discussion Latest Acquisitions (2020)

[peterairfix]

Arrived today complete with masks seatbelts and cockpit upgrades still awaiting xtradecals and camouflage masks.

 

[adt70hk]

Hi all

So this arrived last week during half term, to help with my 'Hunters and Hunted' collection. By a very strange coincidence the author and I share the same name!!!!

ATB

Andrew

 

[Allen Dewire]

Evening All,

Just got back from a show in Fürstenfeldbruck which is west of Munich a bit. Not a lot of sellers, but I did manage to get a few things. 6 to be exact and not what I had hoped to find. No one had any RP Toolz stuff, but...


Some good quality small drill bits and the first set included the pin vise with it. New putty as the AV putty I have is pretty useless. The 4th and 5th items were reference books,


A fantastic find with 366+ pages and many color profiles, all in English. K. Münch is a leading authority on WW2 history and has a massive collection of original photos and info too. Next up,


The first volume from my V2 reference and info source, Volker Ruff. I'll get him to sign it too. Lastly was an impulse purchase and went against my rule of 'No Kits', but for a price of €25 and the coaxing of my friend Thorsten, I had to snatch one up.....I know, I need more therapy and don't start laughing over this,


No, I'm not going over to the wing thingy side, but the price was right. Normally sells for €35 or more…….

I also have pics from the clubs and from the competition. I will try and post them later under the correct forum.

Prost
Allen

 

[HAWKERHUNTER]

Damit. Only went into the model shop for a pot of paint and walked out with this. Ill call it a leap year present to myself. At £19 not a bad price for a 1/32 scale Red Arrow Hawk.

 

[prichrd1]

A fantastic find with 366+ pages and many color profiles, all in English. K. Münch is a leading authority on WW2 history and has a massive collection of original photos and info too. Next up,

Allen,
Brilliant book:thumb2: :thumb2:, lots of information in there. It even played a part in me purchasing and building the
Dragon Bergepanzer Tiger (P) - kit No 6226.

Paul.
:smiling2:

 

[monica]

Monica, some helpful videos on U Tube and the net regarding the mix and exactly how to do it .

thank you so very much John I will look them up

 

[SteveH]

Arrived today complete with masks seatbelts and cockpit upgrades still awaiting xtradecals and camouflage masks.View attachment 374526

Nice one Peter,
Will you post the Spitfire Mk I build?

Well shopped gentlemen some really good stuff, all I got this week was



And these which on inspection will require some fettling to make look anything like!
Do test pilots wear parachutes?
That's what I'm thinking as they are awful Luftwaffe!

Steve H

 

[peterairfix]

Will you post the Spitfire Mk I build?

I will be.

 

[SteveH]

Nice one Peter

I'll bookmark it as I'm still not clear on the differences between the Mk I and Mk II

I have done some little research on the K5054 prototype, and still have to figure out if the seat has a bucket for a parachute or not?
The coachwork will be the best as it was, at one point "made-over" by Rolls Royce engineers and all the rivets and panel gaps were filled and sanded for a Rolls Royce finish.

Look forward to your build blog, I'll have to wait to retire for mine

Steve H

 

[peterairfix]

Something I always fancied having a go at a stray from the norm and at £2.50 still wrapped in a charity shop It would have been rude not to.

 

[Guest]

Heh, I used to have similar building kits when I was a child:

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Except these didn’t have the cardboard to build around, and actual brick (of fired clay) with grey card strips to go between them as the mortar.

 

[Tim Marlow]

Just out of interest, how big are the bricks in those sets? I might find a use for them in Wargames scenery.....

 

[Allen Dewire]

Pete, in the 60's, these were the bomb and Big Ed 'Daddy' Roth with his Rat Fink were cult. Check out George Barris if you like custom cars. He made the Monkee's wagon, the original Batmobile and many others...…………….

 

[Dave Ward]

SteveH,
When I saw this, I had a sense of deja vu!!

And these which on inspection will require some fettling to make look anything like!
Do test pilots wear parachutes?
That's what I'm thinking as they are awful Luftwaffe!

Now Scalemates says 2012 mouldings
But Look!



ICM 2018 new moulds - cadets - look familiar?
Dave

 

[SteveH]

Much better flight crew and pilot for test flyers as they have 1 piece coveralls.

The K5054 does have a bucket seat for the pilot too.

Just need to wait for the Ultracast 1/32 heads to arrive in the UK.

I'll keep an eye out for these too.

Thanks Dave

Steve H

 

[Nicko]

The usual excellent service from John at the shop saw this arrive today....

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I've been lucky enough to have worked on a few of these including a 'carbon' so it had to be done really. Just need to pluck up the courage to build some of the bikes in the stash now....

Cheers,
Nick.

 

[Mini Me]

Finally found these pintle hitches on evil bay, I had been searching for months with no luck.
Rick H.

 

[boatman]

Finally found these pintle hitches on evil bay, I had been searching for months with no luck.
Rick H.

Rick whatever are they for ?
chris

 

[Guest]

It’s a tow-hook for on the back of a truck, or similar. Old-style, with a pin that goes through to secure the trailer. It says so on the box, but it’s hard to read for being a blurry picture: “Kupplung für LKW und Zugmaschine”, translating to English as “coupling for HGV and tractor”.

 

[boatman]

It’s a tow-hook for on the back of a truck, or similar. Old-style, with a pin that goes through to secure the trailer. It says so on the box, but it’s hard to read for being a blurry picture: “Kupplung für LKW und Zugmaschine”, translating to English as “coupling for HGV and tractor”.

BLESS YOU Jakko ive been doin my nut tryin to see what it is cheers
chris