Latest Acquisitions (2023)

[The Smythe Meister]

Lee
Would you split them?!!...
I fancy the Fearless.... I worked on that beauty years ago...and the Intrepid shortly afterwards:thumb2:

[Lee W]

Lee
Would you split them?!!...
I fancy the Fearless.... I worked on that beauty years ago...and the Intrepid shortly afterwards:thumb2:

Andy, when did you work on the Decrepid?

[The Smythe Meister]

As an apprentice in 1982/3.. a quality assault ship in those days
...... Shame it's all so lacking these days!! :astonished:

[Lee W]

As an apprentice in 1982/3.. a quality assault ship in those days
...... Shame it's all so lacking these days!! :astonished:

Pm incoming

[scottie3158]

The Fearless is the only boat build I have ever done. I built it when I was a kid.

[Tim Marlow]

I sold an early 1970s kit of fearless on EBay in first lockdown…..I’d had it since I was a kid but never built it….went for a fair bit. Funny thing is, the purchaser lived about seven miles away in Castle Cary.

[Lee W]

Well October has been a good month for me!
Another trio for the stash...

[The Smythe Meister]

Blimey!! :astonished:
Excellent subjects,and they must've cost a bit!!
I built that M3 A2 exact same kit a couple of years ago, superb kit and build:thumb2:,

[rickoshea52]

I’ve always wanted to do a model of Intrepid, she’s the ship my dad cross decked onto before going ashore with the rest of 3 Para on East Falkland.
Although Fearless’ sister ship I understand there were some differences I haven’t looked into in detail - ships aren’t really my thing normally.

[rickoshea52]

Well October has been a good month for me!
Another trio for the stash...
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Someone used have one of these parked on their drive round the corner from where I used to live in leafy suburban Hampshire.

[adt70hk]

Well October has been a good month for me!
Another trio for the stash...
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Someone likes half-tracks!!

[Guest]

I built that M3 A2 exact same kit a couple of years ago, superb kit and build:thumb2:,

Only problem with it is that hardly any were ever actually in use The instructions do tell you how to backdate it to the M3A1 that was very common, though.

[minitnkr]

......adding lots of rivets I'll bet.

[Lee W]

Blimey!! :astonished:
Excellent subjects,and they must've cost a bit!!
I built that M3 A2 exact same kit a couple of years ago, superb kit and build:thumb2:,

Andy, I think they were less than £23 each, which is a bargain!
I built all 3 many years ago but trying to find them again was like rocking horse poop, when one became available a kidney would have to be sold to be able to afford it! Then Tamiya re-released them and everyone is happy... unless you didn't get it on this drop?! :sad:

I’ve always wanted to do a model of Intrepid, she’s the ship my dad cross decked onto before going ashore with the rest of 3 Para on East Falkland.
Although Fearless’ sister ship I understand there were some differences I haven’t looked into in detail - ships aren’t really my thing normally.

Thankfully I never went to sea on Intrepid, flat bottomed and no thank you!

Someone used have one of these parked on their drive round the corner from where I used to live in leafy suburban Hampshire.

Nothing like a bit of home security! :smiling5:

Someone likes half-tracks!!

Yeah they're alright, something to build, haha

Only problem with it is that hardly any were ever actually in use :smiling3: The instructions do tell you how to backdate it to the M3A1 that was very common, though.

I'll work on it, see what goes :smiling4:

......adding lots of rivets I'll bet.

Whose counting?!

[Guest]

......adding lots of rivets I'll bet.

IIRC, the main thing is removing the “ladders” from the sides, as well as a few other bits. Tamiya would have done far better to mould those ladders (actually stowage racks) separately anyway, this would both look better and allow easy backdating to an M3A1.