Latest Acquisitions (2022)

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Bought this from discount bin. Even if it is 12 years old, this book is a gem!

[Steve Brodie]

Somehow after walking past Mr.Models stand at the Cosford AIrshow my 18yr old son had talked me into buying this; building it, painting it and then 'gifting' to him when finished. only £24.99 so not that expensive and it looks a good kit and build ( have checked youtube). Havent built any plastic for a couple of years so should be fun !

[adt70hk]

Somehow after walking past Mr.Models stand at the Cosford AIrshow my 18yr old son had talked me into buying this; building it, painting it and then 'gifting' to him when finished. only £24.99 so not that expensive and it looks a good kit and build ( have checked youtube). Havent built any plastic for a couple of years so should be fun !

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Steve, great kit but I think you need to have words with your son...... First it's a model, then it will be a car and before you know it, it will be a house!

[Peter Gillson]

Hi all

here are my latest acquisition - pins but not just any pins:



these are pins from Watkins & Doncaster which are designed for pinning insects. They are strong and very thin, thicknesses of : 0.42mm, 0.32mm and 0.25mm.

a little while ago I bought some 1/72 scale figures and these will be used to pin the figures to the diorama base, and to pin together parts if I convert any of the figures.

Peter

[adt70hk]

Hi all

here are my latest acquisition - pins but not just any pins:

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these are pins from Watkins & Doncaster which are designed for pinning insects. They are strong and very thin, thicknesses of : 0.42mm, 0.32mm and 0.25mm.

a little while ago I bought some 1/72 scale figures and these will be used to pin the figures to the diorama base, and to pin together parts if I convert any of the figures.

Peter

Interesting.... Might have uses for me as 1/72 is my usual scale!!

ATB.

Andrew

[Peter Gillson]

Interesting.... Might have uses for me as 1/72 is my usual scale!!

ATB.

Andrew

if you pm me I'll send you a dozen or so - they come in packs of 100 each so I have one or two spare!

Peter

[adt70hk]

if you pm me I'll send you a dozen or so - they come in packs of 100 each so I have one or two spare!

Peter

That's very generous Peter and very much appreciated!!!

[Guest]

,,,,Cohan`s commin` to getchya......
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...!!!:nerd:

Love it Andy , thank you , will show him to Christine .

[Code no 10]

Hi all

here are my latest acquisition - pins but not just any pins:

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these are pins from Watkins & Doncaster which are designed for pinning insects. They are strong and very thin, thicknesses of : 0.42mm, 0.32mm and 0.25mm.

a little while ago I bought some 1/72 scale figures and these will be used to pin the figures to the diorama base, and to pin together parts if I convert any of the figures.

Peter

Wow! I thought 0.5mm was thin enough (I was thinking of mechanical pencil lead refills size).
Are your pins made of special steel? Are they bendable without breaking?.

[Tim Marlow]

if you pm me I'll send you a dozen or so - they come in packs of 100 each so I have one or two spare!

Peter

Very generous Peter.

For info…..Lace making pins are another source of thin strong pins. I bought some twenty odd years ago for assembling railway locomotive valve gear and am still using them for odd jobs. They come in a variety of materials, diameters, and lengths.

[Guest]

Excitement here at the Towers,

Yes I know there are others,but have some PE cutters from Xuron and they are good so decided on these .

[adt70hk]

Excitement here at the Towers,

Yes I know there are others,but have some PE cutters from Xuron and they are good so decided on these .




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I've got two of their sets.... One heavy duty pair and a finer one like this and love them.

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I've got two of their sets.... One heavy duty pair and a finer one like this and love them.

I tried to log in to the shop Andrew , to buy the one Bob the Stug reviewed,but said my pass word was wrong ! Never changed it , so went to EBay

[Tim Marlow]

They are great, I’ve been using my heavy duty pair (originally marketed as flush cutters for model railway track) for at least twenty years and they are still sharp. Must admit I got some DSPAIE cutters after Bob’s review, and they are a completely different animal. Almost no cut burr. I use the Xuron’s to clip the part from the frames then the others for the final cuts. Saves a lot of time on clean up.

[adt70hk]

They are great, I’ve been using my heavy duty pair (originally marketed as flush cutters for model railway track) for at least twenty years and they are still sharp. Must admit I got some DSPAIE cutters after Bob’s review, and they are a completely different animal. Almost no cut burr. I use the Xuron’s to clip the part from the frames then the others for the final cuts. Saves a lot of time on clean up.

I keep looking at the Dspaie ones....maybe one day...