Burfday bunny treated me today... Jeep was thanks to £5 voucher from Hobbycraft, the radio from the daughter for work, the metal detector from swmbo and the M&Ms from swmbo because I'm M&M addict and a fat git! 
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Picked this up today.
It will be my entry into Alan Gs memorial GB.
Geoff.
It will be my entry into Alan Gs memorial GB.
Geoff.
A metal detector?! Now that's what I call a birthday lol
Yes mate, found lots of metal today, not saying it's any good but I found some, lol
Wow Barry, an F1 Ferrari... in black livery. 8mph along the corridor is mighty fast. My youngest sister has one of these wheelies...not the same brand and is changing to a supped up version. I can hear you go wheeeeee down the corridor.
I rarely buy resin but thought I had to put this up as they look really good and appropriate formy local dio scenes. Also it'll be great to join the No Injection Molded GB with these.
This ones a bicycle rickshaw you'll find mainly in Penang and Malacca.
This is a Vespa and Honda C70
Finally some cane chairs and sofa...the bird cages was what drew me to buy this.
They're from B& L Vietnam and were purchased during my trip to the Penang Show last June. They are so delicate and fine that painting them up and adding to my dios will be interesting.
Cheers,
Wabble
This ones a bicycle rickshaw you'll find mainly in Penang and Malacca.
This is a Vespa and Honda C70
Finally some cane chairs and sofa...the bird cages was what drew me to buy this.
They're from B& L Vietnam and were purchased during my trip to the Penang Show last June. They are so delicate and fine that painting them up and adding to my dios will be interesting.
Cheers,
Wabble
Those bits look superb Richard. The spoked wheels on the Honda in particular take the eye….i bet you can’t wait to let them out of their cages…
Nice chair, but my Turbo Twist will beat it hands down..... 16 km/h (12.8 m/h) top speed.
. Enjoy your new chair, I know totally how important and life changing a good wheelchair can be.
Those look stunning. Very fragile but the detail is amazing.
Yes Tim, but the GB commences next year I think. I would have scratched my hands raw by then.
And Jim, my colleague that shared half of the purchase...we split some as they came in twos just simply snapped the parts off the tree. I will still use nippers for that.
Cheers,
Wabble
And Jim, my colleague that shared half of the purchase...we split some as they came in twos just simply snapped the parts off the tree. I will still use nippers for that.
Cheers,
Wabble
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Very cool!!
Ok. Chaps...some more arrivals!
ACW as usual.
Andrew
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Some more masks for the recent wingy purchases!
A real departure for me. Saw this pop up on a Farcebook auction site last weekend. Here in the UK the cheapest new is £35 but circa £40 is the norm. There have though been a few eBay sales cheaper, with the cheapest @ £26, which is what I paid for this, so a pretty good price IMHO!
ACW as usual.
Andrew
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Some more masks for the recent wingy purchases!
A real departure for me. Saw this pop up on a Farcebook auction site last weekend. Here in the UK the cheapest new is £35 but circa £40 is the norm. There have though been a few eBay sales cheaper, with the cheapest @ £26, which is what I paid for this, so a pretty good price IMHO!
I don't believe in keeping a stash of models I may never build, but this has just arrived in readiness for the '4 wheels on my wagon' GB next year:
And I've treated myself to some new sprue cutters, the single bladed type:
I've only had a quick play but they would have saved loads of clean up time on the hundreds of tiny parts in my current build. Such a flush cut, even compared to my Mr Hobby cutters that I already thought were really good.
And I've treated myself to some new sprue cutters, the single bladed type:
I've only had a quick play but they would have saved loads of clean up time on the hundreds of tiny parts in my current build. Such a flush cut, even compared to my Mr Hobby cutters that I already thought were really good.
Agree that good sprue cutters can save a lot of time. I've not tried the Dspiae ones. I have a couple of Tamiya cutters which I really like.
I love my pair. Just DO NOT Drop them onto the bench/cutting mat. The cutting blade is nice and thin and bends quite easy. Conversely they can be a bit brittle and break if they think the object is to hard. Treat them with care and they cut like a hot knife thought butter.
Just received this,
Since my old workhorse (H&S hansa 381) refuses to spray VMS varnish (I assume because of very stubborn paint residue or a worn trigger seal) I decided to get me an affordable airbrush with a 0.5mm needle... I hope this one will resolve my varnish issues and if so it will only be used to spray varnish...
It's a Fengda FE-183 (0.5mm needle),
quite impressed what I get for the price I paid, although I do notice a certain quality difference with my older (and more expensive) H&S.
Cheers
Since my old workhorse (H&S hansa 381) refuses to spray VMS varnish (I assume because of very stubborn paint residue or a worn trigger seal) I decided to get me an affordable airbrush with a 0.5mm needle... I hope this one will resolve my varnish issues and if so it will only be used to spray varnish...
It's a Fengda FE-183 (0.5mm needle),
quite impressed what I get for the price I paid, although I do notice a certain quality difference with my older (and more expensive) H&S.
Cheers
Thanks Ian, I'm returning them to the case every time at the moment. Not sure that will last long though!
Should do the trick Steve 
Well ive definatly got the wooden bug........been back to my local Doobbies garden centre for another......little merry go round for a tenner
ive watched a video and theres an easy way to add colour.....no need to paint just use a felt tip......so my plan is to use this cheapo one to try it on ......and if i like how it works im going to buy the expensive clock work musical merry go round and do similar
ive watched a video and theres an easy way to add colour.....no need to paint just use a felt tip......so my plan is to use this cheapo one to try it on ......and if i like how it works im going to buy the expensive clock work musical merry go round and do similar
Interested to see how it works out. Sounds a good idea.
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