Latest Acquisitions (2025)

[adt70hk]

On my visit to the East Kent model show at Manston today I did buy a couple of kits that have been on my wishlist for a long time....

First up is a nice AFV Scorpion tank, been after one of these for a while, in my Yoof I had many Action Men and also had lots of accessories, including a large Scorpion Tank, and have always wanted to build a nice model of one, this one includes a metal gun barrel and a few bits of photo etch to add a bit of details, and various decal / paint schemes....so here it is....


Second up was a Lanc, I built one as a nipper and butchered it, but it hung proudly from my ceiling anyway for many years. But now I'm back into it "proper" so to speak, I want to build another one and try to do it justice, so I juts went for a bog standard Airfix 1:72 Dambusters one.

Nice hall! I have the Revell version of the Dambusters Lanc.

[adt70hk]

OK chaps, so completely essential purchases that have arrived in the last few weeks!

Hope you enjoy!!

ATB

Andrew


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So as I'm working on a US Corsair, I thought it would be rude not to get a Brit one, after all we took about 1/6 of all produced!!!

Ours had slightly clipped wings to fit in the hangers. As far as I know the Revell kit is the only Brit version out there at this scale. Thanks to some odd eBay discounts at checkout and on postage, I picked it up for less than £10







Thanks to special offer with a national chain of hobby stores, managed to pick this pair up for about 25% off the 'usual' new price. Not a modern jet man but have to love a Harrier, especially given their achievements in the Falkdlands. Been looking at the 88 kit for while and whilst it's an old kit, it has a lot of plastic in there and I was surprised how heavy the box was.








This took my fancy when it popped up on eBay and for a very good price too....at least 10% cheaper than the next best and 25% cheaper than most others.






Have often wondered getting clamps and these popped up on a well known Chinese site. Very impressed at first look...metal bar so no bending and not a ratchet type system (not sure what it is though) and so can make very small adjustments with the hand 'trigger' (fractions of mm)....and all 5 cost less than £8.







This also popped up on the same site for about 2/3 of the normal UK price. Reviews are very good, as are my first impressions. Metal barrel, 3d printed parts and they've even come up with a sensible approach in terms of the modeller not having to worry about lots of individual road wheels, as you'll hopefully see.

[Miko]

Where is that paint storage unit from? Good luck with the divorce settlement.
Pete

Amazon . . .

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DQK2KV1T?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title

I got another one yesterday, super useful

Miko (managed to renegotiate wedding vows to avoid divorce, apparently, she now 'owns' me!)

[stillp]

Thanks.

[Airborne01]

First up is a nice AFV Scorpion tank,

Never seen that version of cam on an AFV to the best of my recollection
Steve

[pjgtech]

It has several schemes, Nato, UK, Desert Storm, Belgium, etc......

[PaulTRose]

Impulse buy.......something else for the PBI GB

[pjgtech]

Few more bits acquired....
Got some stowage items for braille scale tanks, 1:72/76...

Got some new PVA glue and a handy little storage unit from Hobbycraft...

And got a new little 1:350 scale German sub by Revell and some new paints....

[stillp]

The second Book Nook I ordered has just arrived:

I think this was the cheapest one so I qualified for the 20% discount for buying two.
Pete

[Richard48]

Looks cool Pete.Ive seen that one in our local model/Hobby shop.They have loads of Laser cut wood bits n bobs etc.

[PaulTRose]

I keep looking at these......my local garden centre stocks them in the craft bit

[PaulTRose]

[Miko]

As far as missus Miko is concerned, I'm looking after these for a friend! Ha!

Tamiya group build anyone? to honor the passing of the great man?



My first Dragon kit!



Useful nippy things and cocktail sticks useful in many ways including painting very fine lines



Miko (in retail therapy)

[PaulTRose]

Tamiya group build anyone? to honor the passing of the great man?

Sounds like a plan......any rules you want to think of?

Have fun with the chi ha......i did it recently and really enjoyed it......hardest bit was working out what paint to use lol

[Miko]

Sounds like a plan......any rules you want to think of?

Provided it's a Tamiya kit, anything goes!

Miko (my entry would be the Chi-Ha)

[Neil Merryweather]

I don't normally post images of my latest purchases , mostly because I'm trying to use up my stash so I don't buy very much.


If you've read my latest post on the DH88 Comet, you will understand.
As I do mostly 1-32 scale figures this should last me a decade!

[Miko]

My tank stash is almost complete!



All I need is a Hobbyboss Panzer 38 (t) Ausf D and a Finemolds Type 89B I-Go