Oct last year, on its way to Syria. It passed through again in Jan on way home.

They've had some serious issues with the Kiev class that's no lie, but the Udaloy class is a very dangerous ASW platform and the Slava, while there's only one left, the Moskva, can deal some damage to air, surface and subsurface targets.

I don't think they could hold a candle to NATO ships though.

As far as the F4U, yeah, I could argue both sides. I like and I don't like it.

Of course this is all only my opinion.

They also keep changing the names which makes it hard to keep track.

I went to my LHS yesterday and picked up some more kits.

The E-4 was a bargain. It's missing the instructions, so I got it for 35€ 

This book also arrived in the mail today. I finally found the 2nd volume at a European seller (amazon of all places), easily some of the best, if not the best reference books out there.

SchattenSpartan

I went to my LHS yesterday and picked up some more kits.

The E-4 was a bargain. It's missing the instructions, so I got it for 35€ 

This book also arrived in the mail today. I finally found the 2nd volume at a European seller (amazon of all places), easily some of the best, if not the best reference books out there.

 

I actually went on a short trip to the US a couple of weeks ago and visited the Flying Heritage Collection while I was there.

They had an airshow that weekend, but unfortunately the 190 was grounded. I still got to hear it taxi around the day before though. The engine sound on that thing is simply amazing.

My new avatar is actually a photo of their D-13 I took while I was there.

Hey Clemens, hope you trip went well. Nice collection of stuff, I hadn't seen that King Tiger kit before. I didn't know AK/Ammo was reboxing kits for their brand name.

DD: Yeah, the T-50 is a neat aircraft and Academy has been doing a great job with their South Korean subjects- great to see their national pride coming though in their kits. And I have a thing for beautiful gaudy airshow schemes.

My trip went very well, thanks for asking! 

Gamera

I hadn't seen that King Tiger kit before. I didn't know AK/Ammo was reboxing kits for their brand name.

It's the Takom kit reboxed without the interior. Instead it has added parts for the rangefinder "ears", an E-75 style engine deck and a 105mm gun as well as a couple of other bits to build a late Tiger II or a what-if 105mm version.

Great haul on all of those kits and reference material, SchattenSpartan! 

Those new Revell kits are suprisingly good actually. 

And that Fw 190 book is, just like the first volume, just packed with information. I literally learn something new everytime I open it.

Speaking of Revell kits, unfortunately the nose on that G-10 kit is way too narrow. So today's purchase was a new nose for it:

This one looks much better 

Devil Dawg

 

 

stikpusher

I recently inventoried my stash and put it on Scalemates... it was about 50% larger than my last inventory and estimate... I need to live a lot longer than before to get most of it built... and still not tell my Mrs about the latest count either...

 

 

 

 

Not familiar with Scalemates, Stik. Is that a website, or an inventory program for models?

 

Know whatcha mean about living longer. I currently have 168 kits in the stash, including the ones in progress. So, based on that figure and my rate of building, I need to live until the age of about 160 so I can finish them all, IF I don't buy any more kits. God has limited us to 120 years (yep, that's in the Bible), so I better get to building!!

 

Dawg, it's a website that also has an inventory program. They are the best site to go to when you're researching the background of any particular kit. Forum members can update the database to be more comprehensive. 

Careful now about quoting the good book... somebody might take offense... but if I can live those whole 120 years and still have decent hand eye co ordination and eyesight, I just might get my stash all built...

Saw this little guy on the shelf at HL and couldn't resist.   Always wanted to do this scheme but couldn't aford the big Hasegawa price tag for the 1/48 scale one.  With the 40% off coupon it was $11 bucks, it was worth it.

stikpusher

...... but if I can live those whole 120 years and still have decent hand eye co ordination and eyesight, I just might get my stash all built...

Well, you got me beat. I've NEVER had good hand-eye coordination!

Thanks for the advice about ScaleMates. Definitely gonna have to check them out.

Gary

Hope she builds up nice, falconmod. I can't recall ever building smaller than 1/72nd myself - I can't see past 1/72nd!

I use my high powered optivisor all the time!

John

John: That thing must be tiny! For me, even 1/72 is too small already...

Gary: Scalemates is a great website for finding kits and aftermarket parts. One neat feature they have is an indicator if a kit is a new tool or just reboxed.

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.

JohnnyK

 

Beautiful!!!

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. 

falconmod

I use my high powered optivisor all the time!

John

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!! 

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.

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"?

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?

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. 

SchattenSpartan

  

Or how about the Bv 141?

 

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.

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......    

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.