discussion Latest Acquisitions (2022)

[Guest]

Julie took in a parcel from a Hermes chap, a very large box, addressed to me, so got back from my mums, saw the box and racked my tiny brain, nothing on the way apart from 2 books but nothing that big so opened to find this, ( had a guts full of this photo loading)


Julie had looked at my ebay watched list and found this , so as a thank you for my support during this horrible time with her dads passing bought it without me noticing it, arranging postage to me with the seller, crafty monkey!!

Bit annoyed as i love her to bits and am helping as much as i can but not doing it for a gift!.

Told her off but she insists i have it. One lucky chap i can tell you

Bob . You may well be a lucky chap but could you in future hold you camera the other way up, I now have a sore neck .

 

[Tim Marlow]

Hi all

So I'm blaming Jim directly for one of the below and indirectly for the other one too!!! :smiling5:

As advertised, Lidl are selling the below ultrasonic cleaner for £20. The basket does look quite small but I think I might be able to make it work, if not I'll just take it back.

Whilst buying the ultrasonic cleaner I happened to notice oil paints they had on sale; maybe not the best quality and only time will tell but at £5 for 24 18ml tubes it was worth a punt. As you may recall I'm just starting to dabble with oils and so I figured this set would be perfect. The colour selection appears to be surprisingly good and is actually better than appears to be the case on the back of the box!!

So thanks to Jim for his advance warning about the cleaner!!!:thumb2::thumb2::thumb2::thumb2:

ATB.

Andrew

Gercha…didn’t have the cleaner in the Frome store….

 

[adt70hk]

Gercha…didn’t have the cleaner in the Frome store….

Do you want to see if I can get one for you and mail it down..... Might be pricey though?

 

[Tim Marlow]

No thanks Andrew. Thanks for the offer, but I’ll source one in the rainforest….I’ve got a prime account so might as well use it…..

 

[Tworrs]

Afternoon all and a happy new year.

So technically these were 2021 arrivals.

Nothing special and took a punt on the drill and clamp set from Lidl after someone on here picked one up - and very nice it is too for only £8.

ATB

Andrew

Nice buy Andrew
Garry

 

[Guest]

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Bought second-hand, but complete and with everything still in the plastic bags. (As usual with Dragon, the title on the box is misleading: there is just one model in it, but you get the parts to build it in three different versions.)

 

[yak face]

Seems to be Spitfire season lately . The ICM beer delivery was a birthday pressie and the f mk22/24 was an ebay bargain - £11.50 inc postage . The kit doesnt include the 1/72 mk1 or the paints and brushes etc but the 1/48 fmk22/24 is complete and unstarted and more importantly usually sells for £25 +:thumb2:

 

[BattleshipBob]

A book on what many say was the best combat admiral of WW2

Willis Lee

 

[The Smythe Meister]

..... and a book arrived today for me too :thumb2: ,
The first of 2 that i`ve ordered to help with my GB entry,(As well as being a right riveting read of course:nerd:!).........

Looks pretty cool at first thumb through,
Andy

 

[Adzam_1974]

I picked this up at the weekend, huge big box caused issues getting by the wife, but the coffee and cake later on helped with that.

 

[stillp]

Yes, I too find that a nice coffee and a slice of cake helps me to ignore being shouted at.
Pete :smiling5:

 

[adt70hk]

Yes, I too find that a nice coffee and a slice of cake helps me to ignore being shouted at.
Pete :smiling5:

I was just rearranging the utility room cupboard where I store my stash, shelf queens, tools and paints..... I had it nearly finished when my wife walked in took one look at it and said that's ridiculous...... :sad:......I was actually quite pleased with how it looks because finally everything is in, in a way that I don't have to pull half of it out every time I want certain boxes.... :sad: ..... Don't think coffee and cake will help....

 

[Dave Ward]

Late delivery from postie, an ebay swoop that may enter the helicopter GB.......................

I will do an Inbox Review of this - it is something quite special...............
Dave

 

[Mini Me]

Go for it Dave.....the more the merrier! :thumb2: Rick H.

 

[papa 695]

Just picked this up cheep Ebay buy.

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Just picked this up cheep Ebay buy.

VERY ENVIOUS or what?!!
Been after that exact kit for a little while,reminds me of my childhood.... the 1955 commissioned ship was anchored for years in the late 70s in my home town of Plymouth.She was a standing,(Or should that be "Floating"?!!:tears-of-joy: ),feature moored,awaiting scrapping,just up the river Tamar from Devonport Dockyard.Used to stand and stare at her whilst fishing from pontoons with my dad.:nerd:...... Sorry...... reminiscing over!!!
Andy

 

[The Smythe Meister]

You may well have seen these advertised on various TV channels.
Rach decided to buy me a set without me knowing,apparently she was "Fed up with me freaking her out" whilst wandering around the house with my optivisor on my head..... she reckons i looked like some sort of mad professor from an old black and white movie!!:flushed:
Anyway,they arrived today,and i must admit they`re rather nice,and with the two little LEDs,very useful.......i really recommend them.......

Andy

 

[Allen Dewire]

They look nice there Mr. Smiff....I take it when the LEDs get dim, you plug the cable into the back of your head to give 'em more juice...Or??? What's the magnification on them Andy???...

My trigger finger has been at it again.......Dang evilbay, but I did get 2 kits I have always wanted plus one that just looked cool............


The recovery set is for my Famo and I've been after it for a long time. The MB kit just looked cool and has a mo'cycle too. The other kit I've always wanted was this,


Dragon re-boxed this and the title is a bit misleading. You get the 4 figs, tables, tools and folding stool, but you get 2 complete Maybach engines for the Sd.Kfz. 250. The box says engine, but should say engines......In my defense, I have 3 kits in evilbay for sale..........

Prost
Allen

 

[Mini Me]

That's nice Allen......par for the course! Rick H.

 

[BattleshipBob]

They look nice there Mr. Smiff....I take it when the LEDs get dim, you plug the cable into the back of your head to give 'em more juice...Or??? What's the magnification on them Andy???...

My trigger finger has been at it again.......Dang evilbay, but I did get 2 kits I have always wanted plus one that just looked cool............


The recovery set is for my Famo and I've been after it for a long time. The MB kit just looked cool and has a mo'cycle too. The other kit I've always wanted was this,


Dragon re-boxed this and the title is a bit misleading. You get the 4 figs, tables, tools and folding stool, but you get 2 complete Maybach engines for the Sd.Kfz. 250. The box says engine, but should say engines......In my defense, I have 3 kits in evilbay for sale..........

Prost
Allen

No sledgehammer, swear box, hot spanner!