Latest Acquisitions - pt.3

[tempestjohnny]

AFV Club does a set of 1/48 US aircraft ordnance? Nice! Can you post a frontal box view of that please Mike? Nobody has made those high drag M117s in 1/48 before... looks like that they also have the Mk.82 "ballutes" too! long overlooked pieces of ordnance.

Just looked this up. Sprue Bros has this set

[Medicman71]

A couple more additions. Wanted to try using Mr Finishing Surfacer to prime kits. Also needed a new pair of clippers.

[tempestjohnny]

I recently bought the same clippers. So far I like them alot. Very clean cut

[Medicman71]

Cool! Good to know.

[BlackSheep214]

Mail call from Scalehobbyist and Squadron:

Canopy masks for the Rufe and Wildcat. Rufe mask came from Squadron.





Paint & thinner. Mr. Color thinner should solve my airbrushing issue using Mr. Color paint in my stash.

[keavdog]

I've had great success with Mr Color and their leveling thinner. I mix 50/50 and it sprays great.

[keavdog]

Ordered these fire chopper decals for my ch-54. Appreciate the hand signed note from the vendor and will look around their site!

https://helicopter-decals.de

[Medicman71]

That's cool! I just found decals for San Antonio Airlife!!! I need to find that helo!!

[Stuart]

The Hind can do more than rescue a downed aircrew, it can carry an 8 man squad as well as a weapons load. It’s a pretty bad ass machine… even after all of these years.

It's taken me ages to find these - hence the late reply

You're right Carlos - ask me how I know...





My old Local museum had a Hind-D that was purchased by BAE for some planned avionics upgrades that I don't think happened. I think it was an old Polish aircraft. I said to them often that they should re-paint it in proper markings and re-fit the rotors. (I'd also like to say that I'm a good few stone lighter now.)

[keavdog]

That's cool! I just found decals for San Antonio Airlife!!! I need to find that helo!!

Revell does a 1/72 and 1/32 EC145
Don't know of a Bell 430 kit - would be nice though.