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  • Member since
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  • From: USA
Posted by keavdog on Monday, December 26, 2022 2:23 PM

wow the beaufort and f-35!  Nice

I forgot to post my books

 

Thanks,

John

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    July 2004
  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Monday, December 26, 2022 12:20 PM

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

 

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Posted by BrandonK on Monday, December 26, 2022 9:48 AM

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

On the bench:

A lot !! And I mean A LOT!!

2024 Kits on deck / in process / completed   

                         14 / 5 / 2  

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  • Member since
    January 2015
  • From: Katy, TX
Posted by Aggieman on Sunday, December 25, 2022 5:04 PM

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.

 
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    June 2014
Posted by BrandonK on Sunday, December 25, 2022 1:53 PM

Nice haul, John. I just bought a Mosquito as well.

BK

On the bench:

A lot !! And I mean A LOT!!

2024 Kits on deck / in process / completed   

                         14 / 5 / 2  

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  • Member since
    August 2004
  • From: Forest Hill, Maryland
Posted by cwalker3 on Sunday, December 25, 2022 1:45 PM

From my beautiful bride as a Christmas gift:

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Cary

 


  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Sunday, December 25, 2022 12:55 PM

Nice haul there John! 

How does the A-6 look in the box? Back when I was a youngster we used to have them fly over all the time so I wanted to build one. Built a 1/48th scale kit back in the early '90s- I think it was Italeri but it was kinda mediocre- really soft detail. I hope this one is an improvement! 

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

 

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    April 2003
  • From: USA
Posted by keavdog on Sunday, December 25, 2022 9:34 AM

The Christmas haul

And from secret santa 

 

Thanks,

John

  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Sunday, December 25, 2022 8:41 AM

Tojo72

Nice stuff Gamera,I remember the original Wolfman from the 60's one of my first kits.

 

Thanks Tojo. I think this is the same mold as the '60s kit. Most of him is molded in black so it's hard to see detail inside the bags everything is packed in and I didn't really want to open stuff and take the chance of losing parts. There is a sprue of glow in the dark plastic parts that I think was added in the '80s or so. It's easier to see the detail on that and it looks pretty friggin' good for a vintage kit. 

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

 

  • Member since
    March 2003
  • From: Western North Carolina
Posted by Tojo72 on Sunday, December 25, 2022 6:36 AM

Nice stuff Gamera,I remember the original Wolfman from the 60's one of my first kits.

  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Saturday, December 24, 2022 10:53 PM

Ohhhhhhh, those are cool Pat and Greysnake! 

 

We always got our presents on Christmas Eve so here's my haul:

And this, OH HECK YEAH!!! I've been waiting for a 1/35th O-I. The box is a foot and a half / 45cm long and the lower hull is 11"/28cm in length! 

  

 

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

 

  • Member since
    February 2011
Posted by GreySnake on Saturday, December 24, 2022 1:34 PM

Recieved this as a gift for Christmas. 

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    December 2008
  • From: UK
Posted by PatW on Saturday, December 24, 2022 12:01 PM

1/24th.

Remember , common sense is not common.

  • Member since
    May 2004
  • From: Land of Lakes
Posted by cbaltrin on Saturday, December 24, 2022 8:03 AM

Nice, what scale is that sucker?

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    December 2008
  • From: UK
Posted by PatW on Saturday, December 24, 2022 7:32 AM

Yes! Believe it or not Father Christmas came a day early in the shape of a Yodel courier!

Remember , common sense is not common.

  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Thursday, December 15, 2022 7:01 PM

modelcrazy

Yep, got mine today

 

 

Woo Hoo!!! Lightning does strike twice!!! 

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

 

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    July 2014
Posted by modelcrazy on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 11:57 PM

Yep, got mine today

 

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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    June 2014
Posted by BrandonK on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 8:15 PM

I've seen how the Kittyhawk kit left open the rear fuselage and I am curious if Tamiya closed that up properly? I have a small Academy kit, but I want this one if the exhaust and fuselage is done correctly.

BK

On the bench:

A lot !! And I mean A LOT!!

