Quiddity Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 Taken the plunge and bought myself the ‘kit I never got as a youngster’.The Airfix 1/24 Stuka.I’ve now got to think of an excuse to tell the Mrs for when it arrives Stuka? We're all sure that was the one in the half price black Friday sale when airfix also did double flying club discount & you had so many flying hours that it was virtually free! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulDM Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 A very happy xmas gift from the wife. 5 ww2 models plus paints, accessories n tools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leslie entwhistle Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 wow your mrs must love you .........or either that she wants you out from under her feet lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted January 2 Author Share Posted January 2 I got this today, for my Northamptonshire ProjectI don't have markings for the aircraft I want to model, so it may be sitting in my stash for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Murphy Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 I got two 1/35 tanks from my lovely wife for Christmas. Both the Cromwell MkIV and MkVI and very good they are to.I've acquired both with the corrected wheels, both kits having the eight nuts instead of the six on the earlier pressings.I used to build amour models a few years back having mainly built aircraft models which I still do to this day.What inspired me, or rather who, was a certain Belgium gentleman by the name of Francois Verlinden. If you're new to the hobby I suggest you seek him out on-line. There are some wonderful amour modellers out there today but if you asked who inspired them then surely his name will crop up.Sadly he passed away in 2002 but he left behind a great legacy of his work including resin kits of 120mm figures and update kits with 1/35th scale in mind as well as books of his work. He's well worth checking out as are his kits which you can still get to this day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiddity Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Just been out spending my birthday money (3 years away from half a century as my brothers & sister gleefully tell me!) & popped into my local store, Redcar Models & Hobbies. I picked up the land rover starter set I'd been after, but in their used section there was this bizzare plane! A blohm & boss bv141b (airfix 1/72 from 2010) for just £10! I had to get it because it looks so unique with the cockpit to the side of the engine. Not only was it still sealed inside, it also included a sealed set of eduard masks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted January 9 Author Share Posted January 9 A blohm & boss bv141b (airfix 1/72 from 2010) for just £10!I had to get it because it looks so unique with the cockpit to the side of the engine. Not only was it still sealed inside, it also included a sealed set of eduard masks! Nice find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 From W. H. Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christopher_holmes Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Most recent Airfix - 1/48 RN Buccaneer (a bargain in the sale!).Most recent - AFV Club's 1/35 Churchill bridge-layer. My, that's a lot of parts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted January 17 Author Share Posted January 17 Yesterday I walked down to Hobbycraft and got some glue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted January 17 Author Share Posted January 17 These arrived direct from Airfix today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul71 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 what's your plan for those then ratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted January 17 Author Share Posted January 17 XV787 ‘Red Alpha’ 1(F) Sqn, RAF Wittering, early 1970sXW745 ‘Blue 27’, 233 OCU, RAF Wittering, 1974XV755 Harrier OCU, 1969 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lol1707822086 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 My grandson got me the new airfix ME 110 desert version. A bit fiddly with my arthritic fingers but I am enjoying building it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty Mediocre Modeller Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Latest from over ChristmasAcademy 1/72 F-8E CrusaderAcademy 1/72 F-22A RaptorAirfix 1/72 WWII USAAF bomber Re-supply Set Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumps123 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 From the New Year Sale:Cromwell Mk. VI (1/35)Vampire T.11Mig-17.Fast delivery, very happy with the deals! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett-378819 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Hi I was given a Mk1 Hurricane 1/48Its my first model build for over 40 years since I was a boy, I have been watching lots of videos and reading your blogs Ratch on how to build paint weather etc and I must say modelling has come on somewhat since my last attempt. Ive almost finished the hurricane and enjoying every minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 Enjoy the journey Brett, when it's done you'll have to build another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null_null981707818191 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 My Airfix Club Red Box arrived yesterday by courier. The outer carton and the inner red box were rather squashed on one corner - but the contents were fine and the double kit box was undamaged. Can't really blame Airfix for packaging damaged in trasnsit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted January 26 Author Share Posted January 26 My Club package arrived yesterday too - all good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feanor Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 My box was ripped but a call to Customer Service will get it replaced so I’m told. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feanor Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Latest Airfix are the HO/OO Windmill and Loading crane… I was thinking of a ‘Camberwick Green’ type Diorama- ‘Treddles Wharf’ but the kits are a bit too much unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John-365583 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Club package and an AEC Matador. B-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiddity Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 I was buying something from amazon & needed £10 extra to spend to get free delivery....... So 4 £6.99 model kits fell in my basket! I gotBren gun carrier - airfix vintage classics Sd. Kfz.234 armoured car - airfix vintage classics 25pdr feild gun & quad - airfix vintage classics P-51D mustang - revell Did have an issue, the mustang was factory sealed but without any instructions! Contact amazon & getting a replacement sent & also keep the original. That's a win for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiddity Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 A charity shop find. 4 star wars Revell kits, tie fighter, tie interceptor, x-wing & millennium falcon, all new & sealed for £4 each (hobbycraft sell for £7) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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