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Just picked these up on eBay. The A-7D kit has 2 kits in the box

stikpusher

SB, Accurate made some very nice Yak kits, along with their Sturmoviks. All are definitely worth picking up.

  

I have their Sturmovik kit that is on skis, and it looks really nice too.  I'd like to get some Soviet pilots to go with it to make a little vignette/diorama out of it.  Seems like a plane on skis would need some snow to go with it, and might as well add some figures.

I discovered there's a Hobbytown less than an hour away from me so I decided to go check it out the other day and restock on some paints.  These followed me home.

silentbob33

 

 

stikpusher

SB, Accurate made some very nice Yak kits, along with their Sturmoviks. All are definitely worth picking up.

  

 

 

 

 

I have their Sturmovik kit that is on skis, and it looks really nice too.  I'd like to get some Soviet pilots to go with it to make a little vignette/diorama out of it.  Seems like a plane on skis would need some snow to go with it, and might as well add some figures.

I discovered there's a Hobbytown less than an hour away from me so I decided to go check it out the other day and restock on some paints.  These followed me home.

 

John

Picked up a couple of Revell 1/144 U-boats from Hokey.  A type VIIC and a VIIC/41, along with a set of the A/M metal turned scopes for my 1/72 Gato. Those scopes are beginning to be made of unobtanium. 

He was kind enough to toss in a set of Griffen PE that was in the VIIC box.  A fresh nightmare awaits....

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stikpusher

SB, Accurate made some very nice Yak kits, along with their Sturmoviks. All are definitely worth picking up.

  

 

I have their Sturmovik kit that is on skis, and it looks really nice too.  I'd like to get some Soviet pilots to go with it to make a little vignette/diorama out of it.  Seems like a plane on skis would need some snow to go with it, and might as well add some

[/quote. Bob I built the Il-2 on skis. Decent kit

silentbob33

 

 

stikpusher

SB, Accurate made some very nice Yak kits, along with their Sturmoviks. All are definitely worth picking up.

  

 

 

 

 

I have their Sturmovik kit that is on skis, and it looks really nice too.  I'd like to get some Soviet pilots to go with it to make a little vignette/diorama out of it.  Seems like a plane on skis would need some snow to go with it, and might as well add some figures.

I discovered there's a Hobbytown less than an hour away from me so I decided to go check it out the other day and restock on some paints.  These followed me home.

 

i have their twin seat Sturmovik in my stash, and a couple of their Yak-1s. Even though the Acccurate Sturmovik of mine was sent to the salvage yard by my daughters cat, I know how good those kits are.

SB, those are two kits that would catch my eye also. Nice,

This really cool and unusual kit recently showed up at the office:

https://flic.kr/p/25q9x8M][/url]CMC Leopard-01 by N.T. Izumi, on Flickr

It has horizontal stabilizers that are half as long as the wings!

https://flic.kr/p/25q9wzn][/url]CMC Leopard-05 by N.T. Izumi, on Flickr

Uh-oh, the canopy arrived with a crack in it.

https://flic.kr/p/25q9vWZ][/url]CMC Leopard-03 by N.T. Izumi, on Flickr

But the windows are not affected thank goodness.  I ran some Tamiya liquid cement over the crack to seal it and hopefully prevent it from returning to haunt me during the build.  That's what the foggy strip is on the otherwise clear canopy.

The kit is typical limited run, meaning expect heavy mold lines, wiggly parts, and marginal fit.  Actually that is not an opinion as I have test fit all the major components, and the fit is LOUSY.    But, it's a really cool subject, and the minimal parts count will help make this a not-so-bad build.

The real CMC Leopard was positively tiny, yet seated four.  Unfortunatly, only two flying prototypes were made back in the 1980s.  Gotta love Amodel for doing these weird but factual aircraft from the footnotes of aviation history.

PatW

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Hey PatW, I just ordered the same kit for a friend!  So what does the "Liberty Walk" thing mean?  I'm not a tuner car guy so I haven't the foggiest idea.  Is it a tuner's brand/company?  Like Chip Foose?  The Japanese words below "Liberty Walk" read "Jiyu ni aruku = walk freely).

This is a little depressing but a member of our IPMS club named Terry passed a little before Christmas. His wife donated his stash to our club and we raffled them off to raise a little money last night. So this is what I ended up with.

Terry was a true gentleman and a good friend. He's the only guy I've met whose major interest was French subjects. He will be missed greatly. Hopefully I'll be able to build at least one of these this year in his honour.

I think he would be happy knowing that the kits he was not able to get around to building went to his friends and  comrades in the club. 

Some very interesting aircraft.  Have fun with them.

Those look like a ton of fun Gam! You can build that Sally for your own GB.

Thanks guys!

SP: Yeah, he did ask his wife to donate them to the club. I don't have a will but I'm going to have to make sure my stash ends up donated as well. (Somehow I don't think even with the time in retirement I'll get all of mine finished).

Steve: Yeap, I really did want the Sally, one Japanese aircraft I didn't have before. Terry was a huge Francophile though so I'm going to try to get one of the French bombers built.

He's still influencing me today, I had no idea what these French bombers were so I looked them up and got a history lesson. Then I had to look up the colours:

Kaki- pretty obvious

Brun Fonce- dark brown

Gris Fonce- dark grey

Gris Bleu Clair- light blue-grey

Chamois- light leather/tan colour

So I learned some French and even found a neat site with audio recordings on how to pronounce the words correctly. I think Terry is up there smiling down on me.

Gamera

I don't have a will but I'm going to have to make sure my stash ends up donated as well.

That was one of my special exceptions to my will, my local IPMS club gets my stash.

Not much there but they're pretty nice kits. Some are outstanding.

It's a Japanese tuning operation. Extended arches, highly tuned engine up to 1100bhp,lowered suspension, wide-wide wheels. Do a Google search and see what other  cars they have worked on for their customers.

Gamera

Thanks guys!

SP: Yeah, he did ask his wife to donate them to the club. I don't have a will but I'm going to have to make sure my stash ends up donated as well. (Somehow I don't think even with the time in retirement I'll get all of mine finished).

Steve: Yeap, I really did want the Sally, one Japanese aircraft I didn't have before. Terry was a huge Francophile though so I'm going to try to get one of the French bombers built.

He's still influencing me today, I had no idea what these French bombers were so I looked them up and got a history lesson. Then I had to look up the colours:

Kaki- pretty obvious

Brun Fonce- dark brown

Gris Fonce- dark grey

Gris Bleu Clair- light blue-grey

Chamois- light leather/tan colour

So I learned some French and even found a neat site with audio recordings on how to pronounce the words correctly. I think Terry is up there smiling down on me.

 

See now! French subjects are quite interesting. Even if most of them don’t have the same aura of glory. At least not between WWI and the Dassault product line.

By family medical history I’ll most likely outlive my wife by at least 10 years, so telling her to donate my stash to the local clubs is out. But my kids would likely sell them online. They all conspire now to do urge me to do that... party poopers!

I have fond memories of the Matchbox British bomber kits. I know the one I liked had a paint scheme with a black belly and the tail gunner looked like a ball with four .303 machine guns. I think it had a cross stitch looking frame, was supposed to be wooden. I still have a Matchbox B-17 Flying Fortress, another of my favorite kits from my youth.

Rob Gronovius

I know the one I liked had a paint scheme with a black belly and the tail gunner looked like a ball with four .303 machine guns. I think it had a cross stitch looking frame, was supposed to be wooden.

Vickers Wellington?

I went to the model show in Venice Florida yesterday.  Great builds in the contest, but the vendors were a little lighter then last year.  I still ended up with a few kits. 

I know.....I have a strange collection.  I've been described as the King of Misfit models.  LOL!  Like the Rudolph claymation story with the King of Misfit toys....I see a kit and know I can give it a good home!  LOL!

Nice haul Bobby, glad to see you got that AT-ST and those Battlestar Galactica kits look interesting. That Centurion will be a good sized build.

modelcrazy

 

Rob Gronovius

I know the one I liked had a paint scheme with a black belly and the tail gunner looked like a ball with four .303 machine guns. I think it had a cross stitch looking frame, was supposed to be wooden.

 

 

Vickers Wellington?

 

Sounds like it.

Rob, if so, it was a metal frame covered with fabric, this was for the wings as well as the fuselage. Designed by Barnes Wallis, of bouncing bomb fame.

That's probably it. I built it in junior high school (1975-78). I loved the discount department store that opened around that time; they carried the complete line of 1/72 Matchbox airplanes and 1/76 armor. I bought and built just about every one of them.

Bish

Nice haul Bobby, glad to see you got that AT-ST and those Battlestar Galactica kits look interesting. That Centurion will be a good sized build.

 

Hey Bish,  yeah, they had pretty good prices for the At-St and Poe's Boosted X-Wing.  Counldn't pass them up.  LOL!  I saw the BSG stuff and the guy gave me a deal I couldn't refuse.  LOL!  The Centurion will be over 13" tall!

Bags on top are 3x A-7B and a B-66B

tempestjohnny

Bags on top are 3x A-7B and a B-66B

 

Impressive haul.

Good thing the shelves are bare.......