What the postman brought today ....
Uusimaa, Finland
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Posted: Sunday, January 17, 2010 - 05:06 AM UTC
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Hi Eetu and Steffen
Ooh - those look fun! 
Do you fancy doing doing reviews? 
Who, me?
Though I'm no expert on the subject of Wellingtons, I think I could take some photos of the kit content and write a few lines.
Germany
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Posted: Sunday, January 17, 2010 - 11:31 PM UTC
Today I got a letter from China with some Dreammodel PE for the J10.
Does not look bad, but it seems a bit thick and to be steel (scratched the backside, but it still looked "steely") That would be really bad .. never liked the Dragon PE because of the material.
BTW the parts are foiled, which was used by Mig productions quite favorably by eliminating the attachement points to the frame ... not so in this case (as you can see). The istructions are very basic and you will probably need the pictures of the built in set that Rowan posted some time ago (can also be found on
http://www.dreammodel.com.cn/ )
all the best
Steffen
DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO HOBBY MORI
Uusimaa, Finland
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Posted: Monday, January 18, 2010 - 12:27 AM UTC
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Today I got a letter from China with some Dreammodel PE for the J10.
Does not look bad, but it seems a bit thick and to be steel (scratched the backside, but it still looked "steely") That would be really bad .. never liked the Dragon PE because of the material.
[pic]
BTW the parts are foiled, which was used by Mig productions quite favorably by eliminating the attachement points to the frame ... not so in this case (as you can see). The istructions are very basic and you will probably need the pictures of the built in set that Rowan posted some time ago (can also be found on http://www.dreammodel.com.cn/ )
all the best
Steffen
Seconded, I've never liked Dragon's earlier steel PE either. Good that they switched to brass.
Btw, annealing steel PE with a lighter makes the material easier to cut and reduces its tendency to spring back to it's original shape when bent.
m:-)
Germany
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Posted: Monday, January 18, 2010 - 01:13 AM UTC
Thanks Eetu
(of course I knew, but better point out the obvious than telling later. you shoul dhave don this and that)
Except for the seat belts I do not see much of a problem. Except maybe cutting off the small part (sub-mm!!) and attaching the canopy rails (not sur if these have to conform the curve or stay straight).. OTOH steel is good in this area as it limits the danger of broken off hooks...
cheers
Steffen
DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO HOBBY MORI
#047
England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
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Posted: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - 08:47 PM UTC
This landed this morning with NO import/vat to pay
must be the stelth version!!!
plus Mrs Torch was at work when postie came
Andy
Major Caryle,
"Shall we have a go at the far end now,sir?"
Lt Colonel "Johnny" Frost,
"Having a go,is hardly text book terminology Harry"
Major Caryle,
"But you'll let us try sir?"
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Merlin
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Posted: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - 11:33 PM UTC
Hi Andy
Wow! I think I can declare myself officially very jealous!
All the best
Rowan
BEWARE OF THE FEW...
As I grow older, I regret to say that a detestable habit of thinking seems to be getting a hold of me. - H. Rider Haggard
Alberta, Canada
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Posted: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 - 01:11 AM UTC
Torchy , lady luck was on your side that day ! Will you be doing this one for the group build as well ?
England - South East, United Kingdom
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Posted: Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 01:02 AM UTC
well not so much the postman as me going to get them...
the kit is for my 2 seater conversion and the book because i love ww1 subjects.
paul
#047
England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
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Posted: Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 07:16 AM UTC
Oh dear,oh dear ,oh dear
more Ebay maddness
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Torchy , Will you be doing this one for the group build as well ?
I have toooo many builds on the go at the moment Teri,but it wont get lost in the stash,I think this is Wingnuts best kit so far
Andy
Major Caryle,
"Shall we have a go at the far end now,sir?"
Lt Colonel "Johnny" Frost,
"Having a go,is hardly text book terminology Harry"
Major Caryle,
"But you'll let us try sir?"
A Bridge Too Far
Lottery Campaign "Oh de Vichy"
Germany
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Posted: Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 07:26 AM UTC
Nice haul guys!!
I got the Fieseler Storch in flight display stand (48 tamiya) from hlj (was on discount) yesterday ... no pic as there is not much to show.
cheers
Steffen
DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO HOBBY MORI
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Posted: Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 08:09 AM UTC
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Oh dear,oh dear ,oh dear
more Ebay maddness
andy are you doing a 1/72 dio. of the battle of the atlantic ???
are you having a pool built in the back yard to scale ???
paul
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Posted: Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 08:20 AM UTC
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Oh dear,oh dear ,oh dear
more Ebay maddness
andy are you doing a 1/72 dio. of the battle of the atlantic ??? are you having a pool built in the back yard to scale ???
paul
Not a bad idea that!!!,dont think the missus would be too impressed with me digging up the garden
,mind you, would save me cutting the grass and I could sell the mower and invest in more plastic
Major Caryle,
"Shall we have a go at the far end now,sir?"
Lt Colonel "Johnny" Frost,
"Having a go,is hardly text book terminology Harry"
Major Caryle,
"But you'll let us try sir?"
A Bridge Too Far
Lottery Campaign "Oh de Vichy"
Texas, United States
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Posted: Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 11:04 AM UTC
One of these came for me today!
Roma, Italy
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Posted: Friday, January 22, 2010 - 12:42 AM UTC
Today's purchase... I just can't resist the F-16, especially in the aggressor livery!
Merlin
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United Kingdom
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Posted: Friday, January 22, 2010 - 01:57 AM UTC
Hi there
Well, choosing what to build for the upcoming Bf 109 Campaign just got a lot easier!
Postie just delivered this very nice conversion set for the 'V-13 and 'V-14 racers, courtesy of Werners Wings:
I'll get the review done as soon as I can.
All the best
Rowan
BEWARE OF THE FEW...
As I grow older, I regret to say that a detestable habit of thinking seems to be getting a hold of me. - H. Rider Haggard
England - South East, United Kingdom
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Posted: Friday, January 22, 2010 - 02:49 AM UTC
i got that set as well, last week, it looks really well made.
paul
Uusimaa, Finland
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Posted: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - 08:26 AM UTC
Today the postman dropped off two packages. Well, to be exact, notices to pick up said packages from the postal office, as they didn't fit in the box:
A dozen Vallejo-style paint bottles.
Time to put those Citadel metallics to containers in which they don't dry out!
And the bigger one...
Ich habe ein Bomber!
Another Ebay find. I was a bit surprised that people didn't start a any serius bidding competion over this one; when keeping an eye on it, I saw a CA Blenheim selling for over 80 dollars...
Anyway, the Dornier wasn't absolute steal (that original Billiken Predator kit I got for 20 bucks was!), but still a good bargain I think. The grand total I paid was still over 20 euros less than what the kit retailed for here in Finland.
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Posted: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - 10:40 AM UTC
Arrived today
The prop action P-47 was a bargain $20 from eBay with me being the only bidder In total including postage cost me £35 which is only a little bit more than a normal P-47 kit. The decals are the Aztec Decals P-47 Pin-up decals in 1/48. Hannants were out of stock but I managed to get them cheaper including postage direct from the manufacturer (go figure
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Modellers Creed: This is my toolbox. There are many like it, but this one is mine. My toolbox is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. My toolbox, without me, is useless. Without my toolbox, I am useless.
Turku ja Pori, Finland
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Posted: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 - 02:23 AM UTC
Workbench;
Academy Curtiss Hawk H-75 FAF + Eduard PE
Roden Fokker D.VII "Bruno Loerzer" (Aces High II)
Italeri Messerschmitt Me 262 (The great checkerboard campaign)
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Posted: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 - 02:43 AM UTC
I have a polish edition of "The Milk cows" - good choice Tuomas!
By the way, yeasterday I got this
and today I bought this book, it's a polish edition of von Ahlfen's ""Der Kampf um Silesien"
Moselle, France
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Posted: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 - 07:03 AM UTC
Hi all,
This is what I got today...
Guess what it is...
A new Airbrush!
Well, it's not that new because I already have the DH-2. This version, DH-102, has a flow control which I will test as soon as possible...
Jean-Luc
Better think one hour and build five minutes...
Than think five minutes and build an hour!
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Kerala, India / भारत
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Posted: Thursday, January 28, 2010 - 12:58 AM UTC
Got some books from HLJ. They were part of a sale.
United Kingdom
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Posted: Thursday, January 28, 2010 - 02:34 AM UTC
Your new airbrush looks nice Jean-Luc- I see it is made by the same company that makes the Premi-air G35 that is sold here. Do you like 0.2mm nozzles? Do you use it for general work, or only details and edges?
#047
England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
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Posted: Thursday, January 28, 2010 - 08:48 AM UTC
Major Caryle,
"Shall we have a go at the far end now,sir?"
Lt Colonel "Johnny" Frost,
"Having a go,is hardly text book terminology Harry"
Major Caryle,
"But you'll let us try sir?"
A Bridge Too Far
Lottery Campaign "Oh de Vichy"
England - South East, United Kingdom
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Posted: Friday, January 29, 2010 - 04:56 AM UTC
a resin 2 seat conversion for the fw 190
