Birthday haul! After I got out of my SAT testing, I was able to unwind with these!

And paint enough for all three

Not strictly model related, but of potential interest: I got a reproduction Luftwaffe Bf-109 pilot's watch.

Finally, this has nothing to do with models, but my sister threw together a cake with my favorite people on it, and I thought someone besides me should see it. Tomoko on the right, Maka on the left.

How did the SAT go?  I just bought that A10 kit.  That cake looks tastey!

BTW - someone who buys you a kit and has the presence of mind to purchase the correct paints is a winner!

Griffin25

 I'm not much of an aircraft modeler but I've been wanting to get a Hawker Hunter for awhile now because it's just a beautiful looking machine. I think this is new? Maybe someone can fill me in. $19 from the UK with free shipping! Couldn't resist. 

 

 

 

 

 

Nice, planning on gettiung that myself. Been wanting a Hunter for a while and it comes with West raynham markings so fit into my Norfolk airfields project.

As TJ says, its a few years old. But the reviews i have read seem positive. 19Bucks is a very good price, was it a private seller. They are going for about £20.

Bish I thought that was pretty low myself. Especially with free shipping from the UK to California. I got it on shop4megastore. From my research its based in Sheffield. They have an eBay store as well but it has a different name. I deduced it was the same company. They mostly deal in video games but they had a few kits as well. On eBay it's shop_us_store. Here's the link to megastore. The price went up $2?

https://www.shop4megastore.com/search/hawker+hunter

Cheers, might be worth me getting it from there, save me about a fiver.

falconmod

I was at the store again!

 

 

Wow!  I remember that thing.  It's the 1980's idea of what the F-117 looked like.  Micro Machines made a toy which looked like that.  

ridleusmc

 

 

falconmod

I was at the store again!

 

 

 

 

 

Wow!  I remember that thing.  It's the 1980's idea of what the F-117 looked like.  Micro Machines made a toy which looked like that.  

 

Oh wow, I had the 1/48th kit way back in the day. I've seen the 1/72nd one but not this 1/144th or that it was still in production. 

I still remember the charges about Testor's coming out with the model of a classified project and the creator showing how he's just did a lot of reading on the subject and designed the plane around completly un-classified material. 

Monogram made one that looks like the one above that was snap tite. Testors made the glue one and also a faux MiG stealth fighter, both in 1/48 scale. They were pretty nice plane kits. I even found photo etch to accurize the Testors stealth fighter. The Mig actually looked closer to what the stealth fighter looked like.

Ok, I only got this because I wanted a affordable 1/72 A-4!

I know raised panel lines, but it'll be fine.   old school isn't so bad.   And at that scale you can't see most panel lines anyway if they happen to disappear.

John

Stopped by the LHS in Salem on my way to Portland Sunday.....Picked up Academy's 1/700 USS Enterprise CV-6.  comes with masks for all the horizontal surfaces, and a nice fret of PE for railings, ladders and the bedspring radar antenna.  Leaps and bounds above the old Tamiya version.  Can be done as either full hull or waterline. Main hull and flightdeck are one piece moldings. 

Looked at it three times before it stuck to the fingers up to the cash register.

My Xmas present caught up to me. 

P.S. Sorry, still not get the photos to here. 

I used the threat of Revell possibily going out of business as an excuse to buy a bunch of kits from my childhood.  These were waiting for me when I went home for lunch today. 

Its going to be a fun summer.  

scottrc

I used the threat of Revell possibily going out of business as an excuse to buy a bunch of kits from my childhood.  These were waiting for me when I went home for lunch today. 

Its going to be a fun summer.  

 

Lol Scott, I like the way you think!!! 

Nice picks there guys! 

Rob: Yeah, wish I'd picked up the fictional Soviet stealth plane these days. I hear it's a collector's item now. 

John, that scooter should be fun.

GH, I've been wanting to get that kit. Is it pre or post refit?

Scott, any one of those kits could grace my stash.

Doesn't say, but would figure around Midway since it has 8 each of F4F, SBD and TBD. And she got TBF's in July. Will put up some pics of contents soon.

Picked this up off Ebay for under $10 for the Commonwealth GB coming up, and the A/M decals for "The Wandering Witch", from the NZAF in 1945. Witch is the blue/white scheme.

Here is the Academy 1/700 Enterprise...

Hulls-

Flight deck, hanger deck is 2 piece=

Couple of sprues, 2 other bags not pictured after these two-

Layout for the masks for the horizontal surfaces-

Masks, decals, and PE fret-

Layout for the nightmare of PE-

Thanks, I really think I will.  Have the Merit 1/350 offering as well.  Have always loved that lady since I read "The Big E" as a teenager.  That is what got me interested in the PTO, and then sparked interest in submarine operations there.

GM,

Yep, it looks pre-refit. The shorter flight deck at the bow and I would guess "Chicago Piano" 1.1"/75's at the stern.

Neet PBY.

