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Not the Lee/Grant as I thought, but, a 1/16 M10/Achilles release by Andy's Hobby headquarters coming soon.

I really must get one of those.

Cool subjects! I recently watched a build video of the Dora S 55. A interesting kit. Historically, some of these planes were flown to Chicago in the 1930's by the Italians. The Lockheed Vega is one of my favourites... my surname being Veiga.

Can't wait to see your build! Cool!

Another big thing came today.....actually a large-scale model of a a small tank destroyer. Takom's M50A1 Ontos (# 1019). I said "thing" because Ontos means thing...in Greek I think. Anyway, I've been planing to buy this kit since it was announced. Finally getting one. This little beast sported six M40 106mm recoilless rifles and could fire rounds filled with thousands of flechettes....little steel darts. I mean,....talk about dispensing hatred! Nasty! Anyway, ....it looks like a detailed kit and it includes a very nice figure. The tracks are rubber.....but the actual vehicles used a form of rubber tracks, so that's not a mark against it. Cool. Hey, an addendum here. After an unboxing....this looks like a fantastic kit. Great interior detail...as I said the figure is terrific... with great detail..his mouth is open..I never saw detailed teeth on a figure before! The only gripe I have is the six cannon barrels are molded in halves....long seams here. Anyway, it's too bad I haven't seen many online builds of this kit...I think it's a gem. BTW, I have one more 1/16 kit to buy.....untill, that Is, Andy announces whatever the1/16 British/American kits he's going to release......I bet they are going to be a Lee/Grant! We'll see.

Holy cow!

Very nice airbrush! Sorry to hear about the compressor, but, after all, it had a long, productive life.

A big one today! From Das Werk it's their Panzer III Ausf. J 3 in 1 in 1/16 scale (DW 16002) I've been thinking about getting this one for some time, finally pulling the trigger. It looks good , and best of all....it's Big!

That's looking great!

Once again, nice work John.....and so quickly built! Truly amazing.

Been mostly experiencing the smoke as an odd "haziness" especially on sunny days.....makes one feel as if there's a problem with their (my) vision At times.

I have the Minerva kit.....Those wheels look amazing!

Congratulations!

I tried looking for the glass globe.....couldn't find one, but I'll keep looking. For the lighting, I'll just cobble-up something... A led and some plastruct fiber optic strands... No blinking lights or anything fancy.

Two unexpected (and early) birthday presents for me today! My actual birthday is on the twentieth, but here they are. First, is a kit that's been on my list for some time; from Hobby Boss, it's their Soviet T-35 Heavy Tank- late (83844) in 1/35 this huge inter-war Soviet tank that had five turrets.....it was a kind of mania with the Soviets at the time to have multi turrets. Early T-26's had two turrets, the T 28 was a multi turret beast, and the Soviets produced a number of prototype tanks with multi turrets, including the SMK, none apparently very successful. Anyway, it's a impressive model.....and BIG! Also today, a non-military kit of a nostalgic subject. From Moebius Models it's their Robot B9 in 1/6 scale......yes, it's the one from the TV show Lost in Space.... Even as a kid I thought the show was silly.....but the robot was a favorite of mine. In 1/6 scale, the robot is Massive! The kit components look well molded and sturdy but the packaging looks a little careless with the clear parts tossed loosely in one bag where they can be easily scratched. Anyway, the kit will be fun to build. I built the smaller version by Polar Lights about 20 years ago.

Looks amazing, John!

Playing around with the digital Elikliv microscope that I mentioned in my Last post.....some images taken from it. They are close ups of parts from the Tamiya Sheridan kit and a nut from one of Meng's nut & bolts set. I didn't notice before, but the Sheridan's track pads have worn rubber effect Detail. And yes, I know the date stamp is wrong!

Some items today...... First; the kit that I mentioned in my last post...From IBG their Panzerkampfwaken TKS (p) #35047. This is the Polish tankette TKS in German service. This thing is tiny.....I mean really tiny! It has link & length tracks with the individual links being nearly microscopic. I think it will be a test of patience to build the tracks..daunting! IBG makes a simplified version of the TKS with the tracks molded in one piece but that's not for me. Next is a kit that I purchased after a discussion with my mom. she told me that her brother Roy aka "Bud" Wilkinson was stationed in England during WW 2 as a radio operator aboard bombers....I guess B 17s. Later, during the Korean war he would serve in the same role in B 29s and refueling aircraft ( B 50s ?) Anyway, I'll get back to the point. She told me that He brought back from England a scooter that was " carried on the bombers" and that it was fun to ride. I assumed it was the little Cushman scooter that the U.S. made for this purpose and I showed her a picture of that. She said, that wasn't it. Then I thought of the Welbike that the British made, ..showed her that, and she said it was that one....Cool! So I found that HLJ had one. Made by Dragon in 1/6 scale...ordered it. Got it in 2 days. The kit is ok, but is lacking decals and the engine makers Logo that was cast on engine crankcase.... Too bad. Otherwise, I think it will fun build considering our family connection to this bike. Next ; is a non-modelling related purchase. From ELIKLIV is their Digital Microscope Model: EDM4S. I bought it for use with coin collecting in mind... but, Ive been playing with this thing for a couple of days. It's fun....and yes, I did confirm that I needed a new needle for one of my airbrushes. Already ordered a replacement needle. The microscope has a 4.3 inch screen and the ability to take pictures and videos. .....I must say the instructions are pretty bad, leaving the user to find out the meaning of some terms used via Internet searches. Anyway it wasn't that costly....about $50.00 ....less than most model kits these days.

Very cool! Great looking model

Wow! Great work. I have one of Andy's Shermans ( the early one).....gives me something to aspire to. Thanks Paul

Nice work, and yes, it is odd-looking!

Yes, I was looking RFM kit the other day and realized that changing the Tamiya kit would be a bit silly now. I'll build the Tamiya kit as is for now. The Tamiya kit is pretty good BTW.

Happy birthday!

Great work, Ron! Impressive scratch building skills.