My stash just grew again 2025

[NARSES2]

That's a wide ranging bunch, BAGS of scope for Whiffing there.    

Thing that fascinates me is the difference in size between the 1/72 Canberra and Mosquito

[PR19_Kit]

Thing that fascinates me is the difference in size between the 1/72 Canberra and Mosquito

But the Mossie kit is 'old style' Airfix where they jammed it all into the boxes so tight the bits couldn't breathe, whereas the Canberra is 'post Humbrol' Airfix where they put everything into fixed size boxes that were aligned to the prices. The worst of those was the Banshee, and you could have got TWO Banshee kits into the box that it came in. 

[The Wooksta!]

That Mossie is one kit I've always disliked.  Fights you every step of the way.  The nacelles don't want to fit to the wings, which are very unhappy about affixing to the fuselage.  The wheels are bloated buttons and the undercarriage is exceedingly fiddly to assemble.  The artwork, whilst dramatic, is wrong, as the TseTse Mosquitoes NEVER carried bombs.  The colours of the codes for the mk XVIII are also wrong.  They give you them in red when all the photographs scream Night. Mind, the tailwheel is nicer than the one in their new tool, but that's about the only bit of the old kit I actually like.  I still have a couple tucked away, one getting a lot of resin thrown at it to try and turn it into something decent, the other going to be a prototype with Daggers rather than Merlins.  The plastic is thicker than Tamiya so will withstand heavy sanding.

Wasn't the Banshee one of the last kits released by Airfix before they collapsed and were taken over by Palitoy?

[Mossie]

Birthday kit haul. Four small Transformers model kits by Blokees, which make up into small robots about 5 inches tall. They come in a 'surprise' box, you don't know who you've got until you open it.  I've been a bit busy this evening,  I'll try and remember to post a pic of them when I find out who's who tomorrow.

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[Old Wombat]

Heh! I read the brand name as "Blokes", initially.

[NARSES2]

Heh! I read the brand name as "Blokes", initially.

You and me both 

[Mossie]

Me too! I read it as Bloke-ies, reflecting the northerner in me.

Blokees (Bloke-ies!) also do two larger scales (more sizes really, scale is a bit subjective). With the larger kits, you have a choice of what you get. They look like they're expanding into other franchises too, Ultramarine and Heroes Infinity (I know little about the first & zero about the second).

[killnoizer]

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I have a concept for this old thing ....

[The Wooksta!]

You have my condolences.  This was one of the early incarnations of what became one of the quality brands of UK garage kits - Merlin.

[killnoizer]

You have my condolences.  This was one of the early incarnations of what became one of the quality brands of UK garage kits - Merlin.

On scalemates you can see the kit only in vacuum made.

But in the box it is a very Basic injected styrene kit !?

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[Wardukw]

In the mail today was something very very yummy 😋
Border Models A6M2 Zero figther with a full engine and weapons...it's also 1/35th scale 

[DogfighterZen]

In the mail today was something very very yummy 😋
Border Models A6M2 Zero figther with a full engine and weapons...it's also 1/35th scale 

I imagine that kit is very good (i haven't seen it yet) but like 1/32, it's a bit too big for the space i have available for the number of models i already own... even some 1/48 fighters and choppers are very close to my size limit, like the Apache or the Flanker family, the SU-57, or the YF-23 Black Widow, for example. Those are bigger than an Eagle or a Tomcat... but i admit i have felt tempted about getting the Academy 1/35 AH-1Z, which comes out cheaper than the 1/72 Dream Model kit... Even the KittyHawk 1/48 kit is cheaper than the smaller one by almost 5€...

[Wardukw]

In the mail today was something very very yummy 😋
Border Models A6M2 Zero figther with a full engine and weapons...it's also 1/35th scale 

I imagine that kit is very good (i haven't seen it yet) but like 1/32, it's a bit too big for the space i have available for the number of models i already own... even some 1/48 fighters and choppers are very close to my size limit, like the Apache or the Flanker family, the SU-57, or the YF-23 Black Widow, for example. Those are bigger than an Eagle or a Tomcat... but i admit i have felt tempted about getting the Academy 1/35 AH-1Z, which comes out cheaper than the 1/72 Dream Model kit... Even the KittyHawk 1/48 kit is cheaper than the smaller one by almost 5€...

