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

[GusMac]

24 minutes ago, BlrwestSiR said:

Didn't know there was a museum in Anstruther or we would have gone and visited. We stayed there in 2018 and went to a great fish and chip shop in the harbour. 

The Fisheries Museum is further along the harbour from the chip shop, almost behind the Lifeboat station in this photo. Definitely worth a visit if you ever return Carl.

There are 2 very good chip shops at the harbour. One is always very busy as it was the one Prince William visited when he was a student at St Andrews but we actually prefer the other which is also quieter. They both do excellent ice cream as well, so main course and dessert!

[ScottsGT]

31 minutes ago, KevinM said:

I have the exact same model Scott if I am not mistaken modeled after the WWII version of the Colt .45?I am not very proficient overall just not enough practice.I stick with the VM era on back for my collecting got to have wood on it for me to be interested.

Missed it bythismuch!  Not a 1911, but a new version of the Browning Hi-Power.  1911 was a 7 rd .45 ACP and the Hi-Power is a 15 rd. 9mm.  They look very close because both were designed by John Moses Browning.  This one is made by Springfield Inc. and has a few improvements over the original.  

[KevinM]

1 hour ago, ScottsGT said:

Hi-Power is a 15 rd. 9mm.

Still some of the prettiest semi-auto's out there Glocks just do absolutely nothing for me at all.

[DocRob]

11 hours ago, GusMac said:

Just for inspiration Rob here is the Fifie 'Reaper' which belongs to the Scottish Fisheries Museum sitting in Anstruther harbour at the end of September this year.

Thank you Gus, for being the embedded researcher for Scottish fishing vessel affairs . The layout of the hull is very much looking like mine, which is typical for these boats. I ´ve seen some pictures of other boats, which share the shape of the hull, but are different above the deck.
I´m really astonished about the bulwark being so low with these tough weather proved boats. There is not a lot of protection from the sea on deck.

Cheers Rob

[DocRob]

9 hours ago, GusMac said:

There are 2 very good chip shops at the harbour. One is always very busy as it was the one Prince William visited when he was a student at St Andrews but we actually prefer the other which is also quieter. They both do excellent ice cream as well, so main course and dessert!

Only missing a wee dram as a digestive, Gus 

Cheers Rob

[GusMac]

16 minutes ago, DocRob said:

Thank you Gus, for being the embedded researcher for Scottish fishing vessel affairs . The layout of the hull is very much looking like mine, which is typical for these boats. I ´ve seen some pictures of other boats, which share the shape of the hull, but are different above the deck.
I´m really astonished about the bulwark being so low with these tough weather proved boats. There is not a lot of protection from the sea on deck.

Cheers Rob

The fishermen who sailed these were definitely a hardy bunch. The North Sea is pretty inhospitable a lot of the time, so to go out in these took courage and sailing skill. 

I have a memory of reading that the bulwark was low like that so that water that did wash over was able to wash off again easily and not trap on the deck. 

[FullArmor]

[belugawhaleman]

On 12/27/2024 at 5:52 PM, ScottsGT said:

Missed it bythismuch!  Not a 1911, but a new version of the Browning Hi-Power.  1911 was a 7 rd .45 ACP and the Hi-Power is a 15 rd. 9mm.  They look very close because both were designed by John Moses Browning.  This one is made by Springfield Inc. and has a few improvements over the original.  

Had an original Belgian high power for years ...an excellent pistol

I did not know about the Springfield Armory one..cool addition to their line

[BlrwestSiR]

Got a German Shepherd today. 

Trying to decide if I let him have the MG34 the sidecar can be armed with. 

Also got a detail set for the BTTF DeLorean.

I don't see the Flux Capacitor though. 

[GusMac]

Our grumpy, old Jack Russell would definitely appreciate an MG34 when she's watching all these strangers using 'her pavement' outside the house! 

[BlrwestSiR]

45 minutes ago, GusMac said:

Our grumpy, old Jack Russell would definitely appreciate an MG34 when she's watching all these strangers using 'her pavement' outside the house! 

Jimmy would probably like one for all the squirrels in our neighbourhood. 

[BlrwestSiR]

Almost certainly the last kits for this year. A couple more Gundam kits. Not sure why the sudden urge to get them.