Steve

This came in the other day:

https://flic.kr/p/25ZcvS7][/url]VF-4-01 by N.T. Izumi, on Flickr

Although only making a cameo appearance in the Japanese OVA "Macross Flashback 2012", the VF-4 has had a strong fan following.  The only 1/72 kits available back then were expensive resin and vinyl kits.  Now from Wave we have an expensive injection molded kit.  But at least it is plastic, so it is easy to assemble and will be generally more available.

https://flic.kr/p/24FT2Xi][/url]VF-4-02 by N.T. Izumi, on Flickr

The kit is snap fit, so some small details like the cockpit floor and landing gear wells are not really that hot looking.  But the seated pilot figure fills the canopy so the floor isn't really visible.

https://flic.kr/p/269gz8o][/url]VF-4-10 by N.T. Izumi, on Flickr

Optional closed landing gear doors are provided for an in-flight display, but no stand is provided.  There are optional intake ramps and side verniers, which I think are for atmospheric flight (ramps up, verniers retracted) or space flight (ramps down, verniers extended).  The "glass" portion of the canopy is separate from the framing, an approach that I am not a fan of, but it is to be seen how good or bad it looks when assembled.  The VF-4 is a transformable mech, but the kit is just the airplane mode.  The "Battroid" form is kind of ugly anyway, and a tranformable kit would have lots of sacrifices in detail and proportion.  The VF-4 is pretty slender and looks petite next to Hasegawa's 1/72 YF-21.

https://flic.kr/p/252tbUU][/url]VF-4-04 by N.T. Izumi, on Flickr

Parts count is very low, so a couple of snips with the sprue cutter and the airframe comes together quickly.   The kit is only dry fitted for now.

https://flic.kr/p/GxRnNH][/url]VF-4-11 by N.T. Izumi, on Flickr

Real G

This came in the other day:

https://flic.kr/p/25ZcvS7][/url]VF-4-01 by N.T. Izumi, on Flickr

Although only making a cameo appearance in the Japanese OVA "Macross Flashback 2012", the VF-4 has had a strong fan following.  The only 1/72 kits available back then were expensive resin and vinyl kits.  Now from Wave we have an expensive injection molded kit.  But at least it is plastic, so it is easy to assemble and will be generally more available.

https://flic.kr/p/24FT2Xi][/url]VF-4-02 by N.T. Izumi, on Flickr

The kit is snap fit, so some small details like the cockpit floor and landing gear wells are not really that hot looking.  But the seated pilot figure fills the canopy so the floor isn't really visible.

https://flic.kr/p/269gz8o][/url]VF-4-10 by N.T. Izumi, on Flickr

Optional closed landing gear doors are provided for an in-flight display, but no stand is provided.  There are optional intake ramps and side verniers, which I think are for atmospheric flight (ramps up, verniers retracted) or space flight (ramps down, verniers extended).  The "glass" portion of the canopy is separate from the framing, an approach that I am not a fan of, but it is to be seen how good or bad it looks when assembled.  The VF-4 is a transformable mech, but the kit is just the airplane mode.  The "Battroid" form is kind of ugly anyway, and a tranformable kit would have lots of sacrifices in detail and proportion.  The VF-4 is pretty slender and looks petite next to Hasegawa's 1/72 YF-22.

https://flic.kr/p/252tbUU][/url]VF-4-04 by N.T. Izumi, on Flickr

Parts count is very low, so a couple of snips with the sprue cutter and the airframe comes together quickly.   The kit is only dry fitted for now.

https://flic.kr/p/GxRnNH][/url]VF-4-11 by N.T. Izumi, on Flickr

 

 

John

Falconmod,

The shows I liked were the movie "Macross:  Do You Remember Love?" and the two OVA series "Macross Plus" and "Macross Zero".  The YF-21 pictured above is from Macross Plus, which had a different tack on story line as it was about the flyoff competition between the YF-19 and YF-21, not about battling the Zentradei.  Macross Zero was a prequel to the TV show, with two international factions vying for the recovery of a giant alien artifact.  Macross: DYRL was a retelling of the TV show, and was my first foray into post-super robot Japanese animation.  It is a stunning combination of action and art design.  The color saturation against black backgrounds is fantastic and really stands out.

Just made a stop at the LHS and picked up Tamiya's new Messerschmitt Bf-109G-6. Opened it up and am simply amazed. I am in a year of building Axis warbirds - this one will make its way to my bench after I do the next up on the list (Tamiya's Do335, which has been in my stash for more than a decade).

TheWaggishAmerican

Birthday haul! After I got out of my SAT testing, I was able to unwind with these!

And paint enough for all three

Not strictly model related, but of potential interest: I got a reproduction Luftwaffe Bf-109 pilot's watch.

Finally, this has nothing to do with models, but my sister threw together a cake with my favorite people on it, and I thought someone besides me should see it. Tomoko on the right, Maka on the left.

 

Picked up the same A-10 yesterday on the way back from a VA appt. 

Also added to the fun with a Guillows Hellcat, in 1/32.  Not going to do the flying version though, will skin it in 1/32" balsa as a static model.

Rob Gronovius

Monogram made one that looks like the one above that was snap tite. Testors made the glue one and also a faux MiG stealth fighter, both in 1/48 scale. They were pretty nice plane kits. I even found photo etch to accurize the Testors stealth fighter. The Mig actually looked closer to what the stealth fighter looked like.

I picked up one if the Testors 1/48 MiG-37B kits about a month or two ago, it's posted somewhere earlier in this thread.  Yes, it was supposed to represent what the more "primitive" technology of the Soviets could achieve.  The irony was that when the F-117 was finally unveiled, it was a lot closer to the MiG kit than the F-19.

 the other day when checking the Brookhurst Hobbies website of new arrivals in stock I came across something that I really wanted that was quite affordable... plus I needed some of that “Tire” CA glue that Mark/Duke Maddog had previously mentioned for use on vinyl tracks, so a quick trip to Brookhurst was in order on my way to work yesterday....

Duck Season!!!!

I think they have that missile system at the marine corps air museum down here at miramar.

Edit: its there.  Found this pic poking around 

https://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g60750-d2054882-i244895698-Flying_Leatherneck_Aviation_Museum-San_Diego_California.html

Thanks KD. I need to see if I can find any photos of the launcher in MERDC camo.