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

[BlrwestSiR]

An early birthday gift to myself. This just came out last week so I ordered at our local book shop. 

I do like the big guy for some reason. 

[Martinnfb]

[RalphSarc]

This is all Mike Hede’s fault!!! 
I was tired from a long RV travel day and I just wanted to check my Amazon orders!!  
Evidently I accidentally ordered this Tamiya 1/48 NAVY A1A Sky Raider as my first Navel Aircraft Build so I had to balance the order and purchase a Tamiya 1/35 US Medium Tank M26 Pershing!
It’s all his damn fault!!!!

[belugawhaleman]

6 hours ago, RalphSarc said:

This is all Mike Hede’s fault!!! 
I was tired from a long RV travel day and I just wanted to check my Amazon orders!!  
Evidently I accidentally ordered this Tamiya 1/48 NAVY A1A Sky Raider as my first Navel Aircraft Build so I had to balance the order and purchase a Tamiya 1/35 US Medium Tank M26 Pershing!
It’s all his damn fault!!!!

Both nice kits   Ralph ! (have both in my stash)😀

[RalphSarc]

On 7/18/2025 at 11:05 AM, belugawhaleman said:

Both nice kits   Ralph ! (have both in my stash)😀

I’m looking forward to building both. Probably build the SkyRaider as a buddy build on my The Basement Air Force FB page.

[belugawhaleman]

Got this today.....

These kits had been hard to find lately, but may be back in production as I saw one on Sprue Brothers.

On EBAY they were available, but with inflated prices...Even Plaza Japan has one priced  at $ 86.00 USD !!!!!

But I found this Tamiya French Light Tank AMX-13 (35349) in 1/35 on EBAY for about half that price😀

I also found the seller was from Mattesen  in neighboring Cook County Illinois.

 

 

You might remember i posted a build of a Lebanese version of this tank a while back

 

Yes, it's an odd-looking tank 😀

 

 

 

[DocRob]

On 7/18/2025 at 12:32 AM, BlrwestSiR said:

An early birthday gift to myself. This just came out last week so I ordered at our local book shop. 

Happy birthday Carl, hopefully not too early. I found a matching song for you on my vinyl´s. Nothing against a bit of Stoner Rock for a birthday party with the lizard .
 

Cheers Rob

[belugawhaleman]

2 hours ago, DocRob said:

Happy birthday Carl, hopefully not too early. I found a matching song for you on my vinyl´s. Nothing against a bit of Stoner Rock for a birthday party with the lizard .
 

Cheers Rob

Yup! I remember that one Rob. Happy birthday Carl😀

[GusMac]

Have to say I still prefer the original Blue Oyster Cult version.

[RalphSarc]

Tamiya 1/35 Pz Kpfw IV Ausf. H Early Ver. Kit arrived today!

[belugawhaleman]

8 minutes ago, RalphSarc said:

Tamiya 1/35 Pz Kpfw IV Ausf. H Early Ver. Kit arrived today!

A classic Ralph😀 If you buy a lot of Tamiiya kits check out Plaza Japan.  Their shipping is high but if you save on a few kits

it makes it worthwhile.

 

https://www.plazajapan.com/

[RalphSarc]

7 hours ago, belugawhaleman said:

A classic Ralph😀 If you buy a lot of Tamiiya kits check out Plaza Japan.  Their shipping is high but if you save on a few kits

it makes it worthwhile.

 

https://www.plazajapan.com/

Oh thanks for the suggestion I’ll definitely look into them. During our recent RV trip I did a lot of research into early version camouflage schemes. I’ve also been watching a few new YouTube channels specifically tuned to weathering and detailing armor builds. I’m very excited to try some new techniques on my future builds.

[BlrwestSiR]

23 hours ago, DocRob said:

Happy birthday Carl, hopefully not too early. I found a matching song for you on my vinyl´s. Nothing against a bit of Stoner Rock for a birthday party with the lizard .
 

Cheers Rob

 

21 hours ago, belugawhaleman said:

Yup! I remember that one Rob. Happy birthday Carl😀

Thanks guys! It's actually August 4th so a few more days to go.

[RalphSarc]

Mail call!! 
Tamiya 1/35 US Medium Tank M26 Pershing!
Somehow while I was on our RV trip my stash started to grow! How does that happen??

[RalphSarc]

Was super thrilled to see this Trumpeter 1/35 German E75 Flakpanzer (Paper Panzer) finally, after many years, pop up on my Amazon back in stock list today! I built it once before using rust techniques as it would have been found abandoned in a testing area at wars end.
Yes the Dark Side Devil made me order it, lol!!!

[BlrwestSiR]

Neat looking paper Panzer there Ralph. The turret sure looks tall on that chassis. 

 

Carl

[BlrwestSiR]

1 hour ago, RalphSarc said:

Mail call!! 
Tamiya 1/35 US Medium Tank M26 Pershing!
Somehow while I was on our RV trip my stash started to grow! How does that happen??

At least it still fits in a closet. 

[RalphSarc]

11 minutes ago, BlrwestSiR said:

Neat looking paper Panzer there Ralph. The turret sure looks tall on that chassis. 

 

Carl

Yeah it’s a pretty cool Paper Panzer.

[RalphSarc]

11 minutes ago, BlrwestSiR said:

At least it still fits in a closet. 

LOL just barely!!

[BlrwestSiR]

Another early birthday gift, this time from a good friend. 

 

[DocRob]

Don´t want to spoil the party, but the Prince of Darkness is gone. RIP Ozzy

Rob

[Martinnfb]

He is definitely on somebody's else's bench as we speak. 

[belugawhaleman]

Small stuff today...No models or Dspiae items..

A replacement barrel for the Tamiya Cromwell from Aber   (35 L-37)

I don't feel like filling and sanding a two-part plastic barrel. 

A 3d printed set from Quinta Studio for the Hasegawa Raiden  in 1/32

(QTSQD32238) They look pretty cool 

 

Last, 4 bottles of "Sreaking Effects" from AMMO.  I really want to try using these😀

 

[Martinnfb]

Ammo weathering products work great , although it is just a replacement of wet wash weathering for lazy people like Martin  . Clear gloss with thinner, some paint and artistic pastel are the main ingredients. In case you want to mix them yourself.

[RalphSarc]

Tamiya 1/48 A1H SkyRaider (Navy). I understand this is an amazing kit so I look forward to building it soon.