After some time off due to sickness and then offline due to change of ISP I am finally back online … and I have some good stuff comming up. I got a Glencoe “US Navy Seal” Kit in 1/8th scale which I started, a resin “All Terrain Scout Transport (AT-ST)” and some progress on the Schwimmwagen … I will start with posting images of the Schwimmwagen next.
cheers for now
Klaus
On E-Bay I got this kit some time ago for about a third of it’s original price, completely unused. So I started building it.
The Schwimmwagen Type 128 was Ferdinand Porsche’s development based on the Type 82 “Kübelwagen”. It featured all wheel drive, a complete hull (!), a retractable propeller and was able to do 10km/h on water. Notable is, that the cars, although able to swim where rarely used in the water but where mainly used as ATVs.
For the Porsche 908 Resin Kit I bought some parts quite a while ago. The only decal set I found was sold via “Jens Scale Racing” and was made by BvH. The Sheet is for the Gulf coloured 908/3 which was raced by the Werksteam in 1970. There are decals for two cars, the Targa Florio and the 1000km Nürburgring. I will try to make it the Targa Florio Version, which I also have in 1/32 by Fly (upgraded with Slot.it parts).
Together with the decal sheet I also got me some Colour, the Werksfarbe “Gulf Blau” (Gulf blue), and a technic kit for building a car compliant to the DSC rules. These kits are good value for money and you get everything you need to build a chassis ready to compete (remember, I have 2 of them).
Porsche 908/3 Gulf Decals
Technik Kit by Jens Scale racing
Together with the Focke Wulf I found this P-51B Mustang, also in 1:72 scale by Revell. Like the FW 190 this kit was completly sealed in box and didn’t cost much. Having had a look at the parts it seems to me that the forms weren’t as much used when this kit was produced as the Focke Wulf, since I didn’t spot as much flush like on the FW kit.
Original box art
the sealed parts bag
OK, here it is … I bought a tank kit during the car boot sales. I just couldn’t pass by a kit for 0,50€ … could you? The Kit is sold by Matchbox in 1:72 scale. The actual manufacturer of this kit is Revell.
Original box art
1 of 3 Parts Sprues
It’s been a while since I have bought this Revell Kit of a 1/72 scale Focke Wulf Fw 190. It also has been a while that I built one … it was in my early teens.
This kit I bought again during one of our frequent visits to local car boot sales and, like usually, I didn’t pay much for it. Everything is completely packed and the parts are still sealed. The kit can be built to either represent a A-8 stationed in bad Aibling (south Germany) in 1945 or a A-8/R-11 stationed in Werneuchen (east Germany, around Berlin) in 1944. A profile of the 1944 A-8/R-11 from Werneuchen can be found here.
Original box art
Sealed bag with parts
One of today’s new arrivals is this Revell 1:72 scale model of the MBB BK 117 Helicopter dubbed “Space Ship” due to it’s striking colour scheme. As you can see the box is a bit “battered”, but I got it including a tube of glue for merely a single €.
Revell 1:72 Scale MBB BK 117 "Space Ship"
The Decalsheet
I wrote about this kit already when I was telling you about the foiling. A couple of weeks ago (yeah, told you, I was lazy!) it arrived and I am quite pleased with it. There will be a bit more work attached to this model, but I think it will be within acceptable reach.
Royal Naboo Cruiser Box Art
Royal Naboo Cruiser Parts
Quite some time now I have this vintage Revell slot car sitting in between my stuff. A 1:32 scale Corvette StingRay from the 60s. I have never tried it, but it does look good enough, with most required to make it a running car. On the images you can see, that there are a couple of body work parts missing, mainly chrome parts. I actually went a step further and got myself two replacement bodies from the states.
Revell Corvette Stingray 1
Revell Corvette Stingray 2