What's your latest purchase?

[Whofan]

4 minutes ago, PhantomBigStu said:

AK Interactive do it in their 3G range as AK11340

 

Talking of AK haven't yet pulled the trigger (though I really should as one of them the last in stock) on a sizable order of their paints myself 

 

many thanks for this. Looks like a 3 week wait until SMW before I make the jaguar.

 

I've already got Vallejo clear coat to find at SMW !

[Tijuana Taxi]

14 hours ago, Whofan said:

I’ve seen this model made up at several shows - on different club tables - and it makes a lovely model in itself, or in the dioramas I’ve seen it in.

 

Looks like a great choice of model !

Thanks, that's good to know.

I shall be building it up as a Belgian Tram, got quite few photos of similar vehicles from a recent trip to the ASVI museum in Thuin

Its been bought to partially replace an Occre 1/24th Stuttgart model, already have their Berlin Tram and wanted something a bit more modern modern.

That is now on Ebay, only so much time and money to spend on Tram models and the required travelling to photograph the real thing 😀

 

Edited October 15, 2024 by Tijuana Taxi

[scautomoton]

Finally sourced a 1/72 P.1154, it appeared on eBay at a good price so I pulled the trigger without hesitation. Also finally got a copy of French Secret Projects 1. Price was a tad steep, but certainly not the £hundreds that Muppets are asking for online. I may scan the stuff I want and sell the book on to someone else who needs it.

 

I had won a Contrail Valiant B2 recently for the sun of £8! But when it came to dispatch the seller went silent, so I had to get eBay to refund me, tres annoying...

[Karearea]

27 minutes ago, scautomoton said:

I may scan the stuff I want and sell the book on to someone else who needs it.

I bought both books way back in the heady days of Book Depository- let me know if there’s ever anything in Book 2 you’d like scanned. There are some fascinatingly hairbrained projects in there! Hadn’t realised they’re valuable and hard to find now.

[scautomoton]

22 minutes ago, Karearea said:

I bought both books way back in the heady days of Book Depository- let me know if there’s ever anything in Book 2 you’d like scanned. There are some fascinatingly hairbrained projects in there! Hadn’t realised they’re valuable and hard to find now.

Thanks for the offer, but I have both books 2 & 3, they're normal money online, and really available. For some reason book 1 is like hens teeth so people price it heavily assuming people will sell their Granny to buy a copy, I got lucky.

[Whofan]

My latest purchase is this nifty little set of stamps.

 

I wonder if you can see why I would want to buy them??

 

 

Aye, the Post Office have released a set of special stamps celebrating the Who.

 

Only 60 years since the Who began electrifying audiences with their wild stage antics - and yes, back in those days, when I first saw them and subsequently with Keith playing (last time I saw him in the Who was May 1971) watching them play was an extraordinary thing. I've seen some wonderful bands and artistes over the years, but in all honesty none cound top (for me) the Who live.

 

The stamps in the pack are 8 first class with different albums, from My Generation to the latest, Who.

 

You also get 4 stamps with 3 shots of the Who playing live from the mid '60's - including the iconic shot of Townshend spearing a speaker cabinet with his guitar on stage at the Marquee, and one shot of the band probably from between 1973 and 1976.

 

I also picked up a set of postcards which have 13 in the pack, one for each of the stamps and the final one shows the strip of 4 stamps.

 

These stamps now go in my collection of stamps (only a few sets, really) with the Queen, Paul McCartney, Rolling Stones and Iron Maiden presentation packs.

 

[Biggles87]

Not my last, but next.

I’ve pre-ordered an Italeri 1/32 Macchi Mc205 to accompany my 21Century ‘202. One of the french internet retailers was offering a 20% discount on pre-orders, it would have been rude to refuse.

[Stephen]

A large selection of Mr Hobby Aqueous paints and an Academy T-34B from the Scale Model Shed's closing down sale.

[2996 Victor]

Two impulse buys this morning, both Hasegawa 1/48, a J2M5 Raiden and a Ki-44 Shoki

 

Cheers,

Mark

[593jones]

Bronco 1/48 Tomahawk Mk.IIb from Ebay.  I know about the shallow cockpit and the strange coloured markings, but I got it for £8.00, and I have decals in the stash to replace the kit ones.  A result, I think.   

