Mark Deliduka Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 That's an idea. I might just build it anyway for fun. use it like a 'pallet cleanser' so to speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Deliduka Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 Well, here's my scores I got at Orangecon.First off was a bunch of tools and accessories. The black case is supposed to hold sanding paper of various grits, but I may use it for holding sanding sticks too. I got it free for filling out a Tamiya questionnaire. Then there is the photo-etch kit of a maintenance stand I got for a couple bucks, along with some resin pup tents. The final thing that you can't see is a Tamiya weathering powder kit that I got in the raffle. They're all here:Next up is an old kit of Auroras Boeing 737 in 1/72 scale. I'd been trying to get this for awhile, and I finally succeeded. Now to get some decals for this bird since the kit ones are pretty well shot:I haven't forgotten my armor collection; I picked this one up as well. It is Revell of Germany's Boxer vehicle:Next I was able to get the Dragon USS New York in 1/700 scale for about $20.00 from my friend Sean:Finally, I got all these so I could finish my two Russian Armored Trains. These are models I'd ordered some time ago. My friend Dave was holding them until I got paid and then could pay him. These are the basic flatbeds first:Followed by two cars with AA gun towers on them and two others carrying a truck, a gun and a tank:Now I can really finish those Russian trains right!Okay, that's all I have for today, so stay tuned. I'm hoping to start on a few of those flatbed cars tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghodges Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 Duke, ya need to convert that 1/72 737 into a P-8! GIL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmorrissette Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 Bought this beauty at the nationals. Time I spent money on the trip and 4 days of modeling bliss I only came home with this. Couldn't resist the temtation though. Walked by the Zoukei-Mura table for 2 days and on the 3rd day I gave in to the temptaton. :) IMG_1137.JPG I'm sorry to tell you this...that kits a mess. Pantographed from the 1/32 kit, which was even worse. I got it half built and threw it back into the box. I wish you the best of luck with it.http://imodeler.com/2014/10/imodeler-review-zoukie-mura-148-focke-wulf-ta-152h-1/ James: So this is what's wrong with the kit based on you're review: • Fuselage/empennage plug assembly, troublesome on the 1/32 version, still present. • Flying surfaces molded in place. • One pilot seat without molded-on seat harness. • Ejection-pin marks in some inopportune locations. • Heavy sprue gates on many delicate parts. The only two that seem difficult is the heavy sprue gates and ejections pin marks at last to me. I had no problem joining the 1/32 kit tail, I don't like separately molded flying surfaces and I like aftermarket seat belts. Of course all of these are personal opinions. Just curious if there is anything else? Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Deliduka Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 Duke, ya need to convert that 1/72 737 into a P-8! GIL Thanks Gil! Maybe if I get another one, I'll give it a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewahl Posted October 7, 2015 Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 Hi, Mark, I remember building the 1/72 PSA Boeing 737-100 for a friend back in the 1970s. Trying to convert this kit to a P-8 is, well, impossible without jacking up everything above the display base and replacing with scratchbuilt parts. I suppose it would be called a "conversion" because of the family tree of the 737 from this base kit. Scratchbuilding simply gets you to the conversion. Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Deliduka Posted October 7, 2015 Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 Thanks for the warning Ed! I intend on just building this as a regular airliner once I decide what decals to get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gromit801 Posted October 8, 2015 Report Share Posted October 8, 2015 Duke, ya need to convert that 1/72 737 into a P-8! GIL Chances are Hasegawa will release one as soon as the JADF fly them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Deliduka Posted October 8, 2015 Report Share Posted October 8, 2015 Duke, ya need to convert that 1/72 737 into a P-8! GIL Chances are Hasegawa will release one as soon as the JADF fly them. So true! But the Hasegawa one will most likely be released in 1/144 scale though! Still won't have one in 1/72. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewahl Posted October 8, 2015 Report Share Posted October 8, 2015 A 1/72 Boeing 737 is a rare bird indeed. Aurora pioneered the kit, so maybe someone still has the molds in their stock. Anyway, I went through my stock of airliner decals looking for anything Mark can use. Sorry, no got. The 1/72 KMC kit of the Boeing 727 is as close as one can get, but the airline markings were probably too recent and never worn on a 737-100. Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Deliduka Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 Thanks for the effort Ed. I appreciate it. I might just start this and get it built until the decal stage and then set it aside to wait for the right decal set. It is an intriguing model! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewahl Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 Hi, Mark, Paint the whole thing flat black and call it an aircraft recognition model. Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gromit801 Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 (edited) Duke, ya need to convert that 1/72 737 into a P-8! GIL Chances are Hasegawa will release one as soon as the JADF fly them. So true! But the Hasegawa one will most likely be released in 1/144 scale though! Still won't have one in 1/72. Well I don't know. Comparably speaking, it's not too much bigger than a P3, and smaller than a B-47. Edited October 10, 2015 by Gromit801 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Deliduka Posted October 12, 2015 Report Share Posted October 12, 2015 True Gromit, but since it isn't a military aircraft, it won't particularly be kitted in 1/72 scale. If they make a "military" version, we might see it in 1/72 scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gromit801 Posted October 14, 2015 Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 Well that's what we were discussing, a P8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Deliduka Posted October 14, 2015 Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 Yeah we were. Still, I'm not confident but someday we just might see one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Deliduka Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 I got a couple things at my IPMS meeting this past Friday. Two were gifts, one was a purchase.This is my purchase. I got it for $5.00:This was the first of my gifts; I got it from the guy I bought the cutting mat from. It's a DVD set of the First Gulf War:I'm looking forward to watching that!Last was a gift from my good friend Joe St. Pierre. He was an F-4U pilot in WWII with four confirmed kills. He's not an armor builder, but when he got this he thought of me. He even signed it in the back:Now if someone would just come out with these in 1/72 scale injection kit I'd be able too use this to really trick them out!That's all I got for now. Time to go break in the cutting mat.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmertes Posted October 20, 2015 Report Share Posted October 20, 2015 Won an Eduard Mig-21 PFM at the Nationals here in Columbus. Have since purchased: Eduard Detail Set Eduard Seat Eduard Exhaust Eduard Ordnance Set Eduard Wheels G Factor Landing Gear Master Model Pitot Tube I spent more on goodies than the kit would have cost. But, it's my 1st major attempt at resin & photoetch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Deliduka Posted October 20, 2015 Report Share Posted October 20, 2015 Well done Nick! Have fun with all that. Take your time and savor every moment of building a masterpiece! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonL Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Righteousness here: http://bigplaneskits.com/shop/ and here: http://www.welshmodels.co.uk/MT72.html http://www.welshmodels.co.uk/CLS72.html You can thank me later - but your wallet won't! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Deliduka Posted October 24, 2015 Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 Nice Bob! But are they resin? I think I'll wait for plastic myself. The cost will be lower, for one; and I won't stab myself so many times for another. Thanks for the great links Bob, That gives one hope! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShutterAce Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 ICM goodness in a Revell box. :m1helmet: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spruemeister Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 I like it, Jim! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elarson Posted November 8, 2015 Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 Pass the syrup please. Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGronovius Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 Picked up a couple of kits, one a clearance aisle find at Walmart for $4. The Revell snap tite F-22 Raptor. It says 1:100, wish it was a more standard scale so I could repaint and decal it myself. The next kit is from the new Star Wars movie. It is the new First Order TIE fighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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