peebeep Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Hello. May I ask what the Hobby Buffalo is like from a quality point of view? It's the Hasegawa tooled kit. Do a search for reviews, when I get a mo I'll get some images of the kit I have in the stash and will link through as it will probably get removed if I post the images here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null_null981707818191 Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Always fancied building the Me 163 (to complete the Luftwaffe fighters featured in the magazine guide) so I'll be starting on this one soon - though it seems a shame to damage the blister pack (nostalgia isn't what it used to be...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peebeep Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Hello. May I ask what the Hobby Buffalo is like from a quality point of view? Here's a link to some sprue shots: https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/locate_and_cement/viewtopic.php?p=78498#p78498 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirportsEd Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 Hello. May I ask what the Hobby Buffalo is like from a quality point of view?Here's a link to some sprue shots: https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/locate_and_cement/viewtopic.php?p=78498#p78498 Looks good. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 Arrived yesterday: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valiant B1 Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 My latest acquisitions are the Airfix 1/48 Javelin and a Trumpeter 1/48 Supermarine Attacker, together with a couple of oo gauge vintage coach kits the plastic kits have been placed in the ever growing pending pile, (aka stash) and I've started the coach kits 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurricane Boy Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Airfix A08109 Canadair Sabre F.4 RAFWarpaint Series No. 40 Canadair and Commonwealth SabreLeading Edge Models 1/48 Scale #48.91 "F-86 Sabre RCAF Europe" Model Decal SetI plan to build the Sabre in RCAF Europe Sabre 5 or early Sabre 6 livery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Lockheed Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 A04202V HMS Hood I had all the 1/600 ships back when I was a nipper, late 1960's early 70's, so I just couldn't resist the Vintage Classics when they were released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Lockheed Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 A couple more from the Vintage Classics rangeA01052V Hawker DemonA01055V Bristol BulldogI've checked the sprues and apart from a little bit of flash here and there the tooling, although basic, seems to be ok. Decals look nice (Cartograf) & I expect no issues during assembly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 This came today, sans transfers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty Mediocre Modeller Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 I've been bidding on a well know auction site and scored a Matchbox Wellesley, which is now almost finished, Oh the nostalgia! Also got a 1/72 Hasegawa A-1H Skyraider for a good price, which as a bonus contained a full Aeroclub conversion kit for a Skyraider AEW 1.I was sent a voucher for Amazon for filling in an online survey, and used it to get a Revell 1/72 Tornado GR1, which will be used with some old Gulf War Modeldecals I've been saving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peebeep Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 A couple of recent additions including a rather large parcel arrived the other day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Kavanagh Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 I couldn’t resist this.I know it’s the wrong scale for me, and I’m going to spoil it with RAF markings, but it’s about the only affordable opportunity I have to add one of these beauties to my 1940 collection.Now, waiting patiently for the Wellington MkII to appear… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenneth ONeill Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Heather, I think a BOAC WW2 scheme would look good (1940 RAF night bomber colours plus extra red, white and blue stripes underscoring the codes). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Last night and this morning I had two texts and two e-mails from Royal Mail stating that my package from Jadlam Racing Models would be delivered between 0842 and 1242. Well that didn't arrive, but from Hornby I've got my first Beach Buggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Kavanagh Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Heather, I think a BOAC WW2 scheme would look good (1940 RAF night bomber colours plus extra red, white and blue stripes underscoring the codes). That is correct. The six HP42/45 planes that had made it to 1940, however, were impressed into RAF service with No 271 Squadron based at Doncaster. As far as I can tell, yellow undersides, DE/DG standard camouflage, regulation roundel markings with additional large red-white-blue flashes at the ends of the upper wings. I’ve not tracked down a full set of serials yet, with only two confirmed and no clue whether those not assigned a serial retained their civilian registrations. A lack of photos from the period is not helping! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 The second one arrived an hour or so later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbert_H Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 This came today, sans transfersThe missing transfer-sheet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 I bought one like that too recently, but Airfix sold it to Dapol in 1985 so a bit late to look for Customer Services to sort out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul71 Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 managed to get my hands on this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John-637372 Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 New Chipmunk and BXVI Mosquito. Was surprised at how small the box was for the Chipmunk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkpen Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Harriers, of all marks from a variety of manufacturers including:-new mould Airfix GR.1, GR.3, AV-8A, GR7 and GR9A-old mould Airfix GR5, GR7, GR9, Harrier II and T.10/AV-8B in various boxings-initial moulds of the Airfix GR.1 and GR.3-the 1990ish ESCI AV-8A/Matador, GR-5 and FRS-1-Revell (Italeri) GR.5 and Revell (Hasegawa) GR.7/GR.9-some Polish kit which bears a passing resemblance to a GR.1-Lindberg GR.1-Hasegawa GR1/AV-8A, GR.3Four are currently 'on the go' being the initial Airfix GR.1 and GR.3, the ESCI GR.3, and the Airfix FRS-1. The 'initial' airfix kits make quite 'rotund' aircraft lacking finer details such as spine mounted aerials and tailplane root detail, but are pleasingly simple to assemble. The ESCI kit has an unrepresentative ejection seat, curiously (to me) shaped nosewheel doors and underwing 'bumps' offset by nice engraved detail in that 'soapy' plastic they used, and finally the 'new' Airfix Sea Harrier FRS-1 which is overall very nice given some may baulk at the generously engraved surface detail! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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