Like the plan Andrew, plenty of work ahead
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Completely missed this Andrew. Great selection of kits there. A theme always makes a worthwhile collection…..Comment
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Richard
No problem at all......it's not like this gets updated very often and glad you like it - plus I'm very often late to yours!
Mick
Much appreciated....plenty of work indeed, the question is when will I get to it....
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Thanks mate. Much appreciated and no problem.
As I said above, it was one of those ideas that ran and ran......and it's amazing what you can find if you go looking for it. Although the the niche stuff is not cheap given it's short run in resin.
Believe it or not, the searchlight is probably the most expensive kit I own (the AFV Club Churchill I got recently is the other contender) and based on exchange rates at the time, cost almost £10 more than the next most expensive items - the Airfix Lanc and Wellington.
Hauler also do one of the large FuSE-65 Würzburg stations - if you can find one - but they're about £70......
Gents, thanks again for stopping by.
ATB
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Great concept Andrew; sorry I hadn't seen this earlier as I could have saved you the expense of buying most of those books (yes, I am still reorganising my stash!) - I'll search through my remaining wingy-thing books and you're welcome to any relevant titles.
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A great idea Andrew. Good stash too. The last themed build I did was for the 75th BoB anniversary. I have a display case with all the relevant aircraft (both sides) all in markings of actual combatants. Dusting is a chore!
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Looks like a great project in the makingComment
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Very ambitious Andrew...........should keep you busy for awhile. Will Junior be working on this with you or is this a "solo" project?Comment
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Hi Rick
Sincerest apologies, completely missed this. It is pretty ambitious.....the phrase "biting off more than I can chew" comes to mind.
When I started this it was with the intention of being a solo project but if Junior wants to pitch in at any point he will of course be very welcome!
Thanks for stopping by.
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Ah right a collection on a theme. For a moment I was thinking 'dude! You're going to need a whole room for this diorama!'Comment
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Ian
Now that's an idea!!! The question is which of the children will be losing their bedroom?!?!? :smiling5:
Actually, when the collection was much smaller, I had considered doing them again a night time backdrop with the planes held up someway 'in flight' but it's got too big for that now.
Thanks for stopping by.
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Hi all
So as you may have seen from a post last week, there have been some new arrivals for this collection.
ACW as usual!
ATB
Andrew
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First up some decals.....
As you may have seen I have two AZ Models 109G-6 kits for Wilde Sau fighters. AZ Models actually do three G-6 Wilde SAU kits with different decals. Two from their night fighter activities and one from when they switched to a day time role. One of the kits I got was from their daytime role (doh!!) and it was impossible to find the other night-fighter kit to correct the error. However, I did find these decals for a good price, which cover the right time frame and even two of the AZ Models marking options - plus there's plenty of spares too for future builds, should I need them.
Next up more information on the three kits that arrived last month but first, as I said previously, a very big and heartfelt thank you goes to our own AlanG for his advice!!
We have all at some point seen someone recommend a kit and with a total lack of will power given in and bought it, only to 'tongue in cheek' blame the other member for leading us astray!! :smiling5: Alan is no exception where I am concerned and has always responded in good humour! :smiling3:
However, as I also said previously, this is not one of those occasions. I had been considering adding a nachtjäger or two to the collection and asked Alan for his advice on what to consider, given his expertise on this topic. He responded to my long message very promptly, confirming a lot of my thinking but also correcting it in one case and so stopped me making a mistake. He also made a suggestion I had not considered.
So AlanG, thank you again for your support, it really is appreciated; it is an example of this hobby at its best!!
So first up this......
I had not considered this as an option and if I'm honest I had forgotten about this particular plane, probably because not many were made. Research revealed that Hasegawa did a new tool circa late 90s but they go for truly stupid money if you can find them....and then I found this brand new from an online hobby store.
However, in a build blog I found, one reviewer put it like this:
"What can you say about this kit? Not much and still kiss your mom on the cheek and go to church on Sundays. It is a dog in the truest sense......"
So why did I buy it? Because brand new, including delivery, it cost me the princely sum of £7.57!! So if turns out to be unbuildable, I've not lost much.
Next up this...
One thing I have discovered in choosing this theme, is that a lot of the relevant kits (both British and German) are now out of production and so I've had to start stalking eBay listings or using second hand sites. This is no exception and dates from 1991. I managed to knock a few pounds off in negotiations with the seller and so paid what I considered a reasonable price compared to all the other offerings I had seen and historic sales.
Finally this......
This was the possibility Alan had suggested that I was not aware of. To say I am very glad I took heed of his input in an understatement!! I managed to pick this up brand new from a modelling site for what I think is a very good price. The reviews are unfailingly good and a review of the contents upon arrival did not disappoint! And of course with all that glass on display a canopy mask was a must!
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