What's your latest purchase - part MMXXIV

[Des]

15 hours ago, PhantomBigStu said:

2 new pairs of tracksuit bottoms for cycling, slightly ruined two pairs before the summer by being to lazy to change out of them before getting back to modelling with superglue and inevitably getting it on them, nobody would know but I like to have pristine stuff for outside the house 

Started wearing jogging bottoms around the house late last year when I was recuperating from an operation and since then wear them every day that I am not going to be going to go out , really comfy , should have started years ago.

[Ourman]

Bought from French Amazon for €23.99

[AdrianMF]

A little something from IKEA:

 

The "Besta" cabinet is 60x60x20cm or 24x24x8ins and is just the right size for my figure collection. I managed to find a wooden upright inside the wall, so the cabinet is secured to that and not relying on 100+ year-old plaster to stay up.

 

All except one of the figures were built in the 1970s and this is the first time they have seen daylight in 31 years! Still working through the figures repairing minor dings and breakages from transport and storage, and I need to finish off a couple of them, but on the whole they have survived amazingly well. 
 

On the opposite (brick) wall I have two of the 40cm/16in double depth cabinets that I have yet to populate with aeroplanes. I should get fifty or more models in there. Lots of choices to be made from nearly 200 builds.

 

The glass shelves are expensive and a  fiddle to fit but they work wonderfully well. Of course, it's only after you fill the shelves that you work out where you should have put them!

 

Regards,

Adrian

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

Lets see latest purchase was a custom set of decals for one of my 1/72 B-26 Marauder’s. It will be done as “Gunga Din”

 

 

https://i.imgur.com/dyBpGOb.jpeg

 

 

Custom set of decals that cost me a pretty penny ($60) but well worth it to get something no one else makes. Added to this I was gifted a set of 3D printed bits for the 1/48th Tamiya M8 HMC. 
 

Edited November 14, 2024 by Corsairfoxfouruncle

[Head in the clouds.]

After working down in the Smoke since last weekend this is my first chance to sit at my screen and reflect on my SMW purchases.

 

After viewing some amazing models it only inspired me to build more, all I need is a time machine. I was aware of the stash that Wonderland models became the recipient of so with a wish list that was my first port of call and it turned out to be a masterstroke. Although currently in the early days of my current WIP, I am always on the look out for new inspiration. Well, I ended up with a ruddy great box that should come with a free house;

I have still not figured out where to put it when built, a common problem I believe with this kit. To go with it I needed these;

 

Now for the research I needed this;

 

This is a superb book for the modeller with many internal pictures and a rich text full of informative subjects. If only all books were like this.

 

Can you have a B36 in your collection without a B52....nah!

 

and;

 

As I like climbing mountains these caught my eye;

 

 

I have been waiting patiently for a while now for all those items above and got them for a good price, way better than evil bay.

 

To round it all off some tools to tickle the plastic;

 

Now to build the house extension.

 

 

[Karearea]

A DK Decals 485 Sqn sheet in 1/72. And to go with it, an Eduard Spitfire IXc Profipack for the princely sum of NZ$13 from Moje.

 

I also bought one of the Molotow chrome pens- really nice to use, the hype appears to be justified.

[Whofan]

Loot from SMW 2024  I picked up some nice things from SMW last Saturday.  Firstly, the bits and pieces;  

 

Top Row; B-25 turrets from Falcon Vacform, (Via Hannants) together with 2 pairs of 20mm German cannon barrels from Master Model for a project I have in mind.

 

Middle row; Barracudacast wheels for the airfix 1/48 sea fury; Barracudacast cowling and exhausts for the 1/48 Airfix Sea Fury; and British WW1 wicker seats in 1/48 for the Copper State 1/48 Sopwith Doplphin.

 

Bottom row; SMS and AK "desert pink" for an Op Granby jaguar (1/144) and Tornado (1/72) flanking an Airfix medal, which I bought with the Airfix badge. Also missing is the bottle of  Deluxe Materials Clear tint Masking magic fluid, which I bought on impuls to give it a go.

 

 

Then I also acquired  Magic Factory MRZR D4 ultralight vehicles (from Hannants), which I read a review of in Airfix Model World and they seemed like a fun build;

 

and an Italeri Mirage III E, which I actually won in a raffle by Phoenix Aviation magazine!

 

 

Then these fell into my hands;; you'll remember I bought Barracudacast wicker seats for British WW1 planes?  I did buy the dolphin kit first, from the Copper State stand for what seemed to me the remarkably good value price of £15, compared to £30 odd from Hannants!

 

The little 1/144 F-14 I picked up to go with the other US fighters of the 70's to 00's, the F-15, F-16 and F-18 all in 1/144th. 

 

 

[Des]

From Books etc.

Propeller Twilight – The Last Generation Of British Piston Engine Fighters book , by Tony Butler , published 2023 by Crecy , on offer at 26% off RRP , late-model WWII variants to post-war service and proposed aircraft projects.

 

From Aviation & Military Bookshop

The Westland Lysander: A Technical Guide - Airframe Detail No.9 book , by Richard A. Franks , published 2020 by Valiant Wings Publishing , handy reference for the forthcoming Airfix kit in the usual format for the series with a brief Illustrated History , Technical Description with detailed close-up images and drawings , Camouflage and Markings with colour sideview profiles , Modelling Section with a build of a Dora Wings 1/72 kit and list of modelling and reference items , List of Operators and Units.

[IanHx]

A large mysterious brown cardboard monolith appeared on the doorstep. I touched it seeking enlightenment, but only saw some runes on it.  Some of them I could just about interpret (  "Avro Vulcan" ,  "B2. Black Buck" )  but others made no sense at all  ( "Made In India" )......

[bentwaters81tfw]

Royal Snail advise me I have a package due tomorrow. A 1/48 Hip to be precise. Jadlam for £29.99 delivered. Sorry, I got the last one .

[treker_ed]

Forgot to post my Telford goodies - no pics as currently in deepest Dorset whilst work is undertaken at home to refurbish the kitchen! Can't stand all the noise and dust from the work, so decision was made to decamp for the 3 weeks!

 

Anyway (all from Hannants & Jadlam were show pre-orders)

 

Airfix 1/24 Spitfire MK VIII - Jadlam Toys collect from Show £79.99

Kinetic 1/48 F16C (Block 25//42) Falcon - Hannants £59.00

Eduard 1/48 F4F Guadalcanal Dual Combo - Hannants - £59.99

Eduard 1/48 P-51B Overlord Dual Combo - Hannants - £53.00

AML 1/32 Camouflage masking for Revel Hurricane - £4.70

AML 1/48 Camouflage masking for Airfix P-40C/Tomahawk II - £3.30

Peewit 1/48 Canopy Masking for Airfix P-40C/Tomahawk - £6.50

Kinetic 1/48 Thunderstreak (USAF) - £39.00

Eduard 1/48 Canopy masking for Kinetic 1/48 Thunderstreak - £7.20

Ask Distribution Canopy Mask for 1/48 Airfix Sea Fury - £7.60

Eduard Canopy mask for 1/32 Revel ME-109 G-2/4 - £7.99

Eduard Canopy mask for 1/72 Airfix ME-410 - £6.99

Ask Distribution Canopy mask for 1/48 Airfix Gannet - £7.80

Eduard Canopy Mask for Tamiya 1/72 F-35B - £5.30

Eduard RAM Mask (late) kit for Tamiya 1/72 F-35B - £6.99

 

(So grateful for the 10% show order collection discount that you get for the Hannants orders - that would have cost a fortune plus the postage!)

 

Direct from Eduard -

1/24 Canopy Mask Set for Airfix Mk IX Spitfire (T-set) 

1/32 Canopy Mask Set for Revell Hurricane Mk IIb

 

In addition to these items also picked up a Tamiya scribing tool, riveting wheels for 1/48, 1/32 & 1/244 kits, several bottles of Vallejo Metal Color acrylic paints, Colour Conundrum (Pt4) from Guideline Publications, Real to Replica (red series) no 7 -Tornado, plus a few other bits and bobs of tools and accessories.

 

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

Just picked this up for next years B-24 STGB. 
 

 

Specifically the bottom bird, “Maiden Montana”.

[Karearea]

23 minutes ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said:

Just picked this up for next years B-24 STGB.

 

Very nice. I have one of their other B-24 sheets (Pt.3) just clearing customs as I type, they look to be very well designed. Don't think I can wait until the STGB though! Planning on building 'Pistol Packin' Mama' as I've been interested in the 15th AF lately.

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

2 hours ago, Karearea said:

 

Very nice. I have one of their other B-24 sheets (Pt.3) just clearing customs as I type, they look to be very well designed. Don't think I can wait until the STGB though! Planning on building 'Pistol Packin' Mama' as I've been interested in the 15th AF lately.

I have two builds, the one above and an RAAF B-24 for ANZAC. One will be on wheels the other hanging from the office ceiling as a nod to my youth. 

[Karearea]

Had a term deposit mature this week. It’s mainly inheritance from Dad, so a few items have been researched and wishlisted for quite a while.

