Peterpools Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 15 hours ago, DocRob said: Might be my first venture into F1 since my twens, let's see... I would have liked a Senna driven car, maybe a MP4/4, but couldn't score kit, details and decals as I liked. It's weird with these markings Carl, in some of the extra detail sets from Beemax/Aoshima you get the tobacco sponsors logo as single letters. I bet there are millions of youth smokers, being drawn in to the smoke via 1/20 kit decals . Next thing will be banning logos of frauding banks or unreliable telecommunication companies. Cheers Rob Hi Rob Will be following with great interest as my early F1 days seem to be re-igniting the old modeling juices as our home reno keeps me from the bench until we're done. I've been collecting the Tamiya 1/12 F1 kits and so far have the Ferrari 312T and the Brabham BT44B and of course, they aren't in the same detail league as MFH kits but for the money and the joy of building, they are just fine. My though is to just enjoy the build, go with what is in the kit and on the older kit 321T, I will need to replace the decals. Keep 'em comin Peter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 1 hour ago, Peterpools said: Hi Rob Will be following with great interest as my early F1 days seem to be re-igniting the old modeling juices as our home reno keeps me from the bench until we're done. I've been collecting the Tamiya 1/12 F1 kits and so far have the Ferrari 312T and the Brabham BT44B and of course, they aren't in the same detail league as MFH kits but for the money and the joy of building, they are just fine. My though is to just enjoy the build, go with what is in the kit and on the older kit 321T, I will need to replace the decals. Keep 'em comin Peter Peter, the oldest kit on my shelves of doom is the Tamiya 1/12 MP4/6. I started it back in 1993 when I was in Taiwan for university. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 16 hours ago, DocRob said: It's weird with these markings Carl, in some of the extra detail sets from Beemax/Aoshima you get the tobacco sponsors logo as single letters. I bet there are millions of youth smokers, being drawn in to the smoke via 1/20 kit decals . Next thing will be banning logos of frauding banks or unreliable telecommunication companies. Sometimes these rules are a bit silly. My favourite for these alternate markings are the ones on the McLaren F1 GTR. Instead of saying "Have a Davidoff" which is a cigarette brand, they said "Have a Day off". Some font and size. Carl 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 9 hours ago, Peterpools said: Will be following with great interest as my early F1 days seem to be re-igniting the old modeling juices as our home reno keeps me from the bench until we're done. I've been collecting the Tamiya 1/12 F1 kits and so far have the Ferrari 312T and the Brabham BT44B and of course, they aren't in the same detail league as MFH kits but for the money and the joy of building, they are just fine. My though is to just enjoy the build, go with what is in the kit and on the older kit 321T, I will need to replace the decals. Bring 'em on Peter, definitely lovely kits. I will not spent the dough for a Hiro kit and will preferable build one or two Tamiya 1/12 F1 kits. Like you, I have the Brabham and I may add the Renault RE-20, which will be re-released by Tamiya this year. Cheers Rob 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 16 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said: Peter, the oldest kit on my shelves of doom is the Tamiya 1/12 MP4/6. I started it back in 1993 when I was in Taiwan for university. Carl She is a beauty and maybe when I get my Ferrari underway, you might find the erg to dive in. Right now, we're pretty much on hold with the reno for a good few more weeks, so I might crack open the box and start cutting and gluing plastic - it's been a long time and I hope I haven't forgotten how. Keep 'em comin Peter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Rob My thoughts exactly and I'm keeping an eye for the Renault RE-20 and will jump on it as soon as it is available. I'll be following your build, front and center. Keep 'em comin Peter 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Picked up some paint yesterday while on my way to meet a friend for lunch. Tru Color is a nice paint if a bit on the smelly side. The Mr Color silver is called Previous silver so call me intrigued. The dry brush paints are an interesting idea as well. Going to have to see how those work. Carl 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Carl Nice paint find. Have you tried the Tru Scaler paints yet? Need to do a bit of research on them ... pretty new to me Keep 'em comin Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Old Kingfisher from Monogram . I use to dream about this kit as a kid. Time to build it 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusMac Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 23 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said: Picked up some paint yesterday while on my way to meet a friend for lunch. Tru Color is a nice paint if a bit on the smelly side. The Mr Color silver is called Previous silver so call me intrigued. The dry brush paints are an interesting idea as well. Going to have to see how those work. Carl Only tried the Ammo dry brush paint once Carl but it worked well 