What modelling goodies did the postman deliver today....

[RangerNeil]

Postie dropped this off today. Never tried an Academy aircraft kit before, armour was good though.....

[Kevthemodeller]

They look nice. I'm going to need some 'earlies' for a Tiger soon so its good to see these kind of products out there.

What he said

[Tomcat64]

Miniart recently release a series of kits based on the RSO/01 - a vehicle that fascinates me. So, despite a couple of dodgy run-ins with Miniart in the past I caved in and picked this up


If this goes together well I'll seriously consider picking up a couple more in the range.

[digger303]

Couldn't be any worse than Dragons one and thats not too bad ( maybe the memories failing ) and Miniarts tracks are link and length.
I think I have another Dragon and a Vulcan stashed away deep in the vault.

[Stokesy44]

Miniart recently release a series of kits based on the RSO/01 - a vehicle that fascinates me. So, despite a couple of dodgy run-ins with Miniart in the past I caved in and picked this up


If this goes together well I'll seriously consider picking up a couple more in the range.

Couldn't be any worse than Dragons one and thats not too bad ( maybe the memories failing ) and Miniarts tracks are link and length.
I think I have another Dragon and a Vulcan stashed away deep in the vault.

He's got a thing about big canons.....

[digger303]

Miniart recently release a series of kits based on the RSO/01 - a vehicle that fascinates me. So, despite a couple of dodgy run-ins with Miniart in the past I caved in and picked this up


If this goes together well I'll seriously consider picking up a couple more in the range.

Couldn't be any worse than Dragons one and thats not too bad ( maybe the memories failing ) and Miniarts tracks are link and length.
I think I have another Dragon and a Vulcan stashed away deep in the vault.

He's got a thing about big canons.....

Bit hard to go to war without them unless you have a load of drones....ya cheeky blighter

Hmmm, still have my Leopold and Morser to do you might be right



Ps...Might have to build a spitfire next to break the pattern

[Tomcat64]

Couldn't be any worse than Dragons one and thats not too bad ( maybe the memories failing ) and Miniarts tracks are link and length.
I think I have another Dragon and a Vulcan stashed away deep in the vault.

I built the Dragon one last year (reissued by Das Werk) and it wasn't exactly straightforward - the kit was decent enough but the instructions were 100% wrong in places.

[Tomcat64]

Miniart recently release a series of kits based on the RSO/01 - a vehicle that fascinates me. So, despite a couple of dodgy run-ins with Miniart in the past I caved in and picked this up


If this goes together well I'll seriously consider picking up a couple more in the range.

Couldn't be any worse than Dragons one and thats not too bad ( maybe the memories failing ) and Miniarts tracks are link and length.
I think I have another Dragon and a Vulcan stashed away deep in the vault.

He's got a thing about big canons.....

I don't know what you mean

[digger303]

[digger303]

Ok I feel the need to contribute here



Hasegawa sea plane a a rare relatively recent addition to their stable and a fancy double ended brush with steel wire at one end and very stiff natural bristles at the other. I bought it for some clean up jobs.

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Ok I feel the need to contribute here



Hasegawa sea plane a a rare relatively recent addition to their stable and a fancy double ended brush with steel wire at one end and very stiff natural bristles at the other. I bought it for some clean up jobs.

That brush looks good.

Ive seen a Hasegawa plane very similar to that boxed as a detail up set, lots of pe etc, and have been eyeing it off now and then.

[digger303]

Ok I feel the need to contribute here



Hasegawa sea plane a a rare relatively recent addition to their stable and a fancy double ended brush with steel wire at one end and very stiff natural bristles at the other. I bought it for some clean up jobs.

That brush looks good.

Ive seen a Hasegawa plane very similar to that boxed as a detail up set, lots of pe etc, and have been eyeing it off now and then.

It's for cleaning solder from circuit boards
https://vi.aliexpress.com/item/10050068 ... pt=glo2vnm

[digger303]

The slow boat from China arrived



The 3d prints look real good.

[DRUMS01]

Digger, you are a man after my own heart; I almost purchased the same kubelwagen conversion. I soooo want to see you built it.

I like Tomcats 8.8cm Flak Track a lot too.

It seems the slow boat from China also visited the USA.

