discussion Latest Acquisitions (2023)

[stillp]

Sounds good Andy. I have used that white Gator glue but I'm down to my last pot of the stuff and it's virtually impossible to get hold of.

I believe the guy who makes it lost his house in the California wildfire.
Pete

 

[Guest]

How many tpi. on the #13 saw blades? I'm looking for something in the range of 40+ for extremely fine cutting. Thanks also for supporting the U.S. economy with all those "Yank" Flags on your products.....reminds me of "Flag Day" here in the States. :thumb2:

Rick,
Try www.artscale.eu
One set I have has 70tpi and the other is asymetric (has curved ends).
You should be able to get them in the US and I believe John at the Scale Model Shop sells them complete with handle.
Just checked out the shop and they are there (page 2)

 

[Guest]

Later the postman came and left these

Recommended for the Mr Hobby Aquarius primers .

Not to be used on your ears this time, remember the fun we had getting the foam banana out of your opening....

 

[Guest]

As I said in my Albatros W.4 post, I did a little retail therapy to try and screw my head back on straight. The first one from evilbay was easy, but the second one from evilbay was a big brain fart on my part........The first was cheap at €38.50 + postage, 2 weeks ago,


Got some Friuls already built to replace the rubber bands in the box. The next purchase was 2 auctions running out 1 minute apart. At Stammheim, I had bought some Quinta Studio decals for vehicles, but I didn't have a kit for one of the sets. The two kits came up and the first one was this,


I threw a bid on it and went directly to bid on the second kit, not waiting to see if I had won it. The second kit was this,


I just needed the Kfz. 4 or the Kfz. 1 for the decals. I won this kit and went back and saw I had won the other kit too!!! I only needed one vehicle and ended up with 4 vehicles. DOH!!!...Brain fart from hell......2 kits will go back in evilbay for sure.....Retail therapy from MBK was also needed and they finally got this in stock,


I also got the 3D printed tires for my Fugliest Schwimmwagen as I hate the rubber ones that are in the kit. Lastly, I finally cleared my wish and grabbed this 4 days ago off evilbay. It's for my Zeebrugge project and was cheaper than you may think,


The funny thing was the seller sold it to finance a WNW Felixstowe 2a kit (the plane in the background). If I had known that we could have made a trade as I have the Felixstowe 2a in the stash and will never build it because it is too big!!!...Crazy world......

Prost
Allen

I have an iceberg for sale, cheap p&p and delivered through your cold water tap.....:tears-of-joy:

 

[Guest]

Sorry Tim, reading my comment back it seems to be aimed soley at you, which it wasn't.

The forum as a whole is rife with unsolicited "advice", which I find absolutely outrageous, no wonder it's banned on most other groups. I'm obviously in a minority though as many seem to be fine with it. I was encouraged to come back to the forum but unfortunately I can't keep turning the other cheek, so better if I just disappear into the background, rather than spoil the generally friendly atmosphere around here.

I intend to hang around as there's some great members here and amazing work to behold, far better than I could ever hope to achieve, but my autistic personality just doesn't interact with people well.

Don't you dare go, we want to see your work and enjoy your banter with us..

 

[Guest]

How many tpi. on the #13 saw blades? I'm looking for something in the range of 40+ for extremely fine cutting.

Somehow, I missed your post and only noticed it just now, three weeks later Here is the manufacturer’s page for them which looks like it tells you all you need to know Except it says “3" long” when I measure one as about 43 mm long overall, with a 38 mm cutting edge, so I guess they accidentally put double the real length there.

Anyway, they fit any normal X-Acto-type handle, of the kind you can also put No. 11 blades into. I find these little saws very handy for use in tight corners, as they’re only 5 mm high. But being of the type of steel used for knife blades, they don’t bend sideways without warning like many etched saws do.

Thanks also for supporting the U.S. economy with all those "Yank" Flags on your products.....reminds me of "Flag Day" here in the States. :thumb2:

Yeah, Americans do like putting their flag onto everything, don’t they?

 

[Guest]

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The casualties will provide some passengers for the LCA, while the tracks and paint are for the next project once that one is finished.

 

[Mini Me]

Somehow, I missed your post and only noticed it just now, three weeks later :sad: Here is the manufacturer’s page for them which looks like it tells you all you need to know :smiling3: Except it says “3" long” when I measure one as about 43 mm long overall, with a 38 mm cutting edge, so I guess they accidentally put double the real length there.

