Pete in Lincs Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 At a delivery early this morning in Barnsley market, we were waiting for someone to open the property, so I looked at a market stall full of books. Two for a fiver, Run by a South African guy (The accent is a giveaway) the stall is down near Greggs. If you're in the area give it a look. Lots of military books. I could have spent more but we had to go and work! I got, Keeping Watch. Pip Beck. A WAAf in Bomber Command. She served at Waddington, Bardney and Upper Heyford as a R/T operator. And, Our War. Christopher Somerville. Memoirs of Commonwealth Servicemen. I'm looking forward to reading both. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaceAddict Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 Today's mail dropoff: Now, do I hold onto it for the Canadian GB (in case the CF-104 isn't on shelves by then) or just dig into it over the Xmas holiday period? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt-92 Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 Buffaloes a' roaming.... Another one for the (history) collection. The long-nosed Brewster 339-23 (or 439) were the last ones produced, ordered by the NEIAAF. The decal sheet allows for several interesting ones.. One aircraft was 'reassigned' to the personal flight of Station Commander USAAF at Essington and is said to have been his 'showboat' - all polished metal, he used it to charm his way into some lady's... house. There. Safe enough Apparently, that was rather frowned upon and when the good man was... let's say promoted away, the aircraft was shoved into a corner and left to slowly decompose. Other options are a Photorecce conversion in RAAF service, several 25 Sqn aircraft, including the 500th Buffalo produced, pieces of which are currently in a Dutch museum. The QB engine isn't needed for this one as the kit has a really nice one, so it will end up in a Tamiya 339. Other bits are for the Academy P-38F, and a Tamiya Mossie. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
593jones Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 2 hours ago, Pete in Lincs said: At a delivery early this morning in Barnsley market, we were waiting for someone to open the property, so I looked at a market stall full of books. Two for a fiver, Run by a South African guy (The accent is a giveaway) the stall is down near Greggs. If you're in the area give it a look. Lots of military books. I could have spent more but we had to go and work! I got, Keeping Watch. Pip Beck. A WAAf in Bomber Command. She served at Waddington, Bardney and Upper Heyford as a R/T operator. And, Our War. Christopher Somerville. Memoirs of Commonwealth Servicemen. I'm looking forward to reading both. Ah, yes, I know the stall and the guy running it. It's only there on a Tuesday, when they have the second-hand market. Don't get into town often on a Tuesday but when I do I always check it out. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasermonkey Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 Whilst I was browsing instagram, looking at videos of cats and red pandas (it’s what the internet was invented for), a message popped up with an eBay offer. An Italeri Wellington B.X for fifteen quid. Don’t mind if I do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 .had a frustrating evening in real life, and settled to have a quiet drink before bed in front of the tv only to find PBS running a program on one of the restored mossies so took it as a sign and ordered the new Airfix double mossie 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt-92 Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 I am seriously impressed. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Ian- Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 39 minutes ago, alt-92 said: I am seriously impressed. I'm hoping for one of those from 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt-92 Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 For those wondering what we're talking about 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 5 hours ago, alt-92 said: I am seriously impressed. Finally a modern 1:72 tooling of the Dauntless! 👍 Cheers, Bill 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luis pacheco Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Mail call https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1580893245598871&id=100010346317231 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 Some Xtracrylix paint and varnish, 60-40 sure I have enough grey paint for my tomcat but experience tells me if I don't stock up I'll run out, also pretty sure I have enough gloss varnish for all builds for the rest of the year but same logic applies, also managed to leave one in the basket I don't need at the expense of one I was going to switch to using on a build.....🙄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 Two of the new Airfix 1/48th DH Vampires, very nice they are too. The surface detail is very fine, the best I've seen from Airfix to date and as good as anybody else's. Well done Airfix! The parts include the extended starboard intake used on the FB.9 and many FB.5's, it also includes the clipped wingtips used on these later variants so you can build an F.3/FB.5/FB.9 from this kit. I'm really pleased about this because I have a 3rd on the way. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Des Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 On 11/17/2021 at 11:39 AM, alt-92 said: I am seriously impressed. And quite rightly so , what excellent moulding. Never been that taken by the Dauntless myself and closest I have ever got was a Polish released re-box of what looked like ye olde rather sparse Airfix parts won at a model show Tombola table some years back which was quickly passed on to someone else but this certainly looks like a very impressive kit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 On 11/17/2021 at 11:39 AM, alt-92 said: I am seriously impressed. Blimey, you get all the good stuff! I didn't even know that was out. 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mozzy19 Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 Tis the season for last year’s preorders to arrive. This time in the form of a rather mucky looking Mercedes with some pretty knackered tyres. Sean 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 Just arrived today, wanted to build one of these for ages. Cheers Dennis 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potato Pete Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 (edited) On 11/17/2021 at 1:39 PM, alt-92 said: For those wondering what we're talking about 'oley moley- that Dauntless looks gorgeous Pete Edited November 18, 2021 by Potato Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 A Revell F-104G with Belgium & Netherlands markings, something to do with a Century series fighter GB next year, not that I haven't got some F-104 G kits or some BAF F-104G decals BUT I haven't got them both in one box, till now anyway. Steve. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 On 11/14/2021 at 9:48 AM, PhantomBigStu said: The new Xtradecal mossie prxvi sheet, probably ballsed up as it’s first time I’ve used hannants back order system and may end up with two sheets. And indeed I messed up, one sheet was ordered, the wrong sheet, the bomber one…..oh what a Wally 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazy Modeller Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 Today got really astonished. Received this resin radiator replacement from Thunder models for my Scammel Pioneer. The one supplied in the kit was wrong, and they're giving it for free. Must say its a customer support that other brands should follow! Outstanding! They even apologised for taking so long, just because the part was out stock... Cheers LM 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted November 19, 2021 Author Share Posted November 19, 2021 An Aldi special, it just fell into the shopping trolley! Duncan B 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 I can't remember if I mentioned this, but I picked up a Stirling at a recent model show: Nice artwork on the box top. The kit seems nicely detailed, bit I was a bit disappointed with the panel lines as they seem a bit too wide and deep for this scale, but IIRC that's what they made Mr. Surfacer for! Cheers, Bill PS. It just so happened that I picked up some Mr. Surfacer as well. Prescient me was. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt-92 Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 They're a bit trench-like, indeed. The Sunderland has the same challenge. Another Italian care package: Jag & Harrier were the real targets, the F-15 is 'boxfiller' to get the total across the 50€ free P&P threshold. Not the best F-15, but good enough. Schemes in the Jag box will come in handy for the old Hasegawa one as wel.. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 14 minutes ago, alt-92 said: They're a bit trench-like, indeed. The Sunderland has the same challenge. Can't say that I've built many Italeri kits, but the ones I have aren't so Matchbox like. Even so, I think I'd rather deal with that and have a nicely detailed new tooled Stirling than have to deal with the legacy kits. Of course, I may change my mind as I exhaust my supply of Mr. Surfacer and grow weary of sanding... Cheers, Bill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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