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Nice books Mike!!!! I have that same Sheperd Paine book... great solid stuff in there!

Well, yesterday after AMPS here, it was the monthly visit to Andy's where I picked up these items



The Egyptian and Syrian Sands will come in handy on some future projects, and one can never have enough Value Gear...

I think I have that Shep book as well.
The bearcat is a go! Paint and decals came in today. I'm doing yellow C103. Great color splash on an otherwise monochromatic scheme and the stars and bars don't have the red stripe which I found interesting.



And yes - that is blue (couldn't tell by the cap!)

Also got these today to backdate my 1/48 SH-3 SeaKing to "Old 66" Apollo recover bird. I have the decals already

Belcher bits sponsons and radome

Wow, what awesome acquisitions guys!

The First of June I got to go to the San Diego Model Expo and with the help of a friend, I got these excellent additions.

First, in the raffle, I won these tools:



I also got this mini display, perfect for my small scale:



After that, I picked up these three Grand Prizes:







These are the purchases I was able to get with leftover Easter money from friends and the help of another friend who came with me to the show:

First are these ancient "planes on a stick" that were first issued in the 1960's. There';s no interior or landing gear; they sit on a stand. These are both 1/72 scale as well:

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Next is this ancient Eidai 1/72 scale kit of the Cessna 172. I got this since my brother learned to fly in one of these:



Even though I already have one of these, I couldn't pass this up. I looked inside and there are two complete kits inside; and the seller had no idea and only charged me for one! Deal!



Another great score from the same guy:


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Finally, I saw this and just had to have it:




And that is all I got at the San Diego Model Expo. I'm so thrilled! Looks like I'll be busy for a few days.....

Great haul Mark! Some big scale stuff there. Funny I was just looking at that Tamiya airforce skyraider kit.
The DC9 and 727 look great. Always liked the rear-engine airliners. They'll look great next to your Concord.
Someone (ranger_chris?) posted an hour video of the show over on FSM - some really nice stuff there.
Maybe you'll spot yourself

Great stuff, Mark! The USS Cleveland Light Cruiser is something I’d grab for myself….. any WW2 era ships for that matter. A great grab indeed. Well done!!

Mark those are some great scores! I love the DC-9, 727, and USS Cleavland! You could do a D.B. Cooper diorama with the airliner That little display base is pretty nifty too! The other kits are all icing on the cake…

Very nice scores Mark! Love the 310!

I really wish GA aircraft got more love from the manufacturers.

Just preordered the Eduard Royal Class 1/72 P-51D Mustang dual combo. More then I would normally spend but I've procrastinated enough about others

Stuart wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2024 11:00 am Very nice scores Mark! Love the 310!

I really wish GA aircraft got more love from the manufacturers.