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  1. 10 minutes ago, Sir Desmond Glazebrook said:

    Hubert, 20% off at Hobbyco Sydney. 

    Were you just in Sydney??? I could have sworn I saw you in the Queen Victoria building. 

    No, home in Portugal. Patricia and I envision going down under for our 10th wedding anniversary, but that’s not before 2023 ;)

    Hubert

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  2. On 2/21/2020 at 8:56 AM, HubertB said:

    This, and the Silver Wings DH-82 Tiger Moth, and the Lukgraph DH-89 Dragon Rapide and, hopefully, the Fly Saab J-29, and ...

    Ok, I am weak :D

    Hubert

    ... And the Daco Fouga Magister .... 

    It’s gonna be yet another expensive year ... and to think I could also build all of those :rofl:

    Hubert

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  3. Well, ok. I am even weaker than that :o !

    After seeing some pics and reviews, that showed some, of which a major one, mistakes had been corrected, I finally could not resist and ordered a newly released kit. Good news is I can get the - unbuilt- paper version I had vertically filed. Bad news is it is going to take a lot more space in the stash than the paper kit...

    Let the guessing game begin until the (very) big box arrives and is posted in the « What did you just get » thread :D

    Hubert

    PS: another piece of good news is that the many books I have on the subject can at last be put to good use !

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  4. 8 hours ago, 1to1scale said:

    This is my most anticipated model this year, it’s only second by my #1, the Aichi Val.

    This, and the Silver Wings DH-82 Tiger Moth, and the Lukgraph DH-89 Dragon Rapide and, hopefully, the Fly Saab J-29, and ...

    Ok, I am weak :D

    Hubert

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  5. Just pre-ordered the Special Edition (with eXtra PE, Master gun barrels, and a resin pilot) from Plastmodel.pl :wub:

    When I checked out - on monday evening - they still had 3 Special Edition and 12 standard kits available ( which means they expect a number of boxes  to arrive soon)

    Hubert

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  6. They are Amazon's greatest competitor on a worldwide basis.

    I used them once for a paper model, and got my item. So positive in that sense. My wife who buys a lot of scrapbooking dies uses them sometimes, but prefers Wish's service. I wouldn't touch Wish personally, even with a six-feet pole. Conclusion, each one's mileage may vary. But, as far as AliExpress are concerned, they probably did not reach their dominant position without a good reason and a sound business model and customer service ...

    Hubert

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  7. 7 hours ago, 1to1scale said:

    The hard way is to airbrush a few clear colors on it, you can get clear colors from Tamiya and MRP to name a few, however, the easiest way is to us Tamiya weathering powders, they make one set that has metallic blue, red, and smoke, perfect for heat staining engines.

     

    Tamiya 
    Weathering Set D Burnt,Red,Oil

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    2 hours ago, Sir Desmond Glazebrook said:

    Go to an art store and buy a complete set of pastel chalk. There are colour mixing guides online. You will save LOADS of cash. IMHO Modelling companies selling tiny grams of powder top dollar are ripping customers off. It is criminal.

    Pastel mixing guide.

    :thumbsup2:

    The question is : does this cost more or less than an eye make-up set ? This looks awfully like my wife's ...

    Most likely, women are even more ripped-off than modellers ;)

    Hubert

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