discussion Latest acquisitions

[Guest]

Your telling me, that's exactly what she said.....lol

But not in those words.

 

[ojays]

Must be a woman thing, as we were in 'The Range' today and my wife suggested I buy several assorted storage boxes.

(Normally I have to sneak my bits and pieces into the house), of course I took her up on it!

Gregg

 

[ojays]

Acquired in the last couple of weeks.

The PT boat from a local guy advertising several kits for sale, bought for £40. Box a little creased but all Ok inside.

The Pibber off E-bay for £18.

And a pic of the storage boxes now in my modelling cupboard to keep HWMBO happy. She likes a tidy ship!

The last pic, is how I store my modelling boards on the inside of the cupboard door.

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Gregg

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no way. i would literally urinate with excitement

 

[ojays]

no way. i would literally urinate with excitement

That's the stains on the board.

Gregg

 

[AlanG]

Been stopping myself from going on evilbay to try and save myself from financial destruction. Thought i'd done it...until tonight lol

1/32 Hasegawa Fw190 D9 £23 delivered

 

[yak face]

Been stopping myself from going on evilbay to try and save myself from financial destruction. Thought i'd done it...until tonight lol1/32 Hasegawa Fw190 D9 £23 delivered

Ive done exactly the same allyne ! tried to stop looking on e-bay , telling myself i would be buying something at the Newark Expo next week , but couldnt help looking last night and ended up buying 2 Polikarpov i-16's and a Curtiss Hawk ( justified it to myself by saying it was one of the rarely kitted early marks of i-16 ,so it was a rarity and a bargain!) tony

 

[Guest]

I'm looking at my corner of the room and I've noticed I'm starting to turn into a "Kit-whore" pardon the expression. I have had to let a few go by the last couple of days. I can't get into the habit of buying kits "just to make sure they're in my collection before someone else buys them first". But there are a few I have my eye on... And I got paid... and the bills are paid... Tough decision to make sometimes.

 

[Guest]

It amuses me how both men and women will justify their purchases with the concept of "it was both hard to find, AND it was on sale!" "Wooooo! double whammy!" Can't argue with that logic!

 

[yak face]

It amuses me how both men and women will justify their purchases with the concept of "it was both hard to find, AND it was on sale!" "Wooooo! double whammy!" Can't argue with that logic!

Yeah it seems like the only person that really needs convincing is ourselves!! and ive got my conscience wrapped round my little finger!!LOL!!!!

 

[Ian M]

I think a lot of the problem is buying them while they are still in production. I read some place that Airfix base the production run on expected sales. No point in making a million if they are only going to sell 50,000 so rather make 40,000 and if they sell bang some more out...

Ian M

 

[Alan 45]

Just acquired this , my first trumpeter kit

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She's not as detailed as Academy's Warspite but that's only due to it having less secondary armament , there is some pe but only for the RDF aerials and ladders

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[Ian M]

Some here https://www.whiteensignmodels.com/product-search/HMS+Queen+Elizabeth/1/

you might want to sit down before you look though.

Ian M

 

[Ian M]

I popped into the LHS yesterday for some brass wire and plastic profiles... Came out with another Tamiya Mk VI/NFII and the Airfix XVI/PRXVI 1/48 scale Mosquitoes.

Ian M

 

[Guest]

I had not only the new Me-262, but for some reason, gave into the urge to get some additions to the crew...

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I like how the Bosses are goofing off and the shlubs are all working. Seem familiar? My wife and i were calling these guys the "loaft-waffe". Gee, I'd hate to think that this "war thing" was getting in the way, please sir, don't let me disturb your Sunday paper (lol).

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[Ian M]

Going for a forced perspective there Steve.

As for the crew figures. Its the same every where. Flyboys relaxing. Bosses reading something "important" and the ground crew sweating.

Ian M

 

[Alan 45]

I popped into the LHS yesterday for some brass wire and plastic profiles... Came out with another Tamiya Mk VI/NFII and the Airfix XVI/PRXVI 1/48 scale Mosquitoes.Ian M

Some here https://www.whiteensignmodels.com/product-search/HMS Queen Elizabeth/1/you might want to sit down before you look though.

Ian M

Cheers Ian that's a big help , they do the wooden deck plate as well

 

[Guest]

Ever since we got that dining room table from that German woman, this kind of stuff has been happening. [shrugs] I dunno...

 

[Dave W]

Going for a forced perspective there Steve.As for the crew figures. Its the same every where. Flyboys relaxing. Bosses reading something "important" and the ground crew sweating.

Ian M

That sounds like me Ian.My lads sweating on the aircraft and me drinking a coffee and doing the 'important' paperwork!.

 

[Adrian "Marvel" Reynolds]

Was down at the Abingdon IPMS show today and picked up this little cracker, I do have plans to build it next year as part of a Dio for the D-Day landings

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