Our Latest Acquisitions 2017-2024

Well, last week, I found this kit on sale for a great price online with free shipping, so I jumped on it before somebody else did...

And then a good friend on another site must have hit his head or something because he sent me this surprise package which arrived in yesterday’s mail...

Thank you sir!

stikpusher

Well, last week, I found this kit on sale for a great price online with free shipping, so I jumped on it before somebody else did...

 

 

And then a good friend on another site must have hit his head or something because he sent me this surprise package which arrived in yesterday’s mail...

 

 

Thank you sir!

 

Very cool. I always liked the look of the BRDM for some reason. Its like the cheapo version of the Cadillac Gage V-100. Did you ever see the documentary that CNN did on the Afghan Soviet War? There's first-hand footage of a Mujahideen taking out a BRDM with an RPG. It's pretty wild.

mawright, Special Hobby is out of Central Europe, not sure if it is Slovakia or the Czech Republic, but it’s from one of those two nations.

Griffin, I have not seen the documentary or footage that you mention. But I imagine that a RPG would devastate a BRDM, or any other light armored vehicle type. After all, those were designed as anti tank weapons. And tanks are far more heavily armored.  I have seen several BRDMs up close and personal in various locations and their armor did not impress me.  

I do recall the war story of an old army buddy I served with who was with A Co. 1st Ranger Battalion in Grenada, regarding fighting off the counterattack of BTR’s after they jumped onto Pt Salinas to seize the airfield. He was a M-60 gunner there and  his version of events there was quite the tale. Let’s just say the the BTR-60 and BRDM have similar levels of armor  protection, and the BTR’s did not survive the Rangers or their support.

Special Hobby is from the Czech Republic. They are part of the Czech master company, along with MPM, Planet Model and Condor.

Just had our annual show last weekend "Nordiccon"  I got some cool stuff at the raffle that will probably change my build schedule this year.

John

Nice scores ther Falcon! That Rafale kit is just gorgeous. At least in the box on the sprues. The detailing is lovely to look at. Those other two look quite nice as well. The Fitter has a brutish look that perfectly matches its' strike role.

I was very happy to get the rafale, it really looks well done.   I need to get the resin cockpit for the Su-22 that should make it stand out, what it comes with is pretty bare.   

   the Ki-67 is a old old kit  1966!?    it has the outlines for the meatballs etched in the plastic, so I'll have to fill and add rivits, I consider it a challenge the old sow's ear thing, should be fun.

John

Hey everyone!  I went to the Modelpalooza show(Orlando) in Sept.  It is a great show!  Got to meet up with a couple of FSM friends, have lunch, check out some REALLY well done builds!  Very inspiring to say the least!  Awesome work to all who entered!!

So...everyone who knows me, knows I'm like the King from the Island of Misfit Toys from the claymation movie "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer".  If I see a kit...lonely and no one loving it, I have to take it in...so please don't laugh too hard when you see a couple of my purchases.  LOL!!!  O.K., laugh all day, it's good for you...and I laughed too after I got home with them.  LOL!

Some of the kits (163, F-15) had two complete kits in them!!!  And some...I just bought two of them!  LOL!  Couldn't figure out which H-21 I wanted, so I bought both of them.    I got really great prices on all of the kits.  And the Star Wars and Iron Man ones are for the kids....really!  That's my story and I'm sticking to it. 

Here they are:

Geez Bobby I'm surprised you bought so little this time around. 

How many trips did you make to the car?

Great looking haul.

I know...I'm slacking!  LOL!

6 trips to the car this time.

Can't wait for next years show!!! 

Holy Smokes Bobby, that is a great haul! I hope you had fun at the show.

Hunter

Holy Smokes Bobby, that is a great haul! I hope you had fun at the show.

 

Had a blast!!!  It's always a great show.  Some really talented folks ther for sure! 

I couldn't help the Pirate kit.  I hope they do all the old "House of Mouse" kits from Pirates of the ...you know where.  LOL!

stikpusher

Well, last week, I found this kit on sale for a great price online with free shipping, so I jumped on it before somebody else did...

 

 

And then a good friend on another site must have hit his head or something because he sent me this surprise package which arrived in yesterday’s mail...

 

 

Thank you sir!

 

Eagle, that is a one show haul to put everyone else to shame... insert the Keanu Reeves “woooh”...

Hunter, that Huey looks too sweet indeed! Kitty Hawk did a super job on the classic bird. I am looking forward to building it, but with this year rapidly winding down, it will be sometime next year at the soonest with all I already have on my plate and life events coming up. But there will be a WIP thread once that happens.

Eagle, that is a one show haul to put everyone else to shame... insert the Keanu Reeves “woooh”...

LOL!  Thank you sir!  The prices were really great this year and just about every vendor was more then willing to barter.  It was a great time all around.

Dayum! That is a nice haul! I see some armor kits in that pile I'd love to have had a chance to grab.

But I suppose I'll be happy with this purchase today;

That now makes four Shermans I have in my stash. :)

too many glowing reviews. I just had to have one. ;)

I scored a couple of new kits; the local closeout store carries some old round 2 models by AMT. I got a dune buggy that I had always wanted as a kid for a whopping $7.99 along with another star wars kit.

My bigger news were actually a handful of eBay sales. An old, unopened Gameboy Advance SP I had bought about a decade ago before I was to deploy to Iraq sold for $425! I also saw that a few of the non-US 1/72 scale Dragon Sherman tanks kits had been selling for a lot. So I sold a Firefly Vc and M4A4 for $53 and $33 respectively. Made over $500 this week which gives me quite a balance to go shopping on eBay myself.

I bought the Gameboy for around $60 around 2007 or so. One of the Shermans had a price tag of $14.95 and the other probably cost the same. Not a bad turn around for an initial cost of $90.

What an amazing score Eagle! I would love to take any of those home.

Mike, that Sherman looks like it’s still in your car fresh from the cash register... LOL!

Rob, you sure made a good profit off of your initial investments... What was the Star Wars kit you got on closeout?

stikpusher

Eagle, that is a one show haul to put everyone else to shame... insert the Keanu Reeves “woooh”...

Hunter, that Huey looks too sweet indeed! Kitty Hawk did a super job on the classic bird. I am looking forward to building it, but with this year rapidly winding down, it will be sometime next year at the soonest with all I already have on my plate and life events coming up. But there will be a WIP thread once that happens.

 

 

M. Brindos

Dayum! That is a nice haul! I see some armor kits in that pile I'd love to have had a chance to grab.

But I suppose I'll be happy with this purchase today;

 

That now makes four Shermans I have in my stash. :)

too many glowing reviews. I just had to have one. ;)

 

 

 

Thanks Mike!  Yeah, I'm trying to build up my armor stash since getting into them.  I know a couple of them are pretty cheap ones, but I couldn't stand seeing them there all by themselves.  LOL!

Love the Easy 8!  I have that one in my sights also.

modelcrazy

What an amazing score Eagle! I would love to take any of those home.

 

Thank you!

The prices were unusually low for some reason this year.  Not sure if it was because of Irma or not.  LOL!  But I did not go there with the intent of buying that many kits.  Actually want to get a bunch of tools and accessories...but again, maybe because of Irma, Janes Tools was a no show, so.......I spent my money on kits.  LOL!

Yeah, Stik it was fresh from the register lol. I took a peek inside the box when I got home and I am in awe of the detail level. The only thing I don't like are the tracks. I will have to pick up some Indy links later. :)

also, there isn't much for markings, just stars. I'll have to look into something different I suppose lol.

Nice score Mike! I agree about the tracks. I just don't trust Tamiya's single length tracks. In the past they have broken on me a few times after the kits are finished. There are plenty of HVSS AM tracks out there.

More wonderful acquisitions via the internet that the postman delivered on Friday!!!!

First up, I finally found this Meng 1/35  Soviet Light AA Guns set that I have been eyeballing for awhile for a great price with free shipping. The set comes with four guns: single, twin, and quad mount 14.5mm ZPU mounts; and a twin gun 23mm ZU mount.

and then this new release Star decal set for M47's in Europe- USAREUR and Bundeswehr. 

Star also came out with two more M47 decal sheets for that tank in service of various countries.

stikpusher

Nice score Mike! I agree about the tracks. I just don't trust Tamiya's single length tracks. In the past they have broken on me a few times after the kits are finished. There are plenty of HVSS AM tracks out there.

More wonderful acquisitions via the internet that the postman delivered on Friday!!!!

 

First up, I finally found this Meng 1/35  Soviet Light AA Guns set that I have been eyeballing for awhile for a great price with free shipping. The set comes with four guns: single, twin, and quad mount 14.5mm ZPU mounts; and a twin gun 23mm ZU mount.

 

 

and then this new release Star decal set for M47's in Europe- USAREUR and Bundeswehr. 

 

 

Star also came out with two more M47 decal sheets for that tank in service of various countries.

 

Hunter, I picked up the AAA guns on eBay. A seller called Lots of Models out of Missouri. 

I ordered 5 items the other day and 3 have arived.

It's part of my shift to 1/72 armor and 1/144 aircraft.

That Merkava is big compaired to my Strumtiger. Not being a tanker, I had no idea these guys were this big.

I'm still waiting for a Revell F-5 and F-14A, both 1/144.