 

Ive been designing some woodworking projects, including a dollhouse for my four year old daughter, so the first purchase was a new Black and Decker table saw.

 

 

 

The next purchase was a Siser Juliet vinyl cutter. From what I’ve read the resolution is a bit higher than equivalent Silhouette or Cricut machines, and it was heavily discounted.

 

 

There are demos that almost look laser cut, so I’m hoping it’s more than enough for 1/72 code letters, maybe even serials. I understand the software is limited, but I’ll be creating vectors in Adobe Illustrator / Affinity Designer anyway (I do this a lot in my day job) so that’s not an issue here.

 

Also bought a bunch of materials for the above. 9mm ply, some dressed timber lengths, doweling etc, as well as some vinyl.

Needless to say, my wife was quite excited about the Siser once she learnt what it can do and has been planning little design projects for me to work on!

 

Edited November 21, 2024 by Karearea

[Bullbasket]

Well, Telford 2024 was thoroughly enjoyable for me, but my wallet is now pulling a vacuum. I'll start with the smaller items, and work my way up, starting with a couple of Eduard etched sheets for an M4A3 and an M51, plus a pack of paint brushes.

 

Next, a couple of Masterclub sets, namely Stuart T16 and Sherman T54E1, a Wee Friends camnet, and a reel of non hairy string.

 

On the book front, I found this one on early IDF armoured cars. It's full of photos, many of which I've never seen before.

 

And on to the kits.

A very nice little IDF truck

 

Border Models Crusader ll

 

Another Dragon Sherman lll

 

A Trumpeter IDF Ti.67, which is basically a Tiran 5, so this one might get built as an SLA version.

 

And finally. This was originally priced at £160, reduced down to £136, and I got it for £130. I have in mind a project, which will take a lot of researching and hunting for parts, but hopefully, I want to build it as an IDF M51 Degem Gimmel.

They also had the other version with the T66 tracks, which was about £15 cheaper. No reason that I could see, as the kits are identical, apart from having different tracks, but the trader wouldn't bring the price down to match. Hey ho! Some you win, some you lose.

 

And to go with the 1/16th Sherman, some stowage, and tow ropes. The ropes are rigid, but I intend to cut the eyes off of each end, drill them and then make up my own tow wires, and glue those into the holes.

 

John.

 

 

[AdrianMF]

Goodness me! Have they started providing shopping trolleys at SMW? Some big hauls going on there. Good to see happy customers (and happy traders).

 

Regards,

Adrian

[Bullbasket]

8 hours ago, AdrianMF said:

Goodness me! Have they started providing shopping trolleys at SMW? Some big hauls going on there. Good to see happy customers (and happy traders).

 

Regards,

Adrian

It was a case of making frequent trips back and forth to the car. The boot was quite full at the end of the day.

 

John.

[treker_ed]

Same here, it was a case of getting orders, dump with wife, as she decided to sit in the cafe area for a bit beforehand. Wander round getting bits and bobs I wanted. Dump all in car, go for lunch... Charge car whilst eating (EV so always a case of charge car whilst charging bodies....) and then head back for round 2, which was the just "have wander round and take pictures" phase.

[Des]

Couple of kits and then I got a bit carried away on the book front this week . . . . . . all eight of which arrived on the same day . . . . . oopsie !!!

 

From Ali Express

YUFAN Model 1/35 YFWW-2219-2 Resin Battle Walker kit (i.e. a Tiger I tank turret on legs) which with VAT and shipping cost £18.00 although needed a new straight gun barrel (not enough life left to fiddle around with boiling water and bendy soft resin) images below show listing illustrations and parts as delivered.

 

 

 

From SGS Model Store on eBay

Master GM-35-040 1/35 Pz.Kpfw.VI Tiger I 88mm KwK36 L/56 Gun Barrel Early in aluminium , brass and resin , replacement part for the Yuffan Battle Walker above.

 

From Jadlam Models

AMK 88010 1/48 Mil Mi-17 ‘Hip’ kit , post-Telford online offer of a show reduction from £59.99 to £29.99 , subtract another few pounds with reward points and include free shipping resulting in an excellent bargain for an extremely well detailed kit.

 

From The Aviation & Military Book Centre

WWP B020 Early Hips Mi-17/Mi-8MT First 20 Years of Service book , by František Kořán Petr Soukop Lukáš Syrový and Jaroslav Špaček , published 2020 by Wings and Wheels Publications , heavily illustrated photo album and walkround reference for the AMK kit above.

 

From World of Books

Red Star Volume 14 - Mil Mi-8 / Mi-17 Rotary-Wing Workhorse & Warhorse book , by Yefim Gordon and Dmitriy Komissarov , published 2003 by Midland Publishing , well illustrated history and operational reference for the AMK kit above.

