Oh those are cool guys!!! Funny I forget about this thread when it isn't on top though... 

PFJN: Love that Ram tank, I need one of those! 

And cool Spruce Paladin. Most Japanese trainers and experimental aircraft were painted in that weird orange colour. 

PatW

HOORAY! Bagged another long wanted kit! The surfboard, skateboard, the figure and the kool bike are long wanted extras. Plus the choice of pick up or woody is a big plus on my scoreboard!

 

BK

Yes Brandon, I'm really chuffed! 

Hi,

A couple more kits came in the mail today from eBay.  I bought the Scimitar because I wanted a model of a light relatively modern armoreved vehicle to go along side some of my earlier era light tank models.  I bought the 2nd model, the Chinese Frigate, nitially though mostly just for parts (especially the hull) for kitbashing.  However, once I opened the package I discovered that its actually kind of a nice model on its own.  It's a weird scale (1/260) but its nice because that's big enough that they were able to give some of the parts some realtively nice detail (such as the separately molded life raft cases and the molded on watertight doors etc).  So now I am thinking of building the kit pretty much straight out of the box. 

Pat

Pat, those two are a pair of nice purchases. The Scimitar is a gorgeous kit. And the Chinese Harpoon target, I mean Frigate looks really cool! Those bigger scale ships can be so beautifully detailed.... 

Nice additions Pat. I've got the Scimiter as well, looks a nice kit.

These came via fast airplane from HLJ (no surface shipping due to COVID).  The decals came by post last week.

To be used in a future Mustangs of the World build.

As part of a collection of postwar aircraft flown by the 111th FIS out of Ellington Field by the Texas Air National Guard.  The collection will consist of (in order) P-51D, F-84E, P-51H, P-80C, F-86D/L, F-102, F-101B, F-4C/D, F-16A-D, and MQ-1 Predator.

If my pictures are good enough, as raced at the San Antonio Grand Prix back in the late 80's.

For the 111FIS build.

For my not yet started F-16s of the World collection.

Nice scores Lew. I really like all the decal sheets.

The postman brought my Sprue Brothers payday order today... a TC figure for my M46, a couple acrylic MRP paints that look to be good uniform colors, and a glue I’m gonna try out for the first time... Micro Weld

Thanks Stik.  The problem with decals is that you buy them for one scheme and inevitably there's another that you'll want to do as well.  I didn't realize how much of a redesign the P-51H was in relation to the D until I got the RS kit.  Look forward to seeing your commander figure painted. Which build is it for?

I'm liking the Jaguar!

I find Le Man series type cars really appealing and Mustang fighters are always a favourite nice order. Another favourite of mine is the Sunderland I ordered one when I went on line for Vallejo yellow Air Colour and flow improver and couldn't resist adding a couple more old favorites. They arrived on Thursday and Friday still waiting for the yellow that started the loss of self control. 

lewbud

Thanks Stik.  The problem with decals is that you buy them for one scheme and inevitably there's another that you'll want to do as well.  I didn't realize how much of a redesign the P-51H was in relation to the D until I got the RS kit.  Look forward to seeing your commander figure painted. Which build is it for?

 

I hear you on decals Lew. There are more attractive schemes than there is room on my shelves or in the stash. And yes, the H is a whole different Pony than the D. Sort of like the A to B.

The TC is for my M46 build. It’s in the armor section if you’re bored and have the time.

Nice hauls guys this is what I got the other day. 

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I like that Tornado, 1961!

A big fish landed in my office the other day:

It's Paleocraft's 1/20 Dunkleosteus, a Devonian Era super predator.  How big was the real deal?

An Archelon would not stand a chnace.

Inspiration for the Return of the Jedi Rancor?

Oh that Dunky is awesome!!! 

SWIM ARCHELON SWIM!!! 

Oh and the other stuff is cool too!!! 

SP: I picked up the DEF Miniatures set of Korean War refugees a while back. Very pleasantly surprised by the high quality of the figures. 

Panzer Joe, those are some fine acquisitions!

Real G, that sea monster looks pretty frightening! I’ll bet that Lucas or ILM used that for some inspiration for both the Rancor and some of the deep sea creatures on Naboo. Who says that sea monsters have never been real? 

Real G

A big fish landed in my office the other day:

...

Yike, 

As if I weren't already scared enough of the water.  Now I'm going to have night mares about prehistoric fish with teeth bigger than my head coming to get me 

And now you have to build an aquarium dio with all these finned friends

keavdog

And now you have to build an aquarium dio with all these finned friends

And invest in some sea-colored backdrop paper for photos!  

Prehistoric creatures are kind of like "Luftwaffe 1946" to me - so many bizarre and outright scary looking ones!  I think that's why I like them so much.  I wonder if anyone does a Eurypterid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurypterid or Orhtocone https://www.bbc.co.uk/science/seamonsters/factfiles/giantorthocone.shtml model?

Mail call

keavdog

Mail call

 

Ha - those close!

Super fun week.  I pre-ordered the Mustang from UpScaleHobbies months ago and told Chris to ship the GT when the Mustang came in.  Pretty excited about these kits.  And the wheels on the Mustang look like my Forgeline GS1R race wheels - I need to get another set for my Boss 302.

keavdog

Ha - those close!

Super fun week.  I pre-ordered the Mustang from UpScaleHobbies months ago and told Chris to ship the GT when the Mustang came in.  Pretty excited about these kits.  And the wheels on the Mustang look like my Forgeline GS1R race wheels - I need to get another set for my Boss 302.

 

I picked up two more versions of the Zero I didn't have in my stash. Jeaton was nice to send me a list of different Zero models, I still don't have a complete series but this does help. 

The A6M7 was a fighter/bomber with additional hardpoints for mounting bombs and other munitions. 

The A6M8 was the last model of the Zero produced before the Imperial Japanese war-machine collapsed. She mounted a bigger more powerful engine. Which Hasegawa provides in resin along with the larger cowling. Only two were produced before the war ended. 

And though not a model I thought I'd post this. I need another SBD Daultless now. I built one years ago but didn't have the cut-outs for the dive brakes. I just painted them all black instead of drilling out the hundred little holes or replacing them with PE. 

That's awesome Cliff!!

keavdog

Ha - those close!

Super fun week.  I pre-ordered the Mustang from UpScaleHobbies months ago and told Chris to ship the GT when the Mustang came in.  Pretty excited about these kits.  And the wheels on the Mustang look like my Forgeline GS1R race wheels - I need to get another set for my Boss 302.

 

BK

Gamera

I picked up two more versions of the Zero I didn't have in my stash. Jeaton was nice to send me a list of different Zero models, I still don't have a complete series but this does help. 

The A6M7 was a fighter/bomber with additional hardpoints for mounting bombs and other munitions. 

The A6M8 was the last model of the Zero produced before the Imperial Japanese war-machine collapsed. She mounted a bigger more powerful engine. Which Hasegawa provides in resin along with the larger cowling. Only two were produced before the war ended. 

And though not a model I thought I'd post this. I need another SBD Daultless now. I built one years ago but didn't have the cut-outs for the dive brakes. I just painted them all black instead of drilling out the hundred little holes or replacing them with PE. 

 

BK

Thanks guys! 

Brandon: Ya know now that I think about it probably about five. Oddly most of the built stuff I have is American despite having a pile of Japanese aircraft in the stash. I really, really, really need to get some this stuff built... 

Just thinking back, I've finished four P-47Ds in the last decade. Despite having a boatload of Spitfires and Zeros I just kept building 'Jugs'. And for the last couple years I've been on an armour binge and having finished a plane in ages.