discussion Latest Acquisitions (2024)

[BattleshipBob]

Julie loves visiting B & M bargains, I found these. Three compartments
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£2 and for myself for storing sanding sticks and tweezers etc

 

[Guest]

The plan is to strip it, do a bit of light customising, then a fancy paint job.

Proof of concept for a full-size one?

 

[Andy T]

Proof of concept for a full-size one? :smiling3:

I wish!

 

[Lee Drennen]

Very nice of her Lee, are you about to start a diorama ?

Yes maybe this winter I might got to get some builds out of the way first. She texted me and said pick a few Models off of Amazon for Father’s Day so I did.

 

[Neil Merryweather]

This has finally arrived.


I saw it announced on Planet Figure and I was so taken with it I ordered it in advance.
What's weird is that it's not my period of interest and not my preferred scale, but I just couldn't resist it.
AND it's bloody navy blue!!
No idea when I shall start it , but it won't be any time soon.

 

[Allen Dewire]

Oh c'mon Neil, you just wanna blow your own horn here, don't ya!!!.........

 

[Guest]

Oh c'mon Neil, you just wanna blow your own horn here, don't ya!!!.........

Think buddy he would prefer it in 4bo At least its not in yellow

 

[Jim R]

Julie loves visiting B & M bargains, I found these. Three compartments

You've just cost me £4!! Useful though.

 

[BattleshipBob]

You've just cost me £4!! Useful though.

Been there today Jim and yes last two in the boot!

 

[scottie3158]

That looks beautifully moulded.

 

[Miko]

A couple of kits to add to the stash

After reading Patrolling Cold War Skies 'Phillip Keeble' and his adventures in an RAF Phantom F3 and with a plan to build the history of 74 Squadron (F) Tiger Squadron post war jets



and a need for an FAW7 Javelin for another interesting A&AEE aircraft brings this challenging build to the stash



Miko (some might say a glutton for modelling punishment)

 

[vizenz]

Hello, my name is Andreas.... :tears-of-joy:

This time I was actually "good". I only bought what I really needed!
Ok, the decal set was heavily discounted and I still needed the ISU to get free shipping... maybe "half good"! :tears-of-joy:

 

[langy71]

Just been gifted this,

Sadly the father of one of my ex girlfriends from over 30 years ago passed away last year, and whilst clearing out his model train room they found all sorts of modelling stuff, tools, paints....etc etc, amongst them was this, the Tamiya 1/12 scale Lotus type 78 race car, sadly he'd literally just about managed to open the box and start painting the chassis before he died,

So after searching for me across social media my ex 'Karen' dropped me a message, and after telling me the the sad news asked if I'd be interested in taking this away, as they didn't have the heart to just throw it in the trash.

We had a really nice catch up yesterday, chatted about the old things we all did, and how her father used to love seeing the models I'd built back then, she swears that seeing the stuff I was building back then inspired her dad to take up modelling after many, many, years away from the hobby, (he built a really beautiful HMS Victory out of wood, it looks absolutely gorgeous),

So this has moved to the top of the build pile, (still haven't finished the Abrams TUSK I started ages and ages back), and after having a look in the box I'm
feeling those modelling mojo vibes returning.

So 'Terry' this ones gonna be for you mate..

 

[Andy the Sheep]

A nice way to honour his memory.

 

[minitnkr]

A worthy remembrance.

 

[Lee Drennen]

Hello, my name is Andreas.... :tears-of-joy:

This time I was actually "good". I only bought what I really needed!
Ok, the decal set was heavily discounted and I still needed the ISU to get free shipping... maybe "half good"! :tears-of-joy:

Nice haul

 

[PaulTRose]

A great memorial

And a proper F1 car

 

[adt70hk]

Ok chaps, so these have arrived over the past couple of weeks.....honestly!

Some bargains, some not.....but all of course absolutely essential!

ATB

Andrew

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A combination of a number of orders from a few suppliers......

The Montex Masks and resin wheels are for the Revell Spit that @AlanG shamelessly trapped me into buying

Not sure what happened with the tape.....got carried away

.....but at least I now have everything 6mm and below covered!












Won these as prizes in the charity raffle at Coventry and Warks IPMS show

As you may have seen I have given away the figures away on here, as they're not my thing.







Forced to buy these.....

Hobbycraft were doing one of their 'spend £15, get £5 off' offers, so it would have rude not too!

.....but I am running out of things I can buy from them at the cheaper end of their price range.:sad-face:





And now for something a bit different.....

This popped on eBay from a second-hand reseller site here in the UK for a very good price! Dave started this last year as part of the Soviet Wingy GB I ran on the other forum I am on and it intrigued me, so thought I should grab it when I saw it




More wargaming purchases.....

Tim and Jakko reminded me about these being pretty robust for wargaming purposes but they are like hens teeth and usually go for about £20 delivered on Fleabay far too much for what they are. Someone though was selling this pair for £26 delivered - a pretty good price - and so whilst I plan to build both, if I do sell one, I should make a sizeable chunk of my cash back.

What I was amazed at though was the condition they were in. I have no idea where these have been but given that they're the 1975 and 1976 boxings, the boxes are like they're brand new and the sprues are still sealed in the bag from the day they were packaged!





And some great bargains.....

I was looking at a small second site I have bought from in the past and found these. Across all four, these were 30-40% of what you'd pay new and were in perfect condition. A couple of unusual subjects for me too!











Finally, possibly the pick of the bunch.....

I had discovered that I was missing a 190F-8 from my 1/48 wingy stash. I had the A and D fighter variants but not one of these.....a truly staggering omission, I think you will agree!

These are normally £35-36 delivered new and often a lot more. I managed to pick this up for under £30!

So @AlanG , this means I can have a go at doing 'Red 2' in a larger scale, unless of course I follow the destructions and go for a 'Blue 2'.......:smiling5:

 

[Guest]

As you may have seen I have given away the figures away on here, as they're not my thing.

I hadn’t seen it, but I find it very interesting you’ve got that set. When I was in Washington D.C. 25 years ago, I took this photo:

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… and a few more from around the sides, exactly because I had that kit in my stash at the time. Still do, in fact …

What I was amazed at though was the condition they were in. I have no idea where these have been but given that they're the 1975 and 1976 boxings, the boxes are like they're brand new and the sprues are still sealed in the bag from the day they were packaged!

IMHO, that makes them too much of a … relic? to open and build.

 

[adt70hk]

IMHO, that makes them too much of a … relic? to open and build.

I did think about that but at the same time the raison d'etre of a kit is to be built......at least to me.....that said it would be interesting to see how much one would go for it timed the auction right.