Various Eduard machine guns. You can never have too many machine guns when modelling WWI aviation.
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Selection of AM for WWII stuff. Pair of Merlins for Tamiya's Mossie is a bit of an indulgence, but in my defence they cost less than £40 for the pair, and they truly are kits in themselves, with 120 parts & PE included. Great dio possibilities. The Stuka cockpit was also a bargain, and contains a hell of a lot.
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Here we have some more gun barrels, Brengun's Roden Siemens-Schuckert PE set, as well as 2 packs of turnbuckles to try. Look a little flat, but we'll see. CMK's Spitfire Mk II detail set for the Revell kit, should make a big difference. And then Rosie the Riveter tools, in single & double, at 1mm and 0.75mm. Can't wait to try them out
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Bunch of WWI AM, including Eduard's 1/32 stitching, Eduard's 1/32 lacing & Eduards 1/32 Wires and Stretchers, which I've never tried before. The Copper State Models 200HP Austro-Daimler will have to go back, as most of the spark plugs are snapped in half - but, curiously, masking tape has been applied to keep them together. Very odd.
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This popped up on EBay, just as I bought the Revell kit. Couldn't not buy it.
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Not in the box, these were bought from EBay & LSP. The Storch looks interesting, with PE and a Slovak markings. With Revell going under new ownership, I fully expect the new owners to ramp up prices. A lot. Seems like standard procedure these days. So I buy well priced 1/32 Revell kits, from the new batch - Ju88, He111, Bf109, Spitfire, Mustang, Me262, Ar196A, Fw190F & A, He219 - as I think they'll go up in price soon.
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Pair of Taubes, because they are such beautiful, fragile things;
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Some high quality Albrecht Durer water-paint pencils, for cockpit & prop painting. Never tried before, should be interesting. I've selected shades that I hope will work well together on the prop in particular. At around £1.50 a pencil, they should last for years & years;
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And finally, a Trumpy 1/32 Hellcat for around £25? As I have only Hasegawa's old, wonkey Hellcat kit, I thought this was a decent investment.
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