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 48 minutes ago, GusMac said: Only tried the Ammo dry brush paint once Carl but it worked well Thanks Gus, that's good to know. Carl 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 I hate evil bay……….trying to build the stash albeit as prudently as possible, so lost three kits today all in the last 5 seconds even though all them had zero bids until I placed mine with a half an hour to go…….I give up…… 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HubertB Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 13 hours ago, Bomber_County said: I hate evil bay……….trying to build the stash albeit as prudently as possible, so lost three kits today all in the last 5 seconds even though all them had zero bids until I placed mine with a half an hour to go…….I give up…… I am not using eBay that much now, mostly because my stash is more than built-up ☺️, but because international shipping costs have made the whole affait less interesting. This said, when I am bidding on an item I want, I just enter the highest price I am willing to pay, at any time in the auction, and then just let it run its course. Ebay will automatically display a higher bid until your maximum if someone else is proposing a higher price than the one currently displayed. And the first one to have proposed the same bid will win, btw. To avoid the smart a&#es that bid in the last second, I avoid bidding a round amount, and will bid with a price ending in .01, or .51 or .76, etc. If you loose to a last-minute bidding war, then, with this system, so be it. You went as far as you were ready to go. This said, I have sometimes realized I wanted an item more than I initially thought, and then placed a second, higher bid. When the max of my first bid is reached, eBay then switches to the next one. Hubert 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 Thanks Hubert, tried all of those tricks and tips, I do like your great idea of the odd £24.17 that’s a brilliant idea. I’ll give it one more go, then they can go where the sun doesn’t shine…….. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 8 hours ago, Bomber_County said: Thanks Hubert, tried all of those tricks and tips, I do like your great idea of the odd £24.17 that’s a brilliant idea. I’ll give it one more go, then they can go where the sun doesn’t shine…….. Had a colleague try that when he bought his condo. He found himself in a bidding war with several other potential buyers. The selling agent said all the bids were within a couple thousand of each other so ask them all to bring their best offer forward. He won by $1 as everyone else was bidding by the thousand. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 Got an order in from Hannants this evening. Mostly stuff for kits already in the stash. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 9 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said: Got an order in from Hannants this evening. Mostly stuff for kits already in the stash. Nice haul Carl, I helped myself to that Arado 196 canopy too. The sight of the multiple kit clear parts with delicate framing scared me a bit. Cheers Rob 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 3 hours ago, DocRob said: Nice haul Carl, I helped myself to that Arado 196 canopy too. The sight of the multiple kit clear parts with delicate framing scared me a bit. Cheers Rob Same here Rob. I saw they had it in stock so grabbed it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artful69 Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 While I know that, at some point, I'm likely to get lynched for not starting a build thread with all the Kursk gear I've been building up - I have to say that it can't be helped ... I haven't really had the time to relax and do a lot of build work ... mostly because I'm catching up with other, long overdue, chores or looking for my next job. I HAVE, however, had time to hunt around for some more gear to add to the collection ... As I am inclined to do, with the sort of purchases I make, I build up a few "rewards" points with a variety of local (meaning Australian) outlets ... and along with some sort of periodical sale late last year, it netted me this: Sometime late last year a couple of things happened at around the same time ... I saw the latest movie about The Battle Of Midway and Infinity model advised that it was going to be releasing 32 scale Val's and Kate's this year ... that definitely got the creative ideas flowing for Pacific war subjects ... so I snagged these around Christmas time from one of my main suppliers ... Apparently the Avenger will need some small modifying to turn it into the correct variant for Midway - have a really nice example of a build bookmarked for this purpose - though no build thread ... and the SBD will need some small decal adjustment for Best's kite ... Thach's Wildcat will happen curtesy of this kit which I had to go to a previously unused suppler for ... - eventually - as I ordered special decals from an AM supplier in the US ... which were promptly returned to the sender by USPS! Not all that happy with the moron either, who - 1/ instead of asking if I'd like the refund first (as opposed to waiting for restrictions to ease - and reattempting postage) - 2/ refunded me the amount - less fees which, along with the currency transfer, incurred me a loss ... and then 3/ blamed MY COUNTRY for HIS COUNTRY'S shipping restrictions!! (insert some VERY profane words here!!) 