null_null981707818191 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Along with other bits and pieces, I purchased this 1/72 Airfix Hawker Hunter going for very little pocket-money at today's Model Show at the Tank Museum. Bargain (in my opinion) at £8.00! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted February 12 Author Share Posted February 12 Good find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul-375833 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 The Hunter kit is a thing of rare beauty that I would love to have built (badly) back in the day. Perhaps it's as well that my lack of pocket money allowed some to survive.I did get to view the example that the aerodynamics research folk flew over Fife in 1982, from the air, as I strived to master the Bulldog. It was notably graceful even though a fair age by then. Amazing that they were still learning from it after many years service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted February 12 Author Share Posted February 12 I've been on the lookout for one of these for a few months now. Most seem to go for £50-60+ on e-bay, a bit too much for me. But I managed to bag this one for quite a bit less. I can't remember exactly when I built this before - it was first issued in 1965 - but I certainly did make one, so I shall relive my youth with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted February 18 Author Share Posted February 18 This was delivered yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailorman Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 On 2/13/2024 at 12:15 AM, Ratch said: I've been on the lookout for one of these for a few months now. Most seem to go for £50-60+ on e-bay, a bit too much for me. But I managed to bag this one for quite a bit less. I can't remember exactly when I built this before - it was first issued in 1965 - but I certainly did make one, so I shall relive my youth with it. WOW .... I've been after one for donkey's years ........ Lucky you. I built one some time around 1970 .... it was amazingly detailed for the time. I think you can get a vacform shroud to cover the open base .....but then you lose all the detail ..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour de Airfix Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 I know it’s a bit of theme at the moment, for obvious reasons, but I’ve had my purchase of a B-17 Flying Fortress in plan since visiting Thorpe Abbotts early last year … honest 😊 I’ve just constructed the interior and bomb bay, and so far the quality of this kit is fantastic. I can’t now wait for the release of the B-24 Liberator to complete my little Eighth Airforce Project! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour de Airfix Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 This was an obvious purchase to accompany my B-17(s) which I came across at the Peterborough Scale Model Show this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted March 25 Author Share Posted March 25 From e-bay, I was expecting these - but these were included too The Airfix 54mm pieces will be renovated or put into spares, The other two are about the same size, del Prado Italian Carabiniers 1812-15 and are metal - nice pieces if outside my normal sphere of interest, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Andrews-Faulkner Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 A thing of beauty at a very good price when combining the Spring Offer and some accumulated Hobby Points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted April 2 Author Share Posted April 2 A birthday prezzie to myself, Milicast's 1/76 Cromwell IV Type F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailorman Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Not a ship I know ...... but just ordered this. I've been after one for a good 50 years but always baulked at the fact that the only one available was to 1:72. At least I don't have to build an extension to my house for the 1:144 version. Hope it get here soon...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain.Glumbo Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 (edited) On 26/03/2024 at 13:14, Nick Andrews-Faulkner said: A thing of beauty at a very good price when combining the Spring Offer and some accumulated Hobby Points. I've just got that too (though from a forum's for sale thread). I used my hobby points and the Spring Offer to get the D-Day Overlord Diarama for £20 (instead of £70). Edited April 3 by Graham-1306256 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailorman Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Ouch ..... mine cost 70 Euro 😞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour de Airfix Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 I've recently returned from helping a family member move house and in the 'for disposal' pile what should I find but the little Airfix Starter Set of the Boulton Paul Defiant. This was one of the multitude of Airfix kits I gifted to all my family and friends one Christmas after settling on this as a theme for that year's festive gifts! I do love a theme. P.S. I also found the socks from the following year! 😂 So, my latest acquisition is now this Airfix Boulton Paul Defiant, the British aircraft with the most claimed kills per squadron at Dunkirk - 53 versus 28 for the Spitfire and 20 for the Hurricane. This was possibly the second model I built on my return to 'full time' scale modelling in June 2020 and which I still have gathering dust in my collection. Back then I used a brush and Humbrol enamel paints while sat at the dining room table. I'm just itching now to see what I can do with this lovely little kit from my purpose built loft workshop with acrylic pigments, clear canopy glue and an airbrush 😊 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailorman Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Watch out for the tiny mud scrapers ....I lost one of mine to the Carpet Monster and he never gave it back! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Kavanagh Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 This beastie just landed. I’ve already got one I built ages ago and recently refurbished. I don’t really need another MkV for my 1940 obsession, but there’s a conversion kit by Flightpath to make a Tiger radial engined MkII or III. They were still lumbering about in the training role into 1940. Decision, decisions… 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour de Airfix Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 My Airfix B-24 Liberator has landed! I have so many ideas on how I want to build this 😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null_null981707818191 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Still trying to complete the very ancient (and incomplete) Hawker Hunter Kit that I acquired recently. As I've built a Gloster Meteor and a DH Vampire, I thought I might stick with a little mini-project of early-ish jets, and so here are two kits that have just joined the pile: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailorman Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 (edited) This one just flew into my study this morning. Been after one for years. I finally decided to go for the 1:144 kit. The 1:72 version with a 3 foot wing span was a bit to big to fit in any of my display cabinets ...... still it can sit to my other 1:144 airliners. Such a weird plane - 6 propellors and 4 jets! Edited April 21 by Sailorman Corrected number of props Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted April 19 Author Share Posted April 19 I decided to get a cheap, new, back-up to my Iwata. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null_null981707818191 Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 At last - a recently engineered and moulded model! Keeping involved in my early jet aircraft mini-project, I've just received this Supermarine Swift FR5 - looking forward to a model that doesn't need too much doing to it! Mind you, if anyone has built one recently and has any useful hints and tips, I'd appreciate your input... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul71 Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 A bit different from a kit, after a few conversations about where to put built bombers and not having much room Dominic asked me what my solution would be as it needed to fit under the eves of the roof as they slope steeply. I've taken a chance and got the KALLAX unit from ikea its layed on its side and fits nicely under the eves, each square is 33.5 X 33.5 cm and 38cm deep and you can get glass shelfs with a glass door to slide in to the individual squares if they turn out to still not fit in there I've at least got some space on top of it for some now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James -1313861 Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 Is Dominic the lizard on the top of the koalas unit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic Thomas Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 That’s not the way I looked when I got up this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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