Latest Acquisitions (2022)

[prichrd1]

just gotta try and find some Argentinian decals

Mark - the Argentine landing craft did not have a lot of markings on them - the main were the flag on either side and a vehicle number -
sometimes duplicated on the front but larger.

Gecko Models did a set in their LARC-V kit # 35GM0040 (This consists of 3 decals).
( Scroll down to Page 20 here - Gecko Instructions - the decals are P21 !).

You could contact Gecko direct or their UK distributor - or ask John inn the shop can he obtain them ??
Or maybe post a link on For Sale/Wanted to see if there is anyone with un-used decals from this kit?

HTH,

Paul.
:smiling:

[Mark1]

Thanks paul :thumb2: yeah the number I can paint, number 11 ! Nice and easy lol just the 2 flags, there's a few 1.72 plane sets I've been looking at,i know the flags are not big. Didn't think to look for larc v sets so cheers.

[The Smythe Meister]

............ some great stuff to see the New Year there Guys:thumb2:.
As for me? Some Figures to go with the FW I had for Christmas......

And you get the little "Extras" that you see as well as the figures,so i should be able to get a decent Dio together:rolling:!! Also,to help me get to grips with the Wingy thing camo ect,i bought this........

From AFV and figure publications i have,i think this should help a lot,i really like this Osprey stuff!
Andy

[Guest]

For the Falklands GB, just gotta try and find some Argentinian decals :rolling:

The Hobby Boss kit has Argentinian decals (last page but one), for a camouflaged vehicle rather than an all-green one but I doubt it will make a lot of difference. You could normally have mine, but unfortunately, as I said in the other thread, I kind of need them myself for that kit … Sorry

[Mark1]

The Hobby Boss kit has Argentinian decals (last page but one), for a camouflaged vehicle rather than an all-green one but I doubt it will make a lot of difference. You could normally have mine, but unfortunately, as I said in the other thread, I kind of need them myself for that kit … Sorry :smiling3:

I still have the later version of the hobby boss kit coming, I'll see what that comes with.

[adt70hk]

So nothing special, more of a lessons learnt issue......

.....when you're in the middle of cleaning an AB and have the needle cover off, do not, under [COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)]any[/COLOR] circumstances drop the AB point down onto a very hard surface.......:tired::tired::tired::crying::crying ::crying::crying:

....fortunately the Iwata needles are about a 1/3 of the price of the nozzles....let's not get into how I know that!! :tired: :crying:

Interestingly though (at least I think so), I don't actually have an Iwata AB. Officially, my 0.2mm AB is a Tamiya Superfine AB (74514) but a number of the parts are actually Iwata, including the important bits like needle and nozzle (link). So when you consider this was well under £100 I don't think I did too badly - until of course you break bits........:sad::sad:

[Guest]

I still have the later version of the hobby boss kit coming, I'll see what that comes with.

I hope they’re in there, but I kind of doubt they will be, as all the later versions are of the LVTP-7A1, AAV-7A1 or later, and IIRC Argentina only had the “A0” version with the rounded headlight guards.

[rickoshea52]

An unexpected day off work while in Valencia lead me to Maqueta’s Casa Gimenez where I bagged Tamiya’s 1/350 Fletcher class destroyer and a tube of fine polishing paste.

Now that business travel is starting to pick up again I hope to get more model shop visits done. If all goes well my next stop will be Stoppel in Copenhagen.

[Lee Drennen]

First new kit of the year and decals and for once dropped off together. [ATTACH=CONFIG]n1166421[/ATTACH]

Peter. Which decal variant are you planning on using for this kit

[Lee Drennen]

Great looking stuff guys

[peterairfix]

Peter. Which decal variant are you planning on using for this kit

The raf rescue scheme I did it a number of years ago but lost the pics

[Ian M]

Now that business travel is starting to pick up again I hope to get more model shop visits done. If all goes well my next stop will be Stoppel in Copenhagen.

Sorry to say but Stoppel hobbies has closed! :-(
The owner died after a long illness and had no one to take it over. I only found out while hunting for Christmas present wishes.
A great loss to the modellers of Sealand.

[rickoshea52]

Sorry to say but Stoppel hobbies has closed! :-(
The owner died after a long illness and had no one to take it over. I only found out while hunting for Christmas present wishes.
A great loss to the modellers of Sealand.

Well that’s a sad blow. I’d only recently (early 2020) had the chance to visit his shop after all the years of visiting CPH. I did think he was getting on in years and was well past retirement age.
Thanks for the advice.

[Lee Drennen]

The raf rescue scheme I did it a number of years ago but lost the pics

Thanks Peter that’s the yellow one right? Do you plan on starting it soon? Be neat if you could have a Helicopter GB this spring.

[PaulinKendal]

So nothing special, more of a lessons learnt issue......

.....when you're in the middle of cleaning an AB and have the needle cover off, do not, under [COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)]any[/COLOR] circumstances drop the AB point down onto a very hard surface.......:tired::tired::tired::crying::crying ::crying::crying:

....fortunately the Iwata needles are about a 1/3 of the price of the nozzles....let's not get into how I know that!! :tired: :crying:

Interestingly though (at least I think so), I don't actually have an Iwata AB. Officially, my 0.2mm AB is a Tamiya Superfine AB (74514) but a number of the parts are actually Iwata, including the important bits like needle and nozzle (link). So when you consider this was well under £100 I don't think I did too badly - until of course you break bits........:sad::sad:

Commiserations, Andrew. I reckon everyone should consider having a spare needle to hand.

I got my first airbrush just last year. And inevitably, when first trying to use it, I clogged it up right-royally.

And inevitably, while dismantling it to get it working again, I bent the needle. And of course, I had no spare needles, so I couldn't get straight back on that hoss to continue working out how to use it.

By the time a replacement needle arrived, I was back at square-one - and did it all over again, including bending the needle! Second time around I ordered two replacement needles, and so far I've not needed that second spare.

To anyone starting out with an airbrush I'd say - get a spare needle right from the off!