Latest Acquisitions (2021)

[minitnkr]

Wow, what a blast from the past. Hadn't heard "the Lindberg line" in decades.

[Lee Drennen]

Neil. Glad you like it it may have to brought to the front of the “What’s Next” build line.

Paul. Yes there are some oldies here glad I could shake up your past.

[Tim Marlow]

Good looking selection Lee. Those interwar navy planes are very colourful.

[Mini Me]

Nice kits Lee, never seen that Boeing bird as a model before....very interesting. Rick H.

[spanner570]

This was delivered when I was away.
I found it in our bushes.
Nice one Mr. Courier!

[BattleshipBob]

This was delivered when I was away.
I found it in our bushes.
Nice one Mr. Courier!
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Lucky you Ron, in our bushes all i find is weeds or a sleeping cat l

[Lee W]

I've been a greedy boy and ordered some kits...


That'll keep me going for a lot longer... stash has built up again! oop::tongue-out3:

Lee

[Airborne01]

LOVE that little Boeing F4B4!
Nice haul

That and the Goshawk! I can't recall the manufacturer but there were similar large scale kits where the undercarriage deployed by pulling the prop in or out! Loved 'em!

[adt70hk]

Morning all

So some arrivals this week.....

ATB.

Andrew

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I don't play golf.....but our very own Tim Marlow has demonstrated just how good these are for putting small figures on when painting. In fact so good, this is my second batch.....I should have ordered a bigger batch last time!:smiling5: They're also wood and so will rot down if it ever comes to it.

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Next up two purchases that mysteriously got ordered but means unknown........I'm blaming my phone.......


First up, another addition for my 'Hunters and Hunted' collection. I'm blaming AlanG for this, after he introduced me the German 'Wilde Sau' night fighter concept.

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Secondly, I have been thinking about getting a Beaufighter for a while, as it's one of my favourite planes and so finally plumped on this....

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[Tim Marlow]

How many figures are you intend to paint at a time Andrew? I get by with a dozen tees, but you must have about forty :thinking:
Not sure how you base your figures? I use 1p or 2p pieces because most of mine are plastic these days, and it adds a bit of stability to the finished gaming piece. These coins have been coated steel for around twenty years. I therefore glued magnets to the top of the tees and have been able to ditch the use of blue tack for holding them on while painting. They now just click on and click off.
Nice aeroplane kits by the way…..

[The Smythe Meister]

Morning all

So some arrivals this week.....

ATB.

Andrew

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I don't play golf.....but our very own Tim Marlow has demonstrated just how good these are for putting small figures on when painting. In fact so good, this is my second batch.....I should have ordered a bigger batch last time!:smiling5: They're also wood and so will rot down if it ever comes to it.

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Next up two purchases that mysteriously got ordered but means unknown........I'm blaming my phone.......


First up, another addition for my 'Hunters and Hunted' collection. I'm blaming AlanG for this, after he introduced me the German 'Wilde Sau' night fighter concept.

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Secondly, I have been thinking about getting a Beaufighter for a while, as it's one of my favourite planes and so finally plumped on this....

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EXCELLENT!!
So you finally surrendered and got a Beaufighter eh Andrew?!!......nice one:thumb2:.I know you`ve wanted one for a while,
Hope you post up your progress with it,i`d like to watch it come together.
Andy

[adt70hk]

How many figures are you intend to paint at a time Andrew? I get by with a dozen tees, but you must have about forty :thinking:
Not sure how you base your figures? I use 1p or 2p pieces because most of mine are plastic these days, and it adds a bit of stability to the finished gaming piece. These coins have been coated steel for around twenty years. I therefore glued magnets to the top of the tees and have been able to ditch the use of blue tack for holding them on while painting. They now just click on and click off.
Nice aeroplane kits by the way…..

Hi Tim.

It's actually 50 tees.. :surprised: :surprised:. I really don't need that many but I have been on a major catch up on my figure painting and so ran out - but more about that later. Because I've never taken figures seriously and to be honest had a bit of phobia, I've never based them properly before. Having nothing better to hand, I've been using 1p and 2p coins on the ones I've done recently, like you. Can you send me a PM re the magnets you use. sounds much better than blue tack!

And thanks for the comments on the planes. I've already got one of the AZ model G-6s but I think it was the wrong decals for what I want to do. As for the Beaufighter the Airfix tooling is pretty new and supposedly the best on the market at this scale.

Thanks.

Andrew

[adt70hk]

EXCELLENT!!
So you finally surrendered and got a Beaufighter eh Andrew?!!......nice one:thumb2:.I know you`ve wanted one for a while,
Hope you post up your progress with it,i`d like to watch it come together.
Andy

Thanks Andy! Indeed I have - what a weak man I am!

What I forgot to mention was that my mum paid for the kits in the end. I had ordered them to her house in error due to a previous order I'd sent there.

She's about to move and as she's in her late 70s I've been helping her a lot with clearing out (my brother did most of that though) and paperwork (my area of expertise), so she ended up giving me the money for them yesterday and so now I have £30 burning a whole in my wallet as we speak!! :smiling5:

ATB.

Andrew

[Mark1]

A few bits and bobs.
Ordered in the morning and posted by lunchtime, thank you SMS

[The Smythe Meister]

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Hey Mark,
Could you let me know what you think of that Pin Vice please?..... I`ve been needing a new one for a while,but a couple i bought weren`t very good...... the jaws were very "Hit and Miss" when it came to gripping the drill bit.
Cheers,
Andy