Spitfire Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 On 8/16/2023 at 2:23 PM, KevinM said: Can you do me a favor..............some pics of the plastic? OK, I normally just chuck new kits into the stash without looking inside but here goes. Here's what you see when you open the box Then two plastic bags with the plastic parts inside, here's bag 1. Bag 2 Clear parts which come in their own plastic bag PE parts Cockpit Instructions An example from the booklet And a Correction booklet Painting and decal guide Mind blowing smoke ring decals, all numbered And the main decal sheet. Looks pretty pretty comprehensive to me but then again I am not an expert as far as Italian subjects are concerned and after three PCM builds on the run it looks pretty Astral Overdrive to me. Cheers Dennis 6 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 Thanks Dennis, the part count seems very low but the PE is looks quite extensive……..please do a WIP……. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 Eduard 1/48 Wilder Cat FM-2. Looks to be a very nice kit with decals for 10 aircraft. Just might be my next build as I've wanted a good kit of the FM-2 for a long time. Would be great if they'd issue it in 1/32 too! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belugawhaleman Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 Today an accessory kit for my Tamiya M40 kit.... It's Tamiya's 1/35 Scale U.S. M40 Metal Gun Barrel Set. (12670). Looks good; with a turned aluminium barrel (rifled), ten turned brass projectiles, and even has a sheet of decal markings to add to the rounds. This set is hard to find.....but I found one on the King's Hobbies website. Now I won't have to fill and sand the seams of that long kit barrel! https://www.scalemates.com/kits/tamiya-12670-m40-metal-gun-barrel-set--1003301 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belugawhaleman Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 7 hours ago, Spitfire said: OK, I normally just chuck new kits into the stash without looking inside but here goes. Here's what you see when you open the box Then two plastic bags with the plastic parts inside, here's bag 1. Bag 2 Clear parts which come in their own plastic bag PE parts Cockpit Instructions An example from the booklet And a Correction booklet Painting and decal guide Mind blowing smoke ring decals, all numbered And the main decal sheet. Looks pretty pretty comprehensive to me but then again I am not an expert as far as Italian subjects are concerned and after three PCM builds on the run it looks pretty Astral Overdrive to me. Cheers Dennis Looks like a great kit. I Imagine adding all those numbered smoke ring circles will be a bit tiresome, but it's an interesting solution...... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 19 hours ago, ScottsGT said: Isn’t that Operation Torch a highly sought after kit? Man, you stole that kit. I’d have been all over that one too. Good question there Scott. I know they're getting hard to find these days but the decals are missing (not that I'd use them) so maybe that's one reason it was so cheap? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 No pics, but today my Squadron Tempest canopy arrived along with my long sought after F-35A Splinter masks and decals. Looks like I know what’s up next after the Sea Fury project. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belugawhaleman Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 Well, a trip to my local Ace Hardware resulted in this purchase; Tamiya's Douglas A-1H Skyraider U.S.Navy (61058) in 1/48 scale. Surprised to see it there.....looks like a nice kit despite having some age to it. I was happy to see that Waukegan will be hosting an air show on Sept. Ninth this year after being canceled for "Lifestyle changes" last Year........high fuel costs, most probably, although fuel costs are up again. Anyway, some Skyraiders will be featured this year. Also the website says there'll be A 10 warthogs ...that'll be cool , their last appearances were memorable! https://www.scalemates.com/kits/tamiya-61058-douglas-a-1h-skyraider--104854 https://northernillinoisairshow.com/ https://www.warbirdheritagefoundation.org/ 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_S Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 This just arrived from Peter at Airscale. It seems to be missing one of the part #36 (upper right hand corner of PE fret). Has anyone inspected theirs? 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 4 hours ago, Bill_S said: It seems to be missing one of the part #36 (upper right hand corner of PE fret). Has anyone inspected theirs? Just checked mine and mine is fine the missing piece is sledgehammer shaped. Cheers Dennis 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinM Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 On 8/19/2023 at 3:46 AM, Spitfire said: Here's what you see when you open the box Thanks Dennis 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 Dennis Thanks for sharing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 John Nice going - just love anything from the Iron Works Gang. I'm assuming all the newer Eduard kits have the decals where the carrier film can be removed. I'm just wondering if the decals are marked in any way to know for sure, as I haven't seen it on any of the Eduard kits I have purchased recently. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 Not really to read , just looking at the pictures should be satisfying 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_S Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 2 hours ago, Martinnfb said: Not really to read , just looking at the pictures should be satisfying I remember magazines like that! 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Between a swap and sell and the local Cash Converters. I paid less than half sticker price for the ones you see. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Brad Enjoy and your surely it was your day. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HubertB Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 15 hours ago, Martinnfb said: Not really to read , just looking at the pictures should be satisfying 13 hours ago, Bill_S said: I remember magazines like that! Well, the Schiffer book is exactly that: detail porn Hubert 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Came home today to find that the postman had left this nice box for me (from Hannants). And to my delight this was the contents Just have to get the finger out and finish the PCM Re 2005 now that my vision is back to normal. Cheers Dennis 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HubertB Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 It looks like the TBD is THE hit of the year (as is Airscale’s set), judging by the number of members having bought it. If only this could encourage other manufacturers to tread off the trodden-to-death highways of WWII single seat fighters Hubert 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Hubert Absolutely agree. I wonder how many forum members have already purchased the Devastator. I ordered mine in March and it's neatly stored away in the stash. Could be a theme for a GB. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 I still haven't pulled the trigger...harv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Harv Go for it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 I just spent $180 on a Japanese torpedo bomber....harv 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Harv Ouch. You need to get cracking and start building. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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