Nice stuff guys!

Stick I like those figures. It almost looks like they are hiding from a sniper. I also always wanted a Gotha. If you don't build it soon I'm thinking of doing a GB, maybe next year, maybe 2023 called Two many wings, two many tails. That would be a fit perfect.

Gary, I have really been wanting those old Monogram 1/48 bombers lately. Good memories.

Hutch,

It's not a question of space.  It's a question of time!  I must admit that 1/24 scale Typhoon is a bit much for me!

Stick, love that Gotha!

Gary

Chad, no diorama planned for the figures, perhaps more of a vignette.

GAF, great score! That's a big girl indeed! I do hope you have enough free space for it somewhere.

Well the postman brought this a few hours ago. Thank you John Eaton! I love the “painting guide for lozenge pattern camouflage” labeling... on such a large subject that’s gonna drive me crazy! But then again, I used to parachute out of perfectly good airplanes in the middle of the night, so I have screw loose upstairs somewhere...

Hutch6390

 

 

Bish

Nice aditions there Hutch, glad to see i have inspired someone

 

 

 

Yes, Bish, your Harriers certainly were inspirational - I hope I can do mine justice.

 

 

Bish

Now that Tiffy has to be a candidate for the Close air support GB.

 

 

On inspecting that huge kit and, given the rate at which I build, I doubt I'd get it finished in time - it's a monster!  As it happens, I've entered that GB with a Beaufighter (Airfix 1/72, Op Firedog), so I'm probably safer sticking to that.  However, I do plan a biggish build in the near future, and I think someone might be running a Supermarine/Vickers GB, so maybe the Valiant (Airfix again - yes, I know...) might emerge, blinking in the sunlight...once I get my bench cleared.

I had an e-mail from a model shop in Essex recently, saying they had a delivery of 2 pallets of kits that came with 114 A4 sheets of Customs paperwork.  Hopefully my harness will just come in the post, and avoid all that.

 

Be nice to see that Valiant. I should be doing the Victor this year for the Falklands GB and i plan on getting the Vulcan but i have dithered on the Valiant. I guess if i have the other 2, i really should add it.

I know Hannants are still haveing issues with posting to the EU which i find odd given how easy i got my stuff in. I guess stores ordering in bulk from there have to jimp through a lot more hoops.

That B-29 is huge, Gary - I think you and I are both going to need big shelves

Bish

Nice aditions there Hutch, glad to see i have inspired someone

Yes, Bish, your Harriers certainly were inspirational - I hope I can do mine justice.

Bish

Now that Tiffy has to be a candidate for the Close air support GB.

On inspecting that huge kit and, given the rate at which I build, I doubt I'd get it finished in time - it's a monster!  As it happens, I've entered that GB with a Beaufighter (Airfix 1/72, Op Firedog), so I'm probably safer sticking to that.  However, I do plan a biggish build in the near future, and I think someone might be running a Supermarine/Vickers GB, so maybe the Valiant (Airfix again - yes, I know...) might emerge, blinking in the sunlight...once I get my bench cleared.

I had an e-mail from a model shop in Essex recently, saying they had a delivery of 2 pallets of kits that came with 114 A4 sheets of Customs paperwork.  Hopefully my harness will just come in the post, and avoid all that.

Lysol?  I've heard of people washing the sprues in warm soap and water, but never disinfecting them!  Never can be too safe!

I managed to snag this off Ebay.  It's something I've been wanting for a long time.

And also from Ebay, grabbed something for an upcoming GB.  An old kit, the D-558-2 Skyrocket.

Gary

Geez Tony, I haven't seen that stuff in months!

Stik - I see a diorama in your near future. 

Hutch, that's a great haul!

Tony, are you gonna decant the Lysol for your airbrush? 

As for myself, I picked up this nice pair of tankers from Verlinden. What I really like about them is that they are not wearing leggings so they can work fine to be paired with Korean War or early Cold War tanks. Not sure what I’ll do with them yet.

    Glad to see your sense of humor is still intact Tojo,

      I also splurged on the Arfix Typhoon....man whatta kit, really didn't want to wait for a good friend to pass to receive one from his will. Dark yes but funny when put into context.

        Nice haul all you fellas.

Hutch, yes, it was wraped but not anymore! Great scores, nice holiday from your hiatus 

Tojo, love the Lysol kit. Nice detail and it has a good fit. 

Scored these st Sam's.I have not seen these anywhere since March 

Nice aditions there Hutch, glad to see i have inspired someone . I still have 3 more of their Harriers in the stash, including that GR.1.

I got that same 88 last month after having the A-4 for a few years, they look like really nice kits and i have heard good things.

Now that Tiffy has to be a candidate for the Close air support GB.

