Latest Acquisitions (2024)

[Waspie]

That looks like there's alternate parts to do a Scout. Two tail booms, wheels and skids

Weird as LF have also brought out this, (Scout), as a separate kit!
Westland Scout

[Steve-the-Duck]

Weird as LF have also brought out this, (Scout), as a separate kit!
Westland Scout

It's a thing many companies do nowadays. Rather than release a kit with ten alternate markings, they'll put out several different boxings with a couple of appropriate transfers in each, and sometimes an extra sprue included (check out any AZ Model listing)
It must be a profitable business model. I'm surprised there are ONLY two versions!

[Miko]

It's a thing many companies do nowadays. Rather than release a kit with ten alternate markings, they'll put out several different boxings with a couple of appropriate transfers in each, and sometimes an extra sprue included (check out any AZ Model listing)
It must be a profitable business model. I'm surprised there are ONLY two versions!

I've noticed this too with Hasegawa, this is drifting away from this threads purpose, i'll post a new thing in 'Chitchat'!

Miko (back soon! Ha!)

[Scratchbuilder]

Arrived today. The Helix has dropped down the list. This is the next build after the 'King' is finished.
Pic 1
The box art.
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Ugly - yes. But functional and what a blast. It operated from small ships for nearly all my service career. (25 years). Great to work on, even more fun to fly. One hydraulic system which if memory serves me was from the aileron from one of the WW2 big bombers!!!

Sprue shots, not a lot, it's only 1/72 and wasn't the biggest helicopter on the planet.
Pic 2
10 page A5 instructions. + clear parts and decals. (Decals cover 4 variants) 829 NAS, 845 NAS, 860 Sqdn Royal Netherlands Navy and New Zealand Wasp off HMNZS Canterbury.
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Pic 3
Plastic parts. Including the AS12 missile booms but NOT the AS12 missiles. (Aftermarket bit which I will probably acquire). Not bothering with the aftermarket Mk44 torpedoes. Would never fly with both due to weight limitations.
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Looking forward to getting stuck into this.
I notice on the instruction it shows the wheels fitted fore and aft front and back - that would NEVER be the case. So mine will be either sea borne mode or land mode.

Can't wait to get the Sea King finished now.
Oh - having TWO kits waiting - does that mean I have a 'stash'?????:tears-of-joy:

No, just starting down a road you cannot recover from :smiling6:

[Waspie]

No, just starting down a road you cannot recover from :smiling6:

You’ve got the Mem Sahib worried now!!!

[ColinW]

My reason for this was again nostalgic
As a young kid in Cyprus we saw these in the UN colours all over the place around 1970 give or take.

[The Smythe Meister]

My reason for this was again nostalgic
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Very nice Colin :thumb2:,
I hope you manage to finish it!!:tears-of-joy:

[ColinW]

Very nice Colin :thumb2:,
I hope you manage to finish it!!:tears-of-joy:

Fingers crossed :smiling:

[adt70hk]

My name is Andrew.....I can't resist a bargain.....as you well know.......

As you may have seen from a post not that long ago, there is a certain seller that for some reason is able to get hold of Plastic Soldier Company wargaming kits and sell them at stupid prices and I mean stupid prices... . Their normal starting point is usually just over 20% RRP including P&P but they offer discounts of up to 20% on top for multi-buys.

I wasn't very clever with my purchases and so I didn't maximise my discount opportunity fully but the below came in at anywhere from 16-45% below RRP delivered, depending on the kit (and most other sellers also charge P&P on top). Overall the combined discount came in at just over 1/3 of RRP......so all in all I was quite pleased!

And of course, what you have to remember is that each 'kit' contains at least three - if not more - individual models. The only exception is the Churchill one, which 'only' contains two models.

ACW as usual.

Andrew

PS as you can see, a couple came without boxes or instructions given the level of discount I can live with that, plus the instructions can be found online.

[Guest]

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Those figures are a tad modern to be putting into a Ferret, though. Or at least, I assume that’s the intention

[ColinW]

Those figures are a tad modern to be putting into a Ferret, though. Or at least, I assume that’s the intention :smiling3:

Yes the camo is all wrong, but I got a pic of a group stood from about that time, and they were all in overalls and a UN beret.
Those figures helmets don't have to go on, so I'm hoping I can bash berets for them.
And painting the overalls in the colour of the guys in the pic from that time , hopefully that will work.

[Airborne01]

Yes the camo is all wrong, but I got a pic of a group stood from about that time, and they were all in overalls and a UN beret.
Those figures helmets don't have to go on, so I'm hoping I can bash berets for them.
And painting the overalls in the colour of the guys in the pic from that time , hopefully that will work. [ATTACH]507539[/ATTACH]

They look like black tankie overalls - too dark for OG overalls and some appear to be wearing blackened '37 pattern belts, they can't shape a beret (and the hair is too long by half!) - and what's more they're scruffy to boot!
Steve (ex RSM)

[peterairfix]

Another visit to jadlam I walked past the reduced bin and this jumped out into my hands

[adt70hk]

Another visit to jadlam I walked past the reduced bin and this jumped out into my hands [ATTACH=CONFIG]n1223256[/ATTACH]

That's a very good price for that.

[AlanG]

Just got this off evilbay. Seller offered a decent price. Will go nicely for my Ardennes Dio