Bish

Just added a 5th 72nd Airfix harrier to the stash, this one being the Sea harrier FA.2.

 

Sweet

tempestjohnny

 

Bish

Just added a 5th 72nd Airfix harrier to the stash, this one being the Sea harrier FA.2.

 

 

 

 

Sweet

 

Loks nice, going to have build one of these soon.

I got a bunch of boxes delivered yesterday with lots of nice things inside:

The King Tiger is by far my favorite tank ever built and I really like the look of the prototype with those big Tiger I exhaust stacks. That alone was reason enough for me to get this one:

Next up is a Wiesel. I still can't get over how tiny this thing is:

I also got me some upgrades for my Leopard 2 (and a random bag of MG 34 barrel tips):

This AGDUS setup isn't entirely correct for a Bundeswehr Leopard 2A6, but it's the only game in town, which means it'll have to do.

My HLJ order also arrived:

And finally, this was a complete impulse purchase, but I got a good deal on it and it looks like a decent kit:

Spartan, that is quite a haul! And some pricey ones there too! 

Bish, nice score on the Harrier. You should be close to having all the versions,yes?

SS, those look like fun. I've been wanting to try a Takom kit.

Steve, it was a good score actually, there were no other bidders and i got it for £12. Not far off, i have the 5 British versions that Airfix have done, Gr.1, 3 and 9 and both Seaharriers, i think that will be enough

Blimey SS, you building up your own Panzer Division. Nice haul, nice looking Tiger II.

Nice stuff guys but wow Clemens!!! Love the modern stuff, I've been getting more interested in it after doing almost all Second World War subjects for the longest time. 

Really interested in the Wiesel, I've seen the kit around but don't think I've ever seen it built. 

Thanks guys!

Bish, to be honest, I probably could build an entire division by now with all the German WW2 armor in my stash...

Cliff, I prefer the look of WW2 armor, but some modern stuff is a nice change. The Wiesel is a pretty old kit, but apart from the awful vinyl tracks it looks decent. It could be better, but it could also be a lot worse. The Voyager PE and some new tracks should improve it a lot.

Stik: It's hard to believe, but that AGDUS set was actually almost as much as the Tamiya Leo 2...

Our club got a members stash to sell off for the club treasury, and did rather well with it.  Lots of kits leftover and the board decided to have a give-away to the members, with the provision that they be build rather than sold, traded, or stashed.  Got these 4 a couple of weeks ago.  Anything left after 2 meetings will go to a meet in Sept.

Box has been through it, but parts are still bagged and un-opened.

This one is a partial start, wings and stabs glued.

1977 Hawk XP  version of the 172, floats and landing gear.  Still sealed in the box, 1/48

Last but not least is the best of the best (IMO), a Williams Bros. GEE BEE "Z", 1/32.  Box opened, but all parts still bagged.

Those are ALL nice models. I agree about the GB.

Nice haul GH. I like the GB 95 footer Cape Gull patrol boat.

had to wait longer than some of you for this to go on sale at my Hobby Lobby.  grabbed the only one on the shelf!  75% off what a deal.  $9

John

Nice to see one of those John. I am holding off until we get a B with RAF markings, they made their first public apperance on Wed. Look forward to seeing you builod this one.

Bish

Nice to see one of those John. I am holding off until we get a B with RAF markings, they made their first public apperance on Wed. Look forward to seeing you builod this one.

 

falconmod

 

 

Bish

Nice to see one of those John. I am holding off until we get a B with RAF markings, they made their first public apperance on Wed. Look forward to seeing you builod this one.

 

 

 

 

Thinking of getting the Isra decal set to make the Israeli version.

 

 

Seen those. The only British ones so far are of the single aircraft flown in the US. Hopefully now its in service we will at least get some AM decals of them.

John: Cool score. I really am starting to like the lines of these Lightening II's. I didn't at first but they're starting to grow on me.

Clemens: Very good line up of armor kits and goodies!

Goldhammer: Wow man! Hit on a little bit of everything with that score!!

I did just trim my stash down about 50% but some kits fall into the "Holy Grail" category and this is one of em for me. I have always wanted one of these in the 1:1 scale world and hopefully I'll get my chance to own one some day but until then this one right here is going to have to do. lol

Got this a few days ago:

Just got the kit for airfield 34 out of 37 in my Norfolk airfields project and this makes al 3 of the RAF's 4 engined heavies. Nice looking kit but i will have to put together my own decals for the airecraft codes.

Nice Bish.