I have bought a couple of things from EU countries this year, Germany and Poland, and have not noticed any major problems in delivery.

modelcrazy

First one that came in is a Williams Brothers Pratt and Whitney Wasp Jr. It's out of production so it cost more than it did while they were in producion but I got it for a friend of mine so it was worth it. It WAS still in the wrapper.

I like the look of that Wasp engine.  When you say it WAS still in the wrapper. does that mean it's not now?

I also like the Sunderland, and the resin for the SBC-4 looks pretty sharp.  The X-32, however... sorry, not my cup of tea.  Still, we're all different - I hope you enjoy it!

After a "sort of" moratorium on buying kits (since about November), I've been on a bit of a spree - 

The Harriers were both e-bay snags.  I didn't have any Harriers & have fond memories of building them as a lad, also of the real aircraft, which I saw many times.  Bish's recent builds convinced me I needed some!

The Churchill AVRE & Crocodile also came from e-bay, just because I like the Churchill tank.  The Spifire Vc - well, it's a Spitfire, who needs a reason?  I recently built Airfix's Hawk T1 for the Weekend Madness GB - I didn't meet the deadline, but I really enjoyed the kit, so I want to try another one, hence the Hawk 100.  The Ju88 was bought because I've always liked that aeroplane, but never built one, and I heard good things about this new Revell release.  I actually got it a little while ago, but I don't think I mentioned it here.  I haven't seen any build reviews of this kit yet - has anyone here got any comments on it?

I'm sure there was something else... oh, yes, the Tiffy!  I've been humming & ha-ing about buying this for the last year or so, but the £120 price tag put me off - that's about 3 times as much as I've ever paid for a kit.  But Jadlam were selling them for £95, and I had loyalty points worth another £12, so I got it for £83 (including delivery).  I seriously doubt I'll find it at a better price than that.  I've also ordered Brett Green's "how to" book, and a fabric harness, but I've no idea when they will arrive.  The harness is coming from the Czech Republic and, since Brexit, all imports from Europe seem to be bogged down in Customs & Excise paperwork that doesn't seem to apply to stuff from anywhere else in the world.

So, I think I'll let the credit card have a bit of a rest for a while.

keavdog

Mail call - Giving Mission Models paint a try.  I haven't done a Japanese plane since I was 19 or so and realized I don't have the colors.  So after hearing some great things about this line of paint, I bought their entire Japanese color set.  I haven't had much luck with acrylics in the past, but I'm going to follow their program to the letter so we'll see.

Gloss Clear Coat MMA-006

Flat Clear Coat MMA-004

Thinner / Airbrush Cleaner 4oz MMA-003

Polyurethane Mix Additive 2oz MMA-001

Japanese J3 Hai-Iro Lt Grey ( Zero ) MMP-107

Japanese Q1 Anti Glare Blue Black Cowl WWII MMP-108

Japanese D1 Deep Green WWII ( IJN) MMP-112

Japanese Propeller Brown MMP-115

Aotaki Blue Green MMP-113

Japanese M3 Mitsubishi Interior Green WWII MMP-109

 

Nice decals John. I haven't checked out Werner's Wings before even though I've seen them mentioned on the forum before. Maybe it's me, but I had a hard time finding the set you bought on their site.

I'm curious what you think of MMP. I almost bought some to use on the BF-109 I posted earlier, but decided to try Mr. Color instead. I still have a lot of different brands of paints I haven't tried yet. Not sure if you saw the fairly recent MMP thread in the paint section.

I tried posting this yesterday with a link to that thread, but kept getting the "403 forbidden" error.

What other forums are you guys on? I like the guys on this forum, but the "403" error is aggrevating.

Jay

The jury is still out on the Mission Models paint for me John.

I'd like to see thoses sets GH

Nice find Stick.

I received some items myself in the past few weeks.

First one that came in is a Williams Brothers Pratt and Whitney Wasp Jr. It's out of production so it cost more than it did while they were in producion but I got it for a friend of mine so it was worth it. It WAS still in the wrapper.

Next is the Tamiya 1/72 Boeing X-32. Gawdawful looking thing but I always wanted one.

Next was the 1/72 Special Hobby Short Sunderland Mk III. Nice looking kit and its big.

Then finally I got some resin AM for my little 1/72 Heller SBC-4 Helldiver. Cowl and engine and cockpit interior.

Well lots of talk of Hurricanes, Typhoons, Tempests, etc. on another site where I'm active got me wondering how I could make my second Monogram Hawker Typhoon different from my last build, aside from armament (bomb racks or rocket rails) or backdating the kit into a car door type, and I remembered that for half of their wartime service career, they had a three bladed propellor, while the kit comes with the later four bladed type. So a bit of searching on eBay later, and I came up with this old KMC conversion set, which also included exhausts. And then I think somebody tossed a set of wheels in there as well, because those are not shown to be included in the set, but came in mine. I’m not complaining.