First up, is my second favourite Gundam design. This one has been tweaked by Hajime Katoki who is a Japanese mecha designer. 

Another one from the Ver.Ka series of kits. 

This one I got to go with the earlier Psycho Zaku i picked up. I figured if I'm going to have a Zaku in Beast mode, I might as well have a Gundam in the same. 

These boxes are fairly big. They're similar to a Tamiya Spitfire box but much deeper. 

And they're absolutely packed with sprues. 

And yet, they come with stickers instead of decals.  Although the Unicorn Gundam has dry transfers in the box for some of the markings. 

[Bomber_County]

Hi all, Happy New Year and hopefully 2025 maybe good to all of us. I’ve been away awhile and thought I’d give LSM another go. The main news is I have joined the league of retired gentlemen as of the end of November last year and I am now settling into uninterrupted benchtime whenever I please. So the bench has been cleaned, existing projects being completed and a plethora of new kits to begin.
 

The Stug and QL Refueller were Xmas presents. The QL is to be included in a diorama with the Border Spitfire Vb all in 1/35. One historical point I didn’t know was the QL Refueller with booms never saw wartime service. The Stug III Ausf F is the missing Pz III in the collection. 

My preferred online retailer offered 10% discount and free P&P to existing customers over the festive season so the following was a no brainer. The HKM Lancaster in 1/48 is the grail kit for me. Built the Monogram 17G many years ago and always promised myself if the Lanc ever came available it had to added to the stash. Also the size is manageable, 1/32 for a four engined aircraft is just too large. The markings will be from 3 Group airfields. Either, my school I attended was built on part of the dispersal area or from another that has a family connection . Also catching up with what’s been going on.

[belugawhaleman]

Some items.......

 

Two tweezers One by Dspiae, their AT-TZ01 point tip tweezers.

The other set by Regine...A Swiss Company. I saw these on Amazon and

I had some Amazon points to use.  Both Tweezers are good quality....The

Dspiae tweezers are a real bargain I think.

       I also got a reference  book on M 10/36 tank destroyers.

A bit disappointing, this one....more of a pamphlet, but some useful

info. Again, purchase with Amazon points.

      A set of Eduard masks for the Tamiya 1/32 Spitfire.

Last; a couple of Hasegawa  "Egg Girl" resin figure Kits in1/12 scale.

These are ones  that are hard to find. They are long OOP. 

I found them on EBAY at reasonable prices. One,shipped from S. Korea

came by Fedex in just 3 days....shipping was free !

[BlrwestSiR]

I debated getting this kit but the price was too good to pass up. 

Thankfully I found out the kit has marketing for a Canadian one. 

[BlrwestSiR]

8 hours ago, Bomber_County said:

Hi all, Happy New Year and hopefully 2025 maybe good to all of us. I’ve been away awhile and thought I’d give LSM another go. The main news is I have joined the league of retired gentlemen as of the end of November last year and I am now settling into uninterrupted benchtime whenever I please. So the bench has been cleaned, existing projects being completed and a plethora of new kits to begin.
 

The Stug and QL Refueller were Xmas presents. The QL is to be included in a diorama with the Border Spitfire Vb all in 1/35. One historical point I didn’t know was the QL Refueller with booms never saw wartime service. The Stug III Ausf F is the missing Pz III in the collection. 

My preferred online retailer offered 10% discount and free P&P to existing customers over the festive season so the following was a no brainer. The HKM Lancaster in 1/48 is the grail kit for me. Built the Monogram 17G many years ago and always promised myself if the Lanc ever came available it had to added to the stash. Also the size is manageable, 1/32 for a four engined aircraft is just too large. The markings will be from 3 Group airfields. Either, my school I attended was built on part of the dispersal area or from another that has a family connection . Also catching up with what’s been going on.

Phil, congratulations on retirement and glad to see you back. 

The Bedford boxart looks like it might be inspired by your plans. 

[belugawhaleman]

2 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said:

I debated getting this kit but the price was too good to pass up. 

Thankfully I found out the kit has marketing for a Canadian one. 

I got that one as well.....Did you notice?....no brake or clutch pedals.

Odd, but a very nice kit that I'm looking forward to building myself.

[Bomber_County]

6 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said:

Phil, congratulations on retirement and glad to see you back. 

The Bedford boxart looks like it might be inspired by your plans. 

