My stash just grew again 2025

[Charlie_c67]

All 1/72 from SMW today.

Matchbox Wellesley from Kitbasher (Dave)
PM models Huckebein from Nick
Taildog launchers from Freightdog (Colin)

Cheers chaps!

Also got:
Martels, its Datapod, a Jaguar IM nose and Devon C2 engines from Air Graphics
The new Fairey Battle with paint masks from the SH stand.
Azur Loire 46, Condor A-36 and Amodel Mig-AT all second hand. So much for trying to keep the stash down   

[Gondor]

I bought lots of kits at SMW today. I also collected two kits from Jadlam. I intend to buy at least one more kit tomorrow. Now, as to what I bought, age and the fact that the items are in the boot of the car preclude me from listing what everything was. I shall do so once I get home on Monday.

After being complained at during dinner for my previous comment, and to make packing the car easier at the end of the show tomorrow. I have ventured into the car park and retrieved my purchases from today.

Picked up from Jadlam, so not strictly a purchase.

1 x 1/35 AFV Club AF35230 M60A2 Patton main battle tank.
1 x 1/48 Airfix A05144 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXe

From eduard

1 x 1/72 70173 P-51D Mustang ProfiPACK
1 x 1/72 972011 Enstrom 480.

From Special Hobby
1 x 1/72 SH 72153 Fairey Battle Mk.1

From various locations around the show

1 x 1/35 Airfix A1381 Alvis FV622 Stalwart MK.2
1 x 1/35 Dragon Black Label 3554 British Armoured Car Saladin Mk.2
1 x 1/72 Sword SW 72081 Lightning F.1/2
1 x 1/72 Azur FR0028 Breguet 1050 Alize 1G France

From Tyrell Models

Dspiae Craft Tool AT-CJ Angle Cutting Station
Dspiae Craft Tools PT-C Stepless Circular Cutter + MT-CL Stepless Circular Cutter Locator

From Squires

rolson Mini Anvil
Small hammer

From the Tornado SIG

1 x 1/72 M72006 Anti-Collision TSAS II Post 2014 Aircraft
1 x 1/72 JP72014 Set of 6 Tornado Mauser Cannons
1 x 1/72 UK Specific Pylons, Double Stub
1 x 1/72 Revell GR4 Cockpit with seats
1 x 1/72 Hasegawa F3 Cockpit with seats
1 x 1/72 GR4/F3 Engine Set w/doors
1 x 1/72 GR1 Engine set w/doors

From Guideline Publications

Warpaint Series No. 143 Boeing B-29 and B-50 Superfortress
Warpaint Series No. 150 RAF Harrier II
Colour Conundrum Compendium No.5

And that's it!

[Weaver]

Home from Telford (I'm going back tomorrow), so might as well do an interim stash update.

From Gondor: a set of British Airfix Jaguar fuselages in exchange for the French ones in my Vintage Classics boxing. Thanks Alistair!
From Nick: 1/288th Academy Space Shuttle stack - Cheers Nick!
From Nick: PM 1/72nd Messerschmitt P.1111 - ditto!
From George The Cat: 1/72nd Hasegawa A-4 Skyhawk Blue Angels decal sheet. - nice one Trevor!

Kitz:
A&A Models 1/72nd Basler BT-67 Polar
Eastern Express 1/72nd Kamov Ka-15M
Eastern Express 1/72nd Kamov Ka-18
ICM 1/72nd Fw 189C/V-6 (the ground attack version with the tiny armoured cockpit pod. Not 100% sure, but there might be a full greenhouse pod in the box too! There's certainly all the glazings for it)
Pegasus 1/? scale "Apollo 27" Rocket
Cozmic Models 1/72nd Colonial Landram Assault Version (resin)
Incomplete Airfix 1/72nd McDonnell Banshee (for £3 - to go with all my other incomplete Banshees!)

