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

[Guest Kagemusha]

I'd hold tight for a while, I bought both the E-3 and E-4 on ebay for about £25.

 

Recently received this superb kit

 

 

already have these goodies

 

[nmayhew]

  On 9/1/2013 at 11:41 PM, Rick said:

Zowie!

I'll second that!!

[Artful69]

So ... with the 2013 Birthday Stash Splurge coming to a close ... and since the first half of my kits'n'stuff have arrived ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regards

Rog

[BradG]

That Walrus looks interesting.

[Artful69]

  On 9/3/2013 at 1:05 PM, BradG said:

That Walrus looks interesting.

 

lol Brad, believe me ... it is! ... I saw it on an in box review and a build thread - a resin kit and it looks more impressive IRL - and those in that photo are my 1st three ever ... so I will be waiting until I have an abundance of time before I try building any of them!!

 

Rog

[rkranias]

Rog,

 

You gonna be busy.  really nice stuff you have there.

[Grant]

Rog, are you sure you didn't buy up the surplus stock from a model store !  You ARE going to busy, to coin a phrase from Rick!

 

Wow.

[Grant]

So there I was, out shopping with "the enemy" when I was dragged kicking and screaming into a charity shop.  Adopting the usual sulky stance when I somewhere I don't want to be when all of a sudden I spied the shop's bookshelves ... the long and the short of it is that for roughly £20 I bought these :

 

(Sorry for the iPhone pictures by the way) .. 

 

 

 

 

 

Some of the "Aeroplane" Magazines have some amazing articles on certain aircraft restoration and, consequently, loads of great reference pictures - at £0.69p each they were a steal:

 

 

 

 

 

This Spitfire book is in absolutely pristine condition and the contents aren't merely confined to the venerable Spit but also includes loads of other fighters too.

 

 

 

 

These enamel badges arrived in the post yesterday ... I managed to find these beautifully enamelled Luftwaffe Unit badges (I've only one of each but I will try for more soon) and I'm thinking of offering them on a new "Miscellaneous / Militaria" page on the website:

 

 

JG-1 

 

JG-3 Udet 

 

JG-7

 

 

1/JG-1  

 

 

I think they'll look nice on a plinth if you've built a model from that particular Geschwader or Gruppe,

[Artful69]

  On 9/5/2013 at 1:26 PM, Grant said:

Rog, are you sure you didn't buy up the surplus stock from a model store !  You ARE going to busy, to coin a phrase from Rick!

 

Wow.

 

lol Grant ...

 

Wait till you see whats coming in the mail over the next month!! ... quite a bit more than whats on here to date!! (a couple still on route from the UK, Some stuff from USA and some from over east) ... still some left in the budget though for some more kits and AM: PE, correction sets, barrels, decals and tracks!! although the rate of purchases will be slowing down just a tad

 

Rog

[Artful69]

Nice score Grant!!

[Dave J]

Those pins are awesome! Where abouts did you get those!

[Grant]

Great aren't they - sadly numbers are limited and those are the only versions available but if there are any amongst them that you want then let me know and I'll see what I can do, the enamel is superbly done and they have a "weight" to them if you get my meaning ... they are NOT cheaply made or tacky in appearance.

[One-Oh-Four]

Switching from Luftwaffe pins back to the Pacific GB: I bought some stuff to highlight the Dutch participation in this theatre. Since I already have Hasegawa's P-40N with the goodies I need I purchased the

 

HK B-25J Glass nose with the Profimodeller nose weight ( I know, not too hard to do by one's self but what's easier than putting in the right amount of weight that's already made to fit?), the Profimodeller .50 barrel set A (this set contains the flash-hiders on the fuselage-mounted .50's), the SAC landing gear (I'm not really fond of these products but I guess it's just neede to carry the weight of the kit), the HGW PE seats with belts & buckles, the Brassin wheel set and Squadron's Walk-Around. For markings I'll use Flevo Decals' set 32-008 "ML-KNIL 1942-1947 Pt. 2.

 

 

 

 

 

I also purchased the Special Hobby "Dutch & Japanese model 339C/D Buffalo". That one requires almost no additional aftermarket. I'll only use the aforementioned Flevo Decals to replace the orange triangles with the Dutch tricolor. After Japan commenced hostilities, this was done because it was feared that the orange triangle would be too easily confused with the Japanese Hinomaru. For background info I'll use Dutch Decal's Dutch Profile Brewster B-339C/D/23.

 

 

 

 

 

So it seems I have my work cut out for me!!!

[One-Oh-Four]

Thanks for the advice, Matt! I'll get some of the Eduard sets too! I expect this'll be a "only once" model, so why not go the whole 9 yards?

[Grant]

  On 9/9/2013 at 4:34 PM, One-Oh-Four said:

Switching from Luftwaffe pins back to the Pacific GB: I bought some stuff to highlight the Dutch participation in this theatre. Since I already have Hasegawa's P-40N with the goodies I need I purchased the

 

HK B-25J Glass nose with the Profimodeller nose weight ( I know, not too hard to do by one's self but what's easier than putting in the right amount of weight that's already made to fit?), the Profimodeller .50 barrel set A (this set contains the flash-hiders on the fuselage-mounted .50's), the SAC landing gear (I'm not really fond of these products but I guess it's just neede to carry the weight of the kit), the HGW PE seats with belts & buckles, the Brassin wheel set and Squadron's Walk-Around. For markings I'll use Flevo Decals' set 32-008 "ML-KNIL 1942-1947 Pt. 2.

 

So it seems I have my work cut out for me!!!

 

 

Wow, you have been a busy bee  -  and will be even busier in the future.  Great choice of models there.

[One-Oh-Four]

  On 9/9/2013 at 6:32 PM, DoogsATX said:

Here are some links to the reviews:

 

B-25 Front Interior

B-25 Cockpit Interior

 

I can swear there's a review up for the ammo belts but I'm not finding them at the moment.

Thanks, Matt!

[Artful69]

Yesterday I received the first elements of 'The Birthday Stash Splurge - Pt.2'

 

Just in are:

 

* A Dragon 1/35 Pz.IV Ausf.H (w/zimmerit)

* A HK Models 1/32 B-17G ...

 

Rog

 

Edit: P.S. ... I spoke too soon!! Another parcel arrived this morning containing:

 

* A Dragon 1/35 Pz.III Ausf.N (w/schurzen)

* A Dragon 1/35 Pz.IV Ausf.E (Vorpanzer)

* A Dragon 1/35 Pz.IV Jagdpanzer L/70 (w/zimmerit)

[Grant]

  On 9/10/2013 at 5:15 AM, DoogsATX said:

I didn't get anything so grand, but a few goodies:

 

In my neverending quest for good clear coats, I'm trying some from Gaia...

 

 

One bit of AM for the Fix It Again Tony:

 

 

Some guns and PE for the Frank:

 

 

And...mask for the Revell 109:

 

 

 

Have UPS or the US Post Office set up their own branch at your house?? It must be a helluva well trod pathway to your front door  

 

Am really interested in what you think about those Gaia clear coats.

[Guest Kagemusha]

Nice wheels for the Fiat G.50, interested to see how the Gaia varnish works. 

 

Received these last week...

 

 

[Artful69]

Just arrived today from UK are:

 

* Revell 1/32 Messerschmitt Bf109G-6

* Cyber Hobby 1/32 Messerschmitt Bf109E-3

 

Rog

[Dave J]

3 port Value for my airbrush compressor.. Just need to wait for my quick disconnects and hoselines to turn up from Pleasedshop.com

 

 

and Barracuda F4U Engine set Upgrade, Stencils and 3 sets of F4U/Hellcat wheels.

[Dave J]

Sweet another package this afternoon.... and its my airlines from Pleasedshop!

 

[Artful69]

Yet another element of "The Birthday splurge Pt.2" arrived today ...

 

* 2 x PCM Fw190A (0-3)

* PCM RAF Hurricane Mk.I (Metal Wing)

* PCM Hawker Tempest series II Mk.Vc

* Tasca Pz.Kfpw.II Ausf.L 'Luchs' (4th Pz.Div)

* Tasca Pz.Kfpw.II Ausf.L 'Luchs' (Late Version)

 

Rog

[Artful69]

  On 9/16/2013 at 12:22 AM, Dave J said:

3 port Value for my airbrush compressor.. Just need to wait for my quick disconnects and hoselines to turn up from Pleasedshop.com

 

and Barracuda F4U Engine set Upgrade, Stencils and 3 sets of F4U/Hellcat wheels.

 

  On 9/16/2013 at 3:37 AM, Dave J said:

Sweet another package this afternoon.... and its my airlines from Pleasedshop!

 

Sweet!!! ... Love the airbrush gear!

[Artful69]

... and today arrives ...

 

* Cyber Hobby 1/35 Pz.Kfpw.III Ausf L "Vorpanzer"

* Cyber Hobby 1/35 Pz.Kfpw.III Ausf L "Tp"

 

Rog