I forgot to get out of the garage.

1 figure, 1 Great North Roads Base, and 6 Pots of paint!!

Hi there

Well, I can't match anything like the fantastic hauls from Telford (thank heavens, for the sake of my wallet, that I couldn't get there! ), but I bought this yesterday to fill in a gap in our Reviews database and for comparison shots with aftermarket sets that are on the way:



And today Posty brought these beauties! The latest sets from S.B.S Model.



I don't normally build jets, but the detail in the Mirage set is simply stunning - if it had arrived a couple of weeks ago, I'd have dug the HobbyBoss kit out of the Stash for the Marseillaise campaign!

All the best

Rowan

Today i finally got my parcel fom Ultracast.

Customs charged me for US Dollars (instead of CDN) but o.k I got my stuff.



all the best

Steffen

Hi Steffen

Very nice - what with the P-51 sets here, plus Sergey's wheel well, you should end up with one heck of a Mustang!

All the best

Rowan

Well, it is only half of the sets I want ... Flaps, control surfaces, wheels, prop ... but I also have to live somehow...

I think I will finish the Thunderbolt first and then I'll start a new project. Maybe a MiG-17 or the FM-2 Wildcat...

all the best

Steffen

One of these arrived today. A couple of prop blades broken and the wings
snapped off the sprues but not in too bad nick. They don't make them like
this anymore thank heavens


It is a long way off but seeing your hauls from Telford makes me look forward
to the ScotNats.

Hi again

Well, I owe Sergey Kosachev a HUGE thankyou, because today's post has included a fantastic package from him!

First off, a complete set of his gorgeous FM-2 Conversion parts - click HERE for Steffen's Review:



Also Reviewed by Steffen, the P-51D Wheelwell Correction set:



And the mystery package with no label?:



This is a real act of kindness, because I stupidly managed to lose(!) the entire engine of my Vector Hs 126 when I packed up to leave London!

Many thanks Sergey!

All the best

Rowan

Which reminds me

I'll try to translate the next two reviews (FM-2) soon...

all the best

Steffen

Nice one Steffen

I'll look forward to them.

I can see why you and Jean-Luc were drooling over these sets - they are just stunning, aren't they!

I've ordered HobbyBoss's FM-2 from Model Hobbies, but I'll also have a look at what's involved in converting the Tamiya kit, as Neomega suggest (although Sergey has pointed out a problem with the position of the Tamiya undercarriage which I was unaware of previously).

All the best

Rowan

Cyber Hobby Tiger I Gruppe Fehrmann
I´dont know if i ever gonna build that one or just keep it untouched, it´s so rare.

Cutting and folding things arrived today (expensive when you add them all up...):

I bought saws and foldr the wife had fit when she found out what the tools cost
Still. Cheaper than a bottle of malt. And in our house they'll last a hell of a lot longer.
Not entirely convinced on the Fold-R but I've not used it enough. Saws are great.
Lets us know how you get on with them.

Well i bought the Hold'n'fold when it first came out and even though I lost the spring (stupid me) I still think it was worth the investment even though I only use it once a year. The Tamiya PE bending pliers are better suited for my everyday aircraft use. My best sawing tool is the Tamiya craft saw (large, but it removes every pouring block in a matter of seconds ... and teh finger too if i am not carful enough .. don't ask how I know ) followed by the JLC saw and the Trytool Scriber Saws (on par)...

The postman just wanted to deliver my HLJ package...but he wanted some money from me ... which I keep at the bank account to have a bit (very slightly) more control .. rats now I have to get it from the post office this evening. It contains the Hasegawa F-16F Block 60 and the Tamiya M998 Hummer (already got one M998 as a sample and the M1025 MG Hummer that is separately sold from the F-117 combo box) ... BTW if you look at HLJs future releases you'll find a Hummer with Mk40 as February release .. also a Sd.251 Ausf.D "Stuka zu Fuß" both Tamiya 1/48 ...

cheers

Steffen

Hi there

Posty has just called here too, in my case with a package from Model Hobbies. They offer a useful discount on everything, but I still mustn't buy any more models this month



It seems to be the wrong way round to buy a kit to go with a correction set, but Sergey's FM-2 Wildcat parts are so good, I couldn't resist it! And the Azur Vindicator - well, one look at Jean-Luc's Review was enough to convince me that I had to have it!

On the question of photo-etch folders, I've got a Flip-R5 and I use it regularly - much more often than my Hold n' Fold. The Hold 'n Fold is great for big jobs, but the 'R5 is such a dinky little tool, I find it really handy for day-to-day etch work.

All the best

Rowan

o.k. then, here is a pic of yesterdays delivery



all the best

Steffen

Hi Steffen

Glad you got them OK. Wow! The once-dainty F-16 is starting to look a real brute with those conformal fuel tanks and dorsal spine!

All the best

Rowan

These arrived this morning.



I can't understand why Tamiya don't sell the refills in the UK, and I'm loathed to having to keep buying tape with the dispenser (being eco friendly and all that ). So I got them from an evil bay shop in Hong Kong cheaper than just one tape with dispenser would have cost here in the UK.

Pick this kit up today at the LHS . Was on sale !

Hi all

And, just arrived at Castle Aeroscale - a great package of new Pavla upgrades, including detail sets for the 1:72 Airfix Canberra P.R.9 and Revell T-2 Buckeye.

All the best

Rowan

Nice haul everyone!

Speaking of Buckeye's: has anyone seen or heard anything about the MPM/Two Bobs 1/48 scale kit?

@Rowan: the F-16 reminds me somehow of the Bf 109 ... the G-6 was nicknamed "Beule" because of all the bulges added to ghet better weapons and engines fit ....

all the best

Steffen

Very nice kit (I don't know about the detail but I like it's appearance )

Cheers Nick

Hi Nick




You can take a look here Priller's BMWs

Jean-Luc

Very nice!!
I also like the BMW

I curse the day and the hour (sorry for my english ) I started that Bristol F.2B

Cheers Nick

ok,i'll join in.................
these bits are from the last month or so,some 2nd hand some new.

paul

(devil's laugh )

I think that you're in big trouble
No no in big trouble x2

I'm bulding that Bristol (2nd photo) and It's VERY dificult

Very bad parts attachment LOTS of rigging e.t.c.

Good luck, You 'll need it if you build one of these


Cheers Nick