SMA What's New In Your Stash?!?

[Down Time]

It is, he didn't think much of anything the Soviets flew, absolutely did not want to go to the "meatgrinder" Western Front.

 

[TimM63]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_P-39_Airacobra

 

[Down Time]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_P-39_Airacobra

Cool, thanks!!!!

 

[TimM63]

I ordered this and it should arrive tomorrow. I'm thinking of an airfield diorama at some point.

 

[Down Time]

I ordered this and it should arrive tomorrow. I'm thinking of an airfield diorama at some point.

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[TimM63]

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That's the idea. That's really nice.
My diorama will be nothing compared to yours.

 

[Down Time]

That's the idea. That's really nice.
My diorama will be nothing compared to yours.

I appreciate that since when I did it I really didn't know what I was doing.

 

[BlackSheepTwoOneFour]

My stash of aircraft subject are dwindling down quite a bit since I've built 12 aircrafts to date thus far. Currently working on aircraft #13. I average building a total of 11 kits per year.
For some reason my mojo for building auto kits has been non-existent for 2024.

Thank God Syrcon 36 is coming up in mid-October. I'll be stocking up on more wingy things. LOL!

 

[Edbert]

For some reason my mojo for building auto kits has been non-existent for 2024.

I only speak for myself, but building 3 to 5 kits at a time helps me keep the passion/mojo going.

If I sense a fade of that desire, or more likely I start getting frustrated, I pack everything up carefully, and stow it in with the others. Then I pull out another WIP that seems interesting.

It can backfire, sometimes you pull one out to work on and then remember that frustrating bit that made you put it away. I try to say that gives you a fresh perspective to solve the issue.

 

[BlackSheepTwoOneFour]

You're a brave one working on 3 - 5 kits at the same time. That would be the ultimate mojo killer for me.

 

[Edbert]

You're a brave one working on 3 - 5 kits at the same time. That would be the ultimate mojo killer for me.

Maybe a little bit of perspective, and I did say it works for me but might not for everyone.

By "working on", that could include not-finished. Looking at recent items that need a little more before being declared done...

Unfinished
1/32 Corsair (need to finish the dash cover and gunsight, then add some mud/oil stain to the underside, attach antenna and wire)
1/48 Fishbed (need to finish decals, unmask canopy after clearcoat which is after decals, detail landing gear)
1/48 Spitfire (I found the antenna, so add it with wire and attach canopy)

Construction (these are what I meant about rotating around)
1/48 Lightning
1/48 Phantom-II
1/35 Bradley
1/35 M5A1 (way on the back burner, it made me angry once)
1/35 Merkava
1/24 MP4/4

On Deck (resisting the urge to add to the above category)
Three (!!!) 1/48 biplanes of Ernst Udet
1/48 F-19 Stealth

So I actually have 6 active builds, as in started gluing parts. On the Merkava, that is only a start on the two-part track links, the McLaren I've only primed some parts and assembled the engine block, the lightning and Phantom and Bradley are all in late stage assembly or paint.

 

[TimM63]

I couldn't resist.

 

[Pantherman]

I couldn't resist.

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Just thought you'd hop on down to the hobby store again......Pantherman

 

[Down Time]

Just thought you'd hop on down to the hobby store again......Pantherman

Like rabbits......

 

[Down Time]

Picked up another ambulance, we're moving and I'll have to leave the airfield behind. I pretty much made it a permanent fixture when I built it, so now I have an opportunity to make another one. I can pay more attention to details, and authenticity now that I've learned so much more since I started in '19.

 

[TimM63]

Picked up another ambulance, we're moving and I'll have to leave the airfield behind. I pretty much made it a permanent fixture when I built it, so now I have an opportunity to make another one. I can pay more attention to details, and authenticity now that I've learned so much more since I started in '19.

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It's sad you have to leave the diorama behind. It's a great airfield.

 

[Down Time]

It's sad you have to leave the diorama behind. It's a great airfield.

All the planes, vehicles, buildings are all coming with. I have the go ahead for a 4×8 slab of plywood to do the new airfield.

 

[Down Time]

I'll have room for "Old Bill"

 

[TimM63]

These showed up today. The Beechcraft Staggerwing is a rebuild. I did one a while ago and was not happy with it so it's a redo.
I got the El Camino for the Soap Box Derby Car. JK.
I've always loved the late '60s El Caminos.

 

[BlackSheepTwoOneFour]

Any Tempest Mk.V kit is on my wish list. I recently finished the Haker Typhoon Mk.1b "Teardrop Canopy" version. I still have the "Car Door" type in my stash. The Tempest and Typhoon look similar. There is a different shape Tempest in later years.