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Posted by MR TOM SCHRY on Monday, January 16, 2023 9:58 AM

Ben, great additions to your stash and awesome collectibles too.  You have a large area of interests, same as me!  I've been "drooling" over that 1/16 Sherman for months now!  That and the 1/16 M5A1 Stuart are definitely on my wish list.  Hope that these new kits bring many hours of enjoyment for Jarrod & you. 

tjs

TJS

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Posted by BrandonK on Monday, January 16, 2023 9:34 AM

Wow, Ben. That is a significant haul. Love those 1/18 diecast, I have several. I used to be a dealer for Ertl and Autoart as well as Supercar Collectibles when diecast was all the rage. I love that big Sherman and I would love to get one along with the Tiger I. Looking forward to seeing those.

BK

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A lot !! And I mean A LOT!!

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Posted by Gamera on Sunday, January 15, 2023 9:20 PM

Wow, all of those are awesome guys but I love that giant M4A3E8 Ben!!! Heart

Belated Happy Birthday! And hope Jarrod enjoys those too! 

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

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  • From: Ohio (USA)
Posted by DRUMS01 on Sunday, January 15, 2023 7:19 PM
Been a while since I posted new stuff so I hope I don't duplicate anything, but here goes:

DIE-CAST VEHICLES 1/18

I have Ferrari decals for the truck sides will be scratchbuilding details, it's B-I-G
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1970 Chevy Nova, nice detailed engine
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By Minichamps. Many decals were almost gone and mirrors missing, all fixed now
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PLASTIC KITS
 
 

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1/20 Brabham fan car, always wanted one of theseImage

1/48 Horton Ho-229, has great details but heard it is a bear to build, we will see
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I think I mentioned this some time ago but never left a photo, here it is:

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THE ODD BALL TO BE DETAILED

1/18 Dodge command truck, thinking about my SAS jeep I will detail/rebuild this one too
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THE BIG ONE 1/16

This was my big Christmas present for Jarrod and I. Can't wait to get into it.
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Some was for Christmas, others for my December birthday, and a few just because I could. I think I need to start building faster because I will never get them all done. Can't look at it that way, can we?

Ben and Jarrod

 

"Everyones the normal until you get to know them" (Unknown)

LAST COMPLETED:

1/35 Churchill Mk IV AVRE with bridge - DONE

NEXT PROJECT:

1/35 CH-54A Tarhe Helicopter

 

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Posted by keavdog on Sunday, January 15, 2023 6:17 PM

Yes - I ordered the flightline engineering set Big Smile

Thanks,

John

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Posted by BrandonK on Sunday, January 15, 2023 5:23 PM

keavdog

Got a good price on this one.  Extra goodies on the way

 

 

Nice kit. I've built two now. Did you order a new float? Cuz, the kit float is WAY off.

BK

On the bench:

A lot !! And I mean A LOT!!

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Posted by BrandonK on Sunday, January 15, 2023 5:22 PM

keavdog

Found this for a good price.  Going to do the Erickson fire chopper when the Lone Star conversion is available

Will become this

 

That's a super cool looking kit. Nice score.

 

BK

On the bench:

A lot !! And I mean A LOT!!

2024 Kits on deck / in process / completed   

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Posted by keavdog on Sunday, January 15, 2023 4:42 PM

Got a good price on this one.  Extra goodies on the way

 

Thanks,

John

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Posted by keavdog on Thursday, January 12, 2023 12:50 PM

Found this for a good price.  Going to do the Erickson fire chopper when the Lone Star conversion is available

Will become this

Thanks,

John

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Posted by castelnuovo on Wednesday, January 11, 2023 11:15 PM

Got these two with a gift card Mrs C gave me for Christmas

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  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Sunday, January 8, 2023 5:49 PM

PatW

I'm looking at the Dragon Wing as well. But what are the shipping costs? I'm in the UK, I presume it's a small packet? It's  very difficult to work out shipping!

I've just checked and it's the same price as the kit so I cancelled the order!

 

Pat: The shipping costs for my Dragon Wing were about $60 US- I think that's about 40 UK (my keyboard doesn't have a pound key). That's for the whole order though. The Pagani was about $30 on HLJ but normally sells in the US for about $70. So I make up an order about once or twice a year and I think I end up saving enough on costs to make up for shipping. 

