Our Latest Acquisitions 2017-2024

Dropped in at HL Tuesday when I was over giving the county money for a permit renewal.  Picked up Tamiya's Gama Goat,and since my new lady is in Europe for the next two weeks, a Metal Earth windmill, to remind her of the trip that started off in Amsterdam last week.

Won these on eBay: three Tamiya bikes + riders for $23.50 + a hefty $22.55 shipping.  Still puts each bike at $15 or so plus the riders.  Granted these are early, early Tamiya bikes but still nice kits.

Time for the magnifying glass and tweezers!

This came in today, PE is comming from Japan. Full hull, I invision a heavy sea seascape with this one, waves breaking over the bow and all.

Just can't find a good bow break picture but you know what I mean.

modelcrazy

Archangel,

I hope you plan to do a WIP on that monster, I'm sure most of us would love to see it come together .

 

I need to first wrap on a couple of other builds but when I do start, I'll will post pics of the kit. Tell you the truth,  I'm itching to start on the figures now, they look that good. And the crew can be displayed as either walking towards the B-17 or having just returned from a mission.

modelcrazy

Archangel,

I hope you plan to do a WIP on that monster, I'm sure most of us would love to see it come together .

 

Ye, what Steve said. I have seen the 17G built up, but to see one with the crew would be awsome.

Archangel,

I hope you plan to do a WIP on that monster, I'm sure most of us would love to see it come together .

Having picked up the 1/32 B-17F, I been searching around for figures to add to the kit. Master Details have a only a few to offer right now and they're displayed sitting in the plane, and the Verinden waist gunner's set is out of production.

But then I came across this set by A.C. Models out of New Zealand and carried in the U.S. by Red Lancers which the photo I enclosed here is theirs. The set is pricey but it certainly solves having all the crew members, and the details on them is outstanding! For those who have the B-25 kits, there's a crew set for that too. The figures are the same as in the B-17 set but of course have fewer crew members. I think they will make a great addition to a B-17 dio.

falconmod

Realized I had no Allied plane in my build list to counter my axis planes, so I picked this one up at 40% off at HL.   apparently I'll have to look for some AM decals as the ones that come with it everyone says are crap.

 

Built that last year for the Midway GB. I needed AM decals anyway, but the kit ones don't look to good, and they are Acdemy. Nice kit, though cockpit detail is a little sparse.

Realized I had no Allied plane in my build list to counter my axis planes, so I picked this one up at 40% off at HL.   apparently I'll have to look for some AM decals as the ones that come with it everyone says are crap.

Nice! Gotta love those 40 and 50% off coupons Rob.

I bought an AFV Club 1/35 251/9 Ausf D halftrack from a model show yesterday. And picked up Monogram's 1/48 HE-111 and Tamiyas 1/48 F2A2 Brewster Buffalo too afterwards.

This weekend was fun...IPMS Northern Virginia's Model Classic, AND the gun show...I'm exhausted

Got a 50% off coupon from Michael's and used it to buy a Revell Peterbilt 359 truck. with the discount it was $14 and change.

Mopar Madness

Modelcrazy and I saw this on the shelf at the same time so we arm-wrestled for it. He won, took pity on me and let me take it home! 

 

Thats what friends are for 

Mopar Madness

Modelcrazy and I saw this on the shelf at the same time so we arm-wrestled for it. He won, took pity on me and let me take it home! 

 

Mopar Madness

Modelcrazy and I saw this on the shelf at the same time so we arm-wrestled for it. He won, took pity on me and let me take it home! 

 

Looks fun! I've got the 1/32 Hasegawa/Minicraft version, it's certainly a different project.

Modelcrazy and I saw this on the shelf at the same time so we arm-wrestled for it. He won, took pity on me and let me take it home! 

Thanks KD. I need to see if I can find any photos of the launcher in MERDC camo. 

I think they have that missile system at the marine corps air museum down here at miramar.

Edit: its there.  Found this pic poking around 

https://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g60750-d2054882-i244895698-Flying_Leatherneck_Aviation_Museum-San_Diego_California.html

 the other day when checking the Brookhurst Hobbies website of new arrivals in stock I came across something that I really wanted that was quite affordable... plus I needed some of that “Tire” CA glue that Mark/Duke Maddog had previously mentioned for use on vinyl tracks, so a quick trip to Brookhurst was in order on my way to work yesterday....

Duck Season!!!!

Rob Gronovius

Monogram made one that looks like the one above that was snap tite. Testors made the glue one and also a faux MiG stealth fighter, both in 1/48 scale. They were pretty nice plane kits. I even found photo etch to accurize the Testors stealth fighter. The Mig actually looked closer to what the stealth fighter looked like.

I picked up one if the Testors 1/48 MiG-37B kits about a month or two ago, it's posted somewhere earlier in this thread.  Yes, it was supposed to represent what the more "primitive" technology of the Soviets could achieve.  The irony was that when the F-117 was finally unveiled, it was a lot closer to the MiG kit than the F-19.

TheWaggishAmerican

Birthday haul! After I got out of my SAT testing, I was able to unwind with these!

And paint enough for all three

Not strictly model related, but of potential interest: I got a reproduction Luftwaffe Bf-109 pilot's watch.

Finally, this has nothing to do with models, but my sister threw together a cake with my favorite people on it, and I thought someone besides me should see it. Tomoko on the right, Maka on the left.

 

Picked up the same A-10 yesterday on the way back from a VA appt. 