Here are some of my latest additions:









And a toy cardboard build of the Titanic with lights! Jarrod and my daughter built it together (without any glue). Now they need to go back and glue it as the tabs are coming loose. Honestly, gluing it and using a few colored markers on the seams, and it would not look too bad.



He is very proud of the build.

[digger303]

Digger, you are a man after my own heart; I almost purchased the same kubelwagen conversion. I soooo want to see you built it.

I like Tomcats 8.8cm Flak Track a lot too.

It seems the slow boat from China also visited the USA.

Here are some of my latest additions:









And a toy cardboard build of the Titanic with lights! Jarrod and my daughter built it together (without any glue). Now they need to go back and glue it as the tabs are coming loose. Honestly, gluing it and using a few colored markers on the seams, and it would not look too bad.



He is very proud of the build.

Lovely bunch of kits.
That Titanic is a stand out I thought it was very good before reading a word of the explanation.

Funny you expressed the same sentiments as another friend about the tracked Kubelwagen. I do have another friend who built the 823, now bear in mind he hates fiddly and these Kubelwagens are so small. He loved building it and would do another. Maybe I might squeeze in building mine before the Spitfire....

I have often thought about building one of those Bronco's or the Bird dog.

[digger303]

My mate got a consignment of goodies and I got to have first pick. Not a lot I wanted , but I grabbed these 3.

[Stokesy44]

My mate got a consignment of goodies and I got to have first pick. Not a lot I wanted , but I grabbed these 3.

If one were Sherlock Holmes, one might deduce you have a nice little PAK 40 or a Hummel in the stash with an eye on a diorama?

That's a splendid looking bunch of extras.

[digger303]

My mate got a consignment of goodies and I got to have first pick. Not a lot I wanted , but I grabbed these 3.

If one were Sherlock Holmes, one might deduce you have a nice little PAK 40 or a Hummel in the stash with an eye on a diorama?

That's a splendid looking bunch of extras.

Who knows what the future holds

[digger303]

Bibs and bobs



I'm not a aggressive fella I just liked the sign
My air hose developed a leak despite me flooding the braided cloth with Ca and slowing the leak substantially it didn't stop it. Did manage to finish the cannon though. So a new one was ordered from Hobbytech.
I bottle of authentic sms auscam for a armoured car still to be built.
A couple of rollers to make stone walls...yes they do work and look good.
The other tools are for holding sand paper and sanding curved surfaces without creating flat spots. They may be less clumsy with flat thumb nuts.

[RangerNeil]

Postie dropped this off over the weekend:


As these are my favourite MV's having owned one for a number of years its going straight to the top of the build queue!!

[digger303]

Postie dropped this off over the weekend:


As these are my favourite MV's having owned one for a number of years its going straight to the top of the build queue!!

[RangerNeil]

More goodies:


A Tamiya dusting brush and a paint bottle opener for when dried paint makes it a b*tch to open again (yes - getting old does suck - big time!!)

[digger303]

More goodies:


A Tamiya dusting brush and a paint bottle opener for when dried paint makes it a b*tch to open again (yes - getting old does suck - big time!!)

Antistatic brushes are a great idea they make clean up before painting a bit easier and bottle openers are a must I wouldn't be without mine. I got fed up trying to open bottles that were stuck hard. Cleaning the thread before putting the caps back on didn't really help as there was always a wet cap to go back on and it was too big a job to clean that too.

[Stokesy44]

Agree on the paint pot opener. A real force multiplier if ever there was one.

My one came with a soft rubber cup you put the pot in so its easier to get purchase. Genius. Its not quite up there with Tamiya Extra Thin cement but its a vital item to have in the armory

[digger303]

Agree on the paint pot opener. A real force multiplier if ever there was one.

My one came with a soft rubber cup you put the pot in so its easier to get purchase. Genius. Its not quite up there with Tamiya Extra Thin cement but its a vital item to have in the armory

Yep,the cup doubles it's usefulness.

[DBMiller]

I finally sprang for a spray booth. I got this through Lowe’s (a US “big box” hardware store) for $78!
It closes up nice!

[digger303]

I finally sprang for a spray booth. I got this through Lowe’s (a US “big box” hardware store) for $78!
It closes up nice!

Ohh that looks very nice.
I bought one of these early types in which the single fan had a 3 cubic m capacity and while ok it really needed to shift more air to be effective and this one of yours has 2 fans and capable of shifting 5 cubic m. It should be really good.