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

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Posted by Gamera on Sunday, January 8, 2023 5:42 PM

Those are awesome guys!!! 

SP: I hope the Tamiya Comet is easier to build than the Bronco kit. I liked how mine came out but it was a bit of bear to build. 

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

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Posted by PatW on Saturday, January 7, 2023 6:14 AM

I'm looking at the Dragon Wing as well. But what are the shipping costs? I'm in the UK, I presume it's a small packet? It's  very difficult to work out shipping!

I've just checked and it's the same price as the kit so I cancelled the order!

Remember , common sense is not common.

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Posted by stikpusher on Friday, January 6, 2023 10:57 PM

Aggie, that Thunderstreak Thunderbird a new release of an older mold kit, so there is no way you ever built it before. But I'm with you on wanting to build one soon Wink

 

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

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Posted by Aggieman on Friday, January 6, 2023 8:21 AM

Had to go to the town where I grew up a couple days ago to knock out a couple of stones - visit some family and my dentist, who coincidentally is family as well.  Left my office in Houston and drove an hour south, got there too early so I stopped at a Hobby Lobby.  I don't get back to my home town often, but am always amazed at the shopping options that have sprung up there in the years since I left for Texas A&M in the mid-80s.  In any event, I walked out of the HL with a couple of purchases, a Vallejo paint set for US Army Air Corps China-Burma-India colors, as well as this kit

I'm 99% certain I never built this kit as a youngster.  The F-84 was always my favorite as a Thunderbird jet.  I'll likely build this one alongside my Hobby Boss release some day.

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Posted by BrandonK on Saturday, December 31, 2022 10:33 AM

modelcrazy

Over the last several months I bought many many new kits, mostly 1/35 armor and 1/48 aircraft. These would fill the pages and bore you. I'm removing kits that are being replaced or just getting rid of ones I know I'll never build. Time for a stash cleaning/replacing. Actually, although I purchased several new ones, they're replacing possably double that what I'm losing.

I will however, show three that I received this month.

For my birthday, my gal bought me this. She got it for a gag but I told her that I actually liked it.

Next for Christmas she got me this one. Again, very happy to receive it

and for my secret Santa gift I got this. I love between the war A/C

 

Those are great kits, Steve. She has a good eye. That Mando kit is great. You'll love working on it.

BK

On the bench:

A lot !! And I mean A LOT!!

2024 Kits on deck / in process / completed   

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Posted by modelcrazy on Friday, December 30, 2022 10:56 PM

Over the last several months I bought many many new kits, mostly 1/35 armor and 1/48 aircraft. These would fill the pages and bore you. I'm removing kits that are being replaced or just getting rid of ones I know I'll never build. Time for a stash cleaning/replacing. Actually, although I purchased several new ones, they're replacing possably double that what I'm losing.

I will however, show three that I received this month.

For my birthday, my gal bought me this. She got it for a gag but I told her that I actually liked it.

Next for Christmas she got me this one. Again, very happy to receive it

and for my secret Santa gift I got this. I love between the war A/C

Steve

Building a kit from your stash is like cutting a head off a Hydra, two more take it's place.

 

 

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Posted by stikpusher on Friday, December 30, 2022 10:14 PM

Nice scores guys!

 My new scores came in yesterday in no particular order. First up is the new Tamiya A-34 Comet. I had placed a pre order with Brookhurst Hobbies a couple months ago for this kit then heard nothing and started to wonder. Then I found out that they had gotten the kits in and not contacted me regarding my pre order, so I contacted them and got the problem straightened out. I am quite happy to have gotten the screw up corrected and the kit sent to me at the pre order price.

 

 

Then I found this decal set for Korean War AD Skyraider. It has markings for an AD-3 from VA-35, USS Leyte Air Wing in Korea 1950/1951. After seeing Devotion and reading about the USN strikes at the Yalu River bridges, it was a natural inspiration to get this set.

 

 

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

LSM

 

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Posted by keavdog on Friday, December 30, 2022 2:48 PM

You're the reason I finally pulled the trigger on buying it!