Also added to the fun with a Guillows Hellcat, in 1/32.  Not going to do the flying version though, will skin it in 1/32" balsa as a static model.

Just made a stop at the LHS and picked up Tamiya's new Messerschmitt Bf-109G-6. Opened it up and am simply amazed. I am in a year of building Axis warbirds - this one will make its way to my bench after I do the next up on the list (Tamiya's Do335, which has been in my stash for more than a decade).

Falconmod,

The shows I liked were the movie "Macross:  Do You Remember Love?" and the two OVA series "Macross Plus" and "Macross Zero".  The YF-21 pictured above is from Macross Plus, which had a different tack on story line as it was about the flyoff competition between the YF-19 and YF-21, not about battling the Zentradei.  Macross Zero was a prequel to the TV show, with two international factions vying for the recovery of a giant alien artifact.  Macross: DYRL was a retelling of the TV show, and was my first foray into post-super robot Japanese animation.  It is a stunning combination of action and art design.  The color saturation against black backgrounds is fantastic and really stands out.

Real G

This came in the other day:

https://flic.kr/p/25ZcvS7][/url]VF-4-01 by N.T. Izumi, on Flickr

Although only making a cameo appearance in the Japanese OVA "Macross Flashback 2012", the VF-4 has had a strong fan following.  The only 1/72 kits available back then were expensive resin and vinyl kits.  Now from Wave we have an expensive injection molded kit.  But at least it is plastic, so it is easy to assemble and will be generally more available.

https://flic.kr/p/24FT2Xi][/url]VF-4-02 by N.T. Izumi, on Flickr

The kit is snap fit, so some small details like the cockpit floor and landing gear wells are not really that hot looking.  But the seated pilot figure fills the canopy so the floor isn't really visible.

https://flic.kr/p/269gz8o][/url]VF-4-10 by N.T. Izumi, on Flickr

Optional closed landing gear doors are provided for an in-flight display, but no stand is provided.  There are optional intake ramps and side verniers, which I think are for atmospheric flight (ramps up, verniers retracted) or space flight (ramps down, verniers extended).  The "glass" portion of the canopy is separate from the framing, an approach that I am not a fan of, but it is to be seen how good or bad it looks when assembled.  The VF-4 is a transformable mech, but the kit is just the airplane mode.  The "Battroid" form is kind of ugly anyway, and a tranformable kit would have lots of sacrifices in detail and proportion.  The VF-4 is pretty slender and looks petite next to Hasegawa's 1/72 YF-22.

https://flic.kr/p/252tbUU][/url]VF-4-04 by N.T. Izumi, on Flickr

Parts count is very low, so a couple of snips with the sprue cutter and the airframe comes together quickly.   The kit is only dry fitted for now.

https://flic.kr/p/GxRnNH][/url]VF-4-11 by N.T. Izumi, on Flickr

 

 

John

This came in the other day:

https://flic.kr/p/25ZcvS7][/url]VF-4-01 by N.T. Izumi, on Flickr

Although only making a cameo appearance in the Japanese OVA "Macross Flashback 2012", the VF-4 has had a strong fan following.  The only 1/72 kits available back then were expensive resin and vinyl kits.  Now from Wave we have an expensive injection molded kit.  But at least it is plastic, so it is easy to assemble and will be generally more available.

https://flic.kr/p/24FT2Xi][/url]VF-4-02 by N.T. Izumi, on Flickr

The kit is snap fit, so some small details like the cockpit floor and landing gear wells are not really that hot looking.  But the seated pilot figure fills the canopy so the floor isn't really visible.

https://flic.kr/p/269gz8o][/url]VF-4-10 by N.T. Izumi, on Flickr

Optional closed landing gear doors are provided for an in-flight display, but no stand is provided.  There are optional intake ramps and side verniers, which I think are for atmospheric flight (ramps up, verniers retracted) or space flight (ramps down, verniers extended).  The "glass" portion of the canopy is separate from the framing, an approach that I am not a fan of, but it is to be seen how good or bad it looks when assembled.  The VF-4 is a transformable mech, but the kit is just the airplane mode.  The "Battroid" form is kind of ugly anyway, and a tranformable kit would have lots of sacrifices in detail and proportion.  The VF-4 is pretty slender and looks petite next to Hasegawa's 1/72 YF-21.

https://flic.kr/p/252tbUU][/url]VF-4-04 by N.T. Izumi, on Flickr

Parts count is very low, so a couple of snips with the sprue cutter and the airframe comes together quickly.   The kit is only dry fitted for now.

https://flic.kr/p/GxRnNH][/url]VF-4-11 by N.T. Izumi, on Flickr

GM,

Yep, it looks pre-refit. The shorter flight deck at the bow and I would guess "Chicago Piano" 1.1"/75's at the stern.

Neet PBY.

Steve

Thanks, I really think I will.  Have the Merit 1/350 offering as well.  Have always loved that lady since I read "The Big E" as a teenager.  That is what got me interested in the PTO, and then sparked interest in submarine operations there.

Picked this up off Ebay for under $10 for the Commonwealth GB coming up, and the A/M decals for "The Wandering Witch", from the NZAF in 1945. Witch is the blue/white scheme.

Here is the Academy 1/700 Enterprise...

Hulls-

Flight deck, hanger deck is 2 piece=

Couple of sprues, 2 other bags not pictured after these two-

Layout for the masks for the horizontal surfaces-

Masks, decals, and PE fret-

Layout for the nightmare of PE-