Peterpools Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 Bill, sounds like you make the right decision by pulling the plug on the purchase. Just think, those funds can now be used for another purchase. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 Happy birthday Bill….. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belugawhaleman Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 Another Tower Hobbies purchase came today and yes, it's another Tamiya kit. This came as an afterthought as I only intended to buy some paint. First the paint; I purchased four bottles of Tamiya xf-89 dark green to do the 3 tone German camouflage. Unfortunately, they are the detestable "mini bottles". Why does Tamiya offer some colors only in this size? Annoying! The model is Tamiya's Russian Self-Propelled Gun SU-76m (35348). I thought it looked like a interesting subject and reviews say it's a pretty good kit. One of the reviews showed that the commander figure in the kit face resembles Putin. Anyway, It will be an interesting build i think. 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 That's him.... 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belugawhaleman Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 I just heard on the news that a Russian oligarch, critical of Putin, met his death falling out of a hospital window.... Yeah, that happens... death by natural causes... Gravity! 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusMac Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 Seems a very popular way to die in Russia at the moment. They should maybe put bars on the windows! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artful69 Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 Well ... It's been a hot minute ... Last post was in April Some very sad news earlier in the year with Ps.John of AIMS having to cease operations due to a very cruel and debilitating condition. This made it pretty much the last chance to grab some AIMS gear for the Ju.88 kits I have in the stash ... which I did! A very unloved (by the shipping companies) box arrived back in early June ... Fortunately (due mainly to Johns diligence in packing the goods for the obviously rough ride!!) ... the contents remain in pristine condition. And in conversions now, we have 1x Ju.188 A/D for the A-4 kit, 1x Ju.88G-6 for the A-4 kit and some replacement parts for a G-6 conversion to the old A-1 kit ... plus some Master gear for upgrades! I have no idea as to where all this stuff goes or what parts are for which conversion - but I'm sure the CD will show me some when the time comes ... which is not yet ... I've managed to collect a few resource books on Wehrmacht gear over the last year - I don't think I've been posting them though ... there's the elusive hardcover edition of the Tiger book still outstanding ... but Thomas Anderson (NOT - a program writer for a respectable software company that goes by the alias "Neo") writes some good material and seems to know his subject matter very well. And then in July a box arrived ... with a long time wish was delivered ... My favourite tank chassis in 1/16 scale ... the workhorse of the Panzer Divisions and a favourite of most crews ... the Panzer III ... Ok - so it's not my absolute favourite which would be an Ausf.L, M or N ... but if someone (looking at you Trumpeter!!) would release a Pz.IV Ausf.F1 or D with "The Stump" 75mm - then I'm in business to create an N out of the coming Heller 4-in-1 kit. Once the Gecko Pz.II Ausf.F is released I'll have a comprehensive 1/16 set (thanks to the recent purchases below this post) ... And while the Hobby-Boss Tiger.I doesn't know which version it quite wants to be (early, mid or late) and isn't the BEST example (when compared to the super expensive Tamiya option) it IS, Bang-for-Buck, a better option especially with all the AM getting around now ... unless someone else has a GOOD one, for a reasonable price, in the works?!?! So ... now were up to date with the older stuff ... we're into the recent acquisitions ... Since the sale of my ute happened just over 2 weeks ago (raising deposit funds for my house and land deal!) I had to Uber it into to the shopping centre where my post office is ... and order an Uber XL for my return trip due to the package sizes!! Opening the big box first ... There was a couple of Academy 1/35 scale armour kits that I've been waiting to get my hands on ... Academy has come along a fair way in recent years and reviews of these two kits were good ... simple builds, no internals - but great external detail and accurate giving me 2 very good North African options ... I bought the first release of the Takom StuG.III / StuH.42 ... I should have waited ... This early version of the StuH.42 - with the muzzle break - was what I was after ... It doesn't come with metal barrels for the guns like the "Late" one did ... but I doubt it will make much of an issue with the barrel being slide moulded and so short anyway ... Next was (aside from the still pending Gecko Pz.II F) the final link in the 1/16 chain ... a Pz.I ... and just to prove that no matter how long you've been researching stuff, there is ALWAYS something new to learn, During this exercise I found that there was VERY obvious differences between the Pz.Ia and Pz.Ib ... notably, the extra length in the chassis and the resulting extra road wheel! ... And finally, after a wait spanning eons (seemingly!) ... in its own little box of protection ... was this ... ... Except ... it's not a B.II ... because that would mean RADIAL engines, yes?? ... I think they mean either a B.I or a B.III surely?? Definitely a B Mk.I or III then! Anyway ... before I bought it, I asked Frontline to open up the box and check the transparencies (knowing what an epic s*** show that was at the beginning of the release run!!) ... thankfully Border (probably realising this was a make or break moment for them) got onto the issue rather quickly - and my customer service rep advised that they had revised their boxing ... and added a separate box inside the kit to assist with protecting them. He checked them any way and left this note inside the box to prove it. You'll note that in order to fit the protective box within the original kit box ... a whole bunch of sprues needed to be re-arranged, which in turn mean that they protrude about an inch or so above the bottom section of the kit box and so the box top will not completely close. Here's Border Models cunning little solution to that issue ... A banner at the base of the kit box bottom!! Correctly marked B/Mk.I/III this time ... And coming now, to the final package ... I discovered a while back, while doing some research on the RAAF Mirage.III ... and some rather interesting reading on the delayed acquisition of the RAAF F.111 (geez I'd LOVE to get a 1/32 Aussie Pig!) ... that Australia "borrowed" (leased) some F-4 Phantoms as an interim sweetener ... As until recently, I had never really had an interest for jets (excepting the end stages of WWII), I'd only ever looked at the F-4 in passing. But in deciding to build an RAAF one I've noticed how an incredibly interesting design it was ... leagues ahead of it's competition worldwide at the time it entered operational service, extremely versatile in a number of roles and with a 60+ year service history in multiple nations - some of which opposed each other in conflict! Then came the research - which 1/32 Phantom to get? ... Thanks to the input of many who've gone before me - Tamiya was the wining candidate in the brand stakes, but getting the correct variant has proven a little tricky ... after a few hours researching the 'E' variant (and finding out that the Japanese 'EJ' variant is pretty much the same bird), then came the shopping ... It seemed that just about every available E/EJ variant going was asking drug money (due to the shortage of available kits!) ... I kept up my google searching, changing up the search parameters and playing around with various SKU's before finally finding one in a place in Japan called "Japan Figure" (specialising in figurines from various anime shows, Gundam etc). At just RRP plus DHL shipping (which is fairly inexpensive from there considering the sort of cost in USA for example) I managed to get this - still wrapped in plastic!! So now I just need some GT resin gear (intakes and cans) along with some RAAF decals and 3D cockpit decoration. There is more on the way ... but since it won't get here until after I fly back out to work ... I'll leave those stories for later Rog 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 WOW buddy. Really sorry to hear about John though....harv 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artful69 Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 4 minutes ago, harv said: WOW buddy. Really sorry to hear about John though....harv Yeah ... it really rankles that THAT particular condition happened to a person who is both THAT passionate about his craft - as well as THAT skilled!! Rog 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 Precious resin bits 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 That's quite the haul there Rog. Glad you found an F-4EJ kit and didn't have to pay a ridiculous amount for shipping. Carl 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 Nice haul Rog, that’s a few years work there……. