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items arrived today some OOP Tamiya kits, An EBR-10 from HobbyBoss. Friulmodel Tracks Some rivet detail from ARCHER Some details for my Tamiya Comet by TREX and Master....3D details and gun barrels. The Resin stuff looks great....but fragile A pair of nippers from Godhand. These are for cutting tape The Godhand stuff is high quality.... And highly recommended. A dusting brush from Tamiya. I was glad to find the EBR-10 kit on EBAY for much cheaper than other sources. I wanted to build this example of French Military strangeness for some time. I was looking for the Beaufighter , the all black version, glad I found it. A great looking kit😀 The Tamiya Ford GPA was a limited edition kit released in '08 with Figures by ICM of Soviet Tankers. This kit does not include the updates of Tamiya's '13 re-release of the GPA...that included an addition of an engine ( from their 1/35 Jeep, I think) and photo-etch parts. The Tamiya Kawanishi Kyofu....well, I didn't know that one existed 😀 I thought it was cool😀 I built this kit back in the late 70's

Today a third package listed as delivery date unknown this one is at a facility 40 minutes away......where will it be redirected to? Meanwhile, one package, after a week of travelling, has made it back to to its origin facility in Indianapolis. That's about 150 miles from the destination if it hadn't been sent to San Antonio I would have had it last Friday . Essentially, no progress has been made

Today, I discovered that the MIA package from my last post was sent to Grand Rapids Michigan......236 miles from its intended destination in Beach Park Illinois. Recap. Two packages for the same recipient, at the same Facility ,at the same time , both redirected to out of the way locations.

Agreed. Today I found out that another one of my in bound packages that was supposed to be delivered today is MIA. That's two packages purchased from EBAY within minutes of each other, shipped out on the same day, both processed at the same Indianapolis processing center disappear in the same week. By the way... both OOP Tamiya kits. There's almost an organized method to the postal service incompetence🤔

So, Martin, what are these drawings for, a project?

Su 15 and mig 23 ?

A new one..... A package purchased from a vendor in Indianapolis, delivered to a post office in Indianapolis destined to Beach Park Illinois with expected delivery today, is now at a postal distribution center in San Antonio Texas over 1200 miles from its intended destination. This should have been a one or two day delivery...... Now, who knows?

I saw that There is a Replenishing agent sold by Mr Hobby . I found that some Of my Mr Color paints I bought for my Egg girl projects looked a little, ..well, .."gummy". I just dumped a little more Leveling thinner in and hoped for the best. Worked OK.....but apparently this is what to use. Of course, it doesn't work if you just plain run out.....but I thought I'd just mention it😀 Glad to hear you found what you needed! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0030599C2?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_dt_b_product_details

Well finished😀

Nice work so far😀

Nice! I like these 1/12 Tamiya Motorcycle kits. I have a couple in my stash. Will be following😀

Been looking for this kit for a long time......happy to see it released again. After reading a review on the Perth Military Modeling (now gone) website in which 3 different manufacturers of the same subject were compared.....this one won out. I never could find this kit..until now😀 It's Amusing hobby's Neubaufahrzeug Panzekampfwagen VI Krupp Gepanzerte Ausfuhrung (35A003) in 1/35. This was Germany's first attempt at a heavy tank. It had 3 turrets. I recently saw one of these in archival footage.....restored my interest. Found it for a good price on Andy's online shop. Although the kit comes with individual link tracks, (said to be Modelkasten) I bought a set of Friulmodel tracks for it. I think the Fruils will be easier to assemble. Last, a set from DEFMODEL, it's their Cupola set for the SOMUA S35/Panzer 739 (f) providing cupolas for both types. Anyway, as usual, I hope someone finds this post useful.

Well done Gus😀

Good stuff Carl😀 I have used the dspiae rotary bits. Nice and sharp! Work great.

Your Comet is looking great Carl😀

Nice job on your F-106 😀 I built that kit years ago. Cool to see!

He flew the F-102.

Still working on my Tamiya H39 ..........Just finished assembly of the Friulmodel Tracks. They were a struggle, as I said before, but they look good I think. Next up is painting....... Here are some pics. Of the tracks installed on the model.......

I was glad to see that Archer Transfers has returned https://www.archertransfers.com

Looks Great Rob😀

As long as it features large aircraft and ship subjects....B52, B36, Tu 95 PT boats etc. Not Armor

I thought twice about posting this so soon after yesterday's post, but here it is..... While looking for the Fine Molds 1/48 kit of the Ohka..I found this 1/32 version by MikroMir.... It's their Yokosuka MXY7 Ohka in 1/32. I'm not too familiar with this brand, but the kit looks OK.... There is some flash here and there, but overall the parts look OK and I think it will build up nice. Lots of small detail parts, photo-etch, canopy masks, decals are included in the kit. I noticed there are separate control surfaces though I'm not sure how these would be posed for an aircraft on the ground. Anyway, although the subject may be bleak, I thought someone might be interested. As an aside, I noticed that parts for the training version are included in the box.....Although I don't know if a complete trainer could be made from the kit. MikroMir also sells the trainer version.

Thanks Carl. I was considering doing the kit without the mantlet cover like the Cuban Example. TREX makes a couple of versions ; early and late....which to buy? Is the kit an Early or late Comet? I think the kit fabric cover looks ok to me.The TREX resin tracks look great but a failed attempt with their T55 tracks has me worried....tiny pins and extremely fragile. Anyway I'm glad to see you're building the kit😀

Nice work. I have the Tamiya Comet as well. TREX makes a resin detail set for this kit as well that looks pretty good I might get that, but it's usually sold out. I have a set of Friulmodel tracks and a set of TREX resin tracks somewhere not sure which I'll use. I also have a set of Pre-Castro Cuban markings for the Comet . I've always liked the looks of the Comet...it's a sleek, little, tank.

Some stuff I've been gathering up for an upcoming build And a kit I've been waiting to get for some time.... First, the kit. It's Gecko Models Pz. Kpfw (Sd.Kfz.121) Ausf. A/B/C in 1/16 scale. If I remember, this kit was announced by Gecko about a year ago......then nothing. It eventually became available at some overseas shops with high shipping making it out of reach for me.Then, I saw it on Andy's site at a "reasonable" price....I bought it😀 Next, some items I've been accumulating for My Hobby Boss1/16 panzer 38 (t) build. The kit includes an engine, so I gathered up some wires, tubing, an ignition coil, battery terminal lugs, even a few sets of plastic and resin wing nuts to add detail to the kit. I also found on EBAY a set of resin replacement tires for the Das Werk 1/6 Panzer III These are supposed to fit better than the kit parts that are a very tight fit. Anyway I'm looking forward to the Big Panzer 38 (t) build which I may do a build log. I'm still waiting for some Hiq parts spring lengths in various sizes that will be used as electrical conduits for detailing the engine. These have been hard to find and because of shipping problems have been delayed for weeks.