Latest Acquisitions (2023)

[Stefee]

Just arrived from Australia in 15 days from ordering to being in my sweaty palms. Via ebay for £57.00 including all taxes and air freight, most expensive kit I've ever had but is an early birthday present from 2 of my kids. Kit contains a PE lifting cage, winch cable and a rudimentary sea scape base ( no wash from rotor blades depicted ). Differing rotor heads and blades are provided for at rest, in flight or folded. A 6 bladed tail rotor and numerous ASW equipment are also in the box. The life raft, capsule support belt and "balloons" are a type of flexible vinyl/rubber material so will have to research how to get a lasting paint job on them
The figures are the closest I could find to reality for £8.95 delivered also from the bay.
So a future build with my first helicopter, figures and diorama and have figure out a method of suspending/supporting the helo - well what's life without a few conundrums.

[Stefee]

Just dropped in from e bay, at £32.95 delivered it would have been rude not to.

[Airborne01]

Like the look of the Huey and the RAF rescue boat. They still had a rescue launch at Falmouth when I was at Culdrose in the early 70's. Don't know when they were phased out given that Helicopters seemed to take over sea rescue mid to late 60's.

There used to be a civilianised Fairmile in the creek just outside Southampton - lovely lines!
Steve

[Waspie]

There used to be a civilianised Fairmile in the creek just outside Southampton - lovely lines!
Steve

I have vague recollection of that with my sojourns to Lee on Solent for courses!! They would have made lovely cabin cruisers.

[Mini Me]

So you're a convert to 3D printing now, Rick...?

Hi Neil, I'm a convert to anything I can get in 1-87 scale.........the exception being white metal castings. I bought one of those 30 or more years ago and still have not built it. It's an Sd.Kfz. 222 Armored car and I think I'm going to use it for a pattern and scratch build one out of styrene like I did when I built my 231 (8 rad). There were no models of that available and I worked from sketches and photographs.

[Dave Ward]

Hi Neil, I'm a convert to anything I can get in 1-87 scale.........the exception being white metal castings. I bought one of those 30 or more years ago and still have not built it. It's an Sd.Kfz. 222 Armored car and I think I'm going to use it for a pattern and scratch build one out of styrene like I did when I built my 231 (8 rad). There were no models of that available and I worked from sketches and photographs.

I could never get on with white metal kits - accessories like engines & ejection seats OK, but full models - nope! Tried several times, but never once had a result I was happy with, so I gave uo!
Dave

[Richard48]

An e.bay purchase.Blast from the past.Remember having this kit when it first came out and made bit of a hash of it.Box was still shrink wrapped and tracks look better then the Italeri reissues.The tracks in these kits are shocking and rubbery sort of plastic which is a bitch to glue.
Might have to source some replacement tracks as i have a few Italeri/Esci m60s.Has anybody any thoughts on the Takom or Afv Club replacement indy links?.
Richard.

[adt70hk]

Some exciting stuff for you to enjoy Andrew. You'll like those Vallejo Metal Colour paints. I have found them excellent.

Looks like Christmas came early this year Andrew! :smiling3:

Quite jealous!! If I was to have a spend like that it would never get past my finance department!! (SWIMBO). :money-face:

Thanks gents. I was quite please with the haul....although serious discussions were had about he size of my stash.

Fortunately the storage boxes were pre-approved!!

[Mini Me]

I could never get on with white metal kits - accessories like engines & ejection seats OK, but full models - nope! Tried several times, but never once had a result I was happy with, so I gave uo!
Dave

You and me both Dave! :thumb2:

[Guest]

Has anybody any thoughts on the Takom or Afv Club replacement indy links?.

Yes: buy the Takom ones if you like lengthy cleanup of many pieces, fiddly assembly of many pieces, and track with a lot of stretch in it. Buy the AFV Club ones if you want track that needs little cleanup, is about as simple to assemble as workable track will be, and hardly stretches a millimetre. The Takom track’s chief advantages are having holes in the ends of the pins (on the outside of the track only) and having central guide horns that follow the track’s curve.

I sold on the tracks that came with the Takom M247 Sgt. York kit (that they also sell separately) because I did not want to put it together, and the person I sold it to, took something like 14 hours to build it, I think he mentioned. By contrast, I’ve built several sets of AFV Club M48/M60 track and would do so again tomorrow if I was building a kit that needed it.

Oh, one thing: not sure if you’ve seen the discussion on Missing-Lynx about M48/M60/M102 tracks, but the AFV Club T97 tracks (the ones with the chevrons) are not accurate for an M48 or M60 — only for the M88 ARV and M102 heavy tank.

[Richard48]

Yes: buy the Takom ones if you like lengthy cleanup of many pieces, fiddly assembly of many pieces, and track with a lot of stretch in it. Buy the AFV Club ones if you want track that needs little cleanup, is about as simple to assemble as workable track will be, and hardly stretches a millimetre. The Takom track’s chief advantages are having holes in the ends of the pins (on the outside of the track only) and having central guide horns that follow the track’s curve.

I sold on the tracks that came with the Takom M247 Sgt. York kit (that they also sell separately) because I did not want to put it together, and the person I sold it to, took something like 14 hours to build it, I think he mentioned. By contrast, I’ve built several sets of AFV Club M48/M60 track and would do so again tomorrow if I was building a kit that needed it.

Oh, one thing: not sure if you’ve seen the discussion on Missing-Lynx about M48/M60/M102 tracks, but the AFV Club T97 tracks (the ones with the chevrons) are not accurate for an M48 or M60 — only for the M88 ARV and M102 heavy tank.

Thank you Jakko.
Will get some Afv club ones.Ive got the DEF models m60 conversion and that has the Chevron tracks in as an extra.Its a stalled build as the resin turret has shrinkage and is undersized when placed on the hull top.I contacted them but they didnt want to know.
Cheers from Richard

[Allen Dewire]

All of this has arrived in the last 7 days.....and isn't the credit card feeling it....

Wow Andrew!!!...That washing machine must have been running full speed last week!!!...Nice....

I just got a little package myself. Ordered Monday and all the way from Krakow, Poland. I even had to sign for it,


Naval lozenge decals from Lukgraph, including a usage sheet. The top sheet decals are smaller, so I might take them to the SMC show in October and see if Lucasz will trade them for the larger pattern. One sheet is enough to do my Albatros W.4. The only downside is the decal sheet is 5 mm shorter the the upper wingspan length. No biggie though.......I have a plan...

Prost
Allen

[Steve Brodie]

Dspiae Hand drill from 'the shop'

https://www.scalemodelshop.co.uk/aluminum-alloy-hand-drill-at-vhds-dspiae/

[peterairfix]

I haven't done anything f1 for a while plus some much needed paint

[The Smythe Meister]

I haven't done anything f1 for a while plus some much needed paint
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Reminds me of my Scalextric days.... The look of the doubled up front wheels fascinated me then :nerd: