Grumps123 Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 Airfix Club package today arrived via Evri. I guess we're lucky here as the Evri driver we have is hyper reliable and if you're not in will drop off at a neighbour's. Very pleased with the package and the Club model.Received an Airfix Lancaster BII yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dopeys Dad Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 I've just got back into Airfix after a 50 year break. My wife bought me the 1/48 scale Spitfire 12. I've now got HMS Fearless, the 1914 Dennis Fire Engine, and after joining the "club" the 1/48 Gloster Meteor. I've pre ordered the 1/24 Stuka. Trawling through eBay led me to the Dennis, and also coming via Royal Mail is the 1/24 Hurricane and the 1/72 Halifax. This "new" hobby that I've talked about getting back into for years is getting expensive. Still, being a Gentleman of leisure now I must admit that I am enjoying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treker_ed Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 Sadly, I think this year will not feature much plastic being boughtcryMy other, large time wasting(!) hobby is PC gaming. 3 Years ago, in Jan 2020, I updated my gaming PC with some fairly beefy components, and fairly high end stuff at the time. The rig it was replacing had lasted nearly 9 years, with just a few bits replaced - extra storage, extra RAM, new graphics card; but in the whole, it had lasted fairly well. But the time had come, to do a fairly major rebuild (nothing survived except the storage drives...)Fast forward to Jan 2023,and I had started to replace little bits - extra storage, new graphics, new cooler for the CPU, nothing too major. However, over a couple of weeks, an annoying tapping/clacking noise had made itself known. Hours of diagnostics followed. Tracked it down to a small, cheap, plastic fan that cooled some small motherboard components. For a really expensive, top end motherboard, it was let down by a cheap plastic fan that failed! Worst of all, it could not be replaced. Lots of research showed many users in the same position. And... the same part number from the fan was being used across multiple iterations of the fan, all with different configurations. So could not identify the correct part! The manufacturer would not replace, as their argument was that this part was not a "user-replaceable part".Ah well, time for another upgrade methinks.. So I've updated my gaming rig with new motherboard, new processor, new memory. Apart from a slight hiccup (tends to happen with new tech) system is running smooth as silk. Downside - no buying any new models until this lot is paid off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lol1707822086 Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 I have just received the Airfix 1/24th P-51 D Mustang. It's the original 1971 kit.I had one for Christmas in 1971 aged 9 when it was new. I never built it and over time it got lost. A case of unfinished business. 52 years later I can relive my child hood dream of completing the kit.Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted February 14, 2023 Author Share Posted February 14, 2023 Had a Bundle delivered this afternoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lol1707822086 Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 Just visited Newark air museum shop. Lots of vintage kits for sale.Managed to find the first airfix kit I ever built.The 1/72nd Hellcat in blue plastic. This kit kickstarted a life time of modelmaking. I made a complete mess of it in 1969. Its time to make it properly. This will be a trip down memory lane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul71 Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 just got the revell B17f Memphis bell pity airfix dont do one,waiting for my club kit to come, just re-joined the club as i didnt bother last year all ready had a few hawks and didnt want any more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null_null981707818191 Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 I feel a diorama coming on as an adjunct to my WW1 aircraft mini-project! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted March 3, 2023 Author Share Posted March 3, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted March 7, 2023 Author Share Posted March 7, 2023 Some extra pontoons to go with my next bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard-346673 Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 Along with the mystery tank box I got a Bolton Paul defiant, so now have about 20 kits in the stash. Enough for this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted March 10, 2023 Author Share Posted March 10, 2023 I sometimes wonder whether vendors actually look at the kits they're selling when listing on e-bay. This one was described as -Unused and new, box has some wearThe box is fine, but they never looked inside.The Jeep is built, as is one side of the Buffalo, plus, the tracks are joined. Who knows whether it's complete. I got a full refund. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul71 Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 I've had the same problem as well ratch, but like you always got a refund back.i got the old dambuster set that came with the lancaster started and bits missing had to get another old lancater to use for bits but the 1:48 tornado was all there.even had a set come with a kit missing and photographs of people inside and that was put as still factory sealed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted March 11, 2023 Author Share Posted March 11, 2023 Glad you got your money back too, Paul. Most e-bayers are fine, but there are the odd ones who are less than reliable. Luckily, e-bay tend to support us, the buyers, rather than the rogue traders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul71 Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 the sellers were good about it, just sent them some photos of the missing bits and it was sorted. was a first finding photos of people at side of planes guess they were using them as a reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted March 17, 2023 Author Share Posted March 17, 2023 Off e-bay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted March 24, 2023 Author Share Posted March 24, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SD45elect2000 Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 I need a stand in for a Hartebeest.I also have an AUDAX on the way.Randall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted March 30, 2023 Author Share Posted March 30, 2023 Another one of these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SD45elect2000 Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 I don't know a lot about this one but it is an interesting one. Randall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peebeep Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feanor Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 Ayup All…Santa Maria and The Mayflower… thought I was short a piece of the Mayflower as I hadn’t noticed the blister was cracked under some tape, but I took it home in a bag and the part was within that, so lucky…I want the Airfix Titanics, but I have ten others already ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Andrews-Faulkner Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 The new Airfix F-35 which was delivered today. Initial inspection looks positive for a quick and easy build, although I’ll pass on the included paint and glue… Possibly a blemish on the canopy which will hopefully polish out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted April 6, 2023 Author Share Posted April 6, 2023 Direct from Airfix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dopeys Dad Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 From Airfix in the last month or so, the Lancaster Blll and the 1/24 Spitfire. From Ebay, a PBY Catalina arrived today, and yesterday I ordered the Boeing B17 as a freebee from Airfix using my double points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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