Got the eduard pit set for the 1/48  RF4-C yesterday, and the brassin alq71's, along with the old Italeri RF4-C today.

Got a set of the old Fox One decals for it a couple days ago.  The designer of those bent over backwards to help out with those.

Mail call - Giving Mission Models paint a try.  I haven't done a Japanese plane since I was 19 or so and realized I don't have the colors.  So after hearing some great things about this line of paint, I bought their entire Japanese color set.  I haven't had much luck with acrylics in the past, but I'm going to follow their program to the letter so we'll see.

Gloss Clear Coat MMA-006

Flat Clear Coat MMA-004

Thinner / Airbrush Cleaner 4oz MMA-003

Polyurethane Mix Additive 2oz MMA-001

Japanese J3 Hai-Iro Lt Grey ( Zero ) MMP-107

Japanese Q1 Anti Glare Blue Black Cowl WWII MMP-108

Japanese D1 Deep Green WWII ( IJN) MMP-112

Japanese Propeller Brown MMP-115

Aotaki Blue Green MMP-113

Japanese M3 Mitsubishi Interior Green WWII MMP-109

Mail call - Giving Mission Models paint a try.  I haven't done a Japanese plane since I was 19 or so and realized I don't have the colors.  So after hearing some great things about this line of paint, I bought their entire Japanese color set.  I haven't had much luck with acrylics in the past, but I'm going to follow their program to the letter so we'll see.

Gloss Clear Coat MMA-006

Flat Clear Coat MMA-004

Thinner / Airbrush Cleaner 4oz MMA-003

Polyurethane Mix Additive 2oz MMA-001

Japanese J3 Hai-Iro Lt Grey ( Zero ) MMP-107

Japanese Q1 Anti Glare Blue Black Cowl WWII MMP-108

Japanese D1 Deep Green WWII ( IJN) MMP-112

Japanese Propeller Brown MMP-115

Aotaki Blue Green MMP-113

Japanese M3 Mitsubishi Interior Green WWII MMP-109

Nice looking decals from Werner's Wings came in for my F-4E - Steve Ritchie and Friends.  And enough decals (though not specific) to do my Chico build

Bish

Go on, give it a go. Would liove to see that 109 in the GB. Can't be as bad as the Chieftain will be in that Berlin scheme.

 

Thanks. I'm disappointed in myself that I didn't join your British Army GB. I'm not confident enough in my skills yet because I haven't built enough since getting back into the hobby last Spring/Summer. I don't want to c**k it up. I doubt I'd be able to get another set of decals. Plus I build slow due to lack of time. Actually the Chieftain paint job doesn't worry me. I think my masking and basic painting skills are decent. It's some of the detail stuff, washes, and weathering that I haven't really tackled yet will be where I struggle.

Steve I couldn't quote your reply due to the 403 error I kept getting. So haha with your drool comment and the checkerboard is a combination of multiple decals.

Jay

keavdog

Wow!  Nice haul.  That 109 will be killer looking.

 

Thanks. I hope so lol

Sorry Bish;

 No Photos! But my only acquisition so far this year are as follows. Jeep " Mountain Goat" kit. Another one I couldn't pass up is the "El Camino SS " with teeny dirt bike( Waste of plastic,That!) I did order, But haven't recieved it yet is the 1/35 Scale model of the "TreibFlugel" As reviewed by Aaron and Tim.

 It obviously hasn't arrived at Hill Country Hobbies yet.That's it for now.

Go on, give it a go. Would liove to see that 109 in the GB. Can't be as bad as the Chieftain will be in that Berlin scheme.

keavdog

Wow!  Nice haul.  That 109 will be killer looking.

 

You're making me drool over here.

That 109 more than likely had decals for the checker board.

Wow!  Nice haul.  That 109 will be killer looking.

What I've acquired over the last month. I'm tempted to join Bish's GB with the BF-109 in the box art racing livery, but I'm not sure I could do it justice at this time. I haven't done a NMF since I built a B-58 in elementary school in the '80s, but that was painted with a can of silver spray paint. I figured the P-51 weekend edition would be good practice before attempting the very long range version.

Those look cool John and the Raiden is a good kit. 

Now those are the 71's I know.  In Thailand we used a two canister configuration as shown.  At Shaw we ran a three can ( six antennas).  One antenna is a horizontal and one is vertical dispersion of the output signal.  None of ours from '73-76 used the fan generator, at least on Phantoms, they drew power from the aircraft.  They were gloss white, the antenna inserts looked like bare fiberglass.  They could chip on the nosecone, but got sent to the paint shop before they got too beat up.

Got to get some of those.