Latest Acquisitions (2022)

[Dave Ward]

Well,I`ve always liked these things for some reason,
They weren`t very good in their initial "Daytime Fighter" role,so were taken off those duties and turned "Nightfightery"...... which they did,a bit better at:thumb2:.
I`m selling my 1/72nd kit,(Which is still available if anyone`s interested!),as i much prefer 1/48 scale for a bit of an easier assembly,so grabbed this off Ebay for £20 including delivery.
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Cheers,
Andy

Andy,
easy assembly? - I'd approach the turret assembly with caution and loads of dry fitting!
Dave

[The Smythe Meister]

Andy,
easy assembly? - I'd approach the turret assembly with caution and loads of dry fitting!
Dave

Yes,good point Dave
Instead of "easier assembly" i should have said,"not quite as fiddly"!!

[Andy the Sheep]

I may have to stop listening the Al Murray and James Holland podcast...... This was another recommendation.....2nd hand as usual

Andrew, I have two different edition of that book, one in Italian dating back to the '60s and an e-reader recent edition in French I purchased last year. They are different... some episodes you can read in the Italian version are not reported in the French one and vice versa. I hope yours is really the "unabridged" edition.
A good read, anyway, but I share Alan's suspect about stretching...:smiling4:

Andrea

[Tim Marlow]

Andy,
easy assembly? - I'd approach the turret assembly with caution and loads of dry fitting!
Dave

Standard advice for any kit from any manufacturer I should think Dave :tongue-out3:

[Dave Ward]

Standard advice for any kit from any manufacturer I should think Dave :tongue-out3:

Speaking from the point of view of a personal battle with this jigsaw puzzle! Made for a BoB GB nearly two years ago.............
Dave

[Tim Marlow]

Speaking from the point of view of a personal battle with this jigsaw puzzle! Made for a BoB GB nearly two years ago.............
DVE

I remember it……I think. Always wanted to make this bird though, something about modellers and flawed concepts I suppose….

[BattleshipBob]

Easy to make and gets the kitty paws
Up!!!

Bargain £10!!

[Fernando N]

Well,I`ve always liked these things for some reason,
They weren`t very good in their initial "Daytime Fighter" role,so were taken off those duties and turned "Nightfightery"...... which they did,a bit better at:thumb2:.
I`m selling my 1/72nd kit,(Which is still available if anyone`s interested!),as i much prefer 1/48 scale for a bit of an easier assembly,so grabbed this off Ebay for £20 including delivery.
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Cheers,
Andy

That's a great kit Andy have fun!

[rickoshea52]

That Flak was one of the first kits i made on my return to the hobby,thoroughly enjoyed it:thumb2:.
You got it for a great price too:hugging-face:!
Andy

I recall reading a build article in Airfix Model World magazine a few years back. I’d forgotten about it until I saw this for sale, large scale armour and vehicles aren’t normally my thing but recent experience with Tamiya kits are leading me down a new modelling path. And at £20 it’s a very decent price.
Now I wish I could find the magazine issue it was in!!

[Steve Brodie]

Picked this 'little' Bust up at the Stoke Model show on Sunday the 1/10th samurai horse bust, It is an impressive piece which stands 27cm tall produced by RDG Miniatures. :smiling5: :smiling5:

[Airborne01]

That looks like a Ray Lamb sculpt - he produced some wonderful models in his time. If so you're a lucky guy!
Steve

[Dave Ward]

Picked this 'little' Bust up at the Stoke Model show on Sunday the 1/10th samurai horse bust, It is an impressive piece which stands 27cm tall produced by RDG Miniatures. :smiling5: :smiling5:

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Lovely castings - but the position of the rider looks odd - he seems to be sitting too high & too far forward. Maybe the samurai only rode little ponies, but It seems the horse is a little out of scale?
Dave

[KarlW]

seems the horse is a little out of scale?
Dave

Horses from the period were a bit smaller and not the bug destriers we envision fully armoured european knights wearing.

[KarlW]

Bought for a group build on a FB group that I'll probably not join now.
Was actually looking for reviews when I found the build by Dave Ward hence returning to the fold.

[Steve Brodie]

Lovely castings - but the position of the rider looks odd - he seems to be sitting too high & too far forward. Maybe the samurai only rode little ponies, but It seems the horse is a little out of scale?
Dave

I never knew this but;
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The horses ridden by the samurai were mostly sturdy Kisouma, native horses that resembled stocky ponies rather than modern-day thoroughbreds. They were stub faced, long haired, short legged, shaggy looking creatures, their backs averaging about 120 to 140cm in height. Samurai mounted their horses not from the left, like modern equestrians, but from the right side of their steeds.