Make the others jealous

[Out2gtcha]

Just got x2 Master Details Nam era pilots..............mastered apparently off of  the man himself Robin Olds..........

Im going to be using these for my AFB test center F-104 project but am using the pilot heads with full face mask and visor on, so no hint of Robins mug there. Probably not the exact helmet and suit style for the early 104 TFs, but as close as I could get and should be Ok for my purposes.

 

Man, I forgot how nice these were! 

 

[Shawn M]

I have one of their modern pilots, stunning quality

[LSP_K2]

The first of my two remaining birthday gifts arrived today, in the form of this book. (I'm a complete sucker for almost anything U-Boat related, especially the VII. )

 

[LSP_K2]

The second of my two gifts arrived today. I have several volumes from this series already, but this one was also on my "to get" list.

 

[LSP_K2]

This arrived today as well, the very cool artwork from the EduArt P-40N. Once dry mounted and framed, it'll get hung up in a place of honor in the basement, probably around my new work area (once I get that built).

 

 

 

[MikeMaben]

That's a lovely mess you have there Kevin 

 

You should be proud .

 

 

 

[LSP_K2]

9 minutes ago, MikeMaben said:

That's a lovely mess you have there Kevin 

 

You should be proud .

 

A cluttered workbench, is a sign of a fertile mind. (I read that somewhere,... probably in an article about fertilizer.)

[LSP_K2]

Well now this is interesting (if not somewhat embarrassing). Today I ordered a batch of Christmas gifts from Amazon. I was just notified that one of the items has shipped, an item that I apparently failed to recognize was already in the cart when I went through checkout. It's an item for myself, but I had no intention of ordering it this month.

 

[Gerhard]

On 9/3/2018 at 1:27 PM, Gerhard said:

I just bought this. I should really stop buying new kits. And now Airfix have gone and launched the tanker version as well, so guess what?

 

So this arrived. It''s a huge kit 51cm length, for a 1/72. Gosh.

 

Number of Parts	228
Dimensions (mm)	L486 x W508

Edited September 20, 2018 by Gerhard

[MikeC]

I don't often pre-order kits before release, but this looked too good to pass up.  https://www.jadlamracingmodels.com/revell-dassault-mirage-iii-e-1-1-32-aircraft-model-kit-03919/

 

Those who, like me, have already built the Italeri kit will look at the parts count, the engine stand and ladder in the pic, and think "That looks very much like the Italeri plastic".  I don't know for sure, but I'll be surprised if it's not.

[Kagemusha]

6 minutes ago, MikeC said:

I don't often pre-order kits before release, but this looked too good to pass up.  https://www.jadlamracingmodels.com/revell-dassault-mirage-iii-e-1-1-32-aircraft-model-kit-03919/

 

Those who, like me, have already built the Italeri kit will look at the parts count, the engine stand and ladder in the pic, and think "That looks very much like the Italeri plastic".  I don't know for sure, but I'll be surprised if it's not.

 

Yep, it's the Italeri kit reboxed, I pre-ordered a couple from Jumblies for a similar price.

[Michael931080]

Wow, that is a good price!  Considering what it goes for here in Canada!

[LSP_Ray]

Don't often get a chance to post here, but picked these two up at the Portland IPMS show today:

Wasn't looking to buy any kits unless I found an extra Trumpy Wildcat at a good price, but at $30 for the 262 and $25 for the Fw190, I couldn't pass them up! They had some really good prices on new AFV's, too, but I managed to control myself and only buy the two.

[LSP_K2]

One of two concessions to hobby stuff this month (aside from the accidentally ordered kit), is this Starrett pin vise. For those that may not be aware, Starrett has been making precision machine tools for many, many years. My father, a journeyman machinist, had several Starrett tools.

 

 

[MikeMaben]

19 hours ago, LSP_Ray said:

      ..., but picked these two up at the Portland IPMS show today:

 

              Daaam , missed it again  !