 

From Guideline Publications

Colour Conundrum – Compendium No.4 book , by Paul Lucas , latest release by Guideline Publications , combination of articles from Scale Aircraft Modelling and some previously unpublished material covering Battle of Britain , RAF Bombers 1944-64 and some CF-105 and F-111K ‘What-iffery’.

Warpaint 145 – Hunting Percival Pembroke , Prince and Sea Prince book , by Adrian M. Balch , latest addition to the series from Guideline Publications , usual format with a well-illustrated history , colour sideview profiles and 1/96 scale 5-view plans.

 

From Hannants

The Boulton Paul Defiant: A Technical Guide – Airframe Detail No.5 book , by Richard A. Franks , limited 2024 re-print originally published 2018 by Valiant Wings Publishing , handy reference for the 1/48 Airfix kits in the pile - usual format for the series with a brief Illustrated History , Technical Description with detailed close-up images and drawings , Camouflage and Markings with colour sideview profiles , Modelling Section with a build of a 1/48 Airfix kit and list of modelling and reference items , Lists of Serials , Operators and Units.

 

From Amazon

No new releases to the Aviation Art Inc. series since September and after checking the back catalogue against my bookshelf found that I have missed around a dozen over the years so started the catch-up process with F-15 Strike Eagle Illustrated , A-6 Intruder Illustrated and A-4 Skyhawk Illustrated , all by Lou Drendel , all published by Amazon 2018/2018/2019 respectively , usual format for series with well illustrated history , author’s original artwork , technical manual excerpts.

[Andy H]

 

 This month's books have started to arrive. Gone overboard (see what I did there?) for age of sail. A 'mythbusting' look at life in the Eighteenth Century Royal Navy which contends that conditions aboard weren't all that bad,  and a three-volume set of apparently academic but readable political and socio-economic histories (stop yawning at the back) rather than blood and thunder 'Let's kick Johnny Foreigner's butt', I thought they might compliment Ben Wilson's excellent 'Empire of the Deep'...we'll see. Anyway, this month's order is quite a biggie; more takes on the wooden walls of old England en route...

 

 

[stevehnz]

A Matchbox Percival Provost from Canada via ebay & a copy of the Wingleader photo archive #22 N A Mustang in RAF service, by @ColFord, safely delivered by my mate who has come out here for the next 6 months rather than freeze his cojones off in Scotland, least, I think that is what he said.

Steve.

[flyboy2610]

Still in the process of trying to organize some of the mess that is my hobby room/man-cave, I purchased 3 mini tool boxes from Lowe's, a home center chain here in the States. I bought one of each in 3 different colors: blue, black, and white. I passed on the pink, hot pink, and lavender ones. One will be for my paint brushes and supplies, one for my nippers and small tools, and one for my sanding supplies, such as files and sanding sticks. They were $19 each. 10" wide, 6" deep, and 6" high. They will tuck under the shelf on my peg board.

 

You will notice that the white one does not have a lid. Rest assured, it did when I purchased it! The lid has a series of metal loops on the bottom which insert between the loops on the top. A metal rod the passes through the loops, forming the hinge. I used a pin punch and drove the rod out about an inch, grasped it with pliers, and finished removing it. The lid was now detached. A slight bend in the rod allows it to be re-inserted, but provides enough friction that it won't fall out on its own. I plan to do the same for the other two. This will allow me to use the top space for larger items, and I won't have to pull the box out from underneath the shelf to put something in the top.

 

I also picked up some black tool drawer liner material. I'll be making liners for the drawers and tops. I do plan on saving the lids in case I should some day wish to re-install them.

[Karearea]

On 11/21/2024 at 12:48 PM, Karearea said:

I’m hoping it’s more than enough for 1/72 code letters, maybe even serials

 

 

Today’s purchase was some hardware store washi tape- I thought I’d see if I could work up some serials in 1/72 for a Hurricane project I’ve been researching. After some tweaking the Siser was giving some very good cuts, and managed 8” serials. That’s 2.8mm high.

 

My head is spinning with the possibilities afforded by homemade masks of this size!

 

Here’s another cut with the inverse removed:

 

 

Edited November 24, 2024 by Karearea

[Mr T]

On 11/21/2024 at 10:37 PM, AdrianMF said:

Goodness me! Have they started providing shopping trolleys at SMW? Some big hauls going on there. Good to see happy customers (and happy traders).

 

Regards,

Adrian

Funny you should say that. I did notice someone headed back to their car with one of those fold up four wheel trolleys that people use for festivals etc.