Mark Deliduka 378 Posted November 12, 2020 Report Share Posted November 12, 2020 This is something I pre-ordered way back when I actually had some money. That was about eight months ago and it finally came in. This is the academy 1/600 scale USS Enterprise. I originally ordered it hoping it had the beehive tower, but this is the later refit. No big deal; I'm still gonna enjoy building this: I got this from Hobbylink Japan. Once I requested it to be shipped; it took a total of three days to get to my door. Fantastic service! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Deliduka 378 Posted November 20, 2020 Report Share Posted November 20, 2020 While I was at our latest mini-Hobby Day, the guy who owns the tire store next door to our Hall came by. He gave me this kit, free of charge: The price was right! Even though I already built one; I'm still going to do this one too. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
philp 16 Posted November 21, 2020 Report Share Posted November 21, 2020 I had one of those in my teens. If I found another I would do it without the message board or replace it with an LED option. Link to post Share on other sites
Rusty White 92 Posted November 21, 2020 Report Share Posted November 21, 2020 Has anyone ever determined exactly what the scale was of this kit? Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Deliduka 378 Posted November 21, 2020 Report Share Posted November 21, 2020 Phil, thanks! That might be an idea here. Rusty, I haven't found out yet. I would love to know myself. Link to post Share on other sites
Dick Montgomery 132 Posted November 22, 2020 Report Share Posted November 22, 2020 The Goodyear blimp, in its current configuration is 192 feet in length. Measure the length of the model and, as my 7th grade teacher said, "do the math". Link to post Share on other sites
philp 16 Posted November 22, 2020 Report Share Posted November 22, 2020 This one would be the GZ-20 which were first launched in 1968 (according to Wiki). They were 192' 6" long. Old Model Kits lists it as 1/169th. Doing the math, as Dick said, puts it about 1/171st so close to N scale but slightly smaller. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Stikpusher 101 Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 FedEx brought this in today. I’ve been wanting this kit for awhile and found one for a good price on eBay... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Deliduka 378 Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 Sweet! That is gonna look awesome on your workbench! Link to post Share on other sites
Stikpusher 101 Posted December 6, 2020 Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 Yeah, this will be a cool project somewhere down the road. I’m gonna paint and mark it up from my first line unit. Should look good in Spring Temperate MERDC. Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Deliduka 378 Posted December 14, 2020 Report Share Posted December 14, 2020 These are some recent gifts from a fellow modeler on another Forums. He sent them to me because he knew he would never build them, despite having them for many years. First is the old Hasegawa Japanese Fuel Truck: Next is the tiny 1/72 scale Harley sitting in front of the 1/35th scale Harley box: He sent that to me just in case I might want to try something in a larger scale. LOL! Since I'm building a 1/35th scale Patton, I'll build this too and try making a small vignette containing the two models. That's all I got for now. Link to post Share on other sites
Stikpusher 101 Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 That’s a couple of cool scores there Mark! I love that Isuzu fuel truck! Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Deliduka 378 Posted December 16, 2020 Report Share Posted December 16, 2020 Thanks Carlos! That is the second Isuzu truck I've gotten. I'm not sure how I'll make it different from the previous one, but I'm sure the difference will be obvious. The previous one was built some forty-odd years ago. Link to post Share on other sites
Stikpusher 101 Posted January 12 Report Share Posted January 12 The postman brought this today. Got it off eBay for cheap. I’m planning on using him with my current M47 build. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Deliduka 378 Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 Okay, here is what i was able to pick up during my vacation to Florida. Some of this is stuff I got from my sister but most is what I got for myself. Then I also got something from my nephew that I'd been waiting for since August... Okay, here is what my sister got me: The clamps are actually small models you assemble and then can use... I like it! These are my scores that I got at John's Models in Pensacola. He is now the only hobby shop left in Northwest Florida since Bobe's Hobbies closed down. I was able to get these from John's: This next set of items is a set of wheels for a British Matador truck in 1/72 scale. It is a 3-D print that was done by a guy on Missing Lynx and has offered the first seven ones for free to anyone who asked. I have a Matador that is missing a wheel so when he offered a set I requested it. This finally came in and he even threw in a set of British refueling cans: Finally the thing I'd been waiting for. One of my nephews is a Reaper Drone pilot who spent a year or so flying combat missions from the Horn of Africa. On one mission, he had an American flag loaded onto his Reaper and flew it on a mission. I now have a flag that is certified as having flown during a mission. That was in August and I was able to pick it up on my trip in December: That's all I got for this year at Christmas. I got quite a bit to keep me going for awhile anyway. The Q-Ship and AH-56 I got for a Group Build on another Forums that is themed "Kits released before 1972". Or Ancient Kits as I like to call it. Stay tuned, there's more to see later. Right now I have to go open a new Maddog Manufacturing Thread for 2021.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