2024 Kits on deck / in process / completed   

                         14 / 5 / 2  

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  • From: Katy, TX
Posted by Aggieman on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 5:56 PM

Tojo72

Huh, that's funny, this same kit just arrived on my doorstep as well.  Smile

I also just purchased ICM's 1/48 Bristol Beaufort from ScaleHobbyist, which states that I should have it prior to Christmas barring shipping delays.

  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 10:54 PM

Thanks Tojo, yeah they're so much fun!

John: Yeah, our modeling club Christmas supper and party is early in the month- so early Christmas presents. 

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

 

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    April 2003
  • From: USA
Posted by keavdog on Monday, December 12, 2022 8:56 PM

Early Christmas guys?  Great stuff.

Thanks,

John

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    March 2003
  • From: Western North Carolina
Posted by Tojo72 on Monday, December 12, 2022 7:22 PM

Gotta love those Egg Planes

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    November 2009
  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Monday, December 12, 2022 6:42 PM

I ended up with two kits from our annual IPMS Christmas show.

This:

And this bag- which was so cool I had to pick it up. The model inside was pretty cool too! 

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

 

  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Monday, December 12, 2022 6:39 PM

Wow, awesome stuff guys! 

Greysnake: Love those! The Mark I is cool and as someone who built the Bronco Comet I envy you- I'm sure the Tamiya kit will be waaaaaayyyyyy easier to build. 

SP: Congrads on an awesome pre-Christmas haul! Love the Brad, I've loved every Meng kit I've built. 

Tojo: That F-35 is amazing! I'm curious how the decals work out, looking forward to seeing you build this! 

BK: That vlnyl cutter is cool! Looking forward there too to seeing how this works! 

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

 

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    June 2014
Posted by BrandonK on Monday, December 12, 2022 2:58 PM

Well I did a thing. I pulled the trigger on a vinyl cutter. I have fallen in love with using paint masks rather than decals. And after watching several online modelers use their cutters I decided it's time to step up. I will be making masks for just about every resonable thing I can and paint rather than decal whenever possible. I have a lot to learn and I will begin soon. I am going to upload all my decal sheets and use those as needed. Where I can use images of the real thing I will make and cut masks for those too. This will be nice for kits that have no aftermarket decals like my Valkyrie and for schemes that noone makes decals for. I figure it will pay for itself is about 15-20 kits. Super excited to get started with this process.

Silhouette Cameo 4

BK

On the bench:

A lot !! And I mean A LOT!!

2024 Kits on deck / in process / completed   

                         14 / 5 / 2  

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  • From: Western North Carolina
Posted by Tojo72 on Monday, December 12, 2022 2:24 PM

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  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Monday, December 12, 2022 11:56 AM

TJ, I'm definitely going to be making Yeager's mount. But at least one more P-51 on here is very tempting as well.

Brandon, I'm really looking forward to the Bradley. After a quick look at the box contents last night the "wow factor" was way up there! The only other M3 Bradley that I have is the original 1984 Tamiya issue. I have several of the M2 variants, but its really nice to get a late variant M3 to round out the family.

 

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

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

LSM

 

  • Member since
    June 2014
Posted by BrandonK on Monday, December 12, 2022 9:38 AM

stikpusher

During the week, this decal set that I found arrived

 

 

Now, an excuse to pick up another P-51…

 

Last night IPMS Phoenix, we had our holiday dinner, which included a drawing of gift wrapped kits after the meal. I ended up getting this beauty!

 

 

Christmas indeed!

 

Wow, that looks like a really nice kit. Great luck with this score.

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
    November 2003
  • From: Naples, FL
Posted by tempestjohnny on Monday, December 12, 2022 5:03 AM

Stik I found that same sheet. Some good markings on it

 

  • Member since
    July 2004
  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Sunday, December 11, 2022 8:22 PM

During the week, this decal set that I found arrived

 

 

Now, an excuse to pick up another P-51…

 

Last night IPMS Phoenix, we had our holiday dinner, which included a drawing of gift wrapped kits after the meal. I ended up getting this beauty!

 

 

Christmas indeed!

 

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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