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Post by JCON on Feb 12, 2021 13:35:33 GMT -6
LOL, isn't that the truth!!!  |
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Post by JED on Feb 12, 2021 16:41:09 GMT -6
My order from Mig in Spain has already arrived!!! That took less time then from the east coast, 7 days exactly!!! Here's what I got:   And this is what's in that box:  Great stuff Joe, don't talk about post,were still waiting for stuff from the US posted pre Christmas!! |
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Post by JCON on Feb 12, 2021 17:48:18 GMT -6
Sorry Jed, order from Spain, its quicker, ha, ha!!!
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Post by JCON on Feb 15, 2021 14:47:09 GMT -6
Have two more Model T's that jumped into my order cart, I'll show you what they are when they arrive!!! I have a thing for T's if you haven't noticed, ha, ha!!!
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Post by BUCKY on Feb 15, 2021 14:54:26 GMT -6
Looking forward to those! I know of a modeler on another forum who only builds AC Cobras! Some people have their favorites! Haha
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Post by JCON on Feb 15, 2021 14:55:58 GMT -6
I mix mine up as to what I build but I do love early Fords!!! |
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Post by BUCKY on Feb 15, 2021 15:00:57 GMT -6
I don't think I could narrow it down to just one type. I even build models of stuff I'd never have in the real world! LoL
(Like Chevrolet)
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Post by Dukemaddog on Feb 26, 2021 23:54:59 GMT -6
Here is three models I got this past couple weeks. All of them were free. First are these two kits I got from a friend at my IPMS club. He'd gotten them from a widow who'd contacted him to donate her husband's models, supplies and tools to our SoCal IPMS club. One was still in plastic: a collector kit of the ancient Hawk 1/72 scale Spirit of St. Louis commemorative kit from the 50th anniversary of Charles Lindbergh's flight:  This other one he gave me was a started 1/72 scale Airfix SH-2F Seasprite helicopter. The guy did a good job on this:  This third one I got in interesting circumstances. I had been hired to clear out an apartment where a woman had passed away. Apparently someone in her family loved Volkswagens, perhaps it was she herself. I was finding a whole lot of Volkswagen memorabilia and such all over as we were cleaning up. Then I found this still sealed in the shrink wrap:  Of course I took that home and yes I will build it! That's all I got for now. Later I'll have pics of some birthday presents that I bought with Christmas money! |
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Post by JCON on Feb 27, 2021 0:24:09 GMT -6
Cool kits!!!
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Post by BUCKY on Feb 27, 2021 3:27:42 GMT -6
Fantastic grabs, Mark!
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Post by dogfish7 (R.I.P.) on Feb 27, 2021 7:59:18 GMT -6
The Spirit of St. Lewis was one of my first ever kits to build, back in the 50s.
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Post by Beekster on Feb 27, 2021 8:28:04 GMT -6
This arrived a couple of days ago; only about a week from Canada:  |
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Post by JCON on Feb 27, 2021 9:20:55 GMT -6
Oh boy Beekster that looks cool!!!
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Post by Beekster on Feb 27, 2021 9:45:42 GMT -6
Oh boy Beekster that looks cool!!! The box is huge, and it is well and truly stuffed with styrene. A quick perusal of the instruction book confirms that the designer's intent is for the modeler to display the whole rig in travel mode. That will make for a model about two and a half feet long. But the section for the gun carriage itself clearly shows instances of "do not cement" that would allow for traverse, such as it is...the cannon only traversed 15 degrees on the baseplate...and full elevation. More serious examination is needed, and unless I miss my guess the two tractors will require modification if they are shown separated from the gun carriage. The lift forks were usually left drooping down when the prime movers weren't attached. But I'm not too concerned about that right now; I have no idea when I will start this thing. The only part of the kit that initially causes me trepidation is the gun barrel itself...it's old school, not turned aluminum or slide-molded. It's four big half-cylindrical parts, with the usual seams to sand without getting the tube out of round. |
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Post by JED on Feb 27, 2021 11:18:11 GMT -6
Nice stuff Duke and Beekster
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Post by JED on Feb 27, 2021 11:20:13 GMT -6
Beekster as and when you get around to it I'm sure you'll have all the answers, I have faith
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Post by Beekster on Feb 27, 2021 11:27:29 GMT -6
Beekster as and when you get around to it I'm sure you'll have all the answers, I have faith Well, Jed, I do have the only two published reference books I've been able to find on these monsters as well as some walk-around images scavenged from the internet. Somewhat surprisingly, there are at least two survivors out of only 20 built. The 1950s were a surreal time for military development and this gun is a prime example: Conceived in the late forties, built in 1952-53 to shoot the then-smallest nuclear device we could manage to build, and because the Army couldn't let the Air Force and Navy have all the fun with nuclear munitions. Service life was only ten years, because at the end of that period we had miniaturized (and increased the yield) of rounds that could be fired from a standard 8" mobile howitzer. We spent huge sums of money on weapons systems that lasted a decade or less before becoming totally obsolete. |
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Post by BUCKY on Feb 27, 2021 12:15:26 GMT -6
That looks very interesting, Beekster! Looking forward to seeing you start that one.
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Post by dogfish7 (R.I.P.) on Feb 27, 2021 12:56:20 GMT -6
Way Cool! I'm in! 
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Post by Dukemaddog on Feb 27, 2021 21:44:19 GMT -6
Thanks guys! I'm happy with those kits.
Beekster, I will be following along with that as well. I built Dragon's 1/72 scale kit of that same gun. yeah, it certainly has an interesting history.
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