philp 16 Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 (edited) YI have a few so far this year. First off a trade to acquire 2 car kits that were lost in one of our moves when I was a teen. The Revell rerelease of the Monogram Mongoose and Snake Funny Cars. Next was a preorder that finally came in at CultTVman, the Dragon 72nd scale Saturn V. As a bonus he threw in a 1/2500th USS Enterprise which will probably be my first build as it should take about 5 minutes. And today I stopped in at MRS Hobbies and picked up a couple more 72nd scale kits. The Bandai Perfect Grade Millennium Falcon and a Dragon Sd.Kfz 232. Think that might be enough for January. Edited January 19 by philp 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Deliduka 378 Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 Beautiful scores Phil! I also have a 1/72 scale Millennium Falcon, but not the prefect grade. I also have the same Snake and Mongoose kit as well. Mine was signed by Tom McKewen too. You'e going to enjoy that Saturn V too. I sure did! I'm looking forward to seeing these started. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Stikpusher 101 Posted February 6 Report Share Posted February 6 Well lots of talk of Hurricanes, Typhoons, Tempests, etc. on another site where I'm active got me wondering how I could make my second Monogram Hawker Typhoon different from my last build, aside from armament (bomb racks or rocket rails) or backdating the kit into a car door type, and I remembered that for half of their wartime service career, they had a three bladed propellor, while the kit comes with the later four bladed type. So a bit of searching on eBay later, and I came up with this old KMC conversion set, which also included exhausts. And then I think somebody tossed a set of wheels in there as well, because those are not shown to be included in the set, but came in mine. I’m not complaining. Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Deliduka 378 Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 Nice one Carlos! Way to go! Link to post Share on other sites
Stikpusher 101 Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 Thanks Mark. Between this set, and the Eduard PE set that I have for the kit, it will be a nice Tiffie when I do build it. Link to post Share on other sites
Stikpusher 101 Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 I picked up this nice pair of tankers from Verlinden. What I really like about them is that they are not wearing leggings so they can work fine to be paired with Korean War or early Cold War tanks. Not sure what I’ll do with them yet. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Stikpusher 101 Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 Well the postman brought this a few hours ago. Thank you to the gentleman from another site who found this at a local shop for a great price and offered to pick it up and send it to me! I love the “painting guide for lozenge pattern camouflage” labeling... on such a large subject that’s gonna drive me crazy! But then again, I used to parachute out of perfectly good airplanes in the middle of the night, so I have screw loose upstairs somewhere... 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Roktman 157 Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 Finally picked up a few kits for the to do list. First is from the movie Prometheus. I guess many people either love it or hate it. I think the ship was pretty cool! Then in my unending quest for the strange an unusual, SAMI helped me out 2X more with news of these kits. So I quickly hit eBay and grabbed them up. 🙂 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Deliduka 378 Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 Wow Kevin! Nice scores! I saw on another Forums someone was scratchbuilding the Prometheus in 1/48 scale... with movable engines! That second one is most interesting; I guess that's one way to eliminate the sight of engines for the passengers looking out. That third one looks like a flying Edsel! I wonder if they every actually built that, much less flew it. Love it Kevin, I am looking forward to seeing some of these in progress. Link to post Share on other sites
Roktman 157 Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 On 2/22/2021 at 2:34 PM, Mark Deliduka said: Wow Kevin! Nice scores! I saw on another Forums someone was scratchbuilding the Prometheus in 1/48 scale... with movable engines! That second one is most interesting; I guess that's one way to eliminate the sight of engines for the passengers looking out. That third one looks like a flying Edsel! I wonder if they every actually built that, much less flew it. Love it Kevin, I am looking forward to seeing some of these in progress. Thanks, Duke! Yep, I'm really looking fwd to the flying Edsel. Story behind it it a scientist was working on anti-graity in the mid 1920s. The Soviets got their hand on the device and supposedly they were able to make the 16,000kg vehicle only 8kg. Stick a large engine on it and it's able to fly with those tiny wings... Nice story. LOL Hope the build is as nice. 😉 Link to post Share on other sites
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