My stash just grew again 2025

[Wardukw]

From the Big H

Special Hobby 1/72 Fw 187A-0.

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This is the "Vintage Treasure Edition". The moulds have been cleaned up, Quite a few 3D parts have been added and the instructions have been re-done. Looks good.

Thinking in terms of possibly making an anti-tank version of it armed with a 50mm at gun ? Maybe a single seater ?

50mm ?? ..not sure that would even get off the ground Chris..the HS-129 had much more powerful engines and even that wasn't happy .
The 50mm weighted over half a ton with a 2700mm barrel length 😳.
Now a 37mm would work with tungsten steel cored rounds ..the gun weights less than 300kgs complete .
I do like the single seat idea too..like a German Hornet 

Not really:

Fw 187 A-0:
Engines: 2 × Junkers Jumo 210Ga V-12 producing 671hp each
Airframe weights:  Empty: 7,937lb, gross: 11,023lb

Hs 129 B-2:
Engines: 2 × Gnome-Rhône 14M-4/-5 radials producing 691hp each
Airframe weights:  Empty: 8,863lb, gross: 11,574lb

So the Hs 129 only had 40hp more than the Fw-187, for over 900lb more empty weight. The Hs 129 was always considered underpowered. In an ideal world it would have had 1500hp BMW 801s (there were plans), but the war situation meant they had to use the captured French engines as an expedient.

Yep that's true of course but when you take in the size of the 50mm gun ..it's really bad aerodynamics and you've got problems..the 1500hp Bemmer engines tho would have made it an entirely different ball game for the 187 for sure .
Now you can see what we just did Harold mate ?  ..we're gonna make Chris think about changing the 187's engines   

The first prototypes were single seaters.

Tho I haven't looked I'll bet there'll be none of those in 48th scale cause I want one and id be very tempted to stuff Me-109E engines on it 🙃

[Weaver]

From the Big H

Special Hobby 1/72 Fw 187A-0.

You cannot view this attachment.

This is the "Vintage Treasure Edition". The moulds have been cleaned up, Quite a few 3D parts have been added and the instructions have been re-done. Looks good.

Thinking in terms of possibly making an anti-tank version of it armed with a 50mm at gun ? Maybe a single seater ?

50mm ?? ..not sure that would even get off the ground Chris..the HS-129 had much more powerful engines and even that wasn't happy .
The 50mm weighted over half a ton with a 2700mm barrel length 😳.
Now a 37mm would work with tungsten steel cored rounds ..the gun weights less than 300kgs complete .
I do like the single seat idea too..like a German Hornet 

Not really:

Fw 187 A-0:
Engines: 2 × Junkers Jumo 210Ga V-12 producing 671hp each
Airframe weights:  Empty: 7,937lb, gross: 11,023lb

Hs 129 B-2:
Engines: 2 × Gnome-Rhône 14M-4/-5 radials producing 691hp each
Airframe weights:  Empty: 8,863lb, gross: 11,574lb

So the Hs 129 only had 40hp more than the Fw-187, for over 900lb more empty weight. The Hs 129 was always considered underpowered. In an ideal world it would have had 1500hp BMW 801s (there were plans), but the war situation meant they had to use the captured French engines as an expedient.

Yep that's true of course but when you take in the size of the 50mm gun ..it's really bad aerodynamics and you've got problems..the 1500hp Bemmer engines tho would have made it an entirely different ball game for the 187 for sure .
Now you can see what we just did Harold mate ?  ..we're gonna make Chris think about changing the 187's engines   

He'll be needing a Bf 110 to chop up for it's Db 601s....  

[DogfighterZen]

Delivered today...

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

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[Wardukw]

From the Big H

Special Hobby 1/72 Fw 187A-0.

You cannot view this attachment.

This is the "Vintage Treasure Edition". The moulds have been cleaned up, Quite a few 3D parts have been added and the instructions have been re-done. Looks good.

Thinking in terms of possibly making an anti-tank version of it armed with a 50mm at gun ? Maybe a single seater ?

50mm ?? ..not sure that would even get off the ground Chris..the HS-129 had much more powerful engines and even that wasn't happy .
The 50mm weighted over half a ton with a 2700mm barrel length 😳.
Now a 37mm would work with tungsten steel cored rounds ..the gun weights less than 300kgs complete .
I do like the single seat idea too..like a German Hornet 

Not really:

Fw 187 A-0:
Engines: 2 × Junkers Jumo 210Ga V-12 producing 671hp each
Airframe weights:  Empty: 7,937lb, gross: 11,023lb

Hs 129 B-2:
Engines: 2 × Gnome-Rhône 14M-4/-5 radials producing 691hp each
Airframe weights:  Empty: 8,863lb, gross: 11,574lb

So the Hs 129 only had 40hp more than the Fw-187, for over 900lb more empty weight. The Hs 129 was always considered underpowered. In an ideal world it would have had 1500hp BMW 801s (there were plans), but the war situation meant they had to use the captured French engines as an expedient.

Yep that's true of course but when you take in the size of the 50mm gun ..it's really bad aerodynamics and you've got problems..the 1500hp Bemmer engines tho would have made it an entirely different ball game for the 187 for sure .
Now you can see what we just did Harold mate ?  ..we're gonna make Chris think about changing the 187's engines   

He'll be needing a Bf 110 to chop up for it's Db 601s....  

Hahahaha ,,yep ,,evil thoughts do have a way of making our hobby more expensive/annoying    
Especially from blokes like us   

[Old Wombat]

Received today;

From BNA Models:

3 x ITA* 1/35 British WW2 Number 11 Radios (ITA335018)
3 x ITA* 1/35 British WW2 Number 19 Radios (ITA335017)
3 x ITA* 1/35 British Cold War Clansman Radios (ITA335025)

From Hannants:

1 x Airfix 1/35 Ferret Scout Car Mk.1 (A1386)
1 x Airfix 1/35 Ferret Scout Car Mk.2 (A1379)
2 x CMK 1/35 Ferret Scout Car Mk.2 Wheels (3153)


[*: ITA = Inside The Armour]

[Thorvic]

From scautomoton, 1/700 P139B and Naval AFVG for my CVA-01 build. These are lovely aircraft and look the part on CVA-01, but could equally be used on Ark Royal, Eagle, Hermes in the mid 70s, they could also be used on the French carriers to replace the Crusaders. They might als be used on the US angled deck essex, as two were offered to the RN to replace Ark & Eagle when CVA-01 was cancelled, the type was also the prefeered option for the Melbourne replacement in the RAN in the 65 period, rather than the refit for Skyhawk & Tracker.

Also in in 1/700 from China through eBay i have picked up a 3d printed HMS Peacock, Hong Kong guardships some of which ended up with the Irish Navy.