I always thought the Stirling was a strange looking AC with that canopy sticking up like it does and it's tall stance when sitting on it's feet.

The old Airfix one was the first bomber I built.

Steve, i agree. I never had the old Airfix one, but the box art always looked rather odd, almost as though it wasn't real sitting so high up. I would have liked a Mk III as there are AM decals that would fit what i need and knowing my luck, Airfix will anounce a new tooled one next year lol. But this will do and the markings are easy enough.

I was curious about the Stirling landing gear so did a little googling and it turns out that the plane originally had longer wings, but had to be trimmed back to 100' to fit in the hangers.  This increased the length needed to take off, so they added 3 degrees of incidence to the wing by raising the length of the landing gear. 

Now, my problem is I can't stop buying these awesome Tamiya motorcycle kits and the TopStudio addons are really nice.

A purchase from my FLHS for a group build later this year.  It looks like a fun kit.  

Hey Knox, I have the all red 1199. I highly recommend the tamiya detail up set.  Turned anodized forks are beauties.

Bish, that is a great score! I’m glad that you are one kit closer to completing your project.

Keav & Knox, those are some nice bikes! Beautiful kits!

And for me, yesterday was our monthly AMPS Chapter meeting. And it’s pretty rare that I walk away from there empty handed... raffles, guys thinning out their stashes, the pre and post meeting visit to Brookhurst Hobbies... This month one of the the guys was selling Tamiya Gama Goats that he had picked up on clearance at Hobby Lobby- thank you Robert!

and then our own Duke Maddog was selling off items that were in his IPMS Mystery Box from last months fundraising auction that were not in his preferred Braille Scale, so this fine new tool new release Airfix 1/48 P-51D is now mine...

stikpusher

Bish, that is a great score! I’m glad that you are one kit closer to completing your project.

Keav & Knox, those are some nice bikes! Beautiful kits!

And for me, yesterday was our monthly AMPS Chapter meeting. And it’s pretty rare that I walk away from there empty handed... raffles, guys thinning out their stashes, the pre and post meeting visit to Brookhurst Hobbies... This month one of the the guys was selling Tamiya Gama Goats that he had picked up on clearance at Hobby Lobby- thank you Robert!

 

 

and then our own Duke Maddog was selling off items that were in his IPMS Mystery Box from last months fundraising auction that were not in his preferred Braille Scale, so this fine new tool new release Airfix 1/48 P-51D is now mine...

 

 

 

Just 3 more to get, but they are the tricky ones.

Nice couple of additions there yourself.

Bish

Just 3 more to get, but they are the tricky ones.

roony

 

 

Bish

Just 3 more to get, but they are the tricky ones.

 

 

                     I'm curious as to what three are left.

 

 

Deopham Green, only used by the B-17's of the 452nd BG and no one does decals or a kit with that groups markings. So may well have to try and do my own.

Fersfield, mainly used for Project Aphrodite so i will need to convert a B-17 into the remote controlled flying bomb. Will also mean doing my own decals, no conversion set exists for this aircraft. Other option is a Mosquito from the attack on the gestapo HQ in Copenhagen as they took off from Fersfield. But i already have 4 Mossies and again will have to do my own decals.

3rd one is not to bad, Hardwick, i just have to get a B-24D as i already have the AM decals. I would like the hase kit but thats silly expensive when youcan find it so might have to settle for the Minicraft. That will mean having 7 B-24's but not much choice and could have been worse, i was able to get P-47 assembly ships for a couple of the B-24 bomb groups.

keavdog

Hey Knox, I have the all red 1199. I highly recommend the tamiya detail up set.  Turned anodized forks are beauties.

 

Say......................that's a nice kit stik!!

mustang1989

John: Cool score. I really am starting to like the lines of these Lightening II's. I didn't at first but they're starting to grow on me.

Clemens: Very good line up of armor kits and goodies!

Goldhammer: Wow man! Hit on a little bit of everything with that score!!

I did just trim my stash down about 50% but some kits fall into the "Holy Grail" category and this is one of em for me. I have always wanted one of these in the 1:1 scale world and hopefully I'll get my chance to own one some day but until then this one right here is going to have to do. lol

Got this a few days ago:

 

Oh man, I remember when these hit the market back in 1990. I had a fold out poster of one on the wall above my bed!  Black, red, and white.  All models came with buckets, automatic 5 spd, and a red interior.  The 454 got 12 MPG but had torque forever! I’d LOVE to have a black one and do a frame-off rotisserie.