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What he saidStokesy44 wrote: Fri May 23, 2025 4:37 pm They look nice. I'm going to need some 'earlies' for a Tiger soon so its good to see these kind of products out there.
Tomcat64 wrote: Fri Jun 06, 2025 2:12 pm Miniart recently release a series of kits based on the RSO/01 - a vehicle that fascinates me. So, despite a couple of dodgy run-ins with Miniart in the past I caved in and picked this up
If this goes together well I'll seriously consider picking up a couple more in the range.
He's got a thing about big canons.....digger303 wrote: Sat Jun 07, 2025 1:17 am Couldn't be any worse than Dragons one and thats not too bad ( maybe the memories failing ) and Miniarts tracks are link and length.
I think I have another Dragon and a Vulcan stashed away deep in the vault.
Bit hard to go to war without them unless you have a load of drones....ya cheeky blighterStokesy44 wrote: Sat Jun 07, 2025 8:32 amTomcat64 wrote: Fri Jun 06, 2025 2:12 pm Miniart recently release a series of kits based on the RSO/01 - a vehicle that fascinates me. So, despite a couple of dodgy run-ins with Miniart in the past I caved in and picked this up
If this goes together well I'll seriously consider picking up a couple more in the range.He's got a thing about big canons.....digger303 wrote: Sat Jun 07, 2025 1:17 am Couldn't be any worse than Dragons one and thats not too bad ( maybe the memories failing ) and Miniarts tracks are link and length.
I think I have another Dragon and a Vulcan stashed away deep in the vault.
you might be right 
I built the Dragon one last year (reissued by Das Werk) and it wasn't exactly straightforward - the kit was decent enough but the instructions were 100% wrong in places.digger303 wrote: Sat Jun 07, 2025 1:17 am Couldn't be any worse than Dragons one and thats not too bad ( maybe the memories failing ) and Miniarts tracks are link and length.
I think I have another Dragon and a Vulcan stashed away deep in the vault.
I don't know what you meanStokesy44 wrote: Sat Jun 07, 2025 8:32 amTomcat64 wrote: Fri Jun 06, 2025 2:12 pm Miniart recently release a series of kits based on the RSO/01 - a vehicle that fascinates me. So, despite a couple of dodgy run-ins with Miniart in the past I caved in and picked this up
If this goes together well I'll seriously consider picking up a couple more in the range.He's got a thing about big canons.....digger303 wrote: Sat Jun 07, 2025 1:17 am Couldn't be any worse than Dragons one and thats not too bad ( maybe the memories failing ) and Miniarts tracks are link and length.
I think I have another Dragon and a Vulcan stashed away deep in the vault.
That brush looks good.digger303 wrote: Fri Jun 27, 2025 11:01 am Ok I feel the need to contribute here
Hasegawa sea plane a a rare relatively recent addition to their stable and a fancy double ended brush with steel wire at one end and very stiff natural bristles at the other. I bought it for some clean up jobs.
It's for cleaning solder from circuit boardscor wrote: Fri Jun 27, 2025 12:17 pmThat brush looks good.digger303 wrote: Fri Jun 27, 2025 11:01 am Ok I feel the need to contribute here
Hasegawa sea plane a a rare relatively recent addition to their stable and a fancy double ended brush with steel wire at one end and very stiff natural bristles at the other. I bought it for some clean up jobs.
Ive seen a Hasegawa plane very similar to that boxed as a detail up set, lots of pe etc, and have been eyeing it off now and then.
Lovely bunch of kits.DRUMS01 wrote: Tue Jul 01, 2025 1:06 am Digger, you are a man after my own heart; I almost purchased the same kubelwagen conversion. I soooo want to see you built it.
I like Tomcats 8.8cm Flak Track a lot too.
It seems the slow boat from China also visited the USA.
Here are some of my latest additions:
And a toy cardboard build of the Titanic with lights! Jarrod and my daughter built it together (without any glue). Now they need to go back and glue it as the tabs are coming loose. Honestly, gluing it and using a few colored markers on the seams, and it would not look too bad.
He is very proud of the build.
If one were Sherlock Holmes, one might deduce you have a nice little PAK 40 or a Hummel in the stash with an eye on a diorama?digger303 wrote: Wed Jul 02, 2025 3:16 pm My mate got a consignment of goodies and I got to have first pick. Not a lot I wanted , but I grabbed these 3.
Who knows what the future holdsStokesy44 wrote: Fri Jul 04, 2025 6:14 amIf one were Sherlock Holmes, one might deduce you have a nice little PAK 40 or a Hummel in the stash with an eye on a diorama?digger303 wrote: Wed Jul 02, 2025 3:16 pm My mate got a consignment of goodies and I got to have first pick. Not a lot I wanted , but I grabbed these 3.
That's a splendid looking bunch of extras.
RangerNeil wrote: Tue Jul 15, 2025 1:01 am Postie dropped this off over the weekend:
As these are my favourite MV's having owned one for a number of years its going straight to the top of the build queue!!
