discussion Latest Acquisitions (2022)

[Niho]

Our Club's Model show day..... many traders, steaming wallet!!!!!!
In order of expense lol my buys.....

New tooled Hasegawa 72nd JASDF 6x6 Fire engine ..... very happy £30

IMHO the best 72 M4A2 ....2 for £16

Liked Heller since a 70s-80s kid, something different.... £8

Built a few 109s, never this kit nor variant ....cool £7

For Lee Drennens GB.... But it has a missing canopy...... am on the case

A bit o' pure nostalgia, this packaging, was a fave build of mine 1979-80? the blue styrene..... £5
Also got 2x 72 PJ Productions seated RAF WW2 pilots in resin @ £3 per set....
Nick

 

[Niho]

I have a ton of reference books too :smiling3:
... Problem is, when I wanna find stuff out,I immediately Google it,or similar...
...And then think,"Bugger, I've probably got a book on that somewhere".!!

Use the net for what you dont know ....yet....
books, tomes are tangible, and do make a break from bench or screens a pleasure, that is why we buy them

 

[Niho]

A bit too small for me - AND the prices are way too high for my pocket!
Dave

Ok, Tetra along with Flyhawk PE have near doubled in price over 15mths .... well its what ive noticed, BNA in Oz had some in stock old $'s..... got a Tetra set for the Tamiya Shimakaze, PE for new tool but i have the 1979 kit, it'll all work out lol

 

[peterairfix]

Cheap boot sale find I may even try to put some lights in.
Only £2

 

[Jim R]

Nothing particularly exciting but the usual first class service from John. Two aerosols of the best airbrush cleaner on the market in my opinion :smiling: A scriber. Three tins of metallic enamel for dry brushing.

One query. The Liquid Reamer meant the parcel had to be sent by courier rather than Royal Mail. The courier was a man in a van and Royal Mail is a man in a van - what's the difference. :thinking:???

 

[Niho]

Nothing particularly exciting but the usual first class service from John. Two aerosols of the best airbrush cleaner on the market in my opinion :smiling: A scriber. Three tins of metallic enamel for dry brushing.

One query. The Liquid Reamer meant the parcel had to be sent by courier rather than Royal Mail. The courier was a man in a van and Royal Mail is a man in a van - what's the difference. :thinking:???

Royal Mail have become snowflakes

 

[Allen Dewire]

Our Club's Model show day..... many traders, steaming wallet!!!!!!

Nice haul Crazy Man and sorry I couldn't come to your show. I too have a steaming wallet from the WME Nick.....My haul from Friday,


The Föhn, ammo and connectors from Blast Models was a prepaid order I picked up there to save the postage. Quick connect for my Aztec AB so I don't have to change the air hose from my Iwata. Of course I gotta have my Friuls baby and they were cheap at the show. €22 a pop! My haul from Saturday,


I know!!! No kits, no kits, no kits is my rule.....I only bought 2 1/2 kits and am proud of myself just the same. The 1/2 kit is the Hanomag tractor as the box is so small...The catch tray was a free gift for the 2 punch sets I bought from RPToolz and the Flex-I-File stuff is much needed and useful. Mr Surfacer 1000, blades and reference books were also needed things. The rest of Saturday,



Trees from a new company in Prague and really well made. Lastly the dio base for my GB Mossie..........The Overloon Museum has a small hobby shop about 100 meters from the entrance. A wonderful elderly lady runs it and you could spend hours looking around this small shop as there is so much packed into every nook and cranny inside. I couldn't leave without buying something as it would have been very rude not to,


Mixing jar, wash mixing pallet and plastic beads for my Tamiya paints instead of the metal ones. The book for my 1/32 Revell Ju-88. Oh and in the museum, I got this on the way out in the gift shop,


You know I love my Kitty's and have always wanted this book. It's the only thing bought by credit card.............................

Fernando, on the other hand, his wallet and credit card are still in flames!!!..........

Prost
Allen

 

[adt70hk]

Nice haul Crazy Man and sorry I couldn't come to your show. I too have a steaming wallet from the WME Nick.....My haul from Friday,


The Föhn, ammo and connectors from Blast Models was a prepaid order I picked up there to save the postage. Quick connect for my Aztec AB so I don't have to change the air hose from my Iwata. Of course I gotta have my Friuls baby and they were cheap at the show. €22 a pop! My haul from Saturday,


I know!!! No kits, no kits, no kits is my rule.....I only bought 2 1/2 kits and am proud of myself just the same. The 1/2 kit is the Hanomag tractor as the box is so small...The catch tray was a free gift for the 2 punch sets I bought from RPToolz and the Flex-I-File stuff is much needed and useful. Mr Surfacer 1000, blades and reference books were also needed things. The rest of Saturday,



Trees from a new company in Prague and really well made. Lastly the dio base for my GB Mossie..........The Overloon Museum has a small hobby shop about 100 meters from the entrance. A wonderful elderly lady runs it and you could spend hours looking around this small shop as there is so much packed into every nook and cranny inside. I couldn't leave without buying something as it would have been very rude not to,


Mixing jar, wash mixing pallet and plastic beads for my Tamiya paints instead of the metal ones. The book for my 1/32 Revell Ju-88. Oh and in the museum, I got this on the way out in the gift shop,


You know I love my Kitty's and have always wanted this book. It's the only thing bought by credit card.............................

