Latest Acquisitions (2022)

[Guest]

Having no intrest in climbing up to the dining table for ages now my intrest was given a nudge by daves half track gb so started to mooch about on the Internet looking for a suitable subject ,well you know how easy it is to get distracted especially after looking at reams and reams of German and American subjects and if I'm honest nothing that makes you think I've got to get me one of them ,so before you get bored and side tracked I came across this at just over 20squids to much of a bargain to miss and if its as good as their little Italian ac all well and good
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The little tru scaler
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Nicely boxed ,instruction manual printed on posh waxy paper ,only four sprues so hardly going to get boring if and when. I know jumbo stuffs not my bag but I do dabble occasionally photographic edevence available on request.
The groupe build (if they will have me) came down to Polish or russian both under a tenner the Polish subjects were very basic kits so went russian with a PST kit ,their rubbish probably a badly fitting box of twisted flash covered plastic but worth the effort ,will show when postie delivers. Dave

Great finds Dave .
Beautifully painted .worthy of

Congratulations.

[Mini Me]

Found this Studebaker US6 on evilBay.....listed as an Opel blitz 3 ton. Got it for minimum bid with free shipping for $10.50 USD! Cheapest I have seen these selling for is $17.99.....huge savings on an uncommon model.

[Guest]

Found this Studebaker US6 on evilBay.....listed as an Opel blitz 3 ton. Got it for minimum bid with free shipping for $10.50 USD! Cheapest I have seen these selling for is $17.99.....huge savings on an uncommon model.[ATTACH=CONFIG]n1184536[/ATTACH]

Nice buy Rick , you'll enjoy building this, hope you will blog .

[Mini Me]

I'll do that when I can get some free time JR. Got to get the P51 started before I run out of GB time.

[Dave Ward]

Really early delivery from postie ( got me out of bed! ) an odd one, this!

From ebay - this is the ICM 1/48 Polikarpov I-16 Model 24................... The seller has added a ROPos Finnish decal sheet & a couple of stickers on the front. ( don't know if ICM approved this! ). The original model is complete with original decals, so I can go with the original markings if I choose.
Cost was <£16 delivered, - nice price :smiling::thumb2:
Dave

[adt70hk]

Hi all

So an extremely productive morning and lunchtime......I gave the lawn a quick trim before I scarified it and Junior aerated it ahead of the winter. We then went on a 2.5 mile walk to get out of the house and him off the screen, stopping off at the supermarket for a few bits and pieces.

On the way we also passed the local Age UK book shop where I picked up the book and saw the DVD set at the till, which I've been thinking about for while as I've never seen it.....all in £7 and of course the money has gone to charity - £6 cheaper than a certain streaming site will charge you for the box set!

ATB

Andrew

[AlanG]

saw the DVD set at the till, which I've been thinking about for while as I've never seen it

BoB is a superb tv series Andrew. I have watched it SO many times. Day of Days, Crossroads and Bastogne being my fave episodes. Never could get into the follow on 'The Pacific' but still excellently produced. Enjoy!

[adt70hk]

BoB is a superb tv series Andrew. I have watched it SO many times. Day of Days, Crossroads and Bastogne being my fave episodes. Never could get into the follow on 'The Pacific' but still excellently produced. Enjoy!

Thanks Alan.

I was reminded about it on here not that long ago and I'm also wading my way through the Al Murray James Holland podcast. One of the older episodes I recently listened to was an interview with one of the writers.

[Tim Marlow]

BoB is a superb tv series Andrew. I have watched it SO many times. Day of Days, Crossroads and Bastogne being my fave episodes. Never could get into the follow on 'The Pacific' but still excellently produced. Enjoy!