Bitz:
Eduard Brassin 1/72nd 2 x AIM-132 ASRAAM missiles
Freightdog 1/72nd Gloster Meteor F.8 Reaper conversion 
3 x SAM 1/72nd TSR.2 - Set 1: nosewheel leg, 4 x N1 1000lb bombs (never produced British low-drag bombs) & 4 x pylons
Cozmic Models 1/72nd Viper Bay Set 1: hydraulic engine lift, freestanding boarding ladder & tool cabinet
Cozmic Models 1/72nd Viper Bay Set 2: workbench, PC station, 2 x cylinders & wheeled bin
Cozmic Models 1/72nd Viper Bay Set 3: forklift, power trailer & towbar
3D kits 1/72nd Hurricane Mk IID conversion (40mm guns)
Scalecast 1/72nd Mirage IIIBE (2-seater) conversion
Eagle Designs 1/72nd "TZNIUT" Recce Kfir conversion (the one with the LOROP camera in a long nose)
Airkit Enterprise 1/72nd Jaguar GR 1 recce pod

Partial decal sheet for a Meng 1/72nd Mansyu Ki-98 (the twin-boom pusher). Bit of a story to this one. The whole box was on a trader's stand at £20. However when I opened it, there was almost nothing of the kit left: just a few bits of undercarriage and the non-Japanese bits of the decal sheet! I pointed this out to the trader and offered him £3 for it, which he took. Why? Because the remains of the decal sheet has Manchukuo (Japanese China) and Royal Thai Air Force (white elephant on red rectangle) markings, neither of which are exactly thick on the ground. Interestingly, this was the second kit like that which I found on his stall!

The other was a V9 (piloted V2) with just the launch stand left. Today's lesson? ALWAYS OPEN THE BOXES.

[seadude]

Won a 1/35 scale Gun Truck model in my local model club's raffle that we had today during our club meeting.
But.........since I don't build WWII armor, it'll just sit on my shelf until next year when I donate it for the model club auction.
Pic below.

[Rick Lowe]

Won a 1/35 scale Gun Truck model in my local model club's raffle that we had today during our club meeting.
But.........since I don't build WWII armor, it'll just sit on my shelf until next year when I donate it for the model club auction.
Pic below.

FYI, That's a Vietnam-era truck; used to escort the supply convoys along various routes.

[scautomoton]

Won a 1/35 scale Gun Truck model in my local model club's raffle that we had today during our club meeting.
But.........since I don't build WWII armor, it'll just sit on my shelf until next year when I donate it for the model club auction.
Pic below.

FYI, That's a Vietnam-era truck; used to escort the supply convoys along various routes.

I recall watching something a couple of years ago about a bunch of Vietnam Vets who built an homage to the truck they used to do the supply runs in. As I recall they were saying that all the trucks were completely unofficial, built from whatever weaponry they could beg, steal or borrow. Including Miniguns and so on. 

[Gondor]

 My haul on the second day of SMW,

1 x 1/35 Meng TS-051 Chieftain Mk10. I was really after the Mk11, but there were none at the show.

1 x 1/35 Magic Factory 2008 U.S. Combat Vehicle M10 "Booker" (Pre-Production).

1 x 1/72 Combat Conversions International CC172-02 F-16 Block 50/52 Avionics Spine + Conformal Fuel Tanks.

1 x 1/72 MPM 72501 Bristol Blenheim Mk.V

1 x 1/48 Wingman Models WMD 48016 SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1/1.A/T.2 RAF Jags over Germany.

GodHand GH-RCN-120 Resin Nipper.

And several 3D printed bits and pieces from other modellers.

Gondor

[scautomoton]

I came home with: 

1/72 Sea Vixen, to become an RAF Vixen
Black Leader book by George Black ( father of Ian)
A HOTOL brochure
Sanding sticks
Many pipettes
Jaguar clear nose
Some Bullpups
Pj productions walking RAF pilots
Cold war tech war book and a Commanche from Nick
Meteor and reaper conversion
Decals for the RAF Vixen and Sea Vixen FAW.1
Aeroclub Javelin canopy 
Silver and IJN Gray paint
Micro Sol
0.4mm brass tube for gun barrels
18mm Tamiya tape

I think that's it

[George the Cat]

From the second day of Telford

Sword 1/72 Gannet AEW3

A rack to house some of my collection of acrylic paint.

