My Stash Just Grew Again 2023

[PR19_Kit]

My late friend Ian has apparently left me his 'small' collection of 1/72 scale stuff according to his daughter.

I have no idea how much of his VAST collection that is, but I'm wondering if I should rent another container..................

So, Methuselah, how many more years will that add to your model building?

None, that's in the hands of the Almighty.

I expect I'll be donating the kits to good causes, meaning you lot here, just with post and package costs. Ian would have approved I'm sure.

[The Wooksta!]

Snaffled a set of anti-flash roundels from Fantasy Printshop. I have the roundels, I just wanted the fin flash so I can get a Red Beard Buccaneer finished.

[Spey_Phantom]

i'm expecting some new additions in the coming week:

-Airfix 1/144 Handley-page HP.42 heracles (original 1965 boxing)
-Academy/Minicraft 1/144 Heinkel He111
-Lindberg 1/150 Messerschmitt Bf109E & Bücker Jungmeister
-Revell 1/144 TF-104G Starfighter
-Revell 1/144 (or 1/128) Lockheed L1049 Super Constellation

and a seperate aliexpress order:

-Mini Hobby Models 1/144 Messerschmitt Bf110

[NARSES2]

Snaffled a set of anti-flash roundels from Fantasy Printshop. I have the roundels, I just wanted the fin flash so I can get a Red Beard Buccaneer finished.

If you need any more I have a set you can have Lee. Found them yesterday whilst looking for something else

[The Wooksta!]

Magic!

Grabbed a Hobby boss short tail Sea Hawk from Uncle Frank. Replaces an MPM one that will become one of the Sea Hawk based projects, possibly a P.1068 with an all through jetpipe and a T tail.

[Mossie]

I've built the long tail, it's a nice kit.  They don't mention nose weight in the instructions, it'll need it.  I realised this, then forgot it anyway... 

[Dizzyfugu]

Won an Italeri 1:72 AH-64 at ev!lbay for EUR 8,-. Will be a body donor for a modified AH-1W, inspired or better triggered by Aeroplanedivers recent Royal Marines Cobra - the (then still Western) Bundesluftwaffe was, during the development and evaluation process for the PAH-2, an upgraded AH-1W called the AH-14BW - I found an illustration of this proposal in an AH-1 book. Effectively, this variant was a direct predecessor of the AH-1Z that never made it into serial production, though, and it was also offered to the UK (but the AH-64 made it there, then). I had the idea of building a model of a Luftwaffe Cobra during domestic flight tests (what never happened, though), and the Apache will provide some parts for the conversion stunt. 

[DogfighterZen]

Won an Italeri 1:72 AH-64 at ev!lbay for EUR 8,-. Will be a body donor for a modified AH-1W, inspired or better triggered by Aeroplanedivers recent Royal Marines Cobra - the (then still Western) Bundesluftwaffe was, during the development and evaluation process for the PAH-2, an upgraded AH-1W called the AH-14BW - I found an illustration of this proposal in an AH-1 book. Effectively, this variant was a direct predecessor of the AH-1Z that never made it into serial production, though, and it was also offered to the UK (but the AH-64 made it there, then). I had the idea of building a model of a Luftwaffe Cobra during domestic flight tests (what never happened, though), and the Apache will provide some parts for the conversion stunt. 

Cool, i'm looking forward to see this one!  The AH-1-4WB was the one i used as inspiration for my AH-1W FNT. https://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php?topic=47618.msg875085#msg875085

[Dizzyfugu]

I remember that, nice one. I'll use an Italeri AH-1W as basis and give it a 4-blade main rotor. Tail stabilizers will be moved backwards, maybe with end plates, too, as on the real thing, even though the PR illustration I found does not show these (yet). Might even get the X-tail rotor from the Apache, too, and I think about HOT launchers and other small mods.

[sandiego89]

Good haul from Rare Plane detective, Palm Springs, California, USA.  Great shop and online pressence.  Picked out in person while on vacation a few weeks ago and had them shipped- I could not get Mrs.Sandiego89 to jettison her shoe collection to free up suitcase space......

all 1/72, from clockwise
-Italeri Hustler
-Hasegawa F-16B chase
-Hasegawa SR-71 Blackbird with D-21 drone.  Need to research this kit and see how the the real M-21 differed from the SR-71 as the M-21 launcher aircraft was A-12 based. 
-Airfix Harrier (can never have enough...)
-Airifix Bronco
-ART Yak-36 Freehand


 

[McColm]

Won on eBay 1/72 Boeing MH-47E Chinook

[Flyer]

Just made my first order for 2023
From Metro Hobbies:
Airfix DH Beaver
Airfix CA-13 X2
Academy P-40 M/N

Arrived today.
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And discovered that the Beaver comes with floats, bonus!

[Dizzyfugu]

An in-between purchase: a set of CMK 1:72 Panzer III/IV vinyl tracks - for the recently bought whiffy 1:72 UM  Jagdpanzer 38(t) mit 7.5cm Pak 42 L/70 - a nice kit, but it comes with IP track link elements, and at that sizy a fiddly affair.

[McColm]

I've ordered the Airfix Fairey Rotodyne from the Salvage Yard. With cracked decals.

[Old Wombat]

Just made my first order for 2023
From Metro Hobbies:
Airfix DH Beaver
Airfix CA-13 X2
Academy P-40 M/N

Arrived today.
You cannot view this attachment.
And discovered that the Beaver comes with floats, bonus!