discussion Latest acquisitions

[peterairfix]

A couple more found on my travels the model t I got from a market stall i Wells so if any one is from my end  of the country and can get to Wells on a wed or sat they have a market and there is a stall with lots of kits and worth a look

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[Guest]

Went to the 1st South East Asian Scale Model show in Malaysia and got this, wooohooooo.... Great price too 25% off.

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[Guest]

Finally arrived, cannot resist the 1/32 262. This is a state of the art kit, and is currently the best 262 around. The BIG ED set makes a serious difference with detail.


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And a 1/48 Hobbyboss Ta 152C-1. I have an eduard superdetail set coming for it as well


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[Guest]

Just got more walkarounds and reference. THe squadron walkarounds are extremely thorough


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[Guest]

And my Iwata HP CH Hi Line airbrush arrived. This is a really nice airbrush, and way exceeds what normal modellers need. The MAC air control valve is a really nice feature


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[Guest]

That's a nice AB, but it is remarkably similar to the vastly cheaper Fenghua airbrush. 


I wonder how much differently they'd perform in a side by side test?

 

[Guest]

That's a nice AB, but it is remarkably similar to the vastly cheaper Fenghua airbrush. 


I wonder how much differently they'd perform in a side by side test?

The chinese airbrushes, as you probably know, directly copy the iwata designs. I used them once at a model show, as a mate of mine had a chineses copy, and it could not do fine lines. The needle was off centre in the nozzle and the mac valve was a bad joke. Once you tried decreasing the psi down to about 10 psi, it sputtered and spattered.


I have the mentality that paying for something in a high price pays for performance

 

[monica]

that,s a very nice AB,John,will be waiting to see what comes of the bench with it,


do understand total what your saying with the cheaper ,with the both I,have i super glued them in one spot,as they never worked right,


oneday i will get some think good when i spot dropping them in the sink when cleaning and bending needles,but have been getting by


even with them being not so right, :$

 

[Guest]

that,s a very nice AB,John,will be waiting to see what comes of the bench with it,


do understand total what your saying with the cheaper ,with the both I,have i super glued them in one spot,as they never worked right,


oneday i will get some think good when i spot dropping them in the sink when cleaning and bending needles,but have been getting by


even with them being not so right, :$

Trust me, once you get a solid branded AB, (Iwata Hi Line HP CH, hint hint) your modelling will lift (even without it, you models are fantastic), but a branded airbrush is really worth it, and pays dividends.

 

[monica]

very much appreciated,comments ta,your right,must be some of that hmmm,blood ,wont say what a it may offend some people, 9_9

 

[Guest]

very much appreciated,comments ta,your right,must be some of that hmmm,blood ,wont say what a it may offend some people, 9_9

 

[papa 695]

Finally arrived, cannot resist the 1/32 262. This is a state of the art kit, and is currently the best 262 around. The BIG ED set makes a serious difference with detail.


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And a 1/48 Hobbyboss Ta 152C-1. I have an eduard superdetail set coming for it as well


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I'm looking forward to seeing the 262 on the bench John.

 

[PaulTRose]

haul from todays  North East Model Show......had a bit of a spending spree


1/35 BMP-2 for ten quid

1/35 Tamiya Sturmpanzer IV for another tenner

CMK 1/35 Bergpanzer Tiger for yet another tenner .............this is basically an old tamiya kit

1/24 Tamiya Pug 206 WRC for fifteen quid

1/72 Trumpy Ferdinand for four quid

1/72 Esci King Tiger for four quid

1/72 Airfix AEC for three quid

1/35 MiniArt figures for four quid

a lighting kit from Tyridium Models for a 1/48 Airfix Hurricane, which i already have.............should be thirty quid but i won it in a competition a while back

a couple of bases for six pound each

and some sundry bits and pieces....including a spool of ez-line, been after some of that for years

 

[monica]

very nice haul,Paul ,some nice kits,


have the model expo,in a weeks time so looking very forward to getting some bargains,myself,

 

[monica]

well some of my figures are show up,which is good and I,m happy about, back to liking my postlady,


I,m very impressed with the detail on the D-Day ones,cannot wait to get a start on them,


Still have not gotten figures for my other build,as waiting to see if I,m able to pickup any think at the swap meet on the long weekend on the 13th,

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[Guest]

Next two projects have just arrived. The Samba bus is a very personal project and may be pushing my skill set a tad too far. In the early 1960s my dad used to borrow a VW Devon Caravette from my uncle and we 'toured' the North Norfolk Coast for a weeks holiday for three years. We actually stayed at a pub in Dersingham now a private residence, but I slept in the Caravette parked behind the pub. We were not seaside and funfair people and my dad never had a plan. Each morning it was my job to fill the water container and we would all pile in and set off for the day ending up wherever the roads took us. No sat nav in those days so getting back to the pub was 'interesting' some days.



Anyway, the crux of this is that I want to re create that camper van that not only cemented my love of the vehicle but also the beautiful county of Norfolk. It has to be extensively modified so this is a long term project........ I did have a go at this a few years back but it ended up in the bin. This one will work....


The other is my last truck purchase for a while and it's a monster, total length 53cm..... no idea where I am going to put it.


having said that, I have a Citreon van coming from France and my better half's dad has asked me to do a Porche for him so I have one of those on the way.


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[Guest]

Couple of nice looking models Graham.

 

[peterairfix]

I love the truck  I wish I had room for one,mind you it's my own fault for having to many big Kit's

 

[Snowman]

The bug has bitten on the cars since i started on my Skyline and my buddy on OneTwentyFour had a movie/TV car build off. So, I decided to do something in my own time, the mobile FLAG unit and KITT from Knight Rider and the 1989 Batmobile. I'll get the Peterbilt horse on a later date.

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[Snowman]

The bug has bitten on the cars since i started on my Skyline and my buddy on OneTwentyFour had a movie/TV car build off. So, I decided to do something in my own time, the mobile FLAG unit and KITT from Knight Rider and the 1989 Batmobile. I'll get the Peterbilt horse on a later date.

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