Latest Acquisitions (2018)

[peterairfix]

Just bagged the last Lidl starter set in my town.[ATTACH]320614[/ATTACH]

[Gauge1TrainsDK]

happened to be in Lidl, cant resist a bargain.......they had the Gnat and FW190 as well but i passed on those

I thought you couldn't resist a bargain? :smiling4:

[dave]

Back home after travelling and a little present had arrived in my absence, I can now join the Kurt Tank GB

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[monica]

Hi all.
Seeing Pauls great leaves I decided to get the red punch. Just the right shaped leaf for most Russian/ East dioramas. Went direct to Spain, arrived very quickly.

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John.

nice,i got one a few months back,not used it let

[peterairfix]

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[Guest]

Having been utterly defeated by this...thing last week, I 'happened' to find myself in Hobby Craft yesterday. Whilst travelling there I decided for the sake of £6.00 I may as well have another go at if they still had one in stock...worryingly, they did!

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Uh-oh! :smiling5:

[Dave W]

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I built the original Monogram boxing of the Invader around 10 years ago. Raised panel lines. But still a nice kit with good interior detail

[Guest]

Having been utterly defeated by this...thing last week, I 'happened' to find myself in Hobby Craft yesterday. Whilst travelling there I decided for the sake of £6.00 I may as well have another go at if they still had one in stock...

Do you have a good pair of tweezers? Because from what you said in the other thread, I kind of got the impression you had trouble fitting the (admittedly small) breech block. Since it’s a Tamiya kit, fit problems should really be pretty much non-existent, so I’m wondering if maybe you were using your fingers, and the parts are just a bit too small for that?

[Guest]

Do you have a good pair of tweezers? Because from what you said in the other thread, I kind of got the impression you had trouble fitting the (admittedly small) breech block. Since it’s a Tamiya kit, fit problems should really be pretty much non-existent, so I’m wondering if maybe you were using your fingers, and the parts are just a bit too small for that?

A) To be honest the fiddly stuff was just another layer of nuisance that I wasn't really dealing with very well. I should've just walked away but...errr...didn't. And paid the price. So I'm giving it another shot.

B) The problem I had last time (fiddliness aside) was that the barrel assembly was all on the piss not straight after I'd glued it in place on it's little supports. Some other tiny bit had snapped so I had to guess how it'd fit, and although successful on that point, it was pretty much doomed due to point A.
However, this time I'm prepared for all this... I think :smiling5:

[Mr Bowcat]

Got my new compressor yesterday.

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[Tim Marlow]

Hi aLl
Got a couple of things through the post this week....
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Obviously I’m still on the bike jag, but trying to clear a couple of unfinished jobs first before I can get anywhere near these....
Moulding looks excellent in both cases....pity the Honda’s seat is moulded in white though, polished plastic looks better for vinyl than paint....
Not planning to add to the stash again this year....
Tim

[Guest]

Not planning to add to the stash again this year....

You’ll only need to restrain yourself for five and a half weeks, then

[Tim Marlow]

Drat, you caught in to my subterfuge....I would have gotten away with it if it wasnt for those meddling kids....

[spanner570]

A few weeks ago I mentioned to the present Mrs. Ron that I intended to finally get around to adding more Zulus to my Rorkes Drift Diorama.

I then promptly forgot about it. Just look what postie has just delivered! Thank you light of my life......

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Slightly disappointed because the superb original figures from this same company were made from a hard plastic. These new ones are made from that awful soft stuff!

Hey ho, "Zulus, farsan's of 'em!"

[peterairfix]

Not model related but a bargain find in my recycling centre shop just needs a charger and new tail rotor.
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