And now for something completely different..

Here is a picture of the kits a friend of mine in the Phillipines is going to be sending me next week..



Top to bottom...

1/48 Hobby Boss F-111C Pig (Second one for the stash)
1/35 Hobby Boss Il-2 Sturmovik (Finally!!)
and
1/35 Trumpeter BR-57 Armoured Locomotive..

Anticipation is killing me even now..

Happy Happy Joy Joy

Hi Michal

Well, with the pile of reviews and other stuff I need to do for Kitmaker (not to mention trying to start my own business), it could easily slip to next year! But I don't think Jean-Luc will wait for me, so it'll have to be next month!

Hi Warren - great haul due to head your way! The Il-2 is 1:32 (not 1:35), isn't it? I'll be really interested to find out whether they've made a good job of it.

All the best

Rowan

Yes, you are correct Rowan.. silly me.. (IDIOT!!)

Hi again

Postie certainly busy at Castle Aeroscale; today a fantastic package arrived from our friends at Pavla!





Look out for reviews soon.

All the best

Rowan

i hope that s.6 is easier to build than the one i just finished for the seaplane campaign...

good luck
paul

Hi Paul

I must admit that it's seriously tempting to find out!

Lovely job on the old Testors kit!

All the best

Rowan

Well, apart from the case of wine my Wife ordered, bless her heart!, the postman bought a little box from the UK which contained the following..





Ideal for the 1/48 Boomerang and Wirraway I got the week before last!

OK my favorit online shop had them in stock so I couldn't resist what with my loyalty discount and all.


These found their way into the package as well.

Thats a set of replacement nozzles for a Harrier GR.9 in the blister and the decals are for the pre war Kingfisher.

Luciano that must be one of the best hauls I have seen in a long time, fantastic. What do you think of the Harrier nozzles?
Rowan are'nt Pavla nice people sending you that Supermarine S6. It looks a beauty. Looking forward to your review of that, enjoy.
tim

@ Rowan: I love that bird, allways have since I put a kit together back in the 60's. I think it was either Hawk or Airfix, it has been too long.

@ Warren: Let me know how the Life Color compairs to either Tamiya or Vallejo.

@ Luciano: Nice haul there, I will be waiting to see the Seafire Mk II finished.

Bob

Today I walked out of the hobby shop with the new issue of Over the Front . # vol 25 number 1 spring 2010 .

Great haul Luciano!!! Something for the collection

got this as a present today:





Steffen

Delivery from postie today...


One for origami campaign and other for CAS campaign..Was anyone planning on doing a build review on the E-2c because if not Id like to?

Hi again

Courtesy of the local model shop rather than Postie - the Airfix Bf 109E has finally arrived on the Isle of Wight.



All the best

Rowan

Nice haul Justin, the Hawkeye looks superb, is it possible to do a size comparision of the wings and fuselage with a similiar scale F-16 or similiar. I would be interested to see the relative difference. I must admit the only thing putting me off buying on is the price. But two prop carrier aircraft with a large saucer on top is to much to resist. I wonder if Kinetic will release a Greyhound? As far as I can tell no one has done a review on the Hawkeye. In fact Kinetic kits are very thin on the ground review wise.
Rowan it will be interesting to read your views of the Airfix quarter scale Emil.
tim

sure tim remind me when I start building and I will take the picture for you.

I got these two sets of Mike Grant's decals today - straight from the envelope

a few bits i've picked up over the last week...can you spot a theme here...


paul

Hi again

A big thank you to Steffen! He's very kindly sent me an unwanted kit from his Stash!:



It brings back fond memories for me because I built the kit when it first came out, but had to trash it along with most of my models when I left London last year.

All the best

Rowan

Colors, varnishes, a fine brush & the great tamiya mustang




Cheers Nick

Hi Rowan

Glad it arrived o.k. .... though the box looks a bit beaten

Hi Steffen

Thanks again. Yes, the box is a bit the worse for wear, but don't worry - everything is perfectly intact inside.

All the best

Rowan

Hmm, somehow half of my post disapeared ...

Nice haul Nick!

I bought myself the Zvezda Bf 109 F-2 (14,50€) yesterday and a ICM P-51 for 10 Euro. Also I got a bunch of samples (Pilatus PC-6 Air America, VEF Irbitis I16, Fw 186, Fokker Dr.I (red plastic(!) Revell edition) and sadly the HB Hellcat as a NF) and finally my BAC Lightning ... left most of those in the car, so no pic this time...

already over 30°C since 10AM local

all the best

Steffen

just a couple of bits...


paul

This dropped through the door on Thursday



And inside was these.



Thanks to Mal's quick turn around I have the Miracle Masks so I can get on with my P-51 and P-47 Campaign builds. (the instructions may even get framed after use )