My stash just grew again 2024

[PR19_Kit]

That Stolly's a WHOLE lot of resin, isn't it? 

[Old Wombat]

1 x Trumpeter 1/350 HMS Naiad (Dido-class AA cruiser)

Plus some resin rivets, a set of wheels for my 1/48 C-47 & a bunch of F105D/G detail parts.

[The Rat]

What's giving me pause for thought is that I need the grain to be small enough for 1/72nd. Coffee stirrers are usually used in 1/35th or bigger. Free to try though, so I will when I get a chance.

That's part of the whiffery: "In order to counter the ecological effects of giant mutant trees breeding near a nuclear plant, it was decided to use them exclusively as lumber until they were eradicated."

  

[Wardukw]

What's giving me pause for thought is that I need the grain to be small enough for 1/72nd. Coffee stirrers are usually used in 1/35th or bigger. Free to try though, so I will when I get a chance.

That's part of the whiffery: "In order to counter the ecological effects of giant mutant trees breeding near a nuclear plant, it was decided to use them exclusively as lumber until they were eradicated."

  

   

Weaver mate ya know you can get balsa which is as thin as paper......it's light as a feather but surprisingly strong 💪 😉

[PR19_Kit]

A nice parcel from the Big H this morning, containing various Spitfire bits and bobs for my Mk 25 elsewhere.

As I can't find the Modeldecal sheets for the colourful Meteor NF11s/14s that I planned to use on the F25, I ordered both of the sheets again, you can never have too many of course.

Plus some rather smart looking resin exhausts with nice hollow ports to them, a cockpit & wheel masking set for that precise kit, and another masking set for the camo pattern too. I'd read about these but never seen one so I thought I'd give it a try.

Plus a Spitfire PRXI resin camera fir, just because, and I may fit some of the bits to the F25, would make it an FR25 of course. Plus some resin gun barrels.

We'll see how they all work, or some of them anyway.

[NARSES2]

What's giving me pause for thought is that I need the grain to be small enough for 1/72nd. Coffee stirrers are usually used in 1/35th or bigger. Free to try though, so I will when I get a chance.

There were or maybe still are some transfer sheets available which have various wood grains in 1/72 (were difficult to get hold of at the time), 1/48 and 1/32. Mainly intended for WWI aircraft, but could obviously be used for a multitude of things. Somewhere I've got some Albertross "plywood" sheets, but can't remember the scale.

[NARSES2]

1 x Trumpeter 1/350 HMS Naiad (Dido-class AA cruiser)

I wasn't aware there was a kit available of the class. Always thought the Dido class were one of the most attractive of RN WWII era ships.

[Old Wombat]

1 x Trumpeter 1/350 HMS Naiad (Dido-class AA cruiser)

I wasn't aware there was a kit available of the class. Always thought the Dido class were one of the most attractive of RN WWII era ships.

Only released this year, Chris, & (according to ScaleMates) they're following up with HMS Argonaut

[NARSES2]

1 x Trumpeter 1/350 HMS Naiad (Dido-class AA cruiser)

I wasn't aware there was a kit available of the class. Always thought the Dido class were one of the most attractive of RN WWII era ships.

Only released this year, Chris, & (according to ScaleMates) they're following up with HMS Argonaut

Thanks 

[Rick Lowe]

What's giving me pause for thought is that I need the grain to be small enough for 1/72nd. Coffee stirrers are usually used in 1/35th or bigger. Free to try though, so I will when I get a chance.

That's part of the whiffery: "In order to counter the ecological effects of giant mutant trees breeding near a nuclear plant, it was decided to use them exclusively as lumber until they were eradicated."

  

  

I have heard of folk using very small wire brushes to enhance/make the grain, so could that work?
Or could that work on sheet plastic?
Or, the transfer option may work better; though I can't see how you could paint over it and still have the grain effect - unless it's a 3-d print.

[Wardukw]

Scored a Aoshima 1/24 WING SET VOL.2 today for a upcoming project 

[Old Wombat]

Scored a Aoshima 1/24 WING SET VOL.2 today for a upcoming project 

Ah, car wings!

[PR19_Kit]

Bought an Evergreen styrene assortment pack, 10, 20 & 40 thou, mainly to build the Mega float for the He 119, and some medium superglue and a Revell 1/72 Kfir, as I didn't know they did one and it looks very Whiffable.

Oh yes, and a new laptop. 

The old one is quite literally falling to bits, it works OK, but the screen is about to fall right out of its housing. 

[Gondor]

Bought a Revell 1/72 Kfir, as I didn't know they did one and it looks very Whiffable.

That's the old Italeri kit, also boxed by Tamiya.

Gondor

[Wardukw]

Scored a Aoshima 1/24 WING SET VOL.2 today for a upcoming project 

Ah, car wings!

That's the bugger right there Guy 
One of those wings will be used on the project car