My stash just grew again 2025

[Weaver]

As long as I remember to use them on the appropriate sized figures... isn't it funny* how many differently-sized interpretations of '1/35 heads' there can be... 

(* I say 'Funny', when I really mean 'Annoying and Frustrating', of course...)

Wargames figure's manfacturers idea of 15mm/20mm/25mm could be a tad frustrating as well 

Yeah - Scale Creep is like that. 

Even if the height's right, the proportions are often cartoonish, with oversized heads, feet and hands and "balloon animal" guns. Put a Wargames figure next to a Modelling figure and the latter look positively anorexic.

I haven't bought Wargames figures for over 30 years, and mine were all either ancients or horse and musket eras, the proportions were fine, it was the difference in height which was the issue. You couldn't mix different manufacturers in the same unit and they even looked wrong with different manufacturers on the same table. The only "good" thing was that their were very few manufacturers.

True, when talking about historical wargames figures. I'm mostly referring to fantasy/sci-fi ones, although I have seen recent production "WWII" or "Cold War" figures that exhibit the cartoonish proportions. It looks like the fantasy trend has worked it's way back into the historical wargaming world and become the "new normal" to an extent.

[Gondor]

Received this morning from eBay

1 x 1/72 R.V.Aircraft 72036 MiG-21 LanceR-A. The kit is a bit basic so I may put the resin upgrade parts that make it a Rumanian LanceR-A onto another kit.

Gondor

[Gondor]

Delivered early this afternoon from the BIG yellow H

2 x 1/72 Eduard EDSS202 Lockheed Martin F-16J Fighting Falcon

2 x 1/72 Eduard EDSS235 General Dynamics F-16A Plus Fighting Falcon

2 x 1/72 Eduard EDSS244 General Dynamics F-16B Plus Fighting Falcon

2 x 1/72 CMK CMK7159 Lockheed Martin F-16C Conformal Fuel Tanks

1 x 1/72 Armory AR ACA7303 GBU-39 SDB on BRU-61/A rack

Gondor

[Gondor]

Picked up this afternoon on my way home.

1 x 1/72 Hasegawa C12 F-16N

Gondor

[Nick]

Went into Hannants yesterday after a club visit to the museum.

Academy 1/288 Space Shuttle and Boosters - for the Lunar GB

Big Planes Kits 1/72 Bayraktar TB2
These are the Turkish drones that Ukraine are using very well against the Russian invaders. You get two drones in the box. The main sprues are injection moulded and look a little simple but surface detail is there. With it are a pair of 3 blade props in a 3D printed cage and some etch brass.
Decal sheet has markings for Ukraine, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Poland.

[George the Cat]

From the Paint Rack Coventry.

1/72 Airfix Supermarine Swift FR5

[Mossie]

TB2

Painting it green???

I do like that machine, something about the shape.

[Gondor]

Received today from eBay

1 x 1/72 Black Cat Decals BC720034 Decalques Aviacao Aeronautica Militar Portuguesa Lockheed Martin F-16AM

From the BIG yellow H

1 x 1/72 Reskit RSU72-0281 Ejection Seats MB MK.10Q For Mirage 2000B, D, N

1 x 1/72 Reskit RS72-0374 Red Top Missiles

1 x 1/72 Master AM-72-060 BAC Lightning Pitot Tube

Gondor

EDIT: Received this evening

1 x 1/72 Hasegawa 00174 F-16D Brakeet 'IDF'. I was going quite cheaply and should be able to be converted into one of the later Two-seat variants quite easily.

[DogfighterZen]

Ordered a few things for some of my next planned builds and to reduce the wishlist a bit more...
From a private Japanese seller on Ebay:
1X Fujimi 1/72 A-7A "Blue Blazers"

From the Polish Super Hobby store:
Hobby Boss 1/72 SU-47 Berkut
    "        "        "  Eurocopter Tiger HAP
    "        "        "  Westland Lynx Mk. 90
Academy 1/72 F-15C ANG
Dream Model 1/72 AH-1Z Viper
Brengun 1/72 AN/ALE-39/47 US flares
Firma49 1/72 APH-6D flight helmet 3D printed set
Eduard 1/48 Mask set for the Hobby Boss A-7 kits
Kelik 1/48 3D cockpit decals for Hobby Boss A-7A kit

[The Chaos]

New at my stash.

[Charlie_c67]

Been a while since I lasted posted due to various things, but arrived this month....

1/72 Eduard MiG-21 bis twin pack
1/72 AML Siebel Si-202
2 x 1/72 Eduard S-199 (Early and Erla canopy)
1/72 Eduard Gustav part one twin pack

The latter two were on offer at Eduard so picked them up for a good price. Now, how would one look with a contra prop...?

Referring back to the explosive painting a few pages back, that just reminds me of the episode of Mr Bean where he used a Roman Candle to similar effect.

[Wardukw]

Just won a auction for a 1/24th Italeri 1-3623 VOLVO 760GLE .
This is going to be my version of one I saw in Sweden many years back 

[Old Wombat]

Just ordered from Hannant's - because I'm sick to death of waiting for them to come to somewhere near me;

1 x Airfix 1/35 Ferret Scout Car Mk.2 (AX1379)
1 x Airfix 1/35 Ferret Scout Car Mk.1 (AX1386)
1 x CMK 1/35 Ferret Scout Car Mk.2 Wheels (CMK3153)

The whole lot, including the two CMK wheel sets, cost £35 less from Hannant's than just the Ferrets would have from Airfix (inclusive of postage on both).

Still waiting for my 2 x pre-ordered Stollies to ship from Airfix, too.

[zenrat]

Just ordered from Hannant's - because I'm sick to death of waiting for them to come to somewhere near me;

1 x Airfix 1/35 Ferret Scout Car Mk.2 (AX1379)
1 x Airfix 1/35 Ferret Scout Car Mk.1 (AX1386)
1 x CMK 1/35 Ferret Scout Car Mk.2 Wheels (CMK3153)

The whole lot, including the two CMK wheel sets, cost £35 less from Hannant's than just the Ferrets would have from Airfix (inclusive of postage on both).

Still waiting for my 2 x pre-ordered Stollies to ship from Airfix, too.

I am sometimes tempted.  But the postage...
I am hoping to get a Stolly locally.
Eventually.


Today I received 1/35 Scale Workable Track Links Type 62 for M4 VVSS by Rye Field Model.  I have been advised that these should fit the M4 High Speed Tractor I recently acquired.

[NARSES2]

Just ordered from Hannant's - because I'm sick to death of waiting for them to come to somewhere near me;

1 x Airfix 1/35 Ferret Scout Car Mk.2 (AX1379)
1 x Airfix 1/35 Ferret Scout Car Mk.1 (AX1386)
1 x CMK 1/35 Ferret Scout Car Mk.2 Wheels (CMK3153)

The whole lot, including the two CMK wheel sets, cost £35 less from Hannant's than just the Ferrets would have from Airfix (inclusive of postage on both).

Still waiting for my 2 x pre-ordered Stollies to ship from Airfix, too.

Here in the UK the 2 Ferrets would cost £50 the pair from the Big H, so I assume Airfix don't do a tax free price ?

The Stollies are marked up as "Future releases" on the Airfix and Big H sites.