Hope everyone got what they wanted for Christmas this year! My wife always takes a few models off my wish list from spruebrothers and this year she really nailed it!

Then my mother-in-law gave me a $30 gift card to hobby lobby that I used to get some milliput and the Bandai Snow Speeder.

The Howitzer was a kit I've been wanting and seen it come up on ebay last month at a great price. My mother-in-law has a ebay store so we always ask her to order for us well she said she needed something to get me for Christmas so she paid for it but I couldn't play with it till Christmas lol. The kit is brand new never been open but the DS parts in the kit some wiker shell boxes and mat the bag they are in are full of oil or something and the parts are turning to dust anytime you pick the bag up they just crumble.

For Christmas.............

From me in 1/43rd....

From my wife..........

and..........1n 1/24th

And from our yougest son...

To go with the red one I bought 10 or 15 years ago.

I've added a trio ... 

Under my tree is the new Airfix Bristol Blenheim, 1/48.

I just picked up Tamiya's new Supermarine Spitfire Mk. I, 1/48 (even though I have their earlier Mk. I kit in my stash), and Bandai's B-Wing starfighter from the movie Return of the Jedi, with the special edition lighting kit

Christmas shopping for non-modeling family strangely found myself in the model shop. Came away with Tamiya's LRDG command car 32407; having completed and proudly displayed the SAS jeep a while ago adding to it has long been on my mind.

Next I would like an example of the Sunderland MK111, I built one when in my teens; but having read about the Sunderlands recently once again on my mind.

Joe, the lighting kit is sold separately.

If the kit is made without lighting, it looks to be an easy build.  There really aren’t that many pieces, and the large parts appear to fit well.

One caveat is that the locator pins are small for the size of the kit, so the sockets will benefit from a slight drilling out.  Others have reported snapped pins due to the tight fit.

Now that is immensely impressive. I understand that that comes with lighting also.

Yes, that is rather large isn't it.

Lol, I need to look up the Klingonaase for 'size does matter.'

Very impressive!!!

Here is a pic of the K'tinga box.  It is deceptively "small" for what lies inside.

https://flic.kr/p/2cw2myL][/url]K’tinga-01 by N.T. Izumi, on Flickr

A comparison to Polar Lights' 1/1000 D-7 shows just how supendously large the 1/350 kit is.

https://flic.kr/p/PRN8xv][/url]K’tinga-02 by N.T. Izumi, on Flickr

Falconmod and Joe Rix - Yes there will be pictures!  

Gamera - I did get the lighting kit.  But I have plans to upgrade the strobes and replace the forward torpedo lighting effect with a cycling build up then fire feature.  I am tuning in on the model forums to see what the omissions and fixes are for the lighting kit.  But the plastic itself is great to go, so for people not planning on lighting the kit, they can just jump in and build a fabulous looking model!

I hope I don't start to want a 1/350 refit Enterprise.  

Whoa! That kit sounds awesome. I want to see some pics also.

falconmod

 

 

Real G

I just got Polar Light’s 1/350 K’Tinga Klingon Battlecruiser, and holy gabongas, it is a monster!

Even though the 1979 “Star Trek: The Non-Motion Pajama Party” is not in my Top Ten movie picks, the K’Tinga and the refit Enterprise are definitely in my Top Ten movie spaceship list.

The kit, like Christmas for kids, seemed to take forever to get here, but it is here now for all Trek fans to enjoy.  I do not particularly like huge kits, but I am very glad that Polar Lights did it, and made the effort to thoroughly research the original studio prop.

Things are a bit hectic right now, so I just slid it under the Christmas tree to keep me from diving in. Merry, glorious Christmas to the Empire - blood wine for everyone!

 

 

 

 

Ooooooo!   cna't wait to see pictures!  there are going to be pictures right?

 

falcon

 

Ohhhhhhhhhh all those kits you guys listed above sound cool but this K'Tinga blows me outta the water!!! 

I just got a virtual one for my Klingon character on Star Trek: Online. Nope don't want no silly Bird of Prey I want my BATTLECRUISER!!!'  That's a true Klingon ship not some silly knock-off of a Romulan vessel!!! 

Looking forward to photos too G! I watched a YouTube review the other day and it seems pretty friggin' amazing!

BTW did you get the lighting kit too? 

Real G

I just got Polar Light’s 1/350 K’Tinga Klingon Battlecruiser, and holy gabongas, it is a monster!

Even though the 1979 “Star Trek: The Non-Motion Pajama Party” is not in my Top Ten movie picks, the K’Tinga and the refit Enterprise are definitely in my Top Ten movie spaceship list.

The kit, like Christmas for kids, seemed to take forever to get here, but it is here now for all Trek fans to enjoy.  I do not particularly like huge kits, but I am very glad that Polar Lights did it, and made the effort to thoroughly research the original studio prop.

Things are a bit hectic right now, so I just slid it under the Christmas tree to keep me from diving in. Merry, glorious Christmas to the Empire - blood wine for everyone!

 

falcon

I just got Polar Light’s 1/350 K’Tinga Klingon Battlecruiser, and holy gabongas, it is a monster!

Even though the 1979 “Star Trek: The Non-Motion Pajama Party” is not in my Top Ten movie picks, the K’Tinga and the refit Enterprise are definitely in my Top Ten movie spaceship list.

The kit, like Christmas for kids, seemed to take forever to get here, but it is here now for all Trek fans to enjoy.  I do not particularly like huge kits, but I am very glad that Polar Lights did it, and made the effort to thoroughly research the original studio prop.

Things are a bit hectic right now, so I just slid it under the Christmas tree to keep me from diving in. Merry, glorious Christmas to the Empire - blood wine for everyone!

I am doing the 432 for the modern armour GB, so hopefully will give you some insight. The saladin is on my watch list as well along with the Jackal and Coyote from Hobby Boss.

My ”to get” list for next year so for is: Dragon M48A1, Dragon M103A1, and Hobbyboss Fast Attack Vehicle. Perhaps the  (Takom?) FV.432 and Dragon Saladin as well. All 1/35 of course... I’ll have to look up that Accurate Armor SNATCH. 

Ye, sounds like it. I might just pick up another one, but first kit i am planning to get next year is the Accurate Armour resin SNATCH.

Bish

That Wolf does look a nice kit doesn't it, i got the MILAN version a few months back.

 

It sure does look like a nice kit. I also picked up the MILAN version a couple summers ago. Once I get all the Landrovers in my stash built there will be quite the group.

That Wolf does look a nice kit doesn't it, i got the MILAN version a few months back.

I have gotten a few items in the past couple of weeks...

This Peddinghaus Bundeswehr tank crew figure set

a Verlindein IDF 1973 October War tank crew set

with my Malibu fires overtime I ordered this one from one of my favorite sellers on eBay... and it was on sale, so I got a very good price

and then at this years AMPS holiday gift exchange I picked up this beauty...

a nice way to close out the year for acquisitions 

modelcrazy

I was looking at the concepts for the 6th generation fighters, which they are working on now, and the look like something out of a Sci Fi movie. I guess we (humans) have advanced so far now that flight is an excercise in elementary physics...Pfft, of course we can fly, that's easy! stoping, or turning 180deg in 10 ft, that's the hard part

 

As i understand, the Eurofighter Typhon is areodynamically unstable, it  should not be able to fly. Its only the computers that keep it in the air and its what allow it to be so manoeuvrable. If thats what they were coming up with 25 years ago, one can only imagine what they are doing do. We think the gadgets we have access to are amazing, but civilians are a good 20 to 30 years behind the military.

I have seen a few wildlife programmes latley were they are going on about having access to new Thermal Imaging kit that allows them to see animals in the kit and how wounderful it is and i was think how i was useing that years ago.

I was looking at the concepts for the 6th generation fighters, which they are working on now, and the look like something out of a Sci Fi movie. I guess we (humans) have advanced so far now that flight is an excercise in elementary physics...Pfft, of course we can fly, that's easy! stoping, or turning 180deg in 10 ft, that's the hard part

modelcrazy

You were talking about Airfix making one, is that hear say or is that something that they are planning?

I am leaning strongly on making this one RN.

 

Its my wishful thinking and guess work. Other companies have them so no reason why Airfix could not, but now they have entered service with the RAF, it would be perfect time for them to do it. They normally announced the coming years releases in jan, so we will see then.

You were talking about Airfix making one, is that hear say or is that something that they are planning?

I am leaning strongly on making this one RN.

I know we won't get the C now we have adopted the ski jump on the carriers. But i think the RAF would still like the A. I am sure its still an option thats been left on the table. I know last Dec the deputy chief of the defence staff for military capability told MP's it could not be ruled out when asked if we would buy the A. One concern though is that if the A is bought as part of our current total planned purchase, it would not leave enough aircraft to equip the new carriers. So unless we increase the numbers we plan to buy, it will leave us with a carrier with no aircraft.

There is very little about defence on the new at the moment, everything revoles around one thing.

Maybe when the USAF get their A's at lakenheath, maybe people will see those and decide we want some.

The artical I was reading was a week ago. It's one of those that pop up in Google as click bait so i don't remember where it led me. The main argument were for last 49 if I remember correctly and they were for the A and I thought the B but it might have been the C (Carrier launched like the US Navy version) competing to complete the original orders of 100 something. I had thought at the time that the "A"s would do no good on a carrier and the thought the "C" wouldn't work for you'r ski slopes and STOL landings, but like you, what do I know? You would know far more that me since you live there and hear all the news. The only thing we hear really is when something bad happens, or there's a Royal marrage.

Steve, good to see an RN boxing on the 35. I am hoping that will be on Airfix new kit list last year. As far as i know, there is currently no plans to get the 35A, last i heard a couple of years ago the MoD had ruled it out for now. I think we made a mistake getting the B anyway, but what do i know.

Don't know what possesed me to get the PE for the Wildcat.....Hate the PE on the 1/32 version.  Have to figure out decals for the O'Hare bird yet, more research to do on how it was marked beyond the "00" as CAG of VF-6.

The Squadron kit came with resin seat (2 of them), the second will go in the -3, and a set of resin wheels and tires.  Both are nicely done.

The F-35 kit looks like a good one.

Those look great GH, especially the Tam F-4

I finally receved this today from China.

and Oh goodie it's the Royal Navy, wooo hooo! I don't know weather to do the USS Wasp or RN

I undersatand there's somewhat of a spat between the RAF and RN over which model the military is going to get for their next 40 F-35's, The A (air force version) or B (STOL version for their carriers). We don't care which one's you get, just get some.