Latest Acquisitions (2019)
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The wife’s just got back from Aldi and got this for £4.99
She says there’s others as well.
She says there’s others as well.
What!?! And she didn't think to bring them home to you? I'd get rid mate. Obviously not trained right
lol
G
Here at Race Towers the goods inwards dept has been busy, trying to keep up with the purchase dept.
This week saw.
Needed of course for foam board, along with ,
Not as good as I had hoped, can see it being cut in half and the point rounded, but at the price I paid it doesn't matter.
From John at SMS.
came.
Yes more paint !
This week saw.
Needed of course for foam board, along with ,
Not as good as I had hoped, can see it being cut in half and the point rounded, but at the price I paid it doesn't matter.
From John at SMS.
came.
Yes more paint !
Hi All,
Some nice goodies being snapped up for the long winter nights. I have been laying low since the SMC, but a few things have been delivered in Bamberg. First was a purchase I made at the show from Didier from Azimut. He didn't have the piece there so he sent it to me from Paris when he got home. It's not a resin kit as one might think,
Sorry for the lousy pic of it. I don't know what Didier did to the pic. The main frame piece,
The pins, counter weights and hoist part are printed and not cast in resin. Very clean and a little strange to work with the first time. CA works well with attaching the etch to the pieces. Of course no air bubbles or warping at all...
Next up was an evilbay purchase going against my "no kit" rule, but it is a beauty and so finely cast in resin with a price of €22,
The kit is from 1992 and packed in the original baggies too,
The shield in the lower left corner is the only warped part and easy to fix. There are lots of parts to clean up as they are molded in thin sheets of resin. Detail is great and is even better than the Ironside kit I got at the show. The downside are the resin tracks that lack some detail. Friuls are the word!!!…...…......
Prost
Allen
Some nice goodies being snapped up for the long winter nights. I have been laying low since the SMC, but a few things have been delivered in Bamberg. First was a purchase I made at the show from Didier from Azimut. He didn't have the piece there so he sent it to me from Paris when he got home. It's not a resin kit as one might think,
Sorry for the lousy pic of it. I don't know what Didier did to the pic. The main frame piece,
The pins, counter weights and hoist part are printed and not cast in resin. Very clean and a little strange to work with the first time. CA works well with attaching the etch to the pieces. Of course no air bubbles or warping at all...
Next up was an evilbay purchase going against my "no kit" rule, but it is a beauty and so finely cast in resin with a price of €22,
The kit is from 1992 and packed in the original baggies too,
The shield in the lower left corner is the only warped part and easy to fix. There are lots of parts to clean up as they are molded in thin sheets of resin. Detail is great and is even better than the Ironside kit I got at the show. The downside are the resin tracks that lack some detail. Friuls are the word!!!…...…......
Prost
Allen
Nice hoistbeam Allen, one more part for your V2 puzzel in:thumb2:.
G
Fernando Mr Dewire swore to me no more kits, you are a bad influence on him:smiling2::smiling2:
Sorry John, I had to laugh... I work for this company!
I can tell you a few tales of these tools! :cold-sweat:
Lee
G
Some of his printer cartridges ran out and/or some nozzles on the printer got blocked.
Not that I ever built one, but Al.by always had a very high reputation for quality. Ironsides, OTOH … I built their M67 flamethrower tank about twenty years ago, and though the resin parts were quite good, the etched ones had oxides on them and the plastic parts were a Korean copy (not Academy) of a Tamiya M48 and were … substandard. Some detail not even fully filled in the mould, that type of substandard.
G
Hi Lee, I only bought it because it was cheap ! Sorry to say.
I'm sure it will do for marking out the foam, that's not too much to ask is it ?:smiling3:
G
Today yet again the postman arrived at Race Tower drawbridge and gave me a parcel .
Contents were.
Yes I know its MiniArt, but since I had therapy I can cope. At 30 % off it was well worth the risk. Will certainly attempt the tarp, not keen on the plastic offerings.
This is a new offering from Hobby Boss came out in the summer. Like Bob and his StuGs you can never have enough Russian tank crew:nerd:
Johjn.
Contents were.
Yes I know its MiniArt, but since I had therapy I can cope. At 30 % off it was well worth the risk. Will certainly attempt the tarp, not keen on the plastic offerings.
This is a new offering from Hobby Boss came out in the summer. Like Bob and his StuGs you can never have enough Russian tank crew:nerd:
Johjn.
You can if you only build (non-captured) German tanks lol
John,
what have you done? I tried to make the Ya-12 a few years ago - it's in it's box at the back of the stash, and I break out in a cold sweat whenever I catch sight of it. This was the model that made me leery of MiniArt products. It suffered from VERY brittle, thin plastic torsion bars in the suspension - and the final killer for me was the control rods from driver to gearbox - even after replacing with better plastic I couldn't get them to fit & stay put!.
Still, perhaps they have improved the plastic, and being warned about the thin parts may improve your chances!
Good Luck - Dave
what have you done? I tried to make the Ya-12 a few years ago - it's in it's box at the back of the stash, and I break out in a cold sweat whenever I catch sight of it. This was the model that made me leery of MiniArt products. It suffered from VERY brittle, thin plastic torsion bars in the suspension - and the final killer for me was the control rods from driver to gearbox - even after replacing with better plastic I couldn't get them to fit & stay put!.
Still, perhaps they have improved the plastic, and being warned about the thin parts may improve your chances!
Good Luck - Dave
G
Ha, s*** just seen the parts count , oh and now read Dave's great review ! :crying::disappointed::fearful::cold-sweat: Even better.
Well at least It doesn't have the number of wheels that Tiger had .:upside:.
Thank you for your most helpful review Dave :surprised::surprised::surprised::flushed: well I can only hope the plastic has been improved. Though as I have nearly managed to build one of those T18's by Parc ! That in its self is full training for any eventuality.
Of course If all else fails there is always ...........fire !
G
Simon, I missed that T18 variant damn, was it in offer as well.
That first one looks Polish ?
That first one looks Polish ?
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