🤬 *** IF anyone knows where I can get some 32 scale Decals (or masks) for Thach's markings OUTSIDE the USA ... please give me a heads up - TIA *** To "bulk out" the order for the free shipping ... I grabbed some Grenadier figures to use - because you can never have too many different poses At around the same time I used some more reward points to pre-purchase this monster ... The Das Werk 1/16 StuG ... Because the PzKpfwIII chassis is my favourite ... It just arrived at the post office yesterday ... It also gave a profile that I'll put to use for my TAKOM 35 scale StuG ... While I was looking around to source the new Great Wall Hobby P.40 ... I ended up reading a little about the Ki.43 Hayabusa ... Although completely different, it used the same philosophy in design and was commonly referred to as the "army Zero" ... looking around online for one proved to be a bit of a headache though, as it seems Hasegawa is rolling back production on 32 scale AC models. This prompted another splurge in buying ... Particularly Hasegawa Kits!! ... but also others ... This order, from a local supplier, arrived yesterday also ... I wanted the StuH.42 for the Kursk gear and also, maybe, I may have use for the Marder.I ... The Hasegawa George happened to be in stock along with a couple of sets of Master's phenomenal turned brass ... There is another order from a local supplier that is stuck in the traffic jam due to train line damage that recent el-weirdo weather conditions caused. So that one will be posted here once it arrives ... Meanwhile I got busy internationally ... Ordering kits out of Japan or Hong Kong (from local manufacturers in the region) is usually much cheaper that buying them here ... there's a catch though (isn't there always??) ... Shipping is prohibitively expensive IF you are only buying the one kit! If you are buying in bulk, however ... shipping is a boon! ... the shipping cost per item decreases exponentially ... most times ... Apparently Japan has followed the USA's example of "banning" certain countries ... although there ARE workarounds with certain global couriers. I've got a couple of orders still inbound from Hong Kong along with the delayed package ex-east coast ... but this one arrived from Plaza Japan today ... With a little "thank you" note and gift ... And a few Hasegawa Kits ... Along with this re-release of an old kit that fascinated me when I first saw it a couple of years back ... Thats all for now ... more to post later Rog 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 Rog, looks like you cleaned out the hobby shop. Again. Carl 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanG Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 Well i've just bought the most expensive model item i've had (apart from airbrush). Pastor John totally out of the blue, very kindly made me an AIMS 1/32 Ju88 G6 conversion because he knew i was after one for ages and was gutted to hear him closing down his business. He is one very kind and considerate person. So as we speak it is winging it's way across Europe to Scotland. One very VERY chuffed modeller right here i'll tell ya! 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 Now , that’s special. Good for you man. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 The figure is missing, but there is a plane for it already. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 I know, not a hyper modern ultra detailed kits, but still very pretty and classic. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artful69 Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Most of the rest of my orders arrived at the post office today ... I was excited for one kit in particular ... but very soon deflated after opening the box it was packaged in ... 5 kits ordered out of Hong Kong ... and because of shipping restrictions all had to be packaged separately ... The package previously stuck in traffic also arrived ... Tamiya kits are becoming almost prohibitively expensive here now ... so a bulk buy out of Hong Kong was the go ... even with Shipping costs and currency conversion fees added, I paid approximately $40 AUD LESS per kit than here in Australia ... The 1st 3 kits arrived undamaged ... The Corsair packaging suffered a minor compression ... as can be seen in the top LH corner ... But the kit that I was really looking forward to was compressed pretty badly damaging some of the packaging inside ... I've written them a complaint - after all - if this was a trade item or a gift for someone, the value has just dropped through the floor - not impressed!! The delayed package ex-east carried the last 32 scale Hasegawa kit they had in stock ... While - to fill out the order and get free shipping - I grabbed these 2 kits ... Link and length tracks are provided for this New Tool Tamiya 38(t) ... thereby removing one of the only real flaws in Tamiya 35 scale kits as an option. Detail is wonderful and the addition of a figure is always welcome. Dragons latest effort ... A joint venture with a Japanese company Mono to provide Japanese instructions in a rebooted Dragon tooling - a long sought after kit for me ... a Marder III Ausf.H ... The kit contents include 3d printed resin grills, photo etch, metal gun barrel as well as a DS cast tarpaulin cover AND Magic Track Cheers Rog 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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