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

5 minutes ago, 593jones said:

Bronco 1/48 Tomahawk Mk.IIb from Ebay.  I know about the shallow cockpit and the strange coloured markings, but I got it for £8.00, and I have decals in the stash to replace the kit ones.  A result, I think.   

Strange colored markings ? If you're referring to the Chinese insignia some believe the upper roundels were faded. I agree they're definitely over faded on the decal sheet. However I do believe they were attempting to replicate this look. 

[593jones]

1 hour ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said:

Strange colored markings ? If you're referring to the Chinese insignia some believe the upper roundels were faded. I agree they're definitely over faded on the decal sheet. However I do believe they were attempting to replicate this look. 

 

The kit I got was the British Commonwealth Air Forces boxing, the national markings are rather bright for the period, and the yellow is too lemony.  This was noted in the Britmodeller review when the kit was released.  

[trickydicky210]

Hit the wallet last weekend when Mrs Tricky was throwing her toys out of the pram, so ended up browsing eBay and the following found their way towards Somerset

1/72 Revell Halifax MkII

1/48 Arma Hobby AIRACOBRA 

1/48 Eduard Albatross DV

1/48 Airfix Jag & Tornado 

1/48 Hobbyboss Me262 + extras

1/48 Promodeller Dornier Do215

 

all at good prices

 

will just have to resist buying anything else for quite a while 

[bentwaters81tfw]

Yefim Gordon's book on the Myasishchev's M4 & 3M Bison, to go with the Amodel monstrosity that arrived last week.

Looks like I need a Master's in Gynaecology to build it. Luckily I have bookmarked the good General's build thread to ease the pain.

[Des]

From TEMU

Magic Factory 5002 1/48 A-4M Skyhawk kit , lots of plastic and extra white metal/vinyl//etch/masks giving a whole host of options when building , had previously liked the look of the kit but not the price until a very good offer including VAT and with free shipping came up although noticed that having made my first purchase the prices on their site jumped considerably so not likely to become a frequent user unless their algorithm includes future special offers to tempt me back.

 

From Phoenix Publications

Real To Replica Red Series No.8 - McDonnel Douglas F/A-18A Hornet - F/A-18A/A+/B/C/D/ATARS & International Versions book , by Andy Evans , pre-order of latest release from Phoenix , usual format with well illustrated history , variant close-up detail shots , colour sideview profiles , model builds in different scales.

 

From Books etc.

The Panavia Tornado at Low-Level: The Ultimate Pictorial Display of the Tornado in its Element book , by Scott Rathbone , recent release by Air World (Pen & Sword) , approx. two-thirds RRP pre-order offer , landscape hardback with 318 pages and 360 colour images , mainly one to a page , photographed from various hillsides at or above cockpit level.

 

From Amazon

Eject! Eject!: Escaping Disaster In The Skies And Surviving What Comes Next book , by John Nichol , published 2024 by Simon & Schuster , much reduced paperback release of the 2023 hardback , mix of history of the ejection seat and accounts of its use bringing Brian Philpott’s 1989 book that I bought recently up-to-date.

 

From Key Publishing

Subscription copy of Aviation Archive Issue 76 – US Navy Jets – Fighters / Attack / Electronic Warfare bookazine , usual format - 98 pages covering over 30 post-WWII aircraft with archive images and cutaways (Panther , Tiger , Vigilante , Crusader , Growler) and 12 specially commissioned double-spread colour sideview profiles.      Next issue will cover RAF Transports since 1945,

 

Via eBay

(Trijet50) Dozen second-hand copies of Aircraft Modelworld magazine 1984-1989 , not a magazine that was readily available in the area where I lived when it was originally released but some well illustrated/researched articles.

[Rob Sutto]

Picked up some Bookazines from Tiger Hobbies with a Flory Fest discount last weekend:

 

 

The Weasels one caught me by surprise (in a good way) when it arrived as it's about more than just the F-105, F-4 and F-16 - it also covers the Raven, Prowler, Growler, Tornado ECR and the RAF's ALARM Tornados.