Fernando, on the other hand, his wallet and credit card are still in flames!!!..........

Prost
Allen

And your card did not catch fire?????

 

[Allen Dewire]

Sorry Andrew, but my card only bought the Panther book.....The rest was paid in cold hard cash Brother!!!.........

Prost
Allen

 

[adt70hk]

Sorry Andrew, but my card only bought the Panther book.....The rest was paid in cold hard cash Brother!!!.........

Prost
Allen

So how's the wallet then???

 

[The Smythe Meister]

And your card did not catch fire?????

Nice haul Crazy Man and sorry I couldn't come to your show. I too have a steaming wallet from the WME Nick.....My haul from Friday,

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The Föhn, ammo and connectors from Blast Models was a prepaid order I picked up there to save the postage. Quick connect for my Aztec AB so I don't have to change the air hose from my Iwata. Of course I gotta have my Friuls baby and they were cheap at the show. €22 a pop! My haul from Saturday,

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I know!!! No kits, no kits, no kits is my rule.....I only bought 2 1/2 kits and am proud of myself just the same. The 1/2 kit is the Hanomag tractor as the box is so small...The catch tray was a free gift for the 2 punch sets I bought from RPToolz and the Flex-I-File stuff is much needed and useful. Mr Surfacer 1000, blades and reference books were also needed things. The rest of Saturday,

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Trees from a new company in Prague and really well made. Lastly the dio base for my GB Mossie..........The Overloon Museum has a small hobby shop about 100 meters from the entrance. A wonderful elderly lady runs it and you could spend hours looking around this small shop as there is so much packed into every nook and cranny inside. I couldn't leave without buying something as it would have been very rude not to,

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Mixing jar, wash mixing pallet and plastic beads for my Tamiya paints instead of the metal ones. The book for my 1/32 Revell Ju-88. Oh and in the museum, I got this on the way out in the gift shop,

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You know I love my Kitty's and have always wanted this book. It's the only thing bought by credit card.............................

Fernando, on the other hand, his wallet and credit card are still in flames!!!..........

Prost
Allen

..... Erm.....
... And you called Nick,"Crazy Man",I believe?!!

 

[Allen Dewire]

Andrew, I put money away for this show the whole year long. When I go to the show, I snatch it up and stuff the cash in my wallet. I even came home with cash in my wallet.......Believe it or not!!!..............

..... Erm.....
... And you called Nick,"Crazy Man",I believe?!!

Mr. Smiff, Nick got that name from me back in 2016 when we met at the Euro Militaire in Folkestone and drank a few cold ones together!!!

 

[Mark1]

Nothing particularly exciting but the usual first class service from John. Two aerosols of the best airbrush cleaner on the market in my opinion :smiling: A scriber. Three tins of metallic enamel for dry brushing.

One query. The Liquid Reamer meant the parcel had to be sent by courier rather than Royal Mail. The courier was a man in a van and Royal Mail is a man in a van - what's the difference. :thinking:???

Royal mail will carry them if they don't know there's aerosols in the package.

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Andrew, I put money away for this show the whole year long. When I go to the show, I snatch it up and stuff the cash in my wallet. I even came home with cash in my wallet.......Believe it or not!!!..............



Mr. Smiff, Nick got that name from me back in 2016 when we met at the Euro Militaire in Folkestone and drank a few cold ones together!!!

Yep,I realise that Allen.....
..... It just seems to me that you're catching him up in the stakes somewhat!!

 

[Gary MacKenzie]

Royal Mail have become snowflakes

https://postandparcel.info/51769/news/royal-mail-revising-ban-on-mailing-perfume-and-aftershave/ Note 2012, at which point they are allowing some aerosols to travel in the mail, so all were banned before this update..

 

[Dave Ward]

An ebay 'gamble'

Description was ' 1/350 WWI German cruiser & torpedo boat, no box no instructions' . I recognised the one on the right as either the Emden. or Dresden, from Revell & the only 1/350 WWI German torpedo boat is from Mirage. I put a bid on, hoping that no-one else would identify them - which was the gamble!.................
Yes, they arrived this morning - The Revell Dresden & the Mirage A86 Torpedo boat - I downloaded the instructions from Scalemates - and all parts are present!! I paid £21 delivered - the Revell Dresden is becoming pretty scarce these days, so I'm pretty chuffed about that! No box or instructions, but I'm a builder, not a collector!
Dave

 

[Tim Marlow]

Royal Mail have become snowflakes

Neither fair nor funny Nick. Royal mail follow international Hazmat transport law, they don’t dictate it.

 

[yak face]

Ebay bargain - £3.20 +£5 postage ! So £ 8.20 all in and now I can join Ians Mossie GB :thumb2:
Its only the old Airfix tooling ( 1972) but its one of the few kits to offer the mk XVIII version , the ‘Tsetse’ ,which I wanted to do.

 

[Jim R]

My point about John not being allowed to send the Premi-air Reamer by Royal Mail was that the process of delivery is the same for Royal Mail and for couriers. Surely they are both covered by the same rules. It seems unfair if couriers are governed by less strict rules.
Jim

 

[Allen Dewire]

Nice find Tony!!! And in your skill level too....Doesn't get any better than that, does it???.....GB, here you come.......

Prost
Allen