SMA What's New In Your Stash?!?

[Tommergun]

My birthday was last week...

So was mine, March 6! Didn't get any models this year though.

 

[BarleyBop]

So was mine

Belated Happy happys anyhow!

 

[stevethefish]

So was mine, March 6! Didn't get any models this year though.

Hey, happy birthday! My wife's b-day is March 4th, and mine is March 8th. We've got you surrounded.

 

[Jakko]

Tracks for Cuckoo, paint for that as well as the Archer I've been building too, plus more generic paint and figures. The ancient Panzer II is for a nostalgic group build on another forum, while the K2 Black Panther is one I've had my eye on for a number of years, so I finally gave in

 

[wjbrandel]

I've put that panzer 2 together. It is a great little model

 

[Jakko]

It's an ancient model that in no way is anywhere close to modern standards — which is exactly why I bought it,¹ and have already entirely put together this afternoon


¹ That, and because it cost all of €9.73, it being the cheapest old Tamiya tank kit I could find at the site where I bought it.

 

[blakeh1]

Arrived today from a suburb of Tokyo!
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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.

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Great set. wish they had one in 1/72

Looks like the white stripes/colors/markings are from the Zuikaku

As far as colors go, the Kaga aircraft from the same taskforce had a bit more colorful markings using red and yellow for the Zero A6M





Another scheme from the Soryu carrier is blue stripes






For the "Type 97" I was particularly fond of this scheme for the leader/"cag?" plane

It had these cool yellow stripe patterns on the tail fin with silver washed with green wing tips along with the normal red markings



number 3


similar to this bit the fin stripes are yellow



The number 1 from above has a cool red tail scheme

 

[blakeh1]

p.s. the reason I had all those on hand, was because relevant to the original topic of what's new in my stash...

it is this IJN 1/72 Akagi bridge



I have a Tamiya 1/72 Zero A62m that has markings for the Akagi craft, but need the other two planes types in 1/72


Would love if they a 1/72 US aircraft carrier tower as well.

Although I have been eyeing the 1/72 USS Missouri turrets

 

[TimM63]

Today's arrival. I heard some good things about the CAMs kits so thought I would give it a go.