Thanks,

John

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Posted by BrandonK on Friday, December 30, 2022 1:55 PM

Gamera, very nice haul. Love the Pagani!

Keavdog, nice!! I got that Mercedes for SS this year. Gonna start it very soon.

BK

On the bench:

A lot !! And I mean A LOT!!

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Posted by keavdog on Friday, December 30, 2022 1:51 PM

Love the VW!

Picked these up during the Sprue Brothers 10% sale

Thanks,

John

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Posted by Gamera on Thursday, December 29, 2022 7:20 PM

The rest of my order from HLJ came in today. 

I was waiting on this. Suyata kits seem to be really hard to get your hands on. I've wanted the kit Real G showed a few years ago and it never seems to come back into stock. 

I ordered a few more things to fill out the order. HLJ was having a special reduced shipping sale for Christmas so that did help out some. 

Robot dogs with assualt rifles and a robo-cat that can turn into a motorcycle. What could be cooler???

Picked up the cool VW as something for for either our show raffle donation or a Christmas present for next year:

Not sure if I'll build the Pagani or not. The kit is insanely complex from looking at the instructions. I may toss it into the club raffle next year: 

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

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Posted by keavdog on Monday, December 26, 2022 8:02 PM

BrandonK

 

 
keavdog

wow the beaufort and f-35!  Nice

I forgot to post my books

 

 

 

 

Oh, you got the Monogram book. I've been eyeing that for months now. Let us know how it is.

 

BK

 

It's really nice.  Super heavy paper and great prints.  A bit more fun than the boxart book because there's way more context.

Thanks,

John

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Posted by TheMongoose on Monday, December 26, 2022 7:27 PM

I'm jealous of the Jetson's build! Going off to look for that... i thnk Santa forgot to put it in my stocking ;-)

In the pattern: Scale Shipyard's 1/48 Balao Class Sub! leaning out the list...NOT! Ha, added to it again - Viper MkVii, 1/32 THUD & F-15J plus a weekend madness build!

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  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Monday, December 26, 2022 7:10 PM

stikpusher

Man, all of you must have been good boys and girls this year to get such Christmas gifts! Wink 

 

Actually I bought them for myself. 

Saint Nick brought me a lump of coal... Embarrassed

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

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Posted by Gamera on Monday, December 26, 2022 7:09 PM

Awesome stuff guys!!! 

Love the Jetson's air car BK! 

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

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Posted by Aggieman on Monday, December 26, 2022 6:13 PM

BrandonK

 

 
Aggieman

My Christmas haul

I am going to attempt to install lighting into the Super Star Destroyer and the Rebel Blockade Runner, but both are so tiny that I'm not sure that will be possible.  The SSD is 1/100000 and the RBR is 1/1000.

 

 

 

I'm totally jelly of all those, especially the blockade runner. Curious just how big those are and the lighting would be super cool.
BK

 

 

The Blockade Runner looks like it will be about 4-5" long.  SSD won't be much bigger.

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Posted by BrandonK on Monday, December 26, 2022 4:01 PM

keavdog

And I got my wife a kit, which she has finished  :shocked: 

The kit was missing Astro.  I have a note out to Round2 for a replacement Astro

It's a QUICK snap-tite build - I think it looks awesome

 

Oh my gosh, that is soo cool. I like this a lot.

BK

On the bench:

A lot !! And I mean A LOT!!

2024 Kits on deck / in process / completed   

                         14 / 5 / 2  

                              Tongue Tied

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Posted by BrandonK on Monday, December 26, 2022 4:01 PM

keavdog

wow the beaufort and f-35!  Nice

I forgot to post my books

 

 

Oh, you got the Monogram book. I've been eyeing that for months now. Let us know how it is.

BK

On the bench:

A lot !! And I mean A LOT!!

2024 Kits on deck / in process / completed   

                         14 / 5 / 2  

                              Tongue Tied

  • Member since
    April 2003
  • From: USA
Posted by keavdog on Monday, December 26, 2022 3:49 PM

And I got my wife a kit, which she has finished  :shocked: 

The kit was missing Astro.  I have a note out to Round2 for a replacement Astro

It's a QUICK snap-tite build - I think it looks awesome

Thanks,

John

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