Other bits and bobs Inc some Italian origin enamel paint.

But the craic was excellent turnout also excellent. I need dinner and sleep.

[PR19_Kit]

I got an IBG Spitfire PR 1 kit at Telford.

It's one that has SO many parts you can't them all back in the box after you've taken them out to oggle them! Ok, it's expensive for a 1/72 scale kit, but it just mabe the best 1/72 scale Spitfir4e kit EVER, so far!

[Steel Penguin]

I got an IBG Spitfire PR 1 kit at Telford.

It's one that has SO many parts you can't them all back in the box after you've taken them out to oggle them! Ok, it's expensive for a 1/72 scale kit, but it just mabe the best 1/72 scale Spitfir4e kit EVER, so far!

be aware folks Kit is not exaggerating here,     i watched a fellow WHIFer open one of the boxes behind the table, wile i was not showered in scattered parts,    the box lid would not sit back on fully,  and that was before the sprues inside were examined outside the box,  once that fateful step had been taken, ....   

[George the Cat]

I got an IBG Spitfire PR 1 kit at Telford.

It's one that has SO many parts you can't them all back in the box after you've taken them out to oggle them! Ok, it's expensive for a 1/72 scale kit, but it just mabe the best 1/72 scale Spitfir4e kit EVER, so far!

be aware folks Kit is not exaggerating here,     i watched a fellow WHIFer open one of the boxes behind the table, wile i was not showered in scattered parts,    the box lid would not sit back on fully,  and that was before the sprues inside were examined outside the box,  once that fateful step had been taken, ....   

I can testify as to the accuracy of the story as I saw it happened. It was a total surprise. But in retrospect quite amusing.

[Charlie_c67]

I spoke to one of the guys at the Armoury/Dora Wings stand and he said he'd insisted on the parts being included on their kits so that people couldn't complain about stuff being missing. Better to have it there and the builder choosing not to use it than not include it and get vilified for it. I said to him about Airfix doing similar and stating what doesn't need to be included (Thinking of the Wellington here) and he seemed to take that on board.

Incidentally, their MiG-3s and Dragon Rapide look fantastic 

[Weaver]

Won a 1/35 scale Gun Truck model in my local model club's raffle that we had today during our club meeting.
But.........since I don't build WWII armor, it'll just sit on my shelf until next year when I donate it for the model club auction.
Pic below.

FYI, That's a Vietnam-era truck; used to escort the supply convoys along various routes.

I recall watching something a couple of years ago about a bunch of Vietnam Vets who built an homage to the truck they used to do the supply runs in. As I recall they were saying that all the trucks were completely unofficial, built from whatever weaponry they could beg, steal or borrow. Including Miniguns and so on.

It was incredibly depressing to see supply guys having to do all the same things 30+ years later in Iraq. Hillbilly armour, improvised weapon mounts, some even took direct inspiration from the Vietnam gun trucks their fathers drove. Reminded me of the cartoon showing a waste paper basket labelled, "LESSONS LEARNED"...

[Weaver]

Okay, back home from Sunday at Telford. Mostly it was supplies today, but I did get the following:

Cozmic Models 1/72nd Landram - Utility Version (flatbed) - thinking future British Antarctic Survey...
Cozmic Models 1/72nd 2 x moon buggies +10 x figures (the definitely-not-Space-1999-ones)
Blackbird Models1/72nd P-51 Cavalier Mustang conversion (not the turboprop, just the tip tanks and the fin tip)
2 x Fly 1/144th Daimler Benz Project F - be great scaleorama'd as missiles in 1/72nd 

EDIT: oops, there were in another bag:

1 x 1/72nd Freightdog 2 x SRAAM AAM pack - cheers Colin!
1 x Modecal 1/72nd Set 36B British Postwar 4,6,8 & 12" black numerals & titles - handy because it has one-piece ROYAL NAVY, ROYAL MARINES, ARMY, ROYAL AIR FORCE, AIR SUPPORT COMMAND, COMMAND, TRANSPORT, SIGNALS, MIDDLE EAST AND FAR EAST titles.