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 20 hours ago, Artful69 said: Well ... It's been a hot minute ... Last post was in April Some very sad news earlier in the year with Ps.John of AIMS having to cease operations due to a very cruel and debilitating condition. This made it pretty much the last chance to grab some AIMS gear for the Ju.88 kits I have in the stash ... which I did! A very unloved (by the shipping companies) box arrived back in early June ... Fortunately (due mainly to Johns diligence in packing the goods for the obviously rough ride!!) ... the contents remain in pristine condition. And in conversions now, we have 1x Ju.188 A/D for the A-4 kit, 1x Ju.88G-6 for the A-4 kit and some replacement parts for a G-6 conversion to the old A-1 kit ... plus some Master gear for upgrades! I have no idea as to where all this stuff goes or what parts are for which conversion - but I'm sure the CD will show me some when the time comes ... which is not yet ... I've managed to collect a few resource books on Wehrmacht gear over the last year - I don't think I've been posting them though ... there's the elusive hardcover edition of the Tiger book still outstanding ... but Thomas Anderson (NOT - a program writer for a respectable software company that goes by the alias "Neo") writes some good material and seems to know his subject matter very well. And then in July a box arrived ... with a long time wish was delivered ... My favourite tank chassis in 1/16 scale ... the workhorse of the Panzer Divisions and a favourite of most crews ... the Panzer III ... Ok - so it's not my absolute favourite which would be an Ausf.L, M or N ... but if someone (looking at you Trumpeter!!) would release a Pz.IV Ausf.F1 or D with "The Stump" 75mm - then I'm in business to create an N out of the coming Heller 4-in-1 kit. Once the Gecko Pz.II Ausf.F is released I'll have a comprehensive 1/16 set (thanks to the recent purchases below this post) ... And while the Hobby-Boss Tiger.I doesn't know which version it quite wants to be (early, mid or late) and isn't the BEST example (when compared to the super expensive Tamiya option) it IS, Bang-for-Buck, a better option especially with all the AM getting around now ... unless someone else has a GOOD one, for a reasonable price, in the works?!?! So ... now were up to date with the older stuff ... we're into the recent acquisitions ... Since the sale of my ute happened just over 2 weeks ago (raising deposit funds for my house and land deal!) I had to Uber it into to the shopping centre where my post office is ... and order an Uber XL for my return trip due to the package sizes!! Opening the big box first ... There was a couple of Academy 1/35 scale armour kits that I've been waiting to get my hands on ... Academy has come along a fair way in recent years and reviews of these two kits were good ... simple builds, no internals - but great external detail and accurate giving me 2 very good North African options ... I bought the first release of the Takom StuG.III / StuH.42 ... I should have waited ... This early version of the StuH.42 - with the muzzle break - was what I was after ... It doesn't come with metal barrels for the guns like the "Late" one did ... but I doubt it will make much of an issue with the barrel being slide moulded and so short anyway ... Next was (aside from the still pending Gecko Pz.II F) the final link in the 1/16 chain ... a Pz.I ... and just to prove that no matter how long you've been researching stuff, there is ALWAYS something new to learn, During this exercise I found that there was VERY obvious differences between the Pz.Ia and Pz.Ib ... notably, the extra length in the chassis and the resulting extra road wheel! ... And finally, after a wait spanning eons (seemingly!) ... in its own little box of protection ... was this ... ... Except ... it's not a B.II ... because that would mean RADIAL engines, yes?? ... I think they mean either a B.I or a B.III surely?? Definitely a B Mk.I or III then! Anyway ... before I bought it, I asked Frontline to open up the box and check the transparencies (knowing what an epic s*** show that was at the beginning of the release run!!) ... thankfully Border (probably realising this was a make or break moment for them) got onto the issue rather quickly - and my customer service rep advised that they had revised their boxing ... and added a separate box inside the kit to assist with protecting them. He checked them any way and left this note inside the box to prove it. You'll note that in order to fit the protective box within the original kit box ... a whole bunch of sprues needed to be re-arranged, which in turn mean that they protrude about an inch or so above the bottom section of the kit box and so the box top will not completely close. Here's Border Models cunning little solution to that issue ... A banner at the base of the kit box bottom!! Correctly marked B/Mk.I/III this time ... And coming now, to the final package ... I discovered a while back, while doing some research on the RAAF Mirage.III ... and some rather interesting reading on the delayed acquisition of the RAAF F.111 (geez I'd LOVE to get a 1/32 Aussie Pig!) ... that Australia "borrowed" (leased) some F-4 Phantoms as an interim sweetener ... As until recently, I had never really had an interest for jets (excepting the end stages of WWII), I'd only ever looked at the F-4 in passing. But in deciding to build an RAAF one I've noticed how an incredibly interesting design it was ... leagues ahead of it's competition worldwide at the time it entered operational service, extremely versatile in a number of roles and with a 60+ year service history in multiple nations - some of which opposed each other in conflict! Then came the research - which 1/32 Phantom to get? ... Thanks to the input of many who've gone before me - Tamiya was the wining candidate in the brand stakes, but getting the correct variant has proven a little tricky ... after a few hours researching the 'E' variant (and finding out that the Japanese 'EJ' variant is pretty much the same bird), then came the shopping ... It seemed that just about every available E/EJ variant going was asking drug money (due to the shortage of available kits!) ... I kept up my google searching, changing up the search parameters and playing around with various SKU's before finally finding one in a place in Japan called "Japan Figure" (specialising in figurines from various anime shows, Gundam etc). At just RRP plus DHL shipping (which is fairly inexpensive from there considering the sort of cost in USA for example) I managed to get this - still wrapped in plastic!! So now I just need some GT resin gear (intakes and cans) along with some RAAF decals and 3D cockpit decoration. There is more on the way ... but since it won't get here until after I fly back out to work ... I'll leave those stories for later Rog Rog What a haul! It should keep you busy for I don't know how many years ... enjoy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 Finally, it's here and the Bf 109 is jumping to the head of the build list. I even bought all the paints for the build; MRP and an Ammo by Mig Kolinsky Sable 00000 Brush for the details. 10 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 The 109 looks to be a very nice kit. Can't wait to see you start that after the Whirlwind. Carl 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 Thanks Carl Same here 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 2 hours ago, Peterpools said: Finally, it's here and the Bf 109 is jumping to the head of the build list. I even bought all the paints for the build; MRP and an Ammo by Mig Kolinsky Sable 00000 Brush for the details. Are you doing the Grumman version. Peter? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 On 8/31/2022 at 4:11 PM, BlrwestSiR said: It's a nice kit. I'd skip the two seat conversion. The quality doesn't match the rest of the kit. I've got one here somewhere and I think @harv has one too that are not the best even after they replaced his. Carl I heard the same thing about the two seat conversion. Too bad, looks like an interesting option otherwise. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 45 minutes ago, GazzaS said: Are you doing the Grumman version. Peter? Gaz I'm lost as usual 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 12 minutes ago, Peterpools said: Gaz I'm lost as usual Just a small joke my friend. If I remember correctly, they built Grumman airplanes not far from where you live? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 Gaz Got it. Can't believe you remembered that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 45 minutes ago, Peterpools said: Gaz Got it. Can't believe you remembered that. It's doubly reinforced. I used to talk to your brother a lot over at Aeroscale before they got their new setup. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 15 hours ago, Peterpools said: Finally, it's here and the Bf 109 is jumping to the head of the build list. I even bought all the paints for the build; MRP and an Ammo by Mig Kolinsky Sable 00000 Brush for the details Peter, some people would start this immediately, hats off to your fortitude for restraining yourself……… 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_S Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 16 hours ago, Peterpools said: Finally, it's here and the Bf 109 is jumping to the head of the build list. I even bought all the paints for the build; MRP and an Ammo by Mig Kolinsky Sable 00000 Brush for the details. Peter, I ordered this kit yesterday; I can't wait to open it and sniff the plastic. It will probably be my vacation build. I'll be spending the month of February in sunny Florida. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 2 hours ago, Bomber_County said: Peter, some people would start this immediately, hats off to your fortitude for restraining yourself……… Phil it's taking a lot of restraint and I haven't even opened up the box yet, as I don't trust myself, but I need to finish the Whirlwind before starting anything new. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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