This was  total impulse buy,  it's a "Vintage classic"  Airfix kit from I believe 1969, so that means lots of sanding, scribing and adding detail.  Cool looking plane however.

Anyone know if the natural metal is painted silver or polished aluminum?

I'm going to assume it's polished metal

John

    WOW falconmod, that is a cool kit. I never knew it exsisted or it might be collecting dust in my stash. What a neat looking airplane. I believe the lower fuselage, wings, and engine nacelles are bare metal, given the time period the plane operated in and its mission. If I am wrong please feel free to let me know. Really that is the most amazing kit I have seen. Cant tell ya why it strikes me so but WOW. Maybe it is the incredible AirFix box art LOL.

Just in case you're interested, the De Havilland Heron is a kit of a similar type, from the same era, also currently available as an Airfix Vintage release.  It's cheap, too - around £12 ($17) over here.

It is a very nice looking airplane!

Dropped by Hobby Lobby today.  Came out with a can of Mr Surfacer 1000, some #11 blades, new air cap and needle for the NEO, forgot the needle cap.  Also picked up the AMT Freightliner SD/DD kit. Kits at 40% off this week. That's for the repop kit of the D-8/lowboy trailer I got awhile back.  Have a set of a/m metal tracks, and redtinc's ROPS/with front bars, and his rear winch to replace the ripper in the kit.

Still need to get a can of Rust-Oleum cat yellow for the old school dirty yellow.

Falcon,

Would suspect that would be an executive transport, read as puzzle palace, so most likely white over polished aluminum. Most likely correct for the time era.

Another purchase today.

New Tamiya release.

Nice Jetstream John. Such a lovely plane. Freighter?....hmmmm, maybe I go down to HL and check out a Simi....or Lorry for our mates across the pond.

Ours had the Pete, KW Aero, Mack and Pete wrecker

armornut

    WOW falconmod, that is a cool kit. I never knew it exsisted or it might be collecting dust in my stash. What a neat looking airplane. I believe the lower fuselage, wings, and engine nacelles are bare metal, given the time period the plane operated in and its mission. If I am wrong please feel free to let me know. Really that is the most amazing kit I have seen. Cant tell ya why it strikes me so but WOW. Maybe it is the incredible AirFix box art LOL.

 

John

John, other John, Pat, and RC Guy: Nice adds guys!!!

Aggieman: LOVE the big beautiful Lanc!!! I need to get my 1/72nd kit built one day...

When I heard Kitty Hawk was going out of business I grabbed these.  I have one more kit on the way from them

Purchase this kit at a local craft store on the way home from work today and got 30% off.

I heard these older Revell/Monogram molds are not the greatest but for the price I will give it a try.

    Alittle off topic for this thread and not a rant. Those old Revel/Monogram kits actually build into descent representations of the subject, sure they have some accuracy issues, and the fit sometimes needs work however with a little love and massaging a fine model can be built. I can't lie if I had to choose between a 48th Tamiya plane and the same type from Revell/Mongram, odds are Tamiya would win.

     Somerimes it is nice to "just build it". Enjoy yourself.

John: That's very good catch! Hopefully someone else will pick up the molds but still good thinking on your part.

RCGuy: I agree Armornut, I think that is a good kit with a little TLC. I really need to try another vintage Monogram/Revell kit. I grew up on them and need to give it a try again.

Nice kits guys. I would have to agree with armor nut and gamers that although the old revell kits have some issues, they still are fun to build.

Just recieved these from sprue brothers.

armornut

    Alittle off topic for this thread and not a rant. Those old Revel/Monogram kits actually build into descent representations of the subject, sure they have some accuracy issues, and the fit sometimes needs work however with a little love and massaging a fine model can be built. I can't lie if I had to choose between a 48th Tamiya plane and the same type from Revell/Mongram, odds are Tamiya would win.

     Somerimes it is nice to "just build it". Enjoy yourself.

 

Can't beat the price though.

John, Dang it! you got my transporter! Actually I'm waiting for SB to have a Weekend Sale on Takom before I get one.

Hey John - Hurt Locker vingette in the future?

My last of 3 kitty hawk orders arrived today

Made a run down to Andy’s Hobby HQ today and found this kit for a good price, so I could not say no…

then I got these supplies…and for anyone in the area, Andy’s is now carrying Gunze’s Mr Color and Mr Hobby paint lines…. Between those and AK Real Color like I have here, my acrylic needs are now covered! And a nice restock on Value Gear too!

Nice Stick. Personally I don't care for Mr Color but would like to at least try Mr Paint and AK.

I swear, my last kit purchase for 2021 

keavdog

I swear, my last kit purchase for 2021 

 

Nice

A microwave-oven sized box dropped this morning:

The big duplicate kit and the smaller one are for a friend.  Honest.

These kits came from Bandai USA, part of their "Premium Bandai" on-line exclusive marketing strategy.  The original stated concept was to issue versions of kits with niche enthusiasts in mind, of subjects that might not have mass market appeal.  I think Bandai has gone off the rails on this thinking though, as the big kit (Gundam Mk-V), while very niche, has no mass market base kit from which to derive.  Instead, they have announced a "standard" kit of the Silver Bullet, which to me is an even more niche variant.  I don't know, maybe the Silver Bullet will feature in the upcoming Gundam movie "Hathaway's Flash".  Go figure.

Enough Gunadam mumbo-jumbo.  We now return you to the regularly scheduled program of normal kits.

     I will believe it when ya don't post it Keavdog LOL... any idea how many times I said thatLOL.

armornut

 I will believe it when ya don't post it Keavdog LOL... any idea how many times I said thatLOL.

Yep, me too - I decided that, instead of deciding I want a kit & then buying it straight away, I'd make a list of kits I wanted but not buy them until next year.  Then I see one of them at a really good price & buy it anyway...

Oh wow, cool stuff guys! 

Love the Cougar John, dang I need one to complete my set of Grumman cats... 

And that Gunpla porn Real G, wow! 

Not a model but I've been looking on and off for this for sometime and finally found a copy in perfect condition at secondhand shop (flea market here in the US) for three bucks!!! 

I almost want to ask Pawel about how good Gene Hackman's Polish accent is but I'm not sure I want to know. And poor John Ratzenberger- he must have been so tramatized that he spent years afterward hanging out in a bar... 

Gamera,

Yes, Gunpla Porn...

I guess the faction that approprated the Gundam Mk-V decided to spell "decide" a different way for their brand "The New Desides".  When I read "New Desides", I keep on thinking about a song by Peter Frampton.

I saw "A Bridge Too Far" back in the day with my dad.  As a little kid, I did not know of the battle for Arnhem, so was surprised when the "good guys" didn't win!  Nevertheless, it was a great movie, and I own the DVD.

Went to Deans yesterday and came home with these.