After my thread about keeping cylindrical shapes in shape one suggestion was a product from IPMS so I ordered one and another set for more complicated shapes (need to have a good look at them first) so here is number one. Looks like just what I needed to try. We shall see.
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The trouble with not being able to do much in the way of modelling - only a little bit of painting - it gives me too much time to think up ideas and plans which invariably results with me buying something - and moving to a scale I don't often use, 1/72 scale.
This arrived today:
I am am impressed with the quality and the packaging - some spues have padding inside the plastic bags - first timd I've seen that:
The idea is to have the tank crew working on the tank, and some soldiers walking past. For this I needed some figures and found a company called in the Netherlands called MBM models which has a great range of 1/72 figures - these also arrived today:
Really great quality, a real mixture of interesting poses so i bought a few more than I need! Including these ...
... Polish cavalry. The idea is to have them charging a PzII, I remember seeing something similar in 1/35 many years ago.
i think I'm going to have fun painting these.
the only problem is that the arrived today - my wife's birthday, and I got more post than she did!
PeterComment
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Nice haul Peter.....do you have a web address for that Dutch figure co?.....just wondering if they might have something available in 1-87 scale.
Rick H.
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Not a company I’ve heard of either. They look excellent Peter.Comment
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From Vlissingen? I (used to) kind of know him. Even been to his shop/house (it was a spare room
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Ah, yes: https://www.mbmmodels.com — looks like he still has the same address. I didn’t know he was still in business at all.Comment
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Hi Rick
here is the website: https://www.mbmmodels.com/contact.html
i could not see anything in q/87 but it may be worth cintacting them. i found the, very helpful.
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Yep -it is Vissingen, great range of stuff.From Vlissingen? I (used to) kind of know him. Even been to his shop/house (it was a spare room :smiling3 once, over twenty years ago when he still had that.
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Ah, yes: https://www.mbmmodels.com — looks like he still has the same address. I didn’t know he was still in business at all.
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Thanks for the link Peter....just found out they are exclusively 1/72 scale....might be helpful to others working in that scale. :thumb2: Rick H.Comment
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He used to sell military models for both modellers and wargamers in several scales, mostly British brands, and also organised a wargaming convention in Vlissingen a couple of times in the late 90s. I mostly saw him at an annual model show, but when he stopped attending that I eventually figured he had gotten out of the business. Good to see he hasn’t, really
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Hi Mick
I bought one of those IPMS seam tools at a show. I don't use it a lot but when I do it works a treat. It really helps in situations which would be very difficult done with anything else.
JimComment
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Postie just delivered this - I wasn't expecting it until next week................
A real ebay bargain - £8.99 delivered! - still sealed! :thumb2:
DaveComment
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