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

[belugawhaleman]

Some stuff came recently......

 

Mostly tools and supplies;

Some Dspiae UV cure glue.

Decal paper for my laser printer (White) I already used this to print some

Instruments for A 1/16 M10, and some decals for a Brazilian Ft 17. I'll

have to cut these out by hand, but better than nothing.

 

Models;....A Tamiya Panzer I a, and a "Egg Girl" in 1/12 from Hasegawa

 

Some Albion brassTubing and Evergreen styrene strip.

 

Some Tamiya epoxy Putty ,and Mr. Color paint. A call out to

Martin for recommending the Tamiya putty.

 

Some Decals; For 1/48 Brewster Buffalos, and 1/16 Panzer I tanks from Yellow Wings and Star Decals.

 

Lastly, from Wave some special shape diamond files and a pair of

reverse-action tweezers. The files look really good and will be great, I'm

sure, for these resin figure things I've accumulated.

[Landlubber Mike]

Can't wait to see your Buffalo build.  I love those chunky planes, and love yellow wings.  Martin and Ernie have a Buffalo buddy build thread on here that I joined with my 1/48 model a year or so ago.  

[belugawhaleman]

10 minutes ago, Landlubber Mike said:

Can't wait to see your Buffalo build.  I love those chunky planes, and love yellow wings.  Martin and Ernie have a Buffalo buddy build thread on here that I joined with my 1/48 model a year or so ago.  

Thanks. I'm a big fan of the Buffalo myself. I'm not decided on the markings

yet. I have the kit decals, Midway decals, and the ones I just purchased.

I'm leaning towards the battle of Midway markings...I like the blue/grey

scheme, later I'll do another with the Aluminum paint/orange yellow scheme perhaps.

I'm still awaiting a Hobby Boss 1/18 Buffalo, but they never answer my emails😀

 

[Landlubber Mike]

Wow, a 1/18 Buffalo?  That would be a nice healthy size.

[belugawhaleman]

3 minutes ago, Landlubber Mike said:

Wow, a 1/18 Buffalo?  That would be a nice healthy size.

Just a Pipe dream of mine😀

[BlrwestSiR]

I finally got my BNA order from November. It was caught up in the Canada Post strike and I guess they're getting through the backlog. 

Mostly 1/48 F-4 stuff

But also decals for the big Jagdtiger and F-35 in the stash too.

[belugawhaleman]

Another Item today....It's a biggie in 1/16.

From Das Werk, it's their Sd.Kfz. 250/1 Ausf.A  (DW 16018).

This seems to be a simpler kit than Das Werks earlier half track release.

I like the looks of this thing.  I'll probably buy Andy's new M3 , but seriously,

I can't buy any more😉

[Landlubber Mike]

1 hour ago, belugawhaleman said:

 

I like the looks of this thing.  I'll probably buy Andy's new M3 , but seriously,

I can't buy any more😉

 

Sure you can.  Resistance is futile...

[BlrwestSiR]

19 minutes ago, Landlubber Mike said:

Sure you can.  Resistance is futile...

Aren't we a terrible bunch? 

[belugawhaleman]

I'm going to try to resist temptation by buying only when I complete

A 1/16 scale model. Incidentally, I have a 1/32 model on the way....but

not being 1/16 ,the rules don't apply😀. I'm interested in the 1/35 H 39 that's

going to be released by Tamiya.( not 1/16 again) Seriously, the development and release

Times for both the Das Werk and Andy's kits are incredible! Much too 

Tempting ...dangerous ! For now, I'm trying to continue buying the paint and supplies

needed to build my stash. I bought a bunch of paint today and a kit I was

considering because the price seemed reasonable. Hopefully, I'll get home

sometime this week and do some painting.

[Winnie]

Well, I got a new hobby room. We were going to be in the new diggs temporarily, but we may stay here for the time being. it is quite a bit more spacious than our old place, so that's a bonus, but I still have WAY too much plastic for just one dude. May cull the stash a tad more perhaps. not made a decision yet.

 

Anyways=y, when I'm all set up I'll share a picture or 2!

 

Cheers all!

[CANicoll]

On 1/21/2025 at 11:48 AM, ScottsGT said:

Not model related, but Lowe’s had a flash sale yesterday for Kobalt socket sets.  How the hell am I supposed to say no to all this for $30??? Huh?!?  I guess I can leave them in my shed out in the front yard so I don’t have to walk all the way around the house to access the garage for my Snap On stuff.  

the 1/4 drive set was $10 and the 3/8 set was $20.  Normally $200 and $20 for 1/4” set. 

THis was $30???  Damn, I have to see if it is still on sale...

[CANicoll]

16 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said:

Aren't we a terrible bunch? 

A VERY supportive terrible bunch!

[CANicoll]

On 1/27/2025 at 11:10 PM, BlrwestSiR said:

I finally got my BNA order from November. It was caught up in the Canada Post strike and I guess they're getting through the backlog. 

Mostly 1/48 F-4 stuff

But also decals for the big Jagdtiger and F-35 in the stash too.

Nice Carl,  I'm interested in how you like the Eduard seatbelts.  I always had problem with the paint peeling off of them when I bent them.  What's the secret?

[Bomber_County]

16 hours ago, belugawhaleman said:

I'm going to try to resist temptation by buying only when I complete

A 1/16 scale model. Incidentally, I have a 1/32 model on the way....but

not being 1/16 ,the rules don't apply😀. I'm interested in the 1/35 H 39 that's

going to be released by Tamiya.( not 1/16 again) Seriously, the development and release

Times for both the Das Werk and Andy's kits are incredible! Much too 

Tempting ...dangerous ! For now, I'm trying to continue buying the paint and supplies

needed to build my stash. I bought a bunch of paint today and a kit I was

considering because the price seemed reasonable. Hopefully, I'll get home

sometime this week and do some painting.

Make a spreadsheet of the stash by scale or whatever, you will then have a true picture of the ……….add as appropriate…….…..I believe Scalemates have a built in Stash Manager…… 

[BlrwestSiR]

30 minutes ago, CANicoll said:

Nice Carl,  I'm interested in how you like the Eduard seatbelts.  I always had problem with the paint peeling off of them when I bent them.  What's the secret?

Chris, the newer ones are made from very thin steel rather than the thicker brass of the old ones. They bend easier as a result. But mostly if it these are they're pretty much the only option for belts on an F-4 in 1/48 without getting a cockpit set. 

I've found that bending them slowly, they're less likely to lift. Sharp bends are when they tend to peel. If they do peel, I just use Tamiya clear to stick them back down.

Here's a set on my Curtiss Seahawk. 

[ScottsGT]

50 minutes ago, CANicoll said:

THis was $30???  Damn, I have to see if it is still on sale...

Sorry Chris, it was a one day flash sale.  A lot of guys had a hard time getting the store to honor the price if they walked in without buying online.  
I did the online purchase and picked them up in the locker system they use now. Easy as ever!