SMA What's New In Your Stash?!?

[Pantherman]

Another one of these showed up today. I now have two. Anyone wanna trade?

You could build both, fill the skirts with weight and use them as bookends. Looks like a cool kit. Pantherman

 

[Jakko]

This weekend, I'm at a large model show, so I bought this to build while I'm there:

 

[Dan the Modeler]

So guess what just arrived today?

It came packaged in a thicker shipping container and above is what I found inside. Opened one end and this is what has arrived...

And I can tell you this is a monster kit in 1/350 with a ton of parts and extras. This is the Deluxe version straight from the VeryFire factory. It came faster than expected. So I look forward to doing in kit review out of the box before I do a full build of it. I'm very excited about this one, but also a bit intimated...lol.

 

[Tommergun]

Picked up a couple cheap vintage kits on ebay last week. The Beagle has two full kits in the box, the MPC and the Airfix issues.

 

[Edbert]

Arrived today from a suburb of Tokyo!

I (personally) find it interesting that they are not listed as A6M2, B5N, or a D3A. I am starting to look for alternative paint and markings, but I think 1941 was a bit more uniform in that regard than later years.

 

[Bob T]

Picked this up this weekend...

 

[sapper23]

Picked this up this weekend...

 

[sapper23]

Mine lol...

 

[sapper23]

On another note .. bought this today 36 bucks... Could not pass that up!

 

[Jakko]

interesting that they are not listed as A6M2, B5N, or a D3A.

IIRC, both designations are correct. The official name of the B5N was, in Japanese, the 九七式艦上攻撃機, which translates as Type 97 Carrier Attack Aircraft; "B5N" was another Japanese Navy designation for the type. (And, incidentally, "Nakajima B5N" is double: B = carrier-based attack bomber, 5 = fifth aircraft type for this role from this manufacturer, N = designed/manufactured by Nakajima Aircraft Company.)

 

[TimM63]

Today's arrival

 

[Pantherman]

Today's arrival

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Interesting to see how well that goes together compared to Tamiya's. Pantherman

 

[TimM63]

That's the main reason I bought it.

 

[Pantherman]

That's the main reason I bought it.

Builddddddddd itttttttttt....Pantherman

 

[BarleyBop]

New today...
Dunno about the CMK brand of the VW, guess we'll find out...
The leather sample sheets grain is too big (for scale), but it was cheap, and my 7yr old granddaughter will be thrilled, as she loves making clothes creations for her dollies.
Some semi gloss paint for my Topolino interior, finer tipped round pliers, and some flat brass strips for scratch building!

 

[foenetik]

I didn't really need yet another model for the stash, but I am drawn to armor that is not conventional. Couldn't pass this up. I'll have to see if there's some good reference material out there so I could make a dio/vig.

 

[Jakko]

About that Weasel: the whole suspension is exceedingly tricky to build. For some pointers, see my posts about the basic M29 kit on Missing-Lynx as well as my converting it to an M29C (which is what's in your kit, plus an arctic cab)

 

[Murph]

Added Today, couldn't resist, Ahh Well................

 

[foenetik]

About that Weasel: the whole suspension is exceedingly tricky to build. For some pointers, see my posts about the basic M29 kit on Missing-Lynx as well as my converting it to an M29C (which is what's in your kit, plus an arctic cab)

Thank you. I appreciate it.

 

[Pantherman]

Added Today, couldn't resist, Ahh Well................



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That's a great haul, lucky boy. Pantherman

 

[Plastic Pilot]

This weekend, I'm at a large model show, so I bought this to build while I'm there:

Please Jakko, if you will, upload some pics, I bet that we well love to see a model show, I myself don't know when I will be at one, since there are none in my country till this summer.

 

[Jakko]

Thank you. I appreciate it.

If you have any questions when you're building it, feel free to ask I've taken extensive photos of a real M29C's suspension and feel like I know fairly well how it goes together, both IRL and on the Takom kit (and the LZ kit too, which I really would recommend you never try and build ) — talking of which, I also put those photos up on Missing-Lynx.

Please Jakko, if you will, upload some pics

I didn't really take any, other than of our own stand — sorry

 

[foenetik]

If you have any questions when you're building it, feel free to ask I've taken extensive photos of a real M29C's suspension and feel like I know fairly well how it goes together, both IRL and on the Takom kit (and the LZ kit too, which I really would recommend you never try and build ) — talking of which, I also put those photos up on Missing-Lynx.


I didn't really take any, other than of our own stand — sorry

I will definitely take you up on that offer when I get around to it. Again, much appreciated.

 

[Murph]

Ooops !!! Who ordered this ?? IT'S BIIIIGGGGGG !

 

[Edbert]

Ooops !!! Who ordered this ?? IT'S BIIIIGGGGGG !

I'm afraid to do a post-1950s jet in 1/32 for that reason. WWII fighters are a nice sweet spot on size for me. But I have a 1/48 F-105 that is physically larger than a 1/32 Bf109. Imagine a really large fighter like F-14 in 1/32.

 

[Jakko]

IT'S BIIIIGGGGGG !

It kind of already tells you that on the box, of course

Imagine a really large fighter like F-14 in 1/32.

A very old issue of FineScale Modeller has a photo of Lewis Pruneau holding his scratchbuilt, 1:32 scale B-52

 

[Deleted member 11187]

Yeah Nice Murph.
Kinda' jellin'.
Hope to get one before they are $500 on badbay.

 

[Tommergun]

Wife got an Amazon credit she shared with us all. I picked this little guy out.

 

[TimM63]

Went to HL to get some styrene sheets and saw the kits were 40% off.
I read somewhere that the'29 Ford was a good kit so I picked one up.

 

[michaelsatin]

My birthday was last week (and the answer is: old!) and I scored a couple of beauts:

Both will be from the Enterprise. Of course.

Michael