Edbert
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The battle of Malta is among my favorite subjects, and I was not aware the 190s were involved!
SMA What's New In Your Stash?!?
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He's illustrated some out of Sicily and Brindisi, Italy, June and July '43.
As a theme, only seems natural! When I get to it, I hope that there are at least some Italian planes on offer... and I agree, his work is amazing.
The Lancaster is one plane I don't have in my stash but really want to get.
Down Time
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That's how I felt when Mike posted the Airfix 1/72, found a good deal, not cheap, but a good deal.
Nice! I have that kit sitting in my stash as well (on a shelf in the crawlspace).
It is tentatively in the hopper to hit the model table this winter.
Please don't be shy about posting any lessons learned while building the kit.
This just rode right up into the stash.
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My latest addition. Didn't realize anyone had put out a low back Merlin variant until I stumbled across this on eBay. Fortuitous, as it seems the kit is now discontinued. And I thought Project Spitfire was going to be without such a creature. I will need an aftermarket set of decals, though, as all the kit options are for post-war kites.
A certain M6 WC-55 gun crew will be pleased with better hand wheels! ... and with more canons in the stash, should come in handy!
Jakko
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All you need now is a Grant 
(As do I, TBH …)
(As do I, TBH …)
The wife wanted to go to Target to buy a gift for a baby shower and of course HL is right next door. We went over and took a look at kits but I didn't see anything that caught my attention. I asked my wife if anything looked interesting to her and she said "the only one I see is this one". And at 40% off I had to get it.
I have yet to build an MPC kit so we'll see how it goes when I get to it.
I have yet to build an MPC kit so we'll see how it goes when I get to it.
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Nice choice, well done your better half. Pantherman
Down Time
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Looks good!
Hopefully MPC isn't a subsidiary of Revell or Lindberg.
Edbert
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They used to me on par with Mongram/Revell, circa 1980s I mean. One thing they were fond of was allowing three distict builds in a single box. Not just different stickers but hoods and scoops and seats and sometimes roll-cages. I have an old Mustang kit I'll probably never build that came with a stock/street-custom/race configuration, but they were far from excellent. That said it looks like they have a new logo, and it says right there on the the box it is all new tooling. Plus it uses the voiage term "deluxe" which proves it is above the rest
I'm looking forward to seeing this one get built, would be cool to know that MPC has upped their game.
Jakko
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Yesterday, a delivery man brought a second-hand Crusader that I had purchased from another modeller:
This because I've been working on the Italeri Crusader III (a thread about it will follow ) and I like it enough that I also want an earlier one And today, another delivery man brought:
Tracks for this Crusader, as well as one of those tools to open stuck paint bottles and rats for my quayside. Also, two halftracks I didn't go looking for, but since the web shop sold them for about half what they cost new and I do want to build more US halftracks, I couldn't really leave them …
This because I've been working on the Italeri Crusader III (a thread about it will follow
) and I like it enough that I also want an earlier one And today, another delivery man brought:
Tracks for this Crusader, as well as one of those tools to open stuck paint bottles and rats for my quayside. Also, two halftracks I didn't go looking for, but since the web shop sold them for about half what they cost new and I do want to build more US halftracks, I couldn't really leave them …
Nice! Been eying that howitzer! Some version of that fits in with Torch and Tunisian campaigns... Will certainly be watching when you build that one!
Jakko
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The T19 doesn't really hold my interest that much, but I thought maybe I could build it as an M3. That won't work, it doesn't include the necessary parts — unlike the M4, which you could build as an M2 or M2A1 if you wanted to. So I guess I'll end up with a T19 in my collection at some point
"All hands on deck" 
Just back from SuperCon 2025 and picked up some stuff for the stash. The model competition was fantastic, I'll post photos later, but I really go for the vendors. I like the nostalgia kits and they did not disappoint. I also like to spend on the cheap side, those kits @ $10 or less, smashed box is fine with me.
I went looking for the Monogram 1/48 Dauntless or Helldiver. Didn't find any so I settled on these.
Cheap smashed box kits.
I've been reading a book series by WWI aces and wanted to get a few of those birds.
And I had been hoping to pick up a few armor kits. I was looking for Italeri because I built a lot as a kid, but I also found some Tamiya at super cheap prices.
You can see what I got those at (U.S) and several include aftermarket detail sets.
I had a great time.
I went looking for the Monogram 1/48 Dauntless or Helldiver. Didn't find any so I settled on these.
Cheap smashed box kits.
I've been reading a book series by WWI aces and wanted to get a few of those birds.
And I had been hoping to pick up a few armor kits. I was looking for Italeri because I built a lot as a kid, but I also found some Tamiya at super cheap prices.
You can see what I got those at (U.S) and several include aftermarket detail sets.
I had a great time.
Got yourself some real bargains. Pantherman
Jakko
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TBH, if you put that detail set on that M60A2, it will still be a pig. Just with lipstick on … But since you got the set for free with the tank, and there's probably little use for them on the AFV Club M60A2, you might as well use them, I suppose
Much the same for the StuG, really — if I were you, I'd save those Friul tracks and the superstructure for another model that will benefit much more from them.
Much the same for the StuG, really — if I were you, I'd save those Friul tracks and the superstructure for another model that will benefit much more from them.
Gee, how did I know that I should have checked with you first, and that you wouldn't have anything nice to say. Just speaking your mind right? Rude, if you ask me.TBH, if you put that detail set on that M60A2, it will still be a pig. Just with lipstick on … But since you got the set for free with the tank, and there's probably little use for them on the AFV Club M60A2, you might as well use them, I suppose
Much the same for the StuG, really — if I were you, I'd save those Friul tracks and the superstructure for another model that will benefit much more from them.
Jakko
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Yes, the world would be a much better place if only everyone did as I tell them to.
I'm just stating the fact that the Tamiya series of M60 kits are the worst M60s around, and the same goes for that StuG — which is simply due to because of their extreme age and them having been surpassed by newer kits (including, for the StuG, Tamiya's own). They were good kits in the 1970s and '80s, but not anymore.
None of which should stop people from building them still if they want to. I just don't see why anyone would want to except for the nostalgia.
Jakko
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I'm building Italeri's Crusader Mks. II and III at the moment (a thread will follow soon ) and because of that, somebody offered me this:
Since the gun on the Mk. II is very poor, it will definitely come in handy.
) and because of that, somebody offered me this:
Since the gun on the Mk. II is very poor, it will definitely come in handy.
...will be watching, as it may be in my future, as much as I've tried to restrict my North African builds to softskins and light armour.
Jakko
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Only one of the two will be painted in North Africa colours, the other will be as a training tank in the UK.
These two pulled up to the stash while I was at work wanting to be let in.
It was my duty to oblige them.
It was my duty to oblige them.
