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A couple of bottles of Humbrol Liquid Poly. Not exactly cheap when postage has to be paid, but with nowhere local to get them, I simply had no choice. 
 

Although Mr Cement SP is my favourite these days, there are still certain applications where Liquid Poly is the best glue for the job, IMHO

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A new LG top mount refrigerator GT-515WDC that has a capacity of 516 litres that will replace my old Australian made Simpson fridge that has a capacity of 234 litres.

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4 hours ago, Mick4350 said:

A new LG top mount refrigerator GT-515WDC that has a capacity of 516 litres that will replace my old Australian made Simpson fridge that has a capacity of 234 litres.

Are the additional 282l earmarked for beer? :beer:

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On 8/17/2021 at 1:29 AM, spitfire said:

I'm lucky in that regard as my better half is an avid supporter of my hobby and being a woman she can spot the bargains, at Telford I pass her a bundle of cash and a list and set her off.

It's amazing what she get knocked off prices, better than I could.

Perhaps there's some gypsy ancestry? My beloved has a gypsy great-grandfather and she's a killer negotiator. I've learned to just make sure we're getting the basics and then remain silent while she shreds the salesperson. :whistle:

The gypsy is strong in my son, too...

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2 hours ago, lasermonkey said:

A Trumpeter 1/72 Il-28 for just over a tenner, delivered. Just need to find some interesting decals for it now.

 

Suez  Crisis!

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18 hours ago, dnl42 said:

Perhaps there's some gypsy ancestry? My beloved has a gypsy great-grandfather and she's a killer negotiator. I've learned to just make sure we're getting the basics and then remain silent while she shreds the salesperson. :whistle:

The gypsy is strong in my son, too...

You'll never be short of clothes pegs in your house, then?

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On 8/18/2021 at 8:31 PM, 593jones said:

The new Airfix Mosquito arrived today (hooray!), although curiously, the Airfix website says my order is still processing :shrug:

 

Maybe you'll get another one. 🤫

 

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On 8/18/2021 at 12:06 AM, Procopius said:

A Rye Field Sherman Firefly Vc. As a neophyte modeller of armour, I welcome advice.

Fatfingers has a deep interest in Shermans and so he might be able to help. 

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Dave at Halifax Modellers World rang me to say my Airfix Mosquito was in and so a trip out today, and some paints that I needed anyway. 

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Found a Lockheed F-5E to match the aerial reconnaissance pic from earlier.

Got here within a week, from Korea - and for a good price :)

 

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Haze/PRU blue and red spinners? :nodding:

 

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Ah well, some of the today's purchases from QMHE, a pair of Bandai Star Wars kits, Darth Vader figure, R2-D2 & BB-8. An Arma Hobby Hurricane Mk IIc. A couple of books on the kettenkraftrad, by Trojca and Tankograd. And I won the first raffle for the day and I chose the Border Model T34-76 ( factory 112 ) 2 in 1 kit.

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From Hurley Books on eBay

TSR2 Britain’s Lost Bomber by Adrian Burke published 2010 by Crowood as part of the Crowood Aviation Series.      Have a few of this series and while interesting enough there are more in-depth books available on most of their subjects hence I had not bothered with this one until reading some of the comments in a recent discussion here on TSR2 references and bought this second-hand copy , definitely on a par with if not ahead of the competition on the subject.

 

From The Aviation & Military Book Centre

Duke Hawkins Aircraft in Detail 020 Sukhoi Su-35s Flanker E , published 2021 by HMH Publications , usual high standard of full aircraft and detail shots in this latest addition to the series.

 

Scottish Aviation Pioneers – Scotland’s STOL Specialists by Chris Hobson , published 2021 by AIR-BRITAIN.     Other than vac-form and multi-media Valom’s Twin Pin is quite possibly the only injection-moulded kit we are likely to see for either in any scale but still nice to hope.

 

Also with 'orders over £35' I got a free pack of AK Weathering Pencils 'Chipping and Aging' Set  which have already been appropriated and put to use by my wife for detailing her current acrylic painting , looks really good for aging doors , windows etc.

 

From Key Publishing

Avro 748 by Barry Lloyd , published 2021 by Key Publishing as Volume 3 in their Historic Commercial Aircraft Series covering both civil and military use but not the ramp equipped Andover C.1 and derivatives.

 

Republic F-105 Thunderchief - Peacetime Operations by Theo Van Geffen and Gerald Arruda , published 2021 by Key Publishing as Volume 6 in their Historic Military Aircraft Series , interesting take on the ‘Thud’ away from the Vietnam War with a good division of metallic and camouflage colour schemes among the many images included.

 

Heavy Bombers Of The RAF - From WWI To The Cold War , published 2021 by Key Publishing as the latest in their Aviation Archive Bookazine series , usual mix of images and cutaways ( twelve in this one with 8 being double-page foldouts) many of which are contemporary drawings from the Aeroplane of their day .     Ordered direct as local distribution of the various Key Specials is rather patchy , WH Smith seems to have given up , Tesco and my local Newsagent get some but not others although both never have the same title(s) and in this case neither had it.

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Oh dear, the lunacy is continuing.....

 

Most recent arrivals are:

Heller 1/72 Liore et Olivier LeO451 x 2

RS 1/72 Dewoitine D.520 + Brengun etch

Azur 1/72 Morane Saulnier MS.406 + Brengun etch

Airfix 1/72 de Havilland Mosquito B.XVI x 2

 

A quick look inside the Mossie box is very encouraging! The surface details look really nicely restrained while the interior looks suitably busy. Looking forward to this one....

 

Cheers,

Mark

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I went for a wander this afternoon to see my old mate Paul at Waterlooville Model Centre and treated myself to this.

 

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Some sad news though.

It looks like he will be shutting up shop soon due to lease issues.

 

He has  a sale on, with 25% off all kits, but I will say that they are thinning out.

Paints, glues etc are still normal price though.

 

Let us hope that they can come to some arrangement.

 

Simon.

 

 

 

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A spot of retail therapy.

 

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Research material and masks for the Airfix Beaufort, biding its time in the stash queue. Some transfers for the Matchbox/Revell Walrus I’m working on for the High Wing group build.

 

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Much more exciting is the final piece in my Dutch air force 1940 jigsaw puzzle. Very tempted to pull this and the Valom TV onto the bench very soon.

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Just received a copy Remembering an Unsung Giant-The Douglas C-133 Cargomaster. History, development and most importantly. Scaled line drawings in depth.:yahoo:Research for a"potential" future project. At 420 pages+ fold outs. A little light reading on those cold winter nights.

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