What's your latest purchase?

[spitfire]

Could not resist any longer, although I usually only build in 1/32 scale the reviews and online build threads convinced me to buy this, and Jadlam had it on offer.

It will be built after I have finished my current build.

 

 

Cheers

 

Dennis

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

1 hour ago, spitfire said:

Could not resist any longer, although I usually only build in 1/32 scale the reviews and online build threads convinced me to buy this, and Jadlam had it on offer.

It will be built after I have finished my current build.

 

 

Cheers

 

Dennis

Id be much in the same category if Airfix drops an VIII with these moulds. I could resist. That or a New tool 1/24 F4U Corsair. 

[flyboy2610]

Bought the newer release of Revell's '70 Torino Cobra. Earlier this month I bought an NOS kit of the early release of the Torino GT. I have since learned that the lower body lines aren't quite correct, and the NOS kit has low-back bucket seat instead of high-back's. The newer release rectified both issues. So I'll use the body and seats from the newer kit and make it correct.

 

I've also realized I've become something of an airbrush collector. I'm up to 10 right now. My latest 2 are both new from Harbor Freight. They are Spectrum Black Widow brushes. They've been making automotive spray guns for a while, but only recently got into airbrushes. One's a 'traditional' brush, the other is s trigger style, which s something I've been wanting to get for some time.

 

 

I haven't had a chance to try them out yet, though. I also bought a couple of spray cans of Car-Rep's https://car-rep.com/us/ 2K  gloss clear. Traditional 2K spray paints have the hardener in a balloon inside the can which must be punctured before use. After that you usually have about 48 hours to use it all up before it hardens in the can. The hardener in this 2K paint is activated by water, specifically the water vapor in the air. So when the paint is used, it will harden, but unused in the can it won't. So you don't have to use it all up within 48 hours!

 

I got it from Spraygunner.com, but they have dealers all over. The can says it cane be used over solvent based or water based paints. I've got some repairs I need to do on the wife's '06 Chevy Trailblazer, so that's why I bought it. I don't intend to use it for modeling purposes!

Edited May 11, 2024 by flyboy2610

[kiseca]

Those Black Widow airbrushes look really smart! I'm so used to seeing chromed airbrushes that the black finish really stands out and makes it interesting. Is it black inside the cup too?

[flyboy2610]

25 minutes ago, kiseca said:

Those Black Widow airbrushes look really smart! I'm so used to seeing chromed airbrushes that the black finish really stands out and makes it interesting. Is it black inside the cup too?

No, the inside of the cup has a burnished metal look to it. Not sure what metal it is, but it's non-magnetic. They both have some weight to them, they don't feel like cheap pot metal airbrushes!

[ElectroSoldier]

Probably brass 

[fatfingers]

How do chaps.

 

Collect this on Friday... a Kia Ceed GT Line.

 

 

Always wanted one of these and the lease on my current motor ends soon. Not leasing this one as i've bought it, and have blown the modelling budget for the next 20 years or so! 😆

 

Regards,

 

Steve

[kiseca]

That's a lovely colour!

[fatfingers]

3 minutes ago, kiseca said:

That's a lovely colour!

It's called Blue Flame and is by far the best blue i've seen. I've decided it's my mid life crisis motor! 😆

 

Regards,

 

Steve

[Mr T]

Hi Steve, that's a really nice looking car and colour. Alison would like the blue! We are seriously looking at the Toyota Yaris. Found out that with a Bluelighy card we might be able to pick a new one up for about the same price as a newish second hand one. 

[kiseca]

Last Kia I drove was a Forte hire car in 2016. It was so much nicer than the Fiesta they'd given me the week before. Fortes are not for sale in UK so I never even knew they existed until I was handed the key for one, but it was very nice to sit in and very nice to drive. I hope yours is the same!

[fatfingers]

10 minutes ago, Mr T said:

Hi Steve, that's a really nice looking car and colour. Alison would like the blue! We are seriously looking at the Toyota Yaris. Found out that with a Bluelighy card we might be able to pick a new one up for about the same price as a newish second hand one. 

