MC, congrats on that impressive pile of medals! That's a nice collection of kits as well, especially that Dragon Flak 36 is a treat. The Gearing should be equally impressive, considering it's Dragon.

Steve: Congrads on the boatload of awards!!! And nice haul too. 

PJ: Some nice stuff there too! 

I heard the Fujimi kit was pretty good. The Airfix, Cyber Hobby and Fujimi all have accuracy issues of one kind or another but they all build into great looking models.

I'll be looking forward to when you get to it.

Steve

Just opened the Val, date on the instruction sheet says 1995. Great looking kit with delicate recessed panel lines, good engine detail, pit will benefit from additional detailing and a vac formed canopy will be good if you want to see the pit details.

Markings are kind of plain but I have seen some AM ones that are eye catchers. Not bad for $5. And forgot, the instructions are in Japanese LOL!

Thanks guys. 

PJ that Gearing should be a nice kit. Good price for all of them. Let me know who how like the Val as well.

Steve

My apologies there bud! I missed the post with your medals and the nice toys you got. Well deserved wins and congrats!

Very nice collection on medals there Steve, very well done, deffinetly well deserved.

Nice haul of kits as well, look forwardto seeing that 88.

A huge CONGRATULATIONS  MC  That's quite a haul of awards 

Nice haul there PJ. I am looking forwardto the Airfix FG.1 in Nov and hoping the FGR.2 follows soon.

Devil Dawg

Never mind - I looked it up, and not all RAF Phantoms had the squared top on the vertical stabilizer. Hope she builds up nice-n-easy for you!

 

Actually it has the parts for both versions and depends on the variant. Just started to learn about the Brit Phantoms but they are very cool looking.

Man.... Modelcrazy be bringin home the gold !!!

Some nice additions to the stash. I defenetly need to get myself one of them there Hs 129's.

The U.S. Olympic  team just called.... they need pointers on how they can acheve medals in such abundance..... should I tell them to just go glue?????

Never mind - I looked it up, and not all RAF Phantoms had the squared top on the vertical stabilizer. Hope she builds up nice-n-easy for you!

Great haul, plasticjunkie!! Shoulda ran while you had the chance, if they just "fell" into your hands!! That way, you'd still have your cash!

About the Phantom - I'm probably wrong, but didn't all of the RAF Phantoms have the squared-off top on the vertical stabilizer? Something about an antenae for some special avionics.

Anyways, great haul!

Gary Mason

These just hapenned to fall into my hands during today's model show in Orlando:

Hasegawa 1/48 FGR.2 paid $17

Fujimi 1/48 Aichi Val, factory sealed, paid $5

Dragon 1/350 USS Gearing Destroyer, paid $20

Thanks Joe!

I also won a $65 gift certificate to Hobby Town, I was stoked, especially after scoring that 88 just a minute before.

The show was actually quite large and I was part of the judging, although I didn't really have any influence in the final decisions since I had never judged before and there were a few categories that I couldn't judge.

I found out that I have no business judging anyone’s work. I just can’t be that critical of anyone’s hard work.

MJ, Congratulations on your well earned honors. We all here know that your builds are more than worthy of a bevy of bling. Good show.

Now I never said that Lizzie was good looking. But she had her charms in capabilities! Much like a Huey, no winner for looks, but a winner in the utility department...

For an odd RAF bird, I give you the deHavilland Dominie

Devil Dawg

 

SchattenSpartan

 

 

Devil Dawg

 

 

stikpusher

 

 

JohnnyK

The B-24J is probably the oddest looking airplane of WWII. Wings way up high, rolling overhead garage doors at the bomb bay, long snout and a turret in the nose. 

 

 

 

 

Nah, I think that the French, Brits, and Germans all had some designs that were far more odd looking.

 

 

 

 

Can anyone say "Lysander"?

 

 

 

 

Or how about the Bv 141?

 

 

 

 

I'd have to say "beautifully oddball" - I think it's a pretty design. I just bought the Hobby Boss kit of that plane a few weeks ago. Looking forward to (someday) getting it built and on the display shelf. Blohm und Voss had some really neat designs back in their day. 

If I remember correctly, about 20 total of these were built. It was in competition with the Fw-189 Uhu, and, to my dismay, the Uhu won.

 

Special Hobby are set to release one in 72nd, will be keeping an eye out for that.

Your right about the number. Another issue was that it used the same engine as the Fw 190, and that took priority.

SchattenSpartan

 

 

Devil Dawg

 

 

stikpusher

 

 

JohnnyK

The B-24J is probably the oddest looking airplane of WWII. Wings way up high, rolling overhead garage doors at the bomb bay, long snout and a turret in the nose. 

 

 

 

 

Nah, I think that the French, Brits, and Germans all had some designs that were far more odd looking.

 

 

 

 

Can anyone say "Lysander"?

 

 

 

 

Or how about the Bv 141?

 

I'd have to say "beautifully oddball" - I think it's a pretty design. I just bought the Hobby Boss kit of that plane a few weeks ago. Looking forward to (someday) getting it built and on the display shelf. Blohm und Voss had some really neat designs back in their day. 

If I remember correctly, about 20 total of these were built. It was in competition with the Fw-189 Uhu, and, to my dismay, the Uhu won.

stikpusher

 

Now the Lizzie was no oddball in looks... and pretty beefy & robust for a STOL aircraft. 

You gotta be kidding, stik! That was a pretty oddball-looking plane to me. The Army must've ruined your eyes......    

JohnnyK

Okay, you win. That is one odd airplane. How could that thing have possibly flown?

I don't know, but it did. It handled very nicely actually, according to the test pilots who flew it.

SchattenSpartan

  

Or how about the Bv 141?

 

Devil Dawg

 

 

stikpusher

 

 

JohnnyK

The B-24J is probably the oddest looking airplane of WWII. Wings way up high, rolling overhead garage doors at the bomb bay, long snout and a turret in the nose. 

 

 

 

 

Nah, I think that the French, Brits, and Germans all had some designs that were far more odd looking.

 

 

 

 

Can anyone say "Lysander"?

 

Now the Lizzie was no oddball in looks... and pretty beefy & robust for a STOL aircraft. 

Devil Dawg

 

 

stikpusher

 

 

JohnnyK

The B-24J is probably the oddest looking airplane of WWII. Wings way up high, rolling overhead garage doors at the bomb bay, long snout and a turret in the nose. 

 

 

 

 

Nah, I think that the French, Brits, and Germans all had some designs that were far more odd looking.

 

 

 

 

Can anyone say "Lysander"?

 

Or how about the Bv 141?

stikpusher

 

 

JohnnyK

The B-24J is probably the oddest looking airplane of WWII. Wings way up high, rolling overhead garage doors at the bomb bay, long snout and a turret in the nose. 

 

 

 

 

Nah, I think that the French, Brits, and Germans all had some designs that were far more odd looking.

 

Can anyone say "Lysander"?

JohnnyK

The B-24J is probably the oddest looking airplane of WWII. Wings way up high, rolling overhead garage doors at the bomb bay, long snout and a turret in the nose. 

 

Nah, I think that the French, Brits, and Germans all had some designs that were far more odd looking.

JohnnyK

Look at what I just picked up. This airplane has a NMF.  You know what that means?  TIME TO BUY SOME MORE BARE METAL FOIL.

 

Nahhhh. Can of Krylon Silver rattle can spray paint!! 

falconmod

I use my high powered optivisor all the time!

John