Kampfgruppe144 BBS

Seems like it was here that I saw it discussed, but maybe not, so here's the thing. I hate etched metal. Just hate it. So naturally, this Armory Fencer kit has lots of it, and I thought I had seen where someone made aftermarket fuel tanks for the fencer, and golly, would I be...

Do any of the available weapon sets include Hellfire AGMs? The Arii/LS certainly dont. Couldnt see any in the Pit Road sets and the Takara Tomy sets are (a) rare as hens teeth and (b) way to expensive anyway.

I may have to resort to nicking them from a Revell Apache kit.

Plan...

I like Mark 1 models as a general principle. However, I just bought one of the now discontinued Spitfire sets (2 in 1 , in this case the European MkXIV Bubbletop. This comes with markings for two RAF Spitfires, an RAAF and a Belgian Air Force. But building straight from the box,...

When I got seriously back into modelling it was to add specific subjects to my growing diecast collection, the Trident, Vanguard, DC-4 being good examples. Airfix 1:144 kits were showing their age but could result in a reasonable model although the Minicraft kits I quickly...

Hello everybody,

I have recently won an auction for Platz' Sikorsky UH-60J Rescue WIngs (kit no. PF-3) - .

However, the complete kit turned out to contain only the plastic but not the instructions (no problem), the PE fret (not too bad, either), nor the decals.

I have checked...

I'm looking at air racers in 1/144. Both historic and those being raced today (although that will include classic aircraft). At present I can identify examples such as P-51D Mustang, Hawker Sea Fury etc which are frequently seen at such events. Then there is the Dora Wings kit...

No sign of mine regardless of the 13 January notification of shipping.... Most disconcerting.

Ian

Greetings!

I've seen a few references within these pages of buyng from AliExpress, and having never used them in the past (yet their reputation for dodginess precedes them), was wondering what your thoughts are dealing with them. Do you have sellers there that can be trusted?...

One of my gripes about some manufacturers' illustrations of their models is why they put in such a poor effort for what is an important part of the process of manufacturing and selling. It has certainly put me off buying models until I have learnt better.

A case in point is a...

Hey all- I just ordered my 1/144 S. Mk.2 Buccaneer kit, and it got me thinking- does anyone make the Sea Eagle or Sea Skua in 1/144? I don't recall ever seeing either.

I thought people might be interested to see images of these kits that rarely make the light of day.

More images on the links:

Fantastic Plastic Vickers Type C Giant Bomber 1:144

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Built Boeing C-97 AWI (AEW) 1:44 from Freigtdog conversion

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Did not know there were two types of Tamiya Extra Thin Cement .

Thought I was ordering this:

But I ordered this:

I missed the Quick-Setting .

I'm currently building the TripleNuts Supermarine Swift. Instructions are only Japanese(?), at any rate, I can't find any clear indication as to which colour the undersides should be painted. While the upper camo scheme is obviously dark green/dark sea gray, the underside...

I have just noticed that Matt Savage has apparently passed away Jan 17 - 10 days after his last post here. He went under the nom de plume of Arheddis_Vaarkenjaab

I just thought I'd have a look at his facebook page linked to his sig as he is a photographer. His partner has...

There are a couple Bf109 variants that Armory has kits for, and i was wondering what's the general quality level of their kits?

Other than the Anigrand resin kit is there an injection or vacform kit of the BV238? Or for that matter of the smaller BV 222 Wiking which I know is available from Anigrand as well.

Reason for my enquiry is I just watched the anime movie Lupin III The First which features what...

Now... maybe it wasn't on this forum, but someone had a thread about a couple of kinds of Russian rocket pods, and before, the only ones anyone could really name were that they came with the old DML Mi-28 Havoc, but.....

Now that guy at Mindustry is making these. I can't wait...

I've been searching around for some 144th scale weapons and have come across these two sites that appear to have some interesting stuff.

Mach 3 models:

Mindustry

Mach 3 looks like 3D printed stuff, where as Mindustry looks like cast resin,

Does anybody have any experience...

I just ran across this e-Bay sale... I know it should be posted under Stupid E-Bay prices ... But I couldn't help myself... Check out what the going price for TomyTech's MH-47G is listed as...

I have one in the stash I bought from HLJ at quite a bit of a lower lower price...

I am looking for some of Greggs .30 calibre machine guns. Hannants only stock the full models and I can't seem to access the Oz Mod site from the UK. Any thoughts?

David

I probably know the answer to this already but thought I would ask. I have seen a few items on Ebay where the seller is in mainland China as opposed to Hong Kong. The estimated delivery dates for an order placed today is given as Mid March to early June!. I placed an order for a...