Thanks Martin,

 

I just renewed my Blue Light yesterday! Did ask car dealer if they gave discount with it but alas no ☹️

 

I was looking at Toyota's but the Yaris is too small and i didn't want to keep getting mistaken for an Uber in a Corolla! 😆

 

Regards,

 

Steve

[Karearea]

 

Picked up this old stock Olympos with an 0.5mm nozzle for spraying Stynylrez.

 

I’d been pricing up a larger needle and nozzle set for my HP.CS, but was recommended https://olympos-airbrush.ocnk.net Some nice deals there, this one wasn’t much more than the needle and nozzle would have been, free postage too.

 

Also discovered some of the 1/48 Academy range is from reissued Accurate Miniatures tooling, so I bought an SBD-5 to build as an RNZAF aircraft. When I have the budget and can find a TBF I’ll pick up one of those too.

 

[flyboy2610]

You're going to be able to do some SERIOUS painting with that brush! 👍

[PhantomBigStu]

Thanks to 2021 @stevej60 excellent build of the kit I've finally brken my kingkit virginity and odered from them with an Italeri Su-27 on its away for the Asia build alongside some authentical decals su-34 decals I've been eyeing up since christmas again to use on an Italeri kit.

 

[Karearea]

1 hour ago, flyboy2610 said:

You're going to be able to do some SERIOUS painting with that brush! 👍

I know! Slightly ambivalent to use it but that’s what paint mules are for. Should be handy for the 1/72 V-Bombers in the stash once I get the hang of priming.

[Vince1159]

A couple of Skymarks again in 1/150th..

 

jetBlue: Tartan and Blueberries..

[PhantomBigStu]

Absolutely hated my last paint rack purchase, call it the Hari Kari rack as is very unstable, half empty paints need glu tack to hold and any disturbance can send them falling (hence the name), got annoyed last night when it happend again as I packed up for the night so I've ordered a replacement. Looks a bit more solid with more contact areas and the angle is closer to vertical so finges crossed it should be fine. 

 

[Rob Sutto]

The owl and pussycat walrus went to sea...

 

 

[Karearea]

On 5/14/2024 at 9:31 AM, Karearea said:

Also discovered some of the 1/48 Academy range is from reissued Accurate Miniatures tooling, so I bought an SBD-5 to build as an RNZAF aircraft. When I have the budget and can find a TBF I’ll pick up one of those too.

 

I found and acquired a used TBF for a very low price. It’s even arrived before the SBD. I hadn’t anticipated how large a 1/48 TBF would be…

[stevehnz]

Some Vallejo Paint from Minikiwiland again & to justify the postage I added a Fujimi Ferrari 250GTO  

Steve.

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

1 hour ago, Karearea said:

 

I found and acquired a used TBF for a very low price. It’s even arrived before the SBD. I hadn’t anticipated how large a 1/48 TBF would be…

Yea it was the largest single engined naval plane in the war for the USN. At least until the Skyraider replaced it in the later 40’s. 

[Cammer625]

A box arrived with 1/32 B-25J. Although only ordered a couple of days ago, I was shocked to find 2 Airfix 1/48 Ansons, a 1/72 Airfix Meteor and Beaufort. One of the benefits of getting older I s’ pose.

[scautomoton]

Another Sword Lightning, the F1 this time. And also a Hasegawa F-35B and a raft of aftermarket etch , RAF decals and metal undercarriage for it.

[Karearea]

As I’ve just about finished winding up Dad’s estate, I thought I’d treat myself to the sort of kit he would have enjoyed if he’d kept modelling more recently. Not going to rush this one, it can wait for when I feel like I’ll do it justice:

 

Put an order in for Eduard’s Spitfire Mk.V Dual Combo, ‘Per Aspera Ad Astra’ which contains markings for my all-time favourite Spitfire Mk.V, Johnny Checkett’s AB509.
 

Lots of lovely RAAF trops for the other choice I think, I love the idea that Clive Caldwell’s Northern Territories Spitfire has a code that looks like ‘CROC’!