Rui mate this is a very nice kit for sure ...and even tho it's 35th scale the Zero is a small plane so not a huge space nicker 
I've got the Academy AH-1Z and I was shocked about one thing when I took a gander at it ...there's no seat belts 
So  I brought the Eduard set which was designed just for it 
It's a pretty nice kit too bud 👍.
I agree with ya on those prices mate...some of the prices I've seen for 72nd kits is mind blowing 🤯
And yep many times 48th have been cheaper than 72nd which I still can't get my head around 🙃.
We've both read rumors of companies trying to fase out 72nd in favor of pushing 48th and dude with those prices for 72nd kits , it's like the sellers are trying to push folks towards 48th aswell 🤔

[DogfighterZen]

I see what people mean regarding the 48th conspiracy and i admit i may have become a victim...    These newer 1/72 kits are modern toolings with lots of detail for the size and the build quality has also improved a lot, to the point where you don't need to use putty on most of them if you get things properly done. Sure, 1/48 and bigger aren't all perfect kits, you also have to choose well if you don't want nasty surprises.
1/72 is still most of my stash at twice as many as the 48th stash and i although i'm ranting about 72nd's  prices, i do believe that most are justified to cover the costs of making and marketing modern kits.
Let's not forget that some of the most expensive kits coming out today are going against some that are over 20 years older and the older were cheaper to make for sure. In some cases, i believe it's a bit of a tug between older kits vs newer ones.
BTW, i don't believe the 48th mafia conspiracy theory because if it were the case, why would a big brand like Tamiya make the 48th and follow with the 72nd line of F-35 kits? Sure, they haven't done it with the Tomcat or the Phantom but there are plenty of good kits for those on both scales already.
GWH has also been releasing both scales, Italeri, Revell and so many others...
All i know is that i'm just happy to be in the hobby right now with so much available stuff to choose from.

[Wardukw]

I see what people mean regarding the 48th conspiracy and i admit i may have become a victim...    These newer 1/72 kits are modern toolings with lots of detail for the size and the build quality has also improved a lot, to the point where you don't need to use putty on most of them if you get things properly done. Sure, 1/48 and bigger aren't all perfect kits, you also have to choose well if you don't want nasty surprises.
1/72 is still most of my stash at twice as many as the 48th stash and i although i'm ranting about 72nd's  prices, i do believe that most are justified to cover the costs of making and marketing modern kits.
Let's not forget that some of the most expensive kits coming out today are going against some that are over 20 years older and the older were cheaper to make for sure. In some cases, i believe it's a bit of a tug between older kits vs newer ones.
BTW, i don't believe the 48th mafia conspiracy theory because if it were the case, why would a big brand like Tamiya make the 48th and follow with the 72nd line of F-35 kits? Sure, they haven't done it with the Tomcat or the Phantom but there are plenty of good kits for those on both scales already.
GWH has also been releasing both scales, Italeri, Revell and so many others...
All i know is that i'm just happy to be in the hobby right now with so much available stuff to choose from.

I have no real idea about the conspiracy of the 2 scales and I'd like to be able to build 72nd..space is a real issue for me too but health and dexterity of my hands being what they are makes 72nd not completely out of the question but very difficult and what's even more annoying is there's plenty of 72nd aircraft out there which ain't made in 48th 
Quality wise ...dude its easy to see way prices for modern kits are the way they are..it's incredible the amount of detail you can get in a 72nd scale model aircraft..Tamiyas F-35 is proof of that 👌
Here tho ..old kits have this curse ..if it's old it's rare  ..if it's rare it's worth more so they charge more ..hence it makes 48th scale cheap by comparison and on the Trademe auction site there's been many times where there's more 48th for sale than 72nd 
Things can be bloody strange sometimes bud that's for sure .