Antistatic brushes are a great idea they make clean up before painting a bit easier and bottle openers are a must I wouldn't be without mine. I got fed up trying to open bottles that were stuck hard. Cleaning the thread before putting the caps back on didn't really help as there was always a wet cap to go back on and it was too big a job to clean that too.RangerNeil wrote: Tue Jul 15, 2025 3:52 pm More goodies:
A Tamiya dusting brush and a paint bottle opener for when dried paint makes it a b*tch to open again (yes - getting old does suck - big time!!)
Yep,the cup doubles it's usefulness.Stokesy44 wrote: Wed Jul 16, 2025 7:21 am Agree on the paint pot opener. A real force multiplier if ever there was one.
My one came with a soft rubber cup you put the pot in so its easier to get purchase. Genius. Its not quite up there with Tamiya Extra Thin cement but its a vital item to have in the armory
Ohh that looks very nice.DBMiller wrote: Sun Jul 20, 2025 5:45 pm I finally sprang for a spray booth. I got this through Lowe’s (a US “big box” hardware store) for $78!
It closes up nice!
DRUMS01 wrote: Fri Jul 25, 2025 2:06 am Time for another update. I knew I needed this one once I saw it.
Tractor, Howitzer, and Casson:
I'm not sure why, but I am very excited about this kit?
and a question do those in that boxing also have the gun limber ? Now that is something you do not see every day!!!!DRUMS01 wrote: Fri Jul 25, 2025 2:06 am Time for another update. I knew I needed this one once I saw it.
Tractor, Howitzer, and Casson:
I'm not sure why, but I am very excited about this kit?
As a bit of trivia the giant earth moving company of today was partly started by this ungainly contraption.
Gotta love a bit of trivia, I enjoy the bits of background info people add to the forum, its extra depth and reminds me how much people love their chosen subjects.digger303 wrote: Sat Jul 26, 2025 1:13 am
As a bit of trivia the giant earth moving company of today was partly started by this ungainly contraption.
"The merger of the Holt Manufacturing Company and the C.L. Best Tractor Co. in 1925, creating the Caterpillar Tractor Co."
), am really excited for this one.Cool stuffbarryf1fan wrote: Wed Jul 30, 2025 7:27 am Just got a Tamiya 1/32 SCALE SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE off eBay for a price I didn't have to sell a kidney for!!! So pumped!
This is the first plane I've ever had and will definitely post some pics when it arrives - mainly so you guys can suck it!!!! (okay, that was a bit aggressive, sorry
Wife and I just went to France this past May and spent over a week in the Normandy area going to all the 'must do's' and was waffle'ing between this and a German or American tank (as we saw all of those in museums). It was an amazing experience.
Nice deal, but airfix quality control is lacking it seems. I like the look of the Heinkel.RangerNeil wrote: Thu Jul 31, 2025 7:42 pm The wife went to Hobbycraft the other day and came back with these - apparently they were doing a 3 for 2 deal.
Made a start on the Spitfire, its going together very nicely BUT - one of the under carriage legs is a short-shot!! Seems to be a recurrent theme with Airfix recently. There might be enough to work with though, its the end that goes into the locating hole in the wing.
Nice pick ups.aur0ra145 wrote: Sat Aug 09, 2025 11:31 pm Went to the IPMS National Convention and picked up a few things.
1. Tamiya newly announced 5cm Anti-Tank Gun (Pak38). According to one of the vendors, this won't hit the street for sales until November.
2. Eduard 15,000th P-40N. It had the convention logo on the box art, so I had to have one.
3. Value Gear stowage for German and US Armor. Nice dude, even gave me some loose freebie stowage at various scales.
4. Sprue Brothers sanding sticks. Nice people in their booth gave me a handful. It was very much appreciated!
5. Squadron grass tufts that sort of look like dandelions. Figured I'd test them out on some bases. Might be a cheaper solution to Games Workshop or Army Painter.
Overall a great haul and show!
I've not seen the figure accent colour before, nice kit too.DRUMS01 wrote: Mon Aug 11, 2025 9:47 pm Here's more "stuff" and another kit as well. I thought I needed it to go with the WW1 howitzer and tractor.
You can never go wrong with this kind of stuff.
And here is the new kit:
Now that's a sweet buybarryf1fan wrote: Tue Aug 12, 2025 3:47 am This baby came in today!!
Also, you guys probably know all this - but this kit comes with a boat load (a'hem!!) of extras. Has three different wing build styles, photo-etch, and color book with a ton of pics, and more... Crazy what it comes with!! Can see why these are usually pretty expensive. Got lucky with this one...
Sweet additions.DRUMS01 wrote: Fri Aug 15, 2025 6:58 pm Well, digger, we will find out regarding the chrome markers shelf life. They were only $2.49 USD for all three, so it wasn't a deal breaker even if they have a short life span. I had never seen the Tamiya skin tone accent before either. It will be another "we will see" item.
That 1/32 Spit should be a benchmark kit, looking forward in seeing the build thread on that one.
I'm adding a couple more items, one for my recent F-111 kit, and another for my recent 1/16 Pak40 kit.
Interesting collection of figures with plenty of uses.Tomcat64 wrote: Sat Aug 16, 2025 11:09 am Picked up these characters for my Jeep build... not sure I'll use the MPs but the other three will definintely be shoehorned in