Latest Acquisitions (2023)

[Guest]

Sticking with the Vlissingen hotel theme …

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I was at the museum in Westkapelle today, for something to do with the LCA I’m building (all will be revealed later! ) and browsing the museum shop, came across that book. The meaning of the title is probably clear already, but it translates as Bunkers around Hotel Britannia 1940 - 1944: German naval headquarters in the Battle for the Scheldt. Written by two of the eminent local military historians and the son of a third (who (the son) is also the secretary of the bunker preservation society), so I have faith it will be well-researched and accurate.

Edit: Leafing through the book, I noticed two things worth mentioning here. One is that it includes some photos from the interior of a restored bunker in Peter Gillson's part of the world (to illustrate what the interior of the bunker under Britannia would have looked like inside), and the name of the Italian who first painted the ZIMMER FREI, is Livio Scaïni

[David Lovell]

Raided the SM shop a couple of times

The paneling was bought out of intrest to compare with the tamiya equivalent . The clear colours are to experiment with putting over green to see how it changes the tone ,the primer if as good as the black will be a pleasure to use and a change out of the rut been using the black for age's all I hope will help with the lack of mojo.
A long time back when TET was unavailable here and came on a slow boat from Hong Kong for some reason it used to come with a free bottle of this

What i called my glupey glue for when small parts needed something to grab on tet usually evaporated by the time you got there ,but a good few years old now had run low and stringy So a trip to the local railway hobby shop came up with this

Yeh glupey not suited to the applicator brush and really stringy would not personally recomend. Ah revell contacta cement i hear you cry no way that stupid little tube that needs clearing with a fag lighter all the time so got me a jar of this

Happy again now ,working mostly in 72nd its easier to take small parts to the glue brush than the other way round.
I have been doing a little but not put it up because I don't want to feel committed I have been taking pics so will put them(3on the go)if I continue to get the juices going ,that primer will be needed one of the builds is 35th god its like a size 11 shoe.Dave

[Andy T]

I've been really happy with that paneliner, although I've never tried the impossible to locate Tamiya.

[David Lovell]

I've been really happy with that paneliner, although I've never tried the impossible to locate Tamiya.

I got the black and brown tamiya panel liner when it first came out on the slow boat from china/Hong-Kong ive got the rust colour(orange?)as well not too keen on the black but they are superb as one would expect from tamiya. Dave

[The Smythe Meister]

Used this one for years,good stuff imho :thumb2:

[David Lovell]

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Used this one for years,good stuff imho :thumb2:

My favourite Andy good nuteral colour great on blues greens sandy shades looks more natural than the black. Dave

[Mini Me]

Who says there's no such thing as Christmas in July!!!
These four boxes have just arrived from our friends in California. She got them out of her Brother's Estate, and knowing what a Modeling enthusiast I am, asked if I would take them for the postage to get 'em to Montana. You Bet!, sez I and off they went.
Here's what she sent me........

[Tworrs]

Who says there's no such thing as Christmas in July!!!
These four boxes have just arrived from our friends in California. She got them out of her Brother's Estate, and knowing what a Modeling enthusiast I am, asked if I would take them for the postage to get 'em to Montana. You Bet!, sez I and off they went.
Here's what she sent me........[ATTACH=CONFIG]n1205872[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]n1205873[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]n1205874[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]n1205875[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]n1205876[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]n1205877[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]n1205878[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]n1205879[/ATTACH]

WOW you hit the mother load there Rick. Very nice indeed.

[Mini Me]

Thanks Garry, it was totally unexpected.......I had an idea there would be a considerable amount of products, but nothing like this to be sure! Happy Day!!:smiling4:

[Tim Marlow]

Very good haul indeed Rick. You’ll have to learn how to love acrylics now. Loads of Vallejo in there

[adt70hk]

Who says there's no such thing as Christmas in July!!!
These four boxes have just arrived from our friends in California. She got them out of her Brother's Estate, and knowing what a Modeling enthusiast I am, asked if I would take them for the postage to get 'em to Montana. You Bet!, sez I and off they went.
Here's what she sent me........[ATTACH]487300[/ATTACH][ATTACH]487301[/ATTACH][ATTACH]487303[/ATTACH][ATTACH]487304[/ATTACH][ATTACH]487305[/ATTACH][ATTACH]487306[/ATTACH][ATTACH]487307[/ATTACH][ATTACH]487308[/ATTACH]

Wow,!! I think that's more glue there than I've used since I've come back to the hobby!! Let alone the paints!

[The Smythe Meister]

Who says there's no such thing as Christmas in July!!!
These four boxes have just arrived from our friends in California. She got them out of her Brother's Estate, and knowing what a Modeling enthusiast I am, asked if I would take them for the postage to get 'em to Montana. You Bet!, sez I and off they went.
Here's what she sent me........[ATTACH=CONFIG]n1205872[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]n1205873[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]n1205874[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]n1205875[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]n1205876[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]n1205877[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]n1205878[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]n1205879[/ATTACH]

Blimmin Eck....
You could open up a shop with that lot Rick!!:dizzy:

[Guest]

Hells Bells Rick ,
How nice of the friends to think of you like that.
Considering how much paint you must use on your builds think your stocked up life, as for the amount of glue say no more !

[Guest]

knowing what a Modeling enthusiast I am, asked if I would take them for the postage to get 'em to Montana.

I would not have said no to that, either

[Stefee]

Recent arrivals for future builds. The Lambo was an Ebay purchase for £19.99 delivered and Saturn V with unopened paints for £24.20 delivered so very reasonable I thought.
The 747 Shuttle transport came through John at our shop.

n at the shop.