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Atreides ornithopter arrived! Bit smaller than i was hoping, but still a happy camper! The sprue gates are so thin parts do come off easily!

nice! got some on the way 😎 would love a 1/72 ornithopter one day...

yea I managed to nab mine on a book depository sale, but wasn't cheap, especially with the NZD will be interesting to see the kit!

what a glorious rabbit hole you've opened, sir short answer, yes - after the soviet backed government collapsed, the huge amount soviet hardware given to the afghan government was captured by different factions and used in combat over the next 20-so years. I recommend "Wings over the Hindu Kush" by fellow Afghan AF addict: Lukas Müller https://www.amazon.com/Wings-over-Hindu-Kush-Afghanistan/dp/1913118665

awaiting the 1/72 T-73B3! 😎

Because it knows I want it to stick onto the model, not spring into the carpet, hide for a month then stab me in the foot 😅

looks very detailed! hope they do some other export boxings pretty much endless subject to choose from wife: "what's this payment to Ukraine?" me: "you know...um...charity and stuff....support the business and the people..." wife: "uhuh, real humanitarian.....its more model kits isn't it" 😄

You have no idea how glad I am someone else resembles this 🤣

"its not hoarding, these starfix kits are useful one day!" 😆

For me its not solely the price, but the price vs risk of molding issues. (picked up a hawk 81 with a munted carburetor intake just yesterday for example - luckily had spares (from another previously dead specimin, series 1 kits are a real (un) lucky dip!) Its hugely frustrating, as I want their success, got a couple of the tempests thay seem a-ok...its fully possible they have resolved the molding problems - I it would go a long way if they addressed it to rebuild brand confidence, else a "wait and see" seems prudent - though it looks VERY nice 😎

I hate to think how many NZD this will end up at (RRP series 1 kits are about £13.2 now here!) ... My main concern is Airfix's short shot fever(a couple of their spitfire Vc's had missing parts of the tail!) ...its a PITA to return to retailer, often the wholesaler has no more, order in etc...

Congrats for those wanting a new p-39!! 🥰 The search for a yak-9P continues.... 😂

Stretch that hype train lol

..Tried the amodel one once, ended up in the "for better modellers than me" category, aka bin 😁 almost a joke on its own as we start to see yak-1s, -9s coming out ...just not 'that' yak-9 😄

try not to fall into temptation with these, but: Yak-9P 😁 - I mean someone has to do one eventually that's not amonster