My stash just grew again 2026

[Weaver]

Rejoined the Airfix Club for this year, so the controversial Flygvapnet 100 Viggen plus Tiger Moth Club Kit just dropped through my door.

For those who don't know, it's the old Airfix prototype Viggen moulding in the all-red-with-cartoon-ghosts "The Show Must Go On" scheme from 2000. That aircraft was most certainly not a prototype, and the differences are significant and difficult to fix. Most people's first thought was to use the decals on an accurate Viggen (Heller or Special Hobby, although you can buy the latter with those decals in the box for no extra money), and build the Airfix one as the unpainted prototype. However Airfix have made even that problematic by moulding the damned thing in bright red plastic...    

Just to make things "perfect", the Tiger Moth is moulded in bright yellow plastic to suit its red+yellow trainer scheme, with, oddly, black+white three-crowns roundels instead of blue+yellow ones. 

The first thing that occurs to me is to paint a Phantom red and use the decals on it. There should be enough room to use both the ghosts and the black+white roundels from the Tiger Moth on it. Another thing I note is that the Tiger Moth's tail is vertically banded red+yellow+blue, but because the red stretches forward along the fuselage, the tail decal is just yellow+blue, which is Ukrainian colours... Tiger Moth drone killer anyone?

If the Club Kit was the only reason to join, I'd honestly have skipped it this year. However their 2026 new releases are pretty good and I've got a ton of Flying Hours to spend, so I eventually went for it. I also used Hobby Rewards Points to buy the membership, so it only cost me about £17.50 in real money.

[chrisonord]

Had a look in the model shop yesterday and had a root around the second hand box, and grabbed some weapons sets, hasegawa set 1,2 and 4, and the italeri NATO weapons set, for 15 quid. They also had three different dragon Soviet weapons sets, and a couple of 48th scale hasegawa sets in too.

[Gondor]

Had a look in the model shop yesterday and had a root around the second hand box, and grabbed some weapons sets, hasegawa set 1,2 and 4, and the italeri NATO weapons set, for 15 quid. They also had three different dragon Soviet weapons sets, and a couple of 48th scale hasegawa sets in too.

The Dragon Soviet weapon sets are good.

[chrisonord]

Had a look in the model shop yesterday and had a root around the second hand box, and grabbed some weapons sets, hasegawa set 1,2 and 4, and the italeri NATO weapons set, for 15 quid. They also had three different dragon Soviet weapons sets, and a couple of 48th scale hasegawa sets in too.

The Dragon Soviet weapon sets are good.

They certainly are, I have a few of them already, I am going back today to look at them, for a friend of mine in Fife, and if complete I will buy them for him.

[The Wooksta!]

The rubber I'd ordered from eBay last week *finally* arrived - NO!! No! We're not using bloody Evri!! Bloody bloody bloody!! I hate them!!

Rant aside, means I can get those engine cowlings cloned and move on with various Fury projects.

[NARSES2]

The rubber I'd ordered from eBay last week *finally* arrived - NO!! No! We're not using bloody Evri!! Bloody bloody bloody!! I hate them!!

You and me both mate. I've had a few problems with them    Try to avoid them as much as possible even if it means paying extra postage

[Old Wombat]

1 x Airfix 1/48 Westland Lynx AH-7 Groundbreaking Helicopter (AX09101A) - my favourite version of the Lynx
1 x Legend Productions 1/35 M240 Swing Var.3 set [2pcs] (LF3D017) - GUNS!! 
1 x Trumpeter 1/35 UH-1Y Venom Helicopter (TR 05118) - who doesn't love a Huey? 
1 x Meng 1/35 Canadian Main Battle Tank Leopard C2 MEXAS w/Dozer Blade (MENG-TS041) - I blame GTX_Admin (Greg) & apophenia (Stephen) over on BTS for this one! (See link below)
1 x Trumpeter 1/35 ASLAV-25 Reconnaissance Vehicle (TR 00392) - I blame GTX_Admin (Greg) & apophenia (Stephen) over on BTS for this one! (LINK!)

These arrived at the Post Office on the 25th of Feb, two days after I ordered them (good work AustPost!), but I only got to collect them yesterday & to look at them today.

Everything in the package looks really good in the box!

[zenrat]

Had a look in the model shop yesterday and had a root around the second hand box, and grabbed some weapons sets, hasegawa set 1,2 and 4, and the italeri NATO weapons set, for 15 quid. They also had three different dragon Soviet weapons sets, and a couple of 48th scale hasegawa sets in too.

The Dragon Soviet weapon sets are good.

But hard to find.

[chrisonord]

Today I went back to get the three dragon Soviet weapons sets. All three are complete and one has some. Additional sprues from a kit included. I got all three for £25, my buddy in Scotland should be pleased with them.

[Gondor]

Today I went back to get the three dragon Soviet weapons sets. All three are complete and one has some. Additional sprues from a kit included. I got all three for £25, my buddy in Scotland should be pleased with them.

That's a good price.

[chrisonord]

Today I went back to get the three dragon Soviet weapons sets. All three are complete and one has some. Additional sprues from a kit included. I got all three for £25, my buddy in Scotland should be pleased with them.

That's a good price.

I thought so too, my friend is happy too.

[scautomoton]

Wait until you see how big the Frog box is...

Easy large enough for TWO Vigis at the same time. 

I have actually put the monogram box inside with the frog kit. Also, it has a price tag on the side stating 15/0d....

[Steel Penguin]

From the local club meeting
Monagram 1:48 swift boat,  green camo for the Rhine patrol,  not my normal cold war stuff but will go with my US Marines

[The Chaos]

New at my Stash.

[Old Wombat]

The Chaos seems to be intending to pounce on the RAAF at some point, judging from his last two posts.