Anyway, they fit any normal X-Acto-type handle, of the kind you can also put No. 11 blades into. I find these little saws very handy for use in tight corners, as they’re only 5 mm high. But being of the type of steel used for knife blades, they don’t bend sideways without warning like many etched saws do.


Yeah, Americans do like putting their flag onto everything, don’t they? :smiling3:

Thanks Jakko...just what I'm looking for.

 

[Guest]

Not to be used on your ears this time, remember the fun we had getting the foam banana out of your opening....

Speak up Wibble .

 

[David Lovell]

It’s got better shear strength Rick. Being more flexible it takes knocks better. At last, I find it has…..best to experiment with some scrap etch and see what you think.

You know how it is ,sat in the smallest room came across this discussion dont care much for the canopy part(though there's quite a few in the stash)but was very interested in the etch part of this ,so it seems to work OK for you im in just taken the flea Bay leap of faith only one question how long does it take to fully bond. Dave

 

[Tim Marlow]

You know how it is ,sat in the smallest room came across this discussion dont care much for the canopy part(though there's quite a few in the stash)but was very interested in the etch part of this ,so it seems to work OK for you im in just taken the flea Bay leap of faith only one question how long does it take to fully bond. Dave

Probably an hour, but I’ve never really tested it…….I’m not the fastest modeller so I just plan ahead and switch to something else while it dries. Certainly not as fast as CA…..

 

[Dave Ward]

Postie just dropped this off

Defeated Ottoman Turk Commander 1799 ( by Napoleon ) 1/16 Resin Bust <£11 delivered Ebay swoop!
Dave

 

[peterairfix]

I found a small model railway shop whilst wait for my bus home and came away with this one

 

[Guest]

And more stuff …

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I thought I’d get a few more pre-made dioramas for photography When browsing the web shop I got these from, I noticed they had some old KMC stuff available, including something like eight or ten examples of their “Farmer’s Horse Cart/Europe WWII” for €3 each. At that price, I figured I’d get two, one for the collection and one to build. IIRC, KMC was founded by one of François Verlinden’s old employees, so casting quality was on a par with Verlinden but standards of detail and accuracy were generally better.

The bottle of thinner is … well, due to me always confusing Mr. Color paints with Mr. Aqueous Color paints I think I’ll see if somebody else wants it, together with the bottle of Mr. Color I was sent earlier this year when I had ordered the same colour from the Mr. Aqueous Color line instead. And Mr. Aqueous Surfacer for the same reason of not getting along with the lacquer type paints

 

[Dave Ward]

A late delivery by Evri, too close to dinner for me to do anything with it. BUT at a quick glance, the box has been opened, but all the parts seem to be there - the display still has its' protective film the build plate is virgin & there don't seem to any scratches or marks thatyou'd get by assembly, documentation, tools all present
This is how it will look ( I hope )

Kingroon KP3S
I'll start a thread on how I go on..............
Dave

 

[Lee W]

An order from Temu...



About £10 for both of these, don't know without trying?!

 

[Dave Ward]

don't know without trying?!

Lee,
I gave TEMU a go about a month ago - delivery was quick, communication good! Of course you get what you pay for - the quality isn't the best & some things are very flimsy - Best thing I got was a rechargeable mini-torch, which gives you spots before your eyes if you look into the beam! I suspected TEMU was going to be another Wish retailer, but seems better - but the quality generally mirrors the price
Dave

 

[Lee W]

Lee,
I gave TEMU a go about a month ago - delivery was quick, communication good! Of course you get what you pay for - the quality isn't the best & some things are very flimsy - Best thing I got was a rechargeable mini-torch, which gives you spots before your eyes if you look into the beam! I suspected TEMU was going to be another Wish retailer, but seems better - but the quality generally mirrors the price
Dave

Dave, open and honestly, we were a bit suspect of it but have placed orders regularly and not had a problem with anything from them, I guess it's the same as everything regardless of price, you pay for what you get... if it means cheap and cheerful so be it.
As for Wish, delivery takes to long and their quality isn't as good as Temu in my opinion.

 

[De.Mort]

I hadn't realised until recently .. you have micro brushes and then ultra fine brushes .. they go down to 50/0 ... that's why i struggled with figure painting .. sigh .

 

[Tim Marlow]

I hadn't realised until recently .. you have micro brushes and then ultra fine brushes .. they go down to 50/0 ... that's why i struggled with figure painting .. sigh .

I rarely use anything below a size 1 for figure painting Iain. If the brush is too small then the paint dries too quickly and doesn’t flow off the brush properly…..the big figure painting secrets are properly thinned paint and an unloaded brush….took me a long time to crack that…..