Absolutely agree. I would say there isn’t a bad episode in there, and the clips of the actual guys talking about the events really makes it. The book is worth reading as well.
It was premiered on D-Day in Normandy on (I think) Utah beach. We were holidaying in Normandy at the time and started at Pegasus bridge and worked our way through to St Marie Eglise on the same day, through revellers, reenactors and visiting veterans. American Para veterans were bussed in specially for it. The French were very much in evidence getting all the veterans to sign their photographic history books. We had lunch on the sea front at Arromanche in an atmosphere that must have been like the real liberation. A truly great day!
Never saw Spielberg or Hanks though :disappointed2:
Oh, and I never got into Pacific either. It just seemed too bitty and abstract, possibly like the conflict itself.

[adt70hk]

Absolutely agree. I would say there isn’t a bad episode in there, and the clips of the actual guys talking about the events really makes it. The book is worth reading as well.
It was premiered on D-Day in Normandy on (I think) Utah beach. We were holidaying in Normandy at the time and started at Pegasus bridge and worked our way through to St Marie Eglise on the same day, through revellers, reenactors and visiting veterans. American Para veterans were bussed in specially for it. The French were very much in evidence getting all the veterans to sign their photographic history books. We had lunch on the sea front at Arromanche in an atmosphere that must have been like the real liberation. A truly great day!
Never saw Spielberg or Hanks though :disappointed2:
Oh, and I never got into Pacific either. It just seemed too bitty and abstract, possibly like the conflict itself.

Actually Tim....I think you might be in part responsible for the purchase, as I'm sure you've recommended it to me previously....at least that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it!! :smiling5:

[stillp]

I'd been thinking of getting one of those vortex mixers, but didn't fancy the cheapo plastic ones, so I searched for laboratory mixers. Found one for £30, but postage was another £10. Not surprising as it weighs 4 1/2 kg!

Makes less noise than the nail varnish shaker I bought a couple of years ago. The rubber feet it sits on have perished, but they should be easy enough to replace. It's certainly very effective. Now I need to contrapt some kind of elastic strap to hold a paint bottle in the whirly bit so I can get on with something else while it's doing its thing.
Pete

[Tim Marlow]

I'd been thinking of getting one of those vortex mixers, but didn't fancy the cheapo plastic ones, so I searched for laboratory mixers. Found one for £30, but postage was another £10. Not surprising as it weighs 4 1/2 kg!
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Makes less noise than the nail varnish shaker I bought a couple of years ago. The rubber feet it sits on have perished, but they should be easy enough to replace. It's certainly very effective. Now I need to contrapt some kind of elastic strap to hold a paint bottle in the whirly bit so I can get on with something else while it's doing it's thing.
Pete

A true single speed whirlymix……..bit of a rare bird these days. You don’t need a strap Peter, that thing will mix anything in around a minute. Hold the bottles against the rubber cup Just remember that they can produce friction so mix Vallejo type bottles upside down. The hard plastic top resists friction much better than the soft polythene of the rest of the bottle.
Here’s what I mean….

[Mickc1440]

Hi all

So an extremely productive morning and lunchtime......I gave the lawn a quick trim before I scarified it and Junior aerated it ahead of the winter. We then went on a 2.5 mile walk to get out of the house and him off the screen, stopping off at the supermarket for a few bits and pieces.

On the way we also passed the local Age UK book shop where I picked up the book and saw the DVD set at the till, which I've been thinking about for while as I've never seen it.....all in £7 and of course the money has gone to charity - £6 cheaper than a certain streaming site will charge you for the box set!

ATB

Andrew

It's a great watch Andrew

[Guest]

Really early delivery from postie ( got me out of bed! ) an odd one, this!
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From ebay - this is the ICM 1/48 Polikarpov I-16 Model 24................... The seller has added a ROPos Finnish decal sheet & a couple of stickers on the front. ( don't know if ICM approved this! ). The original model is complete with original decals, so I can go with the original markings if I choose.
Cost was <£16 delivered, - nice price :smiling::thumb2:
Dave

Your storage system must be under great strain Dave !

[Ian M]

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