[Twokidsnosleep]

Some bigger red cutters from Amazon…these will cut steel vs my little Tamiya trimmers



A surprise kit from a very good friend


A new air nozzle and nose for my old H&S Ultra
Here is my broken nose end and air cap missing an o ring

New parts attach easily and fit right in and she works fine with these new version of the Ultra parts!¡!



A beat up eBay kit, relatively inexpensive to convert into Jim Rockford’s Firebird

[DRUMS01]

Time for another update. I knew I needed this one once I saw it.

Tractor, Howitzer, and Casson:





I'm not sure why, but I am very excited about this kit?

[digger303]

Time for another update. I knew I needed this one once I saw it.

Tractor, Howitzer, and Casson:





I'm not sure why, but I am very excited about this kit?

Excellent choice and a question do those in that boxing also have the gun limber ?

I know why your excited because I bought them both when they were in separate boxing's and they're peculating slowly up the build queue.
I was going to fix the wheels on the 8 inch and redo the roof for the tractor as a minium, but more likely to replace steering and upgrade the front wheel as well.

[Stokesy44]

Time for another update. I knew I needed this one once I saw it.

Tractor, Howitzer, and Casson:





I'm not sure why, but I am very excited about this kit?

Now that is something you do not see every day!!!!

[digger303]

Time for another update. I knew I needed this one once I saw it.

Tractor, Howitzer, and Casson:





I'm not sure why, but I am very excited about this kit?

Now that is something you do not see every day!!!!

As a bit of trivia the giant earth moving company of today was partly started by this ungainly contraption.
"The merger of the Holt Manufacturing Company and the C.L. Best Tractor Co. in 1925, creating the Caterpillar Tractor Co."

[Stokesy44]

As a bit of trivia the giant earth moving company of today was partly started by this ungainly contraption.
"The merger of the Holt Manufacturing Company and the C.L. Best Tractor Co. in 1925, creating the Caterpillar Tractor Co."

Gotta love a bit of trivia, I enjoy the bits of background info people add to the forum, its extra depth and reminds me how much people love their chosen subjects.

[Twokidsnosleep]

I got another old kit from my childhood via eBay today
1977 Chevy Convoy van, built this when I was ten-ish…badly
Looking forward to re doing this with some customization and detailing

[barryf1fan]

Just got a Tamiya 1/32 SCALE SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE off eBay for a price I didn't have to sell a kidney for!!! So pumped!

This is the first plane I've ever had and will definitely post some pics when it arrives - mainly so you guys can suck it!!!! (okay, that was a bit aggressive, sorry ), am really excited for this one.

Wife and I just went to France this past May and spent over a week in the Normandy area going to all the 'must do's' and was waffle'ing between this and a German or American tank (as we saw all of those in museums). It was an amazing experience.

[Twokidsnosleep]

Just got a Tamiya 1/32 SCALE SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE off eBay for a price I didn't have to sell a kidney for!!! So pumped!

This is the first plane I've ever had and will definitely post some pics when it arrives - mainly so you guys can suck it!!!! (okay, that was a bit aggressive, sorry ), am really excited for this one.

Wife and I just went to France this past May and spent over a week in the Normandy area going to all the 'must do's' and was waffle'ing between this and a German or American tank (as we saw all of those in museums). It was an amazing experience.

Cool stuff
Good to see you posting, man

[Quax]

this seems to me to be the bargain of the century, metal barrel and copper tow cables for £24!



with added resin seat from Hannants



the Academy rebox with cartograph decals and a cockpit mask also a 3d decal set for the cockpit from Hannants

Paul

[RangerNeil]

The wife went to Hobbycraft the other day and came back with these - apparently they were doing a 3 for 2 deal.


Made a start on the Spitfire, its going together very nicely BUT - one of the under carriage legs is a short-shot!! Seems to be a recurrent theme with Airfix recently. There might be enough to work with though, its the end that goes into the locating hole in the wing.

[digger303]

The wife went to Hobbycraft the other day and came back with these - apparently they were doing a 3 for 2 deal.


Made a start on the Spitfire, its going together very nicely BUT - one of the under carriage legs is a short-shot!! Seems to be a recurrent theme with Airfix recently. There might be enough to work with though, its the end that goes into the locating hole in the wing.

