Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 2 hours ago, Maginot said: In town on other business yesterday, I visited Metro Hobbies city store for the first time. Situated below street level, I descended the stairs past walls adorned with models, under a giant Spitfire hanging from the ceiling, entered a world of wonder and enchantment which was reminiscent of the fabled and much-missed Model Dockyard of my childhood. Outside my usual genre and scale, I've got a fascination for the Horten brothers' extraordinary Nurflügelflugzeuge. How could I resist this well-thought-of kit when I spied it on the shelf? So I chased away the wallet moths and had it popped into one of the largest plastic bags I've ever carried. I thence made my way home on the train, attracting the occasional quizzical look from fellow passengers. Now to figure out how best to finish the model to advantage both the internal structure and external form; skin on, skin off or see-through; plywood, camouflage or aged museum guise? There are some superbly modelled examples on this forum to inform my choices. It will be a while till I get to this one unless curiosity and temptation overcome me... If I were to build this Id start on one wing and go from raw materials like wood & metal frame work. Then on to finished skin in the center. And finally to fully camouflaged on the opposite wing. I think this is the best way to display this aircraft because it shows everything including internals. A variation is to build it with all the internals exposed and the skin on a set of plinths behind or in front of the airframe. This way you also get full camouflage but complete exposed internals ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luis pacheco Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 More stuff from Ukraine. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roof Rat Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Arrived today (DHL held it for a couple of days as I didn't return from holiday until yesterday) from Volks Japan So far so good, I just hope it's as good as reported. RR 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Load of stuff in Lidl after forgetting my wallet at Asda, including some assorted spirits, kicking myself a little though they had special buy RAL7001 matched primer (always wondered what it should look like in the flesh) for a really good price, and I left it as it was gloss and I thought I had enough Halfords to finish priming my B-17 sprues.....guess what happened when I got home.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 Our lovely post lady just delivered this from Sabingamartin. And this is the one that I'm building. John. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markh-75 Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 Just won this! Its all sound, the decals are a bit naff but I have a set coming from a chap in Norway!😀 Are there any more Brewster aircraft? I have the Buccaneer (Bermuda), and now I have the Buffalo. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 (edited) 52 minutes ago, Markh-75 said: Just won this! Its all sound, the decals are a bit naff but I have a set coming from a chap in Norway!😀 Are there any more Brewster aircraft? I have the Buccaneer (Bermuda), and now I have the Buffalo. Brewster built the Corsair under license. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Brewster_F3A-1_Corsair_in_flight_1943.jpg Other than that just a couple of prototypes. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brewster_Aeronautical_Corporation Edited September 9, 2022 by Corsairfoxfouruncle 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markh-75 Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 2 minutes ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Brewster built the Corsair under license. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Brewster_F3A-1_Corsair_in_flight_1943.jpg Other than that just a couple of prototypes. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brewster_Aeronautical_Corporation Thanks for that, I had a look myself and as you say, apart from the Buccaneer and the Buffalo and F3A-1 it’s just prototypes. Thanks bud 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markh-75 Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 I’ll read about the Corsair tomorrow and the other Brewster aircraft.😉😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maginot Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Wandering up the main street while waiting for a takeaway curry one night, I spotted an odd shop that looked like a front for who knows what? You know, the kind that has you wondering how on Earth it could turn a buck? In the window was an eclectic bunch of 2nd hand "collectibles", mainly junk, carelessly dumped on shelves. I finally found it open today and wandered in. Lots of Lego, Warhammer, grotty books, B-grade DVDs, eye-glazing materialist detritus and all of it pricey. I had to step over a large but friendly long-haired German Shepherd and was confronted by the owner, who was smug, condescending and instantly gave me the creeps; some people should not work in retail. Anyway, down the back, half hidden on a shelf, was this little gem in my preferred scale - 1/48, in a preferred genre - PR, if not a preferred era - a bit modern for me. But hey! It's a Spitfire and only the second in my carefully curated collection. Once upon a time, I had a third Spitty, a bagged Airfix Mk.IX circa 1962. A quick look on the web confirmed it was not readily available and the price was reasonable, if no bargain. After haggling to no avail, I grabbed it and brought it home, my third purchase in a week. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Wow! An Airfix 1/48 PR XIX, they’e like hen’s teeth these days. Lucky you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maginot Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 2 hours ago, Biggles87 said: Wow! An Airfix 1/48 PR XIX, they’e like hen’s teeth these days. Lucky you. Thanks, @Biggles87. I'm really glad I grabbed it, now. I thought it might be a bit of a score but it was touch and go for a while. This frugal pensioner had already exceded his modelling budget for the week month quarter purchasing that Zoukei-Mura flying wing business, ordering that contentious Ice Cold in Alex ambulance 🤓 and I didn't like the vendor. Of course, non of that's important. I'm just enjoying looking at the PR.XIX's marvelous lines. Together with the Mk.VIII in the cupboard, they have to be my favourite, best-looking Spits. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Des Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Via Ali Express From ModelFans Store - Trumpeter 02809 1/48 North American RA-5C Vigilante kit , industrial inaction added around a week to the delivery time but not likely to be getting built this week/month/year so no problem – cost started around half that of current UK prices and even once shipping and VAT were added was still a saving making the aftermarket less painful. Via eBay From Puzzle-Craft - Aires 4118 1/48 F-4E/F/G/J/EJ/S Phantom II Exhaust Nozzles , resin and etch set , essentially the same parts but slightly cheaper than the designated Aires set for the RA-5C and leaves the kit engine parts untouched when the Nautilus internal body frame (en-route) is used , recommended on the Nautilus site but now realise that to eventually attempt an early RA-5C the Aires set 4128 for the F-4A/B/C/D/N would be more appropriate – swop anyone? From Tonna Books - Combat Report Magazine Issues 1-4 November 1986/June 1987, free shipping and delivered within twenty hours of ordering , all issues for one of the many excellent but short-lived aviation/modelling magazines that popped up in the late 1980s/early 1990s , in this case bi-monthly and edited by Jerry Scutts containing a mix of mainly B&W photography with colour profiles. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 This set of draws for 11 quid from ASDA, uses up some space under the bench and is more convient for spares than the big ikea boxes they were in previously as the bag you want is always at the bottom 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasermonkey Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 I bought one of the recently re-released Airfix Beagle Bassets off eBay for a reasonable price. I now have the two I need for the Wyton-based CC.1s. (Nos. 26 and 207 Sqns.) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 Bartini-Beriev VVA-14 from Modelsvit 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasermonkey Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 One of the old KP L—4 Grasshopper kits for cheaps. I mean, who doesn’t like a Piper Cub? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 Two transfer sheets: Model Alliance 489021 RAF Tempests for a future F.6 conversion, and Xtradecal X48130 late Mark Spitfires for my current Mk XIV conversion. Yes, @lasermonkey we do love a Piper Cub, I had a share in one many years ago. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 A Heller Mirage 2000N, from a local seller at a decent price. They're a simple kit but appear fairly accurate & can be made nicely. Fingers crossed. 🤞 Steve. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasermonkey Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 I just took a bit of a gamble, something I’m really not prone to, on an Airfix Valiant which was listed as “spares or repairs” on eBay. There was just the one photo of the box contents, but it did look like all the major components were there, plus many parts still on the sprues. There was some painting done and possibly some minor assembly. At £20 posted, I thought it was probably worth the punt. I already have one Valiant, which I paid even less for, so I can copy any smaller parts that might be missing or damaged. Wish me luck! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvrle Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 Plus Berna decals Tanguy & Laverdure sheet in 1/72 and a vortex paint mixer. I can attest it mixes paint really well 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr T Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 Went into Going Loco at Outwood today to look for some paint and saw the Airfix Bassett was in. Succumbed to temptation and bought one. Pleasantly surprised by how well the tooling has survived, no flash or short shots and the clear parts better than the one I gave in the stash. The decal sheet is much better, with an instrument panel, stencil and cheat lines. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasermonkey Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Mr T said: Went into Going Loco at Outwood today to look for some paint and saw the Airfix Bassett was in. Succumbed to temptation and bought one. Pleasantly surprised by how well the tooling has survived, no flash or short shots and the clear parts better than the one I gave in the stash. The decal sheet is much better, with an instrument panel, stencil and cheat lines. That’s good to hear. I have one on the way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Kay Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 I’ve not updated new stash residents for a bit, so here we go. Picked up the Arado at a decent price at a small show. I think it makes into a reasonable representation. I finally managed to acquire the Seafox, which - I think - completes my Fleet Air Arm 1940 collection. The Stösser because trainers count under my rules. I’m pleased with the Dora Lysander, bought from a BM seller, as it can replace my wonky Matchbox one. Most recently, this box. It’s going to cause more storage issues than the original kit box would have, but I’m still chuffed to have sourced a Halifax via another BMer. Even better were some nice aftermarket bits. I wonder if 2023 will be my year of building Bomber Command? 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 A couple of reasonably priced kits from a visit to a model show last weekend - Eduard's 48th Tempest (or possibly Typhoon, I cannot now quite remember) and also their L-39C Albatros, in the Evolution boxing - I'm a sucker for bling, and a large golden dragon is certainly bling! All I gotta do now is find time to build 'em... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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