proper little treasure trove of what-if types with some artist's impressions including the airliner versions of the Vulcan and Victor and several types I'd never heard of before (Fairchild M-186B anyone?)

Looks like a great find! 

[sandiego89]

My decal stash just got a major bump.  Listed on Facebook marketplace by a guy that picked them up at a garage sale.

He estimated about 400 sheets/partials and I don't doubt it, mostly US, WWII to around 1995 markings, all 1/72 scale.  Some are unopened, some have a few missing, and some are just the leftovers.  99% look usable.  Whoever had it sure loved Phantoms and WWII Mustangs especially, but also numerous F-18s, F-14s, F-15's, F-84's, P/F-80s, other Korean war ere jets and props, P-47s, US Army Helo's etc.  etc.   Many have foreign alternative schemes.   



Phantom lefovovers, Mustang, F-14, KC-135

[Wardukw]

A brilliant score Dave..theres a lot of coin there mate   

As for my stash..
1/25th scale resin Gibson ZL-1 427 Pro Stock Drag motor arrived in the mail today from Zenrat/Fred for my Pikes Peak open class hillclimb car 

[Rick Lowe]

Went to the local Library and had them 3-D print some Calvin & Hobbes figures.

3 sets - on a sled, in the Wagon and crossing a log.

Not bad for $14.20 NZBucks

Have to do a lot of clipping off of extraneous bits, but then that's 3-D printing for you, huh.

Should be fun to paint - not much shading, no weathering...

but plenty of dirtying down...!

[PR19_Kit]

....and you were hoping we'd not notice the float Bearcat Dave? 

[NARSES2]

....and you were hoping we'd not notice the float Bearcat Dave? 

[Old Wombat]

....and you were hoping we'd not notice the float Bearcat Dave? 

You should've paid more attention to the 2019 One Week Build, Kit.

https://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php?topic=46582.msg847079#msg847079