Nice deal, but airfix quality control is lacking it seems. I like the look of the Heinkel.

[Twokidsnosleep]

LHS visit yesterday after physio
I am apparently in my hot rod phase of life…I could have bought five kits!



I could see this orange with a bed full of pumpkins

[DRUMS01]

Nice looking truck/bike combo.

[aur0ra145]

Went to the IPMS National Convention and picked up a few things.

1. Tamiya newly announced 5cm Anti-Tank Gun (Pak38). According to one of the vendors, this won't hit the street for sales until November.

2. Eduard 15,000th P-40N. It had the convention logo on the box art, so I had to have one.

3. Value Gear stowage for German and US Armor. Nice dude, even gave me some loose freebie stowage at various scales.

4. Sprue Brothers sanding sticks. Nice people in their booth gave me a handful. It was very much appreciated!

5. Squadron grass tufts that sort of look like dandelions. Figured I'd test them out on some bases. Might be a cheaper solution to Games Workshop or Army Painter.

Overall a great haul and show!

[digger303]

Went to the IPMS National Convention and picked up a few things.

1. Tamiya newly announced 5cm Anti-Tank Gun (Pak38). According to one of the vendors, this won't hit the street for sales until November.

2. Eduard 15,000th P-40N. It had the convention logo on the box art, so I had to have one.

3. Value Gear stowage for German and US Armor. Nice dude, even gave me some loose freebie stowage at various scales.

4. Sprue Brothers sanding sticks. Nice people in their booth gave me a handful. It was very much appreciated!

5. Squadron grass tufts that sort of look like dandelions. Figured I'd test them out on some bases. Might be a cheaper solution to Games Workshop or Army Painter.

Overall a great haul and show!

Nice pick ups.



Ps....did you catch up with the guys from Plastic model Mojo ?.....it's a podcast.

[DRUMS01]

Here's more "stuff" and another kit as well. I thought I needed it to go with the WW1 howitzer and tractor.

You can never go wrong with this kind of stuff.



And here is the new kit:

[digger303]

Here's more "stuff" and another kit as well. I thought I needed it to go with the WW1 howitzer and tractor.

You can never go wrong with this kind of stuff.



And here is the new kit:

I've not seen the figure accent colour before, nice kit too.
The Molotow chrome pens have a limited shelf life, are these better ?

[barryf1fan]

This baby came in today!!



Probably try and build the one on the right





No nothing about building planes, and probably have zero paint to make a start - but will definitely be trying my hand at this one fairly soon (fingers-crossed). Didn't realize how big the 1/32 scale is - but hopefully can build it into a nice display. Would like to build it in 'flight' mode as it comes with a stand.

Also, you guys probably know all this - but this kit comes with a boat load (a'hem!!) of extras. Has three different wing build styles, photo-etch, and color book with a ton of pics, and more... Crazy what it comes with!! Can see why these are usually pretty expensive. Got lucky with this one...

[digger303]

This baby came in today!!



Also, you guys probably know all this - but this kit comes with a boat load (a'hem!!) of extras. Has three different wing build styles, photo-etch, and color book with a ton of pics, and more... Crazy what it comes with!! Can see why these are usually pretty expensive. Got lucky with this one...

Now that's a sweet buy

[DRUMS01]

Well, digger, we will find out regarding the chrome markers shelf life. They were only $2.49 USD for all three, so it wasn't a deal breaker even if they have a short life span. I had never seen the Tamiya skin tone accent before either. It will be another "we will see" item.

That 1/32 Spit should be a benchmark kit, looking forward in seeing the build thread on that one.

I'm adding a couple more items, one for my recent F-111 kit, and another for my recent 1/16 Pak40 kit.

[digger303]

Well, digger, we will find out regarding the chrome markers shelf life. They were only $2.49 USD for all three, so it wasn't a deal breaker even if they have a short life span. I had never seen the Tamiya skin tone accent before either. It will be another "we will see" item.

That 1/32 Spit should be a benchmark kit, looking forward in seeing the build thread on that one.

I'm adding a couple more items, one for my recent F-111 kit, and another for my recent 1/16 Pak40 kit.

Sweet additions.

[Tomcat64]

Picked up these characters for my Jeep build... not sure I'll use the MPs but the other three will definintely be shoehorned in