Soo.... What did you just get???

[KevinM]

I needed a new addition to my airbrush lineup so ordered USA Airbrush out of Chicago another in the Badger Renegade line the velocity jet.The VJ is suppose to spray even finer lines than my Rage I also ordered needles/tips for the Rage not picture.I learned from Jack Saunders a fella that live a few blocks from me a WWII vet whom I never met but through his collection always get spare parts.

[belugawhaleman]

Some items today......

From RP TOOLZ, their Handle bending tool 1-50mm (RP-H)

 

From SOL ; Some decals in 1/16 for the ammunition used in the Stug III. 

(SOL-MM528) for my Das Werk kit.

 

From Starfighter Decals; some decals for 1/48 USMC Buffalos and Wildcats that fought at Midway. For my Tamiya kit.

 

From Alexen Model; A scraper thing made of stainless for gun barrel seams. (FG-AJOO12)

 

And last; Another "Egg Girl" resin kit from Hasegawa. In 1/12

It's "Haku Rinpha" (China Dress).

 

 

[Count0]

Big 1/16 Puma. Probably gravitating towards the bench sooner than later. 

Stuart "Honey" Cause it's adorable. And I love Caunter scheme.

 

And these. Not a fan of the E model Eagle, but the story of these brave men and women made me want to build one . Now I need to find one.

[FullArmor]

13 hours ago, belugawhaleman said:

Some items today......

From RP TOOLZ, their Handle bending tool 1-50mm (RP-H)

 

From SOL ; Some decals in 1/16 for the ammunition used in the Stug III. 

(SOL-MM528) for my Das Werk kit.

 

From Starfighter Decals; some decals for 1/48 USMC Buffalos and Wildcats that fought at Midway. For my Tamiya kit.

 

From Alexen Model; A scraper thing made of stainless for gun barrel seams. (FG-AJOO12)

 

And last; Another "Egg Girl" resin kit from Hasegawa. In 1/12

It's "Haku Rinpha" (China Dress).

 

 

Nice finds. I noticed this gun barrel tool from youtube video. Please share info how good it is. 

Is this handle bending tool step in 1 mm increments?

[belugawhaleman]

12 hours ago, FullArmor said:

Nice finds. I noticed this gun barrel tool from youtube video. Please share info how good it is. 

Is this handle bending tool step in 1 mm increments?

I think 2mm, as  there are 25 pairs of "steps"on one side of the tool. However

The opposite side has no steps and I suppose any size between

1 mm - 50 could be formed.

[belugawhaleman]

10 hours ago, Count0 said:

Big 1/16 Puma. Probably gravitating towards the bench sooner than later. 

Stuart "Honey" Cause it's adorable. And I love Caunter scheme.

 

And these. Not a fan of the E model Eagle, but the story of these brave men and women made me want to build one . Now I need to find one.

I've Been eyeing that Puma for some time....perhaps one day.

[DocRob]

Another self Christmas present reached my doorstep, but in fact, it´s also a story about being a coward. I always wanted to build one of the famous black and gold Lotus racers and therefore, the new released Lotus Type 77 was an obvious choice. 
At the day, I ordered, MFH had a message up on their website, that they will re-release a short batch of Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 Stradale kits in January.
That was a car, I always wanted to build. It came so close to what I "designed" when I was in my late teens and I had a knack for car design. It had all the ingredients, the shape, the visible cylinder funnels, large air intakes, plexi covered front lights ... , so I was more than tempted by that re-release, which could mean, it´s gone forever afterwards.
I searched for build logs and only found one, a double build on YouTube and both builds, by a resourceful modeler showed gaps in the rear bonnet at the end. I couldn´t live with that and the swinging doors with tiny hinges also gave me the creeps and I CHICKENED OUT . Gone is the car of my dreams and a bit of self esteem. 
Anyway, I´m happy with the Lotus and the parts count and being without carbon fiber decals seems to indicate a relatively easy build.



I borrowed this picture from the MFH homepage, to show the car.



This would have been the Tipo33, only to have a picture of it.



 Cheers Rob 

[HubertB]

Too bad for the Tipo 33. It was the epitome of the late 60s / early 70s sports cars …

Ow well, you have a great project with the 33+44 = 77 !

Hubert

[DocRob]

1 hour ago, HubertB said:

Too bad for the Tipo 33. It was the epitome of the late 60s / early 70s sports cars …

Ow well, you have a great project with the 33+44 = 77 !

Nothing wrong with a bit of number magic, but what will be the 44 car?
I hope not this one:



Cheers Rob

[DocRob]

1 hour ago, HubertB said:

Too bad for the Tipo 33. It was the epitome of the late 60s / early 70s sports cars …

On a side note, I wiggle a lot with the MFH Cobra Coupe at the moment and it´s not easy to get the doors and bonnet aligned perfectly. There is a lot of test fitting, sanding, routing and scraping involved and that´s maybe the main reason, why I let the Alfa pass.

Cheers Rob

[Landlubber Mike]

9 hours ago, DocRob said:

I borrowed this picture from the MFH homepage, to show the car.



This would have been the Tipo33, only to have a picture of it.



 Cheers Rob 

Congrats on the self-present Rob!  Too bad about the Tipo 33 - what an amazing looking car, damn!  Never knew these existed.

Though, I wish I didn't see your post.  I went to the MFH website and the website of a US distributor and see they are taking preorders for a 1/12 1960 Corvette - I might have to break my New Years resolution on not adding to the stash!