discussion Latest Acquisitions (2021)

[AlanG]

Happy new year, new thread for the new year.
And Please try to keep the chit chat to a minimum and at least on topic.

Ladies, Gentlemen and Bob

I would like to take the time to refer you back to post #1, line 2

Thank you very much for your time.

 

[BattleshipBob]

Ladies, Gentlemen and Bob

I would like to take the time to refer you back to post #1, line 2

Thank you very much for your time.

And Bob, not little old me i trust:upside:

 

[Guest]

Good Job Stevie!!! It's amazing what you can build living in a Plymouth. Kudos Bro...

With so much hype over kits with full interiors, I decided to find out what the noise was all about and snagged this off evilbay for €35,08,



It's a box loaded with over 60 sprues, 2 etch frets and some really tiny decals on the sheet,



I also found these 4 puppys, all from the same seller and got away cheap in the bids,



The crate and box set also has resin stuff, including decals, from Verlinden in it too. Really happy for €27 delivered....This hit work a bit over 2 weeks ago and again I had to see it for myself as there was a discussion on here earlier about the really old ESCI figures that are included. Again, a real bargain off evilbay for €26,99 delivered,



I have the old RSO kit and this one looks a bit better for wear, tear and molding. The figures included look like this (not the best pics),





Somehow they remind me of the old Tamiya figs with their facial expressions and poses. All in all, they look like they have survived pretty well after all these years. The molding isn't really as bad as I had thought it would be....

Now on a side note....Since I have purchased these things, I have sold 7 full kits out of the stash. I am being a good boy and the buy vs. sell ratio ain't too shabby either..........I deserve a cold one!!!!

Prost
Allen

Wow, that's some kit,if you need any help with the tracks just ask Dude 1 !

 

[peterairfix]

More to keep me busy.

 

[Guest]

Arrived today, very quick indeed.



A quick setting pva. Although I have " normal pva in the stores its not as fast as this.

 

[Dave Ward]

One of my best ebay auction bargains!!!!!!

I didn't expect to win this - at a price delivered of £12.60!!!!!!!!!!!!
Won Sunday, delivered Thursday - described as used, but more like 'opened' Very happy with this :smiling4: :tongue-out::smiling:
Dave

 

[Guest]

Order placed Tuesday AM with the shop, received just now.

Vallejo running low and Tony (yak face) had recommended these in my Lightning ll build.
Accompanying this was some Tamiya extra thin quick set and thick cyno…hardly worth mentioning really.



Also picked this up online too. Relevant in subject only I guess!

 

[spanner570]

For a diorama I fancy having a crack at......


Cheers.
Ron

 

[Airborne01]

I have been asked to build a 1:350 model (by Hasegawa (Z27)) of USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73). This was a US Navy Escort Carrier famous for the first (emergency) landing on deck of a Hellcat, taking down Japanese aircraft during assaults on Saipan, finally succumbing at 0911 Hrs, 25th October 1944, 6 miles East of Samar Island in the engagement with the Japanese force including Yamato at Leyte Gulf.
Has anybody any experience of building this ugly (but brave) duckling? It even comes with a poster of the box art!

 

[Dave Ward]

Another ebay purchase - it can pay to make an offer, you can get some more discount on what was already a good bargain!

Never made a ship kit from ICM............................
Dave

 

[Guest]

Another ebay purchase - it can pay to make an offer, you can get some more discount on what was already a good bargain!

Never made a ship kit from ICM............................
Dave

Should imagine they will be as good as their other products that you have in the stash.

 

[Guest]

These arrived a while back.

 

[Guest]

Hi I got these a few weeks back acupuncture needles they make exceptionally good radio antenna masts, I was told about them by Marcos Serra from the Facebook page Panzer bunker.

 

[BattleshipBob]

The next build in the ship yard

Built in Italy for the Russians, very fast and stylish. Also known as Tashkent


I need much more practice to iron out the numerous problems building Daring, all my own fault!

Much small PE fret and not many parts, so hopefully will go better, just ordered Mr Color paints from John. One problem i find with trumpeter is they list Tamiya paint but not for every colour?

 

[Mark1]

The next build in the ship yard

Built in Italy for the Russians, very fast and stylish. Also known as Tashkent

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I need much more practice to iron out the numerous problems building Daring, all my own fault!

Much small PE fret and not many parts, so hopefully will go better, just ordered Mr Color paints from John. One problem i find with trumpeter is they list Tamiya paint but not for every colour?

Like it :thumb2:

The next build in the ship yard

Built in Italy for the Russians, very fast and stylish. Also known as Tashkent


I need much more practice to iron out the numerous problems building Daring, all my own fault!

Much small PE fret and not many parts, so hopefully will go better, just ordered Mr Color paints from John. One problem i find with trumpeter is they list Tamiya paint but not for every colour?

Like it :thumb2:
With the trumpeter I'm doing they just mark out the bits to be painted in the build, everything not marked seems to be main body colour.

 

[Lee Drennen]

Hi Everyone.

Just returned after my second part of my tour of all things south of the M4. If you remember we talked about supporting your local model shops when on holiday and Tim suggested Frome Model Shop. So after a long hike up the steep cobblestones I was rewarded with a wonderful shop full of everything you could hope for. The stuff they didnt have they ordered in and will post out to me once in. Fantastic service



I also popped into Dunks Model Shop at Trowbridge. This place was rammed with kits and a few accessories.



We also went to a car boot while driving around and I finally got a mini vice for the bench and some more wire



Now I always tell myself not to buy any more books as the house is rammed with them but I coudnt resist as I do like my maps



Finally today postie sent through my prize winning kit from John Paulding as my reward for winning Best in Show at this years MAFVA Online Competition.



Happy modelling everyone

Steve I like that little vise I have one just like it but it’s a lot older mine works great

 

[Lee Drennen]

Mail Man dropped this off today may have to put this one near the top of the build list.
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[BattleshipBob]

Dry dock no1arrived

With 1 350 Tamiya Yamato having its bottom scraped. Oh ere

 

[Lee Drennen]

My Mail Man was good to me today.

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[peterairfix]

Another picked up from my travels
Goes to the top of the build list after I have finished my current build