discussion Latest Acquisitions (2026)

[Ian M]

Went to see if the New Jag was in stock. It was not....
But these where and there was 12% off.


Been thinking about the Lifeboats for far to long. Being on offer was to much for my willpower to withstand... lol

 

[Ian M]

Being sick of painting then despite covering everything over, I still find dust in some of the paint.

The curse of building 'clean' ships and shiny cars/bikes.
I have some clear storage tote thingies I use if I want a really clean finish. sort of works.

 

[pjgtech]

Few bits arrived today courtesy of our very own SMS, (Thanx John)....

 

[PaulTRose]

A paint stirring rod????????

To me thats a tooth pick

I swear this hobby has so many things to spend money on, only out done by fishing and golf

 

[pjgtech]

A paint stirring rod????????
To me thats a tooth pick
I swear this hobby has so many things to spend money on, only out done by fishing and golf

Yeah but, no but, yeah but..... they are NICE and POSH stirring rods..... and I wanted them, so there!

You are right though, fishing bits, yep got too many of them... Golf, yep, been there, done that, plus Motorbikes, Tools, other sports, eg: Squash, Cycling, then I had a camping/bushcraft phase. so lots of bits for that, and then there's the current main hobby, Airgun target shooting, that's a whole other Rabbit hole thats easy to slip down,..... and I have!
Oh, and I forgot photography that's another relatively new one for me, and yes I have bought far too many "bits" for it...

Blokes and hobbies, its a marketing Man's wet dream....

 

[LeytonO]

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A paint stirring rod????????

To me thats a tooth pick

I swear this hobby has so many things to spend money on, only out done by fishing and golf

As a long term photographer I can attest to the expense of that particular hobby.
Printing at home is exceptionally expensive when a set of ink cartridges cost in the region of £150.
Our cabin cruiser moored at St Pancras basin wasn't exactly a cheap pastime either

 

[PaulTRose]

Woke up to a voucher for a fiver from hobbycraft...... I fancy doing a car but i only have a couple in the stash and they are not calling out to me at the mo so made the trip to see what they have....... Never done this one so i picked one up

3rd gen mazda rx7

Apparently they only came in black, red or yellow....... Deffo not going to be one of those lol...... For some reason a lime green or orange is calling out tome lol




Thing is i got to go back in the next day or two as i have another spitfire on order

 

[PaulTRose]

Heres a short story lol
So i said in last post i had another spit on order at hobbycraft, id ordered it online as i also wanted the hasegawa weopons set..... I have an italeri A10 which dossnt come with any payload and hobbycraft have recently started to sell various different weopon sets and this looked the most suitable, but its only order online to collect in store which is why i ordered the spit at same time........ But the last few days its been 'processing' but ive not been in any hurry

Then they sent me another voucher today!...... Fiver off if you spend 20 quid.... So i decided to stock up on some consumables...... I like the sanding sticks, especially when they are reduced to 1.50!!
Didnt plan buying any kits but the Tie fighter was only 7 quid..... Ive always thought this range must be cheap and nasty but im quite impressed with whats in the box..... Low parts count but its @6inch tall, 5 inch long and looks nicely moulded....... The little trowel thing is meant for oil/acrylics paint where they splodge it on the canvas, buts brilliant for applying filler cos you can get in with little ammounts....... I broke my last one, but have a flat spade shaped one as well cos they come in about a dozen shapes and sizes.... Well worth a fiver

Got to the checkout to pay and asked if there was a reason why my online order was slow..... She looked on the system then pulled it out of the click n collect cupboard!!..... Someones not updated the system lol but hey ho saves another journey..... Im expecting a text saying its ready to collect

 

[Neil]

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Didnt plan buying any kits but the Tie fighter was only 7 quid..... Ive always thought this range must be cheap and nasty but im quite impressed with whats in the box..... Low parts count but its @6inch tall, 5 inch long and looks nicely moulded.......

The Bandai/Revell are reboxing aren’t they? In which case, the At-At and AT-ST (as per my avatar) are well done - and I never feel the need to stick to the paint scheme for a fictional subject - go rogue with the scheme!

 

[kacitgirl]

Courier just been. More stuff from the land of the rising sun

 

[PaulTRose]

Like the look of the civics

 

[Steven000]

That'll keep you busy for the next 4 days

 

[kacitgirl]

i know fujimi kits aren't the best but they do stuff nobody else does i know tamiya and hasegawa do civics but not the type r or the integra

 

[PaulTRose]

I never feel the need to stick to the paint scheme for a fictional subject - go rogue with the scheme!

I have thought about going back for the x wing which will be ww2 RAF..... The TIE would go Luftwaffe lol

 

[LeytonO]

I do like these more quirky vehicles, never tried an AK kit before.
The printed wheels you get these days really enhance the finished article.

 

[boatman]

HI Kaci i know you like your cars just thought id tell you there is a real sports car cant make out what type on its roof in a feild about a mile from me an its been stripped of parts as its laid there for 3 wks now what rotten people about oh dear nothin but vultrues they are an i cant make out how the driver got to put it on its roof as its a perfcktly straight rd some people just cant drive unless it was stolen an joy riders
chrisb

 

[kacitgirl]

Sods

 

[Geoffers]

Arrived today



I’ve got a PE set on order and am going to build it in the markings of Eric Lock.

Geoff.

 

[John Race]

Arrived this morning, to be used for the dio T12

 

[PaulTRose]

Something I found during the week......

Been wanting some little display box type things but they all seem to be silly prices for what is a plastic box!

Was walking round B&M and spotted these

Rectangular ones were in the 'storage' section..... Perspex with a drawer affair but will keep the dust off..... Stackable..... I got a tower of 4 now...... Odd size..... I can get a mazda mx5 in but not a porsche 911.......4 quid each!!


The square ones were in the 'kitchenware' bit...... Box with a lid..... A spitfire fits nicely but not tried anything else.... Stackable..... 3 quid each.... And they do different sizes including some big ones..... Meant to go in a fridge so not air tight but definatly dust free

May not be perfect but works for me at the price