Busdriver 6209 Posted November 12, 2021 Just now, alvinlwh said: Have 2 Spitfires, a Mk1 and a Mk24 (IIRC) ROCAF, 2 Beaufighters, no Hurricane or Typhoon yet. As you may remember, I was at Hendon recently and saw a 32 (!) scale Lancaster. Will love to build that, but will have nowhere to put it. I know what you mean about large scale stuff. Even my 1/48 A10 takes up one complete shelf of a display cabinet. When I see some of the 1/32nd stuff it’s huge especially the bombers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Busdriver 6209 Posted November 13, 2021 All washed and ready to work on!! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alvinlwh 5895 Posted December 2, 2021 AFV Club M-10 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alvinlwh 5895 Posted December 11, 2021 "Unreliable German Cars" Tamiya 1/24 VW Karmann Ghia 1966 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alvinlwh 5895 Posted December 15, 2021 Tamiya 1/24 BMW 320i Gr.5 Jagermeister This is a very old kit meant for running with a little 130 motor. Fit quality is poor, nothing like the modern Tamiya quality. However decals by cartograf is good quality. Before sealing up with the body shell. Body on 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KEV THE REV 2319 Posted December 25, 2021 On 12/21/2019 at 3:28 PM, ACCEL said: haven't built a static model in awhile but received this a while ago from a friend he started it when he was kid........... i enjoy fixing old toys, this battery operated popcorn machines main gear is bent and the cart handle is broke. Remember Easter Island on Rudolf the Red Nose Reindeer, since i can remember i've always fixed (or tried real hard) things. any old toy to me is worth salvaging when possible found this under a house 30+years ago on a re-pipe job all four plastic wheels are intact, front axle is deteriorated but wheels still roll the fastest models i have but they can never prove it to me Great memories of my Gene Snow Snowman funny car kit , sadly no pics 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alvinlwh 5895 Posted December 31, 2021 Hasegawa 1/48 RSAF F-16D Block 52, 140 Squadron "Osprey" 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OoALEJOoO 3127 Posted January 11, 2022 Taken during clean-up day many springs ago. Lot's of time spent building these over 20+ years! Most of them are 1/24 from Tamiya, Fujimi and Hasegawa, with some 1/24 muscle cars from Revell. A few 1/20 F1. After resisting for a very long time, I finally buckled and expanded to 1/25 to cover muscle cars otherwise unavailable in 1/24. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SlideWRX 785 Posted January 13, 2022 Does this count? Gift from the kid/wife this Christmas. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Re-Bugged 10143 Posted January 13, 2022 Absolutely counts @SlideWRX 👍🏻 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alvinlwh 5895 Posted January 13, 2022 On 1/11/2022 at 2:26 PM, OoALEJOoO said: Your figures painting is amazing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OoALEJOoO 3127 Posted January 13, 2022 4 hours ago, alvinlwh said: Your figures painting is amazing! Thank you sir! The experience comes from painting boardgame mini-figuress and tiny 1/250 (~17mm long!) Formula D cars: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alvinlwh 5895 Posted January 25, 2022 Something a little different, my first Gundam. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Willy iine 18805 Posted January 25, 2022 @alvinlwh Dang, you can take a whole bunch of stills and make an anime like Gumby. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alvinlwh 5895 Posted January 27, 2022 On 1/25/2022 at 7:51 PM, Willy iine said: @alvinlwh Dang, you can take a whole bunch of stills and make an anime like Gumby. Like this you mean? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fabia130vRS 2098 Posted January 29, 2022 Hey, so I have started collecting Hachette magazines, they provide 100 magazines with car parts. so when I buy all 100 magazines this year. I will be able to put together a 1/8 Zastava 750 (basically a fiat 500). I was surprised by the size… 1/8 scale… will weight about 5kg and cost… the most amazing part for me… about 950€ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alvinlwh 5895 Posted January 29, 2022 1 hour ago, Fabia130vRS said: Hey, so I have started collecting Hachette magazines, they provide 100 magazines with car parts. so when I buy all 100 magazines this year. I will be able to put together a 1/8 Zastava 750 (basically a fiat 500). I was surprised by the size… 1/8 scale… will weight about 5kg and cost… the most amazing part for me… about 950€ It had been calculated that buying the finished product actually costs less than buying magazines to get the "free" parts. However, if the magazines do interest you, it will be a different story. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fabia130vRS 2098 Posted January 29, 2022 4 hours ago, alvinlwh said: It had been calculated that buying the finished product actually costs less than buying magazines to get the "free" parts. However, if the magazines do interest you, it will be a different story. I am at this point not interested to buy such a model. I like the 1:8 scale, would be a first timer for me. but at this moment, I am tinkering of buying all the parts and then eventually sell for a slightly higher price as a lot. but on the other hand I might build it. I am still researching the brand Hachette, they are as I understand a french company. I cant find any build sets, only this magazines and parts. Every car is supposed to be high quality and licensed. can somebody point me out here… how many models did they make? What was the first one… should I maybe open another topic for Hachette or is there a forum? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silver-Can 402 Posted February 13, 2022 So I have drifted away from rc a little, although still have all my gear, and have found a new time sink in the form of scratch building stuff from cardboard. So far I've done the 2nd death star from return of the jedi (completed) and an imperial star destroyer (almost completed) I've added lights/fibre optics etc and between them account for many, many hours of faffing. They will reside in my oldest son's bedroom... 2nd Death Star... And Imperial star destroyer... I was inspired by some French guy on YouTube who did a death star and thought I'd give it a go. Star destroyer was a completely 'original' build from measuring blue prints off my phone 🤣. Not overly precise when 1 mm off = 1cm off scaled up. Gonna have a break for a while as DIY is calling, but was thinking of doing either the terminator skull or the millennium falcon. Cheers. 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Busdriver 6209 Posted February 16, 2022 (edited) My Shelby 500GT has moved on a bit. I never seem to do anything box art so have gone with red with black accents rather than blue with white. It means all the stripes are going to be painted rather than decals. There are 2 small 500GT logos just behind the front wheel arch that may just become a black stripe. Anyhow here are a few random pictures Edited February 16, 2022 by Busdriver Typo 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Busdriver 6209 Posted February 19, 2022 Put it away for a while until the weather gets better. It’s too cold and damp in the shed even with the woodburner on. It gets the heat up but it takes ages to change the humidity. It’ll sit with its brothers til spring. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Re-Bugged 10143 Posted March 4, 2022 More of a scratch build this one. My MIL who is a bit of a prolific artist is having an exhibition and has asked all the family to put in a 3D piece. I would rather put in an RC as they are blank canvases to me but not really fitting to the theme unfortunately. So I’ve tried to represent my life a bit transitioning from a time served Carpenter to Truck Driver by using some Chippy tools and bits and pieces laying around to make this… Thankfully it’s had the nod of approval from the boss. Job done 😁 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Busdriver 6209 Posted April 10, 2022 This arrived today for the stash. got it from Amazon EU for under £140 inc vat. 5 days from Italy unmolested by customs, not even a customs declaration on it. Came from Italy. Free shipping as well. I reckon £70 cheaper than anywhere else that I could find 🥳 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alvinlwh 5895 Posted April 11, 2022 15 hours ago, Busdriver said: got it from Amazon EU for under £140 inc vat. 5 days from Italy unmolested by customs, not even a customs declaration on it. IIRC, Amazon deals with all part of the import process, including prepaying (or postpaying?) any tax due. There will be no action on Amazon parcels by UKBA at all. I had seen something on Amazon stating that last year but can't find it now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites