My new year's resolution "don't buy any planes until the stack is empty" got crushed completely last saturday.

I went to a LHS (well, not so local actually) for a can of paint...

and left with a can of paint...

and 3 model airplanes


DDDDOOOOOOMMMMMM

Been there, done that. I have tried to cool down the want for new models by buying references.

Resistance is useless

Whcih models?

Funny you should bring this up.

I was going to write and ask how people are coping with the downturn. I can't justify buying new kits, not so much because of the recesssion, but more because I'm preparing to retire in two years, and I want to trim my discretionary spending and pay-off whatever debts I have.

For me, I decided to finish, completely, down to the last touch-up, every model I've done in the last 4 years, and left un-finished for one reason or another. And then to build every new model in my modest stash of 7 kits. I'm even using up my old paint before buying new - this means custom mixing colours as needed.

Those which I am just about to finish 100% -

I'm about 98% done on a 1/32 scale Hobbycraft Nieuport 17 (Billy Bishop) - just need to do some minor touch-ups, after scratching a gunsight. I made my own turnbuckles from small diameter wire.

I'm just about to glue on the windscreen on a Classic Airframes Polikarpov I-152.

I'm adding the last rigging to an Eduard Hanriot.

Still need to do the rigging for the water rudders on a 1/48 Noorduyn Norseman.

Add two more pieces of aileron rigging for a 1/28 Fokker Triplane.

Need to start the rigging of a 1/28 SPAD XIII.

Touch ups for a 1/48 Roden Gloaster Gladiator.

To finish off a Lindberg 1/48 Curtiss JN-4, I need to finish the rigging (lots of rigging on these, especially if you add ailerons on the lower wings as per the JN-4 Canuck.)


Kits in my modest stash -

Lindberg 1/48 Gloster Gladiator Mk. I (which I bought for S6.98 CDN)

Eduard 1/48 Roland CII

Eduard 1/48 Pfalz D III

Eduard 1/48 Albatross DV

Eduard 1/48 ME 108

Eduard 1/48 Nieuport 11

and last but certainly not least, a 1996 vintage Eduard 1/48 Sopwith Triplane.


If your're on a budget, and you really have to build, buy a biplane kit - more bang for the buck. I figure it takes about 30% more time and effort to build them.

Cheers, happy modeling.

Agreed, and I am just about keeping pace, buys = builds. but I went into my LHS not long ago they were offering the Revell Triplane Camel pair, cheap I resisted but I don;t know for how long (even tho' I have Voss' Triplane on the desk
To finish Eduard 1/48 Camel

Stash
Revell 1/144 Connie
Revell 1/72 Hunter
Eduard 1/48 F2B
Eduard 1/48 Pfalz DIII
Deuard 1/48 DVII
Airfix DH Dragon Rapide
Eduard 1/72 Spitfire 22
Hasegawa Lightning F6
Airfix RAF Recovery set
Airfix Bofors gun

I try to finish one at a time but can't resist a bargain

well, the first one is almost ready for the paintshop

it is a mq-1 predator from bronco models

a very nice kit, i will write a short review as well