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    2024 New releases

    in General Discussion

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    Looking at the other Hampden models out there, a cost uplift of 10 to 20 pounds over the Airfix veteran means that some folks will take a punt on this older model. Good luck to you.

    Currently working on my stash.. which grew over Christmas and will probably get some 2024 new kits too now.

    Customer Service

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    Nowadays I check every kit on receipt, even if it is just going into the build stash. Glad to see you did the same but have had an unfortunate experience with a remote purchase. Perhaps part of the mystery box is wondering whether everything is included. One of the benefits of a LMS is being able to open and check with the staff present. I hope this gets resolved and you will let us know the outcome. It really does affect buying decisions.

    King's Coronation Bundle, decal question.

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    I think this was a poorly timed exercise from Airfix. Yes, the idea of a flypast bundle with an aircraft of each type might have worked but I shall be surprised if many people take up the offer. I've barely room left for the kits I have in my stash let alone another humungous pile.


    Dambuster Lancaster

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    I like the base/ rod approach to displaying. I'm pretty much out of space and this approach will allow for double-decker stacking.


    The footprint of a BIII and a Dambuster alongside each other is extensive.

    I've got both in the stash but not yet got beyond masking the canopies. I'll be a while..

    Thanks for sharing.


    Meteor FR9 1/48

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    Thanks for sharing. Nice build there.


    I've just started my FR8 I got a couple of years back. The instructions say 15g nose weight needed. I'll be following advice from a few other build threads and going with 20g.


    Attic find

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    How on earth did you manage to miss finding that lot in your attic for so many years? Particularly with the lockdowns we've had where everything in the house got audited.

    The good news for you is that when those kits were made the moulds were relatively new.

    Have fun over the next few years building them!

    What models do you build?

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    I've got a few modelling strands I've wandered into and a stack of kits that will have to wait years until I retire.


    As I enjoy the challenge of a complicated airbrush scheme, I started with Luftwaffe 1/48 fighters since there are many examples to choose from. Following some gentle teasing by a friend about only building German planes, I researched and discovered there are actually many schemes for British and Allied pilots that have added a lot of colour to my display shelves in the garage.


    1/48 development of the Hawker Fury into the Hurricane (I, IIB, IIC, IID), into the Tempest, the Tornado and finally back into the Sea Fury.


    WW2 night fighters in both 1/72 and 1/48. More accidental than planned - they're not all night black...


    RAF post war fighters - 1/48 - Having completed my late war collection, building up the collection of jets that take us from Malaya to the current day. I've still got a few to go.


    Finally, for a change, I built a couple of tanks during lockdown. The Allies seemed to be one paint colour scheme but the Tiger that I built has the whole varied paint job again. yum

    Price Increase

    in General Discussion

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    Sorry to say this is the way of the world currently. Just about everything has gone up in price everywhere, not just from here. One of the major hidden costs is for the shipping container transport costs. These have quadrupled over the course of the past year and we can't expect manufacturers and retailers to bear these costs forever. I'd much rather all of these goods were being made in the UK but the reality is that most manufacturing is done offshore now. Over time (hopefully this year), these costs will come down again. And don't forget, there are plenty of opportunities to buy from and support other model shops which often offer discount off RRP. Use them or lose them.



    1/72 Airfix Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress [A08017] "Little Miss Mischief"

    in Aircraft

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    I've only just bought the same decals for this kit - so much for doing something different.

    I've been watching the Hornby programme on Dave channel and those designers put in a lot of work for us. I don't think I'll be doing the detail riveting though - my models are garage shelf ware.


    I like the fact that it is a mix of bare metal and painted. Not to mention the fact at how brave those crews were in flying missions in a 'cut and shut' recovered airframes. Thanks for sharing.

    Soul destroying

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    I've got over a hundred models on shelves in the garage. Some I look at and am disappointed with some of the joins, some at the paint finish, some with the decals, some with my attempts at weathering and washes. No one more critical than me. I've got about 40 in stock that will keep me going. Some of those will have a similar look as the ones I've already built. Hopefully slightly different issues which means I've learned. I've got a job that means I spend the day at a screen. Model building and the result, good or bad, is something I can pick up and work on. Yes - disasters happen and cause a lot of time on fixing them. Part of the modelling process. Onwards and upwards.

    Beaufort now available

    in Aircraft

    Posted

    Probably more a rhetorical question, given the shipping quote. If it is a literal one, just click remove for the item in your basket.

    Unfortunately trips over the Atlantic are stopped so I can’t bring one and ship locally. Hopefully you’ll get one there eventually

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