Carl, much appreciated. My thoughts are that there are numerous 1/35 accessories you could add to a mixed genre diorama. I also have Borders Fw190 and the possibilities of adding to that are enormous.

[BlrwestSiR]

9 hours ago, belugawhaleman said:

I got that one as well.....Did you notice?....no brake or clutch pedals.

Odd, but a very nice kit that I'm looking forward to building myself.

I didn't notice the missing pedals. Thanks for pointing that out. That is a bit odd. 

[belugawhaleman]

2 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said:

I didn't notice the missing pedals. Thanks for pointing that out. That is a bit odd. 

I guess it was figured that they'd never be seen anyway.

[ScottsGT]

21 hours ago, Bomber_County said:

Hi all, Happy New Year and hopefully 2025 maybe good to all of us. I’ve been away awhile and thought I’d give LSM another go. The main news is I have joined the league of retired gentlemen as of the end of November last year and I am now settling into uninterrupted benchtime whenever I please. So the bench has been cleaned, existing projects being completed and a plethora of new kits too.

 

CONGRATS!!!

But I have to chuckle just a little because I thought the same thing heading into my retirement.  I’ve never been busier since I retired!  I think I built more kits when I was working.  Now it’s grandkids, yard chores, honey do’s, trips here, trips there, medical issues, etc.  

I’m spending this weekend in lock down with the three grandkids. 1.5 to 5.5 yo.  Grandma cannot handle these monsters alone.  Maybe when the youngest goes down for a nap I can get another decal applied?  

[Martinnfb]

22 hours ago, Bomber_County said:

Hi all, Happy New Year and hopefully 2025 maybe good to all of us. I’ve been away awhile and thought I’d give LSM another go. The main news is I have joined the league of retired gentlemen as of the end of November last year and I am now settling into uninterrupted benchtime whenever I please. So the bench has been cleaned, existing projects being completed and a plethora of new kits to begin.
 

The Stug and QL Refueller were Xmas presents. The QL is to be included in a diorama with the Border Spitfire Vb all in 1/35. One historical point I didn’t know was the QL Refueller with booms never saw wartime service. The Stug III Ausf F is the missing Pz III in the collection. 

My preferred online retailer offered 10% discount and free P&P to existing customers over the festive season so the following was a no brainer. The HKM Lancaster in 1/48 is the grail kit for me. Built the Monogram 17G many years ago and always promised myself if the Lanc ever came available it had to added to the stash. Also the size is manageable, 1/32 for a four engined aircraft is just too large. The markings will be from 3 Group airfields. Either, my school I attended was built on part of the dispersal area or from another that has a family connection . Also catching up with what’s been going on.

What an amazing news Phil, congratulations. That 1/48 Lancaster was calling my name for a while, then Carl showed up with the 1/32 scale version that somehow ended up on my kitchen table and it is enormous. It is safe to say, that the quarter scale Lanc. is the way to go. Can't wait for your build.

Cheers

Martin

[Bomber_County]

3 hours ago, ScottsGT said:

 

CONGRATS!!!

But I have to chuckle just a little because I thought the same thing heading into my retirement.  I’ve never been busier since I retired!  I think I built more kits when I was working.  Now it’s grandkids, yard chores, honey do’s, trips here, trips there, medical issues, etc.  

I’m spending this weekend in lock down with the three grandkids. 1.5 to 5.5 yo.  Grandma cannot handle these monsters alone.  Maybe when the youngest goes down for a nap I can get another decal applied?  

Thanks Scott, luckily no kids and all the ancients are in homes or have carers, so at the present before the outdoor chores start I am going to enjoy the bench……much appreciated though….

[Bomber_County]

3 hours ago, Martinnfb said:

What an amazing news Phil, congratulations. That 1/48 Lancaster was calling my name for a while, then Carl showed up with the 1/32 scale version that somehow ended up on my kitchen table and it is enormous. It is safe to say, that the quarter scale Lanc. is the way to go. Can't wait for your build.

Cheers

Martin

Martin, you are an officer and a gentleman, I’ve wanted the Lanc forever but as you say at 32nd it’s a behemoth. I’ll definitely do a WIP. I have four projects on the bench to spray and decal and then I’ll have to make a decision….

[JeroenPeters]

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