Latest Acquisitions (2021)

[The Smythe Meister]

The Gin is really nice, I have always appreciated the fact that it has a very distinct juniper flavor. One of my favs....Bombay is my other go to Gin. Nice haul there Neil......and "Happy Fathers" Day one and all!! :smiling3:

"Happy Father`s Day" from me too.....
I`m not a big Gin fan,but i can appreciate a good one,(my personal Fav is Plymouth Gin,but i`m not biased you understand!!),
My Tipple for Fathers Day was a bottle of Johnny Walker Red Label..... hmmm.... nice!!:tongue-out:
Can`t drink any yet mind,not until i`ve spoken to my Daughter..... don`t wanna slur at all!!
Andy

[spanner570]

From no. 2 son for Father's Day.....



No.1 son gave me a cracking pair of camo. shorts and a bag of wine gums.

[peterairfix]

Another thing for me to play with

[Jim R]

A couple of books I'm really looking forward to reading although having had a glance through they deserve careful studying rather than just reading. Congratulations to Andy - the book looks superb.




I am not usually lucky with eBay but won this for £9.50 delivered. I think I will need the Eduard PE to bring it up to standard. No hurry as it won't be built anytime soon.


Jim

[BattleshipBob]

A couple of books I'm really looking forward to reading although having had a glance through they deserve careful studying rather than just reading. Congratulations to Andy - the book looks superb.
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I am not usually lucky with eBay but won this for £9.50 delivered. I think I will need the Eduard PE to bring it up to standard. No hurry as it won't be built anytime soon.
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Jim

I bought the ship modelling book Jim, very good!

[Tim Marlow]

I’ve had the ship book a while as well, and agree with Bob. Well worth it. Dazzling PT boat as well Jim…..you’ve got to do that camo!

[yak face]

Bit of an impulse buy on ebay . This is just my sort of thing , an unusual/ seldom seen subject . The kit is the old Heller tooling , very nicely detailed ( on the outside anyway !) but with the advantage of excellent decals by propagteam ( the Heller decals were always plagued by very yellow carrier film )

[Guest]

I’ve wanted a D.520 for some time, but can’t find anywhere that sells a good one (I don’t think I want to fiddle with the old Heller kit or its current incarnations).

[outrunner]

I got this cheap off Ebay as I have taken a fancy to floaty things and I will use this model to test the water as they say.
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If I don't like building ships then I have not wasted a lot of money.

Andy.

[yak face]

I’ve wanted a D.520 for some time, but can’t find anywhere that sells a good one (I don’t think I want to fiddle with the old Heller kit or its current incarnations).

I know in 1/72 RS models do one , and theres the easy assembly Hobbyboss one too . Theres always the Tamiya 1/48 but they seem to be few and far between . Some of the Heller kits arent too bad really , if you can live with raised panel lines and a distinct lack of interior details , the SMER reboxings are the best bet though as they have excellent decals , although in the case of the D520 its an old clunker from 1965 !
edit . I forgot about the Hasegawa ( or the Hobby 2000 rebox )which is likely to be easier to source and up there with the RS in terms of detail .

[Dave Ward]

The HobbyBoss model is very nice, detailed, with recessed panel lines ( ignore the fact that it is a quick assembly model )
Dave

[Guest]

I know in 1/72 RS models do one , and theres the easy assembly Hobbyboss one too .

I think I’d want the RS Models one, though from what Dave said, maybe I’ll just go for the Hobby Boss kit instead The Tamiya one is tempting, except that I’d want it in 1:72 …

[adt70hk]

Hi all

So some arrivals over the past week or so....

Firstly some paints so I can crack on with my figures.....

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Secondly a metal barrel for the128mm Flak 40 that is part of my 'Hunters and Hunted' collection. Ended up having to go to Poland to get it due to P&P charges doubling the price or more in most cases. Used a model website I've used a couple of times before that has sensible delivery charges, so cost just over £7 all told.

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ATB.

Andrew

[Dave Ward]

Just delivered by Yodel..................................

6 sheets of 6mm moisture resistant MDF for seascape bases. Cut to my sizes, sharp, square edges..................
I used https://www.woodsheets.com/ - unlike other sites, it seems to cater for smaller orders, charging carriage by weight, rather than a flat rate ( cheaper if it's only a smaller order ). Service pretty quick, although if you're desperate you can pay a premium for next day delivery
Dave

[Mini Me]

Well done Dave.....looking forward to seeing how you get on with the seascape. Rick H.