Hi Steffen

Weren't you tempted by the cut-price Bf 109G-2 Trop too?

All the best

Rowan

Hi Rowan

NO .. a quick count just showed up 17 Hasegawa 109s in my stack and there are a few more in other boxes ...

Just got my Platz Decal sheet from Hobby Collectives. Very good service and fast .. of course these Platz products are not cheap but if you need them (like I do for my F-2A) you can buy them via their shop (the set is 2100¥ and I bought it for 1900¥ ... the fw 190A-6 was 1200 )



all the best

Steffen

Hi Steffen

17+! Crikey, no wonder! Respect! LOL! I've got a few of their 'Gs already, but I couldn't resist the sale price.

The messed-up deliveries here due to the postal strike mean I'm still waiting for my HLJ order and other goodies from elsewhere to arrive, but there's no use being impatient - "A kettle watched never boils", as they say.

All the best

Rowan

Hi Rowan

Of course not all Bf109G-2 .. but I also have a few of these

cheers

Steffen

Some details for my next project - TBM-1 Avenger

I bought this http://modelingmadness.com/reviews/mod/previews/pm206.htm
in the ipms modelling contest (i won the bronze in one of my models )

By the way this kit seams to be the cheapest 1/48 scale model aircraft in the world

This one will build for relax (with NO photoech, resin, vac-formed canopies etc ) after finishing this torturing bristol

Cheers Nick

Hi Nick

I bought PM's SIAT 223 Flamingo about 15 years ago - even back then it was almost ridiculously cheap and I couldn't resist it just for the novelty.

All the best

Rowan

15 years ago??

I think it's so cheap because it's little for 1/48 scale and I think that its plastc it's bad quality

Cheers Nick

Hi again

Well, I'm only guessing but, yes, 15 years ago seems about right - time does fly by so darned quickly. As I remember it, the plastic was a bit "soapy". The kit's still in my Stash somewhere - I think I spotted it while I was packing up to leave London a month or two back.

All the best

Rowan

If you have it build it

No really build it for relax and to inform others (like me) about this kit

Cheers Nick

Hi again

Despite the ongoing postal dispute here in the UK, I've done rather well for deliveries. Yesterday it was a great package from France (thank you Jean-Luc! ) with the latest Eduard Bf 110G-2 etched set to Review, plus some extra goodies:



and just arrived this morning, some Microsculpt lozenge decals and a PremiAir G35 airbrush:



Although I've already got Iwata and Harder & Steenbeck airbrushes, I've heard so much about what remakably good value the G35 is, I couldn't resist buying one to evaluate.

All the best

Rowan

So Rowan , now that you have the lozenge decals are we going to see progress on the Habbie !

Looking forward to the review on the G35 , it's very similar to the Airbrush City GD-100 I use . I did toss the plastic hose and went with a better option to use though .

Hi Terri

Don't worry, I'll crack on with it as soon as I get the Laté 298 out of the way. I don't want to tempt fate, but I'm slogging away and, surprise, surprise, actually look in good shape to finish it!

All the best

Rowan

A package from France courtesy of Jean-Luc and Eduard (thanks guys).
One gorgeous looking Eduard 1/48th Lightning M.1A/Mk.2.
Andy

Birthday stash finally arrived. My wife truly came through ..either she really loves me or is encouraging me to stay in my office.


These will be my first modern jets so I'll be picking someone's brains for this one.

Cheers,

Hermann

Happy Birthday Hermann (albeit belatedly)!

All the best

Rowan

Very nice haul everyone!!!

Andy: hope to get that one too .. but then I need to buy further goodies (at least the nose weight and ring from Aeroclub)

Hermann. have these in the stack too. I really need to finish the F-15 one day ..it is pretty far progressed but somehow I went into a problem .. forgot which ... ahhh the blessings of age

BTW I will definitely also move a bit forward with my EF. Drabslab wrote it is on par with the Rafale .. honestly it is not. The Chinese tooling is o.k. but the Polish injection molding would benefit from some better quality control .. there should not be flash on a brand new kit ..... also think about getting the intake cover and APU exhaust from Two Mikes Resins (I surely do) ..

You may ask why I would restart this soon (i.e. early next year) .. well there is (or will be) a new Dozen Set by MarkI (here is a product overview --- shameles plug I know) and especially that one with the silhouette of MeckPom and Steinhoff is very interesting for me being from Mecklenburg.




all the best

Steffen

P.S. .. I just see it is the double seater ... well, then I hope this will get published soon ....

Hi Steffen

The Steinhoff tail artwork is very neat - I don't think I've ever seen a portrait used like that before.

All the best

Rowan

Hi all,

It's been a long time since I have posted in the "Postman Thread". I think this time it's worth it...

Yesterday I was away for shopping and this is what I brought home (amongst other stuff)...



We are fortunate here in France to live in a country were there is a big comic book industry. Since a few years now, some artists have focused on aviation related stories and every year we have new ones. Above you can see from left to right an Artbook from Christophe Gibelin who does some fantastic covers for the French magazine "le Fana de l'Aviation", in the middle there is the third episode of "Ciel en Ruine" by Olivier Dauger, the story of a young Luftwaffe Me 262 pilot (lots of mustangs too...) and at the right, the second episode of "Le Grand Duc" which relates the story of a desillusioned Luftwaffe pilot and a female Russian pilot. The author of the latter is Romain Hugault who also does some artworks for "le Fana" and who is a very talented aircraft model buider.

When I came home, this was waiting at the door step...



Today, I made a visit in a store called "NOZ". It sells products which come from retailers who went bankrupt. From time to time there are model kits for very attractive prices. I have got these four kits for less than 32€, which is the usuall price for one Hasegawa kit here in France...



Finally, when I got home, this parcel from Neomega was in my letter-box...



The Rest Models Quad M-4 is for UM's Gaz Quadruple Maxim truck, the wheel bay for Tamiya's Mustang and the cowling correction set for the Hobby Boss FM-2 Wildcat.

I think I will spend my week-end reading the books and drooling over the kits...

Jean-Luc

Great stuff you got there, J-L!!

... but I will soon post my own Novermber X-mas .. a lot of nice goodies comming my way.

Also for those waiting for the E-2C (not really my area of interest, but this bird has something). Today I have written some short reviews of the SkunkModels Workshop IDF weapon sets and found these (click img for further info/pix):





cheers

Steffen

Hi Jean-Luc

A great haul! And I think I'm safe in saying we have nothing comparable to these comic books in the UK. We get alternative history fiction (Harry Turtledove et al, but I've not seen illustrated stories like these...)

All the best

Rowan

Arrived friday


José César

Just arrived today from my good friend in Aussie Its amazing how similar both of these kits are - i will be buying the correction kit for the FM2 thats for sure.

Hi Mike

nice haul!! should be a fun build.

all the best

Steffen

Hi there

A nice bundle from the HLJ sale arrived today:



That lot should keep me busy for a while.

All the best

Rowan