discussion Latest Acquisitions (2019)

[peterairfix]

Hi Pete what scale is it, looks big.
Pete.

1/50

 

[Guest]

Landed today................ in 1/35.........


Plus kit............................


back of box..................

 

[wotan]

Pete

Great choice of model to build, it might be a summer winter summer project though. I hope you will blog it. I have built a few of these wooden kits and had a great time with all of them.

John

 

[Ian M]

My summer project arrived today

If you find that the wood is a bit to dry, a quick bath in warm water helps stop the planks splitting. Being so thin they often dry out so much they snap as soon as you try to bend them.

 

[Guest]

Landed today................ in 1/35.........

I’ve got the non-ambulance version, but am still waiting for a shop to send me the Voyager etched set I decided to buy for it about two months ago … Maybe I should send them an email.

 

[Fernando N]

Brought these from the local craft store yesterday, thanks to Pete Low who gave me the idea:

Small and large filled with Micro Set and Sol, colour coded with some paint, have a ready to use set now at all times.:tongue-out3::smiling:

 

[Guest]

Be interested to see what you think of the Fernando .
John .

Brought these from the local craft store yesterday, thanks to Pete Low who gave me the idea:

Small and large filled with Micro Set and Sol, colour coded with some paint, have a ready to use set now at all times.:tongue-out3::smiling:

 

[Guest]

Hello my Friends.
Picked up one of these today and ordered a Tetra model works etched set to go with it.

 

[Jon Heptonstall]

This came today.
First impressions are very good.

 

[minitnkr]

The Shimakazi looks serious. All those torpedo tubes! PaulE

 

[Guest]

This came today.
First impressions are very good.

I’ve seen those boxes around, but never the insides. I presume, since it’s AFV Club, that this kit is lightyears ahead of the nice-but-1970s Tamiya effort that’s pretty much the standard for M113s in 1/35 scale?

 

[Guest]

I ordered this today to extend my skills in weathering/rusting etc...........

 

[papa 695]

Got this today, I’ve been waiting for it for a few weeks now. But a slight overkill on the packaging.

Got it to go onto the Saladin I’ve built.

 

[Fernando N]

Be interested to see what you think of the Fernando .
John .

They worked as expected John, I always used two sized brushes for the decal work and these fit in nicely.:thumb2:

Used it on a Toon’s ip decal last weekend and no leaks or any dissolving brushes due to the solvent in Micro Set and Sol.
As they are intended for water, I think they are great for fixing pigments and maybe if a pigment fixer is fluid enough it will work too.:rolling:

HTH.

 

[Guest]

Three second-hand aircraft for me:

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A Matchbox Vickers Wellesley, not quite the really old kit because it doesn’t have a window in the back of the box, but it’s three colours of plastic and very yellowed decals:

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This is one Matchbox aircraft I never built as a child, and a plane I’ve always liked the looks of for some odd reason, ever since seeing it in the catalog.

The F-16 I bought mainly because of the paint scheme — I don’t keep up with aircraft shows and demo planes, but this one just looked cool enough to build. All I need to do now, apparently, is find a rattle can of Ford No. 6SFE electric orange, and preferably one that doesn’t cost twice what the kit did.

As for the Privateer, I built the original Matchbox kit ages ago, and always liked it so for €15 I couldn’t really pass up on it. (Dave, if you happen to read this: if you wanted this one and I bought it away from under your nose, I’ll happily sell it on to you for what it cost me, plus postage of course )

 

[Guest]

They worked as expected John, I always used two sized brushes for the decal work and these fit in nicely.:thumb2:

Used it on a Toon’s ip decal last weekend and no leaks or any dissolving brushes due to the solvent in Micro Set and Sol.
As they are intended for water, I think they are great for fixing pigments and maybe if a pigment fixer is fluid enough it will work too.:rolling:

HTH.

Thanks Fernando, I saw these advertised only this week, and was interested in how they might work with washes , oil or acylic. Do you think the oil wash might be too strong for the tip ?
John .

 

[Dave Ward]

Jakko,
nice find, on the Wellesley - it makes you wonder how many more of the original Matchbox kits are lurking out there.
As for the Privateer, I'm tempted, but I'll resist, a large 1/72 plane won't really fit in with my collection - thanks for the offer!
Dave

 

[Guest]

nice find, on the Wellesley - it makes you wonder how many more of the original Matchbox kits are lurking out there.

Indeed. The webshop I got it from listed a couple of others as well, but I decided against getting them too — for now Though I must say I’m always ambivalent about building very old kits like these.

As for the Privateer, I'm tempted, but I'll resist, a large 1/72 plane won't really fit in with my collection - thanks for the offer!

OK, I’ll see about building it myself then, one of these days years

 

[Guest]

Received at the end of last year. Just able to post now. I'll see if I can get to starting the TOON this weekend.

 

[Fernando N]

Thanks Fernando, I saw these advertised only this week, and was interested in how they might work with washes , oil or acylic. Do you think the oil wash might be too strong for the tip ?
John .

Think the tip can handle any oil or acrylic wash, maybe have to thin it a bit since it has to go through the whole brush….
If you plan to use only one colour per brush it’ll be a time saving endeavour, changing the colours might be a real PITA of the cleaning involved.:rolling:
If it works let us know John.

The F-16 I bought mainly because of the paint scheme — I don’t keep up with aircraft shows and demo planes, but this one just looked cool enough to build. All I need to do now, apparently, is find a rattle can of Ford No. 6SFE electric orange, and preferably one that doesn’t cost twice what the kit did.

Have you looked at Hataka HTK-A282 Dutch Demo Orange (light)?
Don’t know about accuracy or how it ends up as I still have to use it on the same kit as yours…but some forum members have used Hataka before to good effect.