Nocoolname Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 21 hours ago, Kallisti said: Went to the local ParcelFarce depot yesterday since they failed to deliver the package on Monday as requested to collect this beauty... Its very similar to the other Eagle kit but has the cargo winch and nuclear waste cannisters ...and this will be the base for when I start building it as a diorama... I didn't even realise this had been released?! Just ordered one. Annoyingly it'll probably take 3 days to ship from the US to the UK then spend 12 days in Pass-the-ParcelFarce land Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Mine shipped on the 3rd July and I got the customs ransom demand on 14th but ParcelFarce failed to deliver it earlier this week so I had to go and collect it on Weds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Aoshima Thunderbird 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 3 hours ago, bentwaters81tfw said: Aoshima Thunderbird 3 Lovely kit - with or without the launch silo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Without. I got it from Germany - much cheaper than Japan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Baker Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 The bundles launch silo IMO was not really worth the additional cost- mostly printed cardboard. It would be much better to scratch build my own That TB-3 kit is wonderful - the first mas production kit which actually got the proportions correct. I have an unbuilt UNCL 18" resin kit in my closet of doom, which was the same kit that Product Enterprises (AKA 16/32) copied for their uber-expensive replica. TB-3 is my favorite Thunderbird (followed closely by TB-2). It is so nice to finally see a proper styrene kit of it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Vale Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Four A4 sheets of Games Workshop decals I found at a good price. Half Tau, half Adeptus Mechanicus. The former are useful for generic sci-fi, the latter will be great for 40K as they have loads of greek letters, gothic numbers etc. Cheers, Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpopandchips Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Not sure were to post this so I will stick it here: Not actually revived it at the yet but wanted to give you a heads up, I phoned ( and acutely spoke to a human) WWS about some ABS STYRENE PLASTIC rods and tubes they have on there web site, I wasn't after a large pack of one type that they have advertised on the web sit, so they are putting together a variety pack for me (2 of each they have in stock). Just really nice bloke and happy to help, I would give them a ring if your in need of some styrene rod before they put the price up..... http://www.war-world.co.uk/index.php/scenery-abs_styrene_plastic_range/?k=33624:58:::39 They also have a half decent range of Vallejo paints etc at a good price as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 On 25/07/2017 at 2:05 PM, rockpopandchips said: Not sure were to post this so I will stick it here: Not actually revived it at the yet but wanted to give you a heads up, I phoned ( and acutely spoke to a human) WWS about some ABS STYRENE PLASTIC rods and tubes they have on there web site, I wasn't after a large pack of one type that they have advertised on the web sit, so they are putting together a variety pack for me (2 of each they have in stock). Just really nice bloke and happy to help, I would give them a ring if your in need of some styrene rod before they put the price up..... http://www.war-world.co.uk/index.php/scenery-abs_styrene_plastic_range/?k=33624:58:::39 They also have a half decent range of Vallejo paints etc at a good price as well. Thanks RockPopandChips for the link - a useful new cheap and handy supplier added to my inventory of places to spend my pocket money 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteors Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Received these goodies today!! Not sure which to do first! Oh yeah, finish the other six or seven half started projects I have going on. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 3 hours ago, Meteors said: Received these goodies today!! Not sure which to do first! Oh yeah, finish the other six or seven half started projects I have going on. that's pure greed - Fantastic ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 After fighting with Parcelforce for nearly 2 weeks after paying import Duty, the Basingstoke Depot managed to load this onto a van today - a big smile from ear to ear now this afternoon No prizes for guessing correctly what this will turn into but here's a clue "Houdini" yeah baby, yeah..... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thud4444 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 6 hours ago, Gimme Shelter said: After fighting with Parcelforce for nearly 2 weeks after paying import Duty, the Basingstoke Depot managed to load this onto a van today - a big smile from ear to ear now this afternoon No prizes for guessing correctly what this will turn into but here's a clue "Houdini" yeah baby, yeah..... Unless I'm completely mistaken, that's a Jawa Crawler. Also known as a Sandcrawler. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Yep - its Randy Coopers 1/96 Sandcrawler - 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmonk Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 6 hours ago, Gimme Shelter said: Yep - its Randy Coopers 1/96 Sandcrawler - Sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solowing666 Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Arrived yesterday For now it/she will be resting on the shelf, though. I haven't even finished its/her siblings/sisters. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 6 hours ago, solowing666 said: Arrived yesterday For now it/she will be resting on the shelf, though. I haven't even finished its/her siblings/sisters. can I have her sister's number please...! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solowing666 Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 (edited) 4 hours ago, Gimme Shelter said: can I have her sister's number please...! FA Girls product page For their model kits, look for the items labelled as 'plastic models'. They are articulated and come with prepainted face parts. If you want to get your hands on them (pun really intended), try contacting your local pimp, I mean, shop which have experiences in japanese niche stuffs, or try japanese online pi-, I mean, shop. I have good experiences with HobbyLink Japan and Hobby Search, however other Japanese online shop generally have good reviews too Edited August 3, 2017 by solowing666 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 3 hours ago, solowing666 said: FA Girls product page For their model kits, look for the items labelled as 'plastic models'. They are articulated and come with prepainted face parts. If you want to get your hands on them (pun really intended), try contacting your local pimp, I mean, shop which have experiences in japanese niche stuffs, or try japanese online pi-, I mean, shop. I have good experiences with HobbyLink Japan and Hobby Search, however other Japanese online shop generally have good reviews too wow - now that website has taken me to an all new world of amazing stuff - nice reply - its a bloke thing !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 I finally got around to having a rummage in the Sandcrawler packaging today and as you can see, Resin is not for the feint hearted - this will only be the 2nd resin challenge I will be taking on but I have invested in a band saw and a flat bed sander to get me through the prep stages of these track castings and the rest of the crawler later on in the year. A Diesel say - " Only The Brave " 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Baker Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 A lot depends on who is producing the resin kit- some go together almost like a styrene kit and others are nightmares on wheels. I personally do not enjoy building resin kits that much, but then again I am 59 and spent most of my life pushing styrene so I know how to make it dance. Randy Cooper has some pretty good engineering on his products- looking forward to seeing this project develop... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerbannog Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 Please do a Sandcrawler WIP! Please, please, please :-D René Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 2 hours ago, Caerbannog said: Please do a Sandcrawler WIP! Please, please, please :-D René will do for sure, I promise - once I've got the Star Destroyer off the workbench (se WIP section) - although I work across 2 x 10 foot long workbenches, there's only so much room for big resin Cooper kits... ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsterpartyhat Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 Getting a package from Japan is always exciting.... What's in this one? That's right, it's SIX Vehicle Model X-wings -- for the entire Red Squadron from A New Hope. This should occupy my evenings for the next month or so 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Baker Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 Now that is going to be a fun project! If you need references, there is a thread over on RPF which goes into very specific detail about the differences between each of the ships... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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