discussion Latest acquisitions

[peterairfix]

Just a little something i picked up today.View attachment 292768

 

[rickoshea52]

Just arrived.

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[rickoshea52]

Just arrived.

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I opened the box when I got home and looked at the decal sheet- gulp! There around 300 decals for this bird with many of them duplicated for the missiles etc. and over 100 build steps.

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[papa 695]

Just arrived.

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Very nice Rick. Mines on its way Airfix have just informed me.

 

[papa 695]

I opened the box when I got home and looked at the decal sheet- gulp! There around 300 decals for this bird with many of them duplicated for the missiles etc. and over 100 build steps.

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They should keep you busy for a while Rick

 

[rickoshea52]

They should keep you busy for a while Rick

I'll set aside a year of my to build it.

 

[PaulTRose]

got this in a swopsie with a mate in Dublin (got rid of a 1/24 Ford Mustang)

 

[papa 695]

This arrived today.
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[Guest]

Nice one Ian!

 

[Dave W]

Went into Glasgow yesterday and got these from Scotts Models.The Mustang looks very nice.
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[Guest]

Had a change of plan for my "Catch the pigeon" GB so I picked up the new donor and got some other stuff whilst I was at it...

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And the extras

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I also bought more AMMO of Mig Alclad2 paints and I also ordered a couple of the new Tamiya lacquer paints, but they'll come in a few weeks since they're not ready to ship just yet.

The U.S.S. Enterprise will be kitted out with custom electronics and fancy lights. I'm also an electronics tinkerer so expect lots of blinking lights in all sorts of colours
The plan is to paint it with the new Tamiya Lacquers as soon as they arrive but I will practise first on scrap pieces so I get the hang of it.

I've just realised that 7 of my last 10 kits have been airplanes... Perhaps this old "German tank guy" is peaking over to the "other side"?

 

[PaulTRose]

todays offer in the Daily Fail....not bad for the quid it cost for the rag

 

[rickoshea52]

todays offer in the Daily Fail....not bad for the quid it cost for the rag

And you can use the paper to protect the dinner table as you build it.

 

[spanner570]

I wasn't going to bother with the Daily Mail offer, but look what my eldest son's just dropped off - two kits!.....£2.00 worth.

Although I never read newspapers, I asked about the two he needed for the purchases.

He gave me one copy and suggested I light the wood burner with it. The second, he left behind the counter at Smiths - That's my boy!

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Cheers all.
Ron

 

[PaulTRose]

And you can use the paper to protect the dinner table as you build it.

it went in the litter bin outside wh smiths :smiling5::smiling5::smiling5:

 

[rickoshea52]

I spent the last of my Christmas money at Alton Model Centre yesterday on this. While there I ordered a few things from the Airfix 2018 range for later this year.

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[peterairfix]

After the untimely demise of my last car (top pic)) I have just picked up my next one not much to look at just needs a good polish.
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[Peej]

After the untimely demise of my last car (top pic)) I have just picked up my next one not much to look at just needs a good polish.
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The black one looks a bit poorly. I bought one many years ago. The guy I bought it off was selling because his father, who owned it had passed away. I only had it for 20 minutes when it caught fire. The fire brigade said it was an electrical short circuit and a leaking fuel pump but I think it was the old chap who didn't want anyone to have his car.

 

[stillp]

Not worth a photo, but while being dragged around the shops by SWMBO yesterday I popped into The Works and bought a copy of "Wings on my sleeve", Eric "Winkle" Brown's autobiography, which is a fascinating read. Lots of interesting photos, and only £3 (paperback).

Pete

 

[Guest]

After the untimely demise of my last car (top pic)) I have just picked up my next one not much to look at just needs a good polish.
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I'm just surprised anyone would dare to drive such a contraption in the aggressive English traffic...?
Not much protection in a collision...

The number of accidents I passed almost daily driving up A3 onto M25, or along M4 taught me to drive German autobahn tanks.
Worst traffic of all was probably in Guildford, where I worked for many years...
It felt really strange moving back to rural Sweden after 10 years in that traffic with suddenly hardly any cars at all on the roads if you compared?!

I wouldn't mind having a Reliant just for fun and dropping a Hayabusa engine in it, with a custom drivetrain!
0-60 in a couple of seconds - if one could keep it on the road... hehe...

I still drive British today but the opposite to a Reliant Robin, the biggest Range Rover I could find!
I'm sure your car consumes less fuel going full speed than mine does parked, but that's part of the game I guess...