PanzerWomble

Post B-word , some European companies find it hard to ship to the UK , especially when it comes to claiming back VAT tax . When in Europe it was easy , now they have to be registered as a company in the UK to claim it back I know this from my professional life trying to import machinery spares post 2019 . I'm assuming the cost of doing that outweighs the value of the market, plus the arse of customs wondering about imflammable liquids etc . What we need is a decent model shop in Calais that we can day trip to , like all the beggers bringing back cheap cigarettes / wine in the 1990s.

Looking good ! you'll be done before I've started I feel

Some info gleaned from elsewhere in theMV world Which apparently translates to Humbrols as

Nah ...full biplane !

Maybe pass on all the well wishes from your buds on the forum ? Charm offensives often win . Lovely view from your property too .

See other thread about how hard it is to find them in Blighty lol ! Odd since I think they are made in Cz ...???

Not much to report other than I now own a resin cockpit and a white metal ladder. I' not. huge AM fan , as most of my stuff get sold anyway, but this one if it turns out well will be a keeper . Need to finish the sub and the mossie first though.

Ah the aircraft from one of my other "lies" a few years ago ...new release anyone ? OMG it's in ....THE WRONG SCALE 😂

Love to see a Tri motor in the air 😀 That a true rarity

The noise is so distinctive, a friend of ours from New England perked up and said - "thats sounds like a Merlin" . He a good guy in our book !

zoom zoom https://youtu.be/8DTzzl72QOA

No ,but if you need masks happy to sort you out as I have a silhoutte ?

I think you areright most carriers were sunk by subs or planes, not by fleet battleships .

Let me help here .....hold my beer ....

Double trouble ...Brisfits . Thought I'd try a slightly harder biplane , double bay . Both get good reviews, Roden is better detailed and more tricky... the Eduard a bit easier according to reviews .

I don't think time's been too kind to this moulding, (1975 ish ?) although it was pretty much the only game in town for a long time and I know it's been re released again . My recollection of the Tamiya M3 is the terrible tracks that struggled to sit nice , no engine, and the "80mm" tub armour , the walls and doors are sooooo thick . I know AFV Club launched some last year which got good reviews .

It's Martin , he'll be switching to another model by the end of the week ... Seriously though...... cracking work on the old Havocskaya.👍

This popped up on my feed this morning , the sisters glory days

I think you maybe right , i did look at HR Hobbies website last summer ( they had basic colours only then) but now apparently according to some other f'rum ... It seems Alclad split into a UK and USA operation. So, if you're in the USA, don't worry, it's business as usual. In the UK, Alclad became HR hobbies but Alclad (USA) weren't happy as the two ranges were too similar. So in the end, the UK paint is now distributed by Mig, after slapping a nice little premium on the price ! My thoughts on ammo are they would bottle 2nd hand dogfood and sell it as a "modelling texturing product" if they could ....snake oil salesmen and I've never got on with their bottle paints much . * *Just my opinion , if you love their stuff thats ok with me , no need to get upset.

No Gannet for years now a copyflock of them ...due in 24 be interesting to see price vs Airfix Think this is Swords first 1/48 as well

Fine Soviet aircraft ....... made by Illyushin .

Everyone rants about how good they are but they are nearly always out of stock in the UK , TBH given up on the idea of using them , I'm not paying to import them from CZ , or buying endless 'sets ' to get a particular colour. I'm also not sure what the score with Alclad UK is now either as they seem to have disappeared / rebranded / doubled in price/ half the range they used to have . Meanwhile I can walk into any Hobbycraft and pick up most Tamiya's colours for a coupla quid. Go BREXIT I thought. 🤮