A couple of additions arrived today.
Eduard’s A6M2 Zero Tora Tora Tora edition. This gives me the opportunity to build actual Pearl Harbor Zero’s as opposed to the A6M5’s that represent all the Zero’s I have built in recent years.
And who doesn’t need to get more paint? I really like AK Interactive’s Real Colors line.
Are you thinning the AK real colors with Mr Color?
I’m using the AK real colors thinner for these. I use Mr. Color leveling thinner for lacquers from other brands.
Had my eye on this on an American online store (Monsters In Motion) for quite a while now, but was hesitant to order it because of high shipping costs lately. Found it in my home country (Canada) upon joining Scalemates. Bam!
I’m not an aircraft guy. This purchase is purely based on nostalgia. Jonny Quest was far and away my favourite cartoon back in the day. The original '64-'65 series, not the '80s and '90s sequels.
Looks like an easy build. Might have to do this one soon. Or, at least rip it