My stash just grew again 2026

[The Wooksta!]

Didn't get much at the show, apart from:

Bag Special Hobby Mosquito spares, courtesy of Chris.
1 bag of various Xtracolour paints from me mate Bob.  He'd stopped using them and switched to others.

Then I actually spent some of my dwindling stash of Great British Pennies and bought:
PM Sea Fury, as I want to fuselage for a shortcut P.1030 using a Matchbox Tempest wing.  I know for a fact that the two fit.
An IBG Essentials range Spitfire mk Vb early.  Basically, the same as the standard kit, but no decals, distructions or 3d printed bits.  I think I can cope.  At £12, it's half price compared to the normal boxing.  I object strongly to paying more than 20 notes for a 72nd Spitfire in injection.

Plus some wide Tamiya tape and a bottle of Plasticweld.  I *think* I have enough filler to last me until Telford.

[Weaver]

From Hobbycraft (because I had a voucher) in Altrincham (because the Stockport branch was out of stock):

Academy 1/72nd A-10A
Tin of Wepro Matt Tango Red spray paint - I think this stuff is the equivalent of Montana spray paint, but we'll see.

[zenrat]

From the Swamp and Smell at Model Expo.

A bagged 1/72 Lindberg Hs-129B.  Very crude and simple but it was $5 so i'll forgive it.  Whiff fodder.
A bagged 1/25 Monogram Ford Mustang GT.  This is missing the body and front suspension and the rear axle has half of it missing.  But everything else is there meaning a complete engine, wheels and tyres, and a convertible interior suitable for transplanting.  Worth what I paid for it.
A bag of 1/35 figures for $1.  I think they are the crew from the original mould (1972 IIRC) Tamiya 88mm Flak 36/37 kit.  They'll come in handy.
Tamiya 88mm Flak 36:37 crew. by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr
A bagged 1/35 Trumpeter Sd.Kfz 7 half track with 20mm Flakvierling.  Judging by the state of the destructions the box met its end in a flood.  It has individual track links made up of four tiny parts per link.  But again it was cheap.  Whiff fodder.
1/72 Matchox Dornier Do-18.  I had one of these as a kid.  It survived quite a while and took part in a lot of toy soldier battles.  I had never seen another example until Monday.  Vendor was trying to sell Matchbox and carded Airfix kits at collector prices at a swap meet.  This will become an amphibian and might get push/pull turboprops.
20260608_181244 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr
1/72 Hasegawa Kawasaki Ki 48-I.  One for the "Box Art & Font" (as I call them) collection.  Not one i've seen before.
[img width=640)]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55324456854_057bb4cb4a_3k.jpg[/img]20260608_181013 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr
And a kit I was actively looking for.  1/25 Revell Ford Thames Gasser.  This is moulded in dark metallic green.  Mmmmmm.  Looking forwards to building this one.  But I need to come up with a colourful paint scheme.
20260608_180915 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

[Weaver]

1/72 Hasegawa Kawasaki Ki 48-I.  One for the "Box Art & Font" (as I call them) collection.  Not one i've seen before.
[img width=640)]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55324456854_057bb4cb4a_3k.jpg[/img]20260608_181013 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

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20260608_181013 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr