SMA What's New In Your Stash?!?

[Calico Jack]

Sorry, I missed pasting the image.

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Well that certainly will be an interesting build!

 

[Edbert]

Well that certainly will be an interesting build!

I'm most afraid of the railings. Look back at the picture I added.

I mean if they can be made of hyper-thin PE in 1/350th scale, why are they wires in 1/144th?

 

[sapper23]

Excited for these, received today.

 

[Andy the Sheep]

Excited for these, received today.

If you need some pics of the BV 206 I took a lot of pics of the real thing.
I have been building that kit - it's one of those love and hate very long build - for more than 5 years, so if you need advice, please ask! Main issue: tracks. Probably I did something wrong but they look as if they are a few mm short. Interiors allow space for improvements but general fit is good.

 

[sapper23]

All nice to know. I have not checked the decals yet but I'm hoping for the US ones with kit. I want to make the US version of it

 

[Jakko]

Scalemates says there are only Spanish and Italian markings in the kit.

 

[sapper23]

Scalemates says there are only Spanish and Italian markings in the kit.

Hmm... See if I can source some. The US is actually in the process of switching over to the carb basically an updated version of the bv206.

 

[sapper23]

Catv not carb... Stupid autocorrect.

 

[TimM63]

Today's arrival

 

[TimM63]

This one floated in today. This should be a fun build.

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Another one of these showed up today. I now have two. Anyone wanna trade?

 

[Pantherman]

Another one of these showed up today. I now have two. Anyone wanna trade?

You could build both, fill the skirts with weight and use them as bookends. Looks like a cool kit. Pantherman

 

[Jakko]

This weekend, I'm at a large model show, so I bought this to build while I'm there:

 

[Calico Jack]

So guess what just arrived today?


It came packaged in a thicker shipping container and above is what I found inside. Opened one end and this is what has arrived...


And I can tell you this is a monster kit in 1/350 with a ton of parts and extras. This is the Deluxe version straight from the VeryFire factory. It came faster than expected. So I look forward to doing in kit review out of the box before I do a full build of it. I'm very excited about this one, but also a bit intimated...lol.

 

[Tommergun]

Picked up a couple cheap vintage kits on ebay last week. The Beagle has two full kits in the box, the MPC and the Airfix issues.

 

[Edbert]

Arrived today from a suburb of Tokyo!

I (personally) find it interesting that they are not listed as A6M2, B5N, or a D3A. I am starting to look for alternative paint and markings, but I think 1941 was a bit more uniform in that regard than later years.

 

[Bob T]

Picked this up this weekend...

 

[sapper23]

Picked this up this weekend...

 

[sapper23]

Mine lol...

 

[sapper23]

On another note .. bought this today 36 bucks... Could not pass that up!

 

[Jakko]

interesting that they are not listed as A6M2, B5N, or a D3A.

IIRC, both designations are correct. The official name of the B5N was, in Japanese, the 九七式艦上攻撃機, which translates as Type 97 Carrier Attack Aircraft; "B5N" was another Japanese Navy designation for the type. (And, incidentally, "Nakajima B5N" is double: B = carrier-based attack bomber, 5 = fifth aircraft type for this role from this manufacturer, N = designed/manufactured by Nakajima Aircraft Company.)