Latest grabs and gifts for 2023

[JCON]

I have those air brushes also and they work well for basic painting, in fact my wife borrowed them for her fabric painting a time or two!!!

[JED]

Nice stuff Robbo. The Army Painter range is pretty good

[feldgrau23]

Man some of you guys are killing it. Awesome wins and buys.

Duke,, man I thought Maddog Manufacturing was pumping them out before,,, with that new airbrush setup and booth,, you will be pumping them out faster than before.

[Dukemaddog]

Thank you Feldgrau! I do hope so! I am still going through my massive parts collection trying to sort, condense and organize them all so things can be easily found when needed/ Once that is done, I sure hope to ramp up production!

[JCON]

I need to sort mine too Mark!!!

[Dukemaddog]

Apr 26, 2023 13:05:24 GMT -6 JCON said:

I need to sort mine too Mark!!!

Oh yeah! I have so many to sort; these are only about a fourth of the tiny parts I need to sort through:

These pics might be big and tilted the wrong way, but you get the idea....

[feldgrau23]

Well Here is whats new for me so far this year,, not much to speak of but considering SWMBO has told me I don't need anymore models This is a lot. OH and by the way,,, she bought them for me!!!

Holy Crap Mark,,, Now I know who to call If one of the 1/72 scale planes I'm building is missing a part!!! 

[JCON]

That little Ranchero builds up really nice Rich!!! In fact I bought a second one I liked it so much!!! Mark my clean up won't be near as bad as yours cause I take them off the tree and clean them up when I finish my kits then store them away...

[feldgrau23]

Apr 26, 2023 15:28:45 GMT -6 JCON said:

That little Ranchero builds up really nice Rich!!! In fact I bought a second one I liked it so much!!!

Thanks Joe, I've already started my research into it. I would like to try wiring the engine on it. I also got them both because the better half works at Walmart and I took advantage of the discount, and used that as a selling point to get the kits. 

[JCON]

Apr 26, 2023 15:39:19 GMT -6 feldgrau23 said:

Apr 26, 2023 15:28:45 GMT -6 JCON said:

That little Ranchero builds up really nice Rich!!! In fact I bought a second one I liked it so much!!!

Thanks Joe, I've already started my research into it. I would like to try wiring the engine on it. I also got them both because the better half works at Walmart and I took advantage of the discount, and used that as a selling point to get the kits. 

Always a good thing when they are on sale and you get the employee discount!!!  I didn't go the Coca Cola route...  You can see mine here: onlinescalemodelers.proboards.com/thread/3022/1960-ford-ranchero-amt

[JCON]

Nice and busy Jim!!!

[JED]

Apr 27, 2023 15:04:25 GMT -6 jimrichards said:

I guess these would go here since I did just get them.
I haven't been building models because I have been busy building models, LOL.

I built 8 new molds and casted over 90 parts in 26 days (not all the parts are here because they have already gone into use)

Parts in 1/8, 1/9, 1/12, 1/24, 1/25, 1/32 (sorry, all MC and car parts)



Just ordered a new batch of Resin and RTV, so will building at least this many more in the next month (all different stuff)

Jim

Looks like you need a 3D printer!

[Keith_Rob]

On deck . . . I'm going to start with the Sherman first, then the Bradley.  Once built I'm going to attempt a diorama for each. 

[JCON]

Awesome... I will definitely be following along with you on these builds!!!

[Robbo]

Can we see them built on the site Keith?

[Dukemaddog]

I apologize for being so absent lately; so many things have happened: so much has been suffered; a game convention out of town was worked; and some extra work came my way; all of which has kept me away from these boards and way out of the loop. I haven't stopped building though, so progress will hopefully be posted soon. Meanwhile, here are some of the things I picked up, or were sent my way...

First is these decals for M113 APC's from Vietnam so I can dress up a few that I have, or possibly use them on other vehicles:



Here's more decals so I can make a Marine Corps M48 Patton too:



Now to find another 1/72 scale M48A3.....

Another acquisition is this speed control for my Dremel. This also came with a nice engraver and some extra fuses too:



An added surprise was these two 1/72 scale Spitfire fighters, different marks:



These were a most unexpected and highly pleasant surprise!

Finally, almost four months later my Christmas order from Hobby Easy came in! These are what I ordered, all in 1/72 scale:

Orange Models Bulldozer D-7:



Trumpeter Russian SA-4 Ganef:



Trumpeter Russian FROG-7:



And another Dragon M1293 Stryker Dragoon. I had already gotten one in another order from another company because I forgot that I'd ordered this from Hobby Easy so it went to a friend:



Finally, after another job paid me, I was able to order this Takom M1070 Gun Truck that I wanted:




And that is all I got from the end of April till now. Hopefully soon, I'll be able to post some progress pics of some of the models I've been working on in between all the craziness I've been going through this past month.

Thanks for understanding guys!

[JCON]

Nice scores Mark!!!

[JED]

Some great stuff here

[Dukemaddog]

And finally, the last of my backordered kits came in. This is the Armory 1/72 scale Shilka:





Looking through the instructions; I'm not looking forward to starting this. Stay tuned, I expect I will anyway since I've been needing one of these in my collection.

[JCON]

That's quite the contraption!!!