Crikey, that's a blast from the past! I have a load of Blandford books that my parents bought for me about 50 years ago after the local library got fed up with me constantly checking them out...
Nick
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A spur of the moment buy
That won't be small @ 1/32.
Interesting. I didn't realise that they did Mossies.....although I more than enough Mossies in the stash I will have to look them up
I've not had a chance to look at the YouTube channel. Might have a look when I'm off on holiday in a couple of weeks.
pjgtech - interesting to hear about your father's service....especially given it was at Kohima. As you say, it was often very nasty hand-to-hand stuff as I understand it. If you've not read it look up George Fraser McDonald's 'Quartered safe out here'. Also, In looking the book up, I see the BBC did an hour long radio dramatisation based on it a few weeks ago....https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002g34c
another 2 eBay bargains
Nice! 
I made that (in an earlier boxing) yonks ago; it's large and very impressive when built! Not a bad build either!
Steve
Steve
Just a small box turned up today. I was intending to use some of these (1/35th scale crockery) for my recent Poor Bloody Infantry build, but thats completed now, so.... will keep them in the stash and I'm sure they will get used at some point.
Got another little auction lot, 29 x jars of various Tamiya acrylic and lacquer paints. All new and unopened not used.
At approx £3 a jar normally, that would be around £87, I paid £12 for them (£14 with fees) so not a bad result.
Out of the 29 jars, I already had about 5, but I use enough to have spares anyway.
They actually had lots of other model kits in this auction too, several lots of 5 planes, etc, but they all sold for silly money, not sure why, none were rare or valuable as far as I could tell......
At approx £3 a jar normally, that would be around £87, I paid £12 for them (£14 with fees) so not a bad result.
Out of the 29 jars, I already had about 5, but I use enough to have spares anyway.
They actually had lots of other model kits in this auction too, several lots of 5 planes, etc, but they all sold for silly money, not sure why, none were rare or valuable as far as I could tell......
more for the stash
I have a couple of those in the stash!
OK chaps, so a few arrivals in the past week or so.
The book was a second hand purchase on an impromptu trip to the Imperial War Museum at Duxford late last week.....good price as you can see.
The masks are for a couple of recent purchases and the gun is for a long ongoing AEC III build (in resin). Box somewhat oversized making P&P the same....especially as the seller sends out masks for free at the values I bought and the gun would easily have fitted in the envelope they usually use for masks
Figures are for my Flak 37 build. Excellent service from German manufacturer plus reasonable P&P for EU sellers too....ordered last Sunday and arrived on Thursday.....only 4 working days door to door.
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Andrew
The book was a second hand purchase on an impromptu trip to the Imperial War Museum at Duxford late last week.....good price as you can see.
The masks are for a couple of recent purchases and the gun is for a long ongoing AEC III build (in resin). Box somewhat oversized making P&P the same....especially as the seller sends out masks for free at the values I bought and the gun would easily have fitted in the envelope they usually use for masks
Figures are for my Flak 37 build. Excellent service from German manufacturer plus reasonable P&P for EU sellers too....ordered last Sunday and arrived on Thursday.....only 4 working days door to door.
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Andrew
It’s been like Christmas come early at Geoffers Towers this week due to the arrival of some pre-ordered kits 
First to arrive, not a pre-order but a bargain buy from Airfix’s Club members sale.
Followed by this little order.
Then the main event.
The Wessex looks very nice but the Spitfires look exquisite
Cheers,
Geoff.
First to arrive, not a pre-order but a bargain buy from Airfix’s Club members sale.
Followed by this little order. Then the main event. The Wessex looks very nice but the Spitfires look exquisite
Cheers,
Geoff.
I was in the local model shop and came across this one in the bargain bin. I am a soft touch for anything unusual and at £15 I couldn't resist it.
Cheers
Steve
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Steve
That's certainly a bit different!
Pete
Pete
Thats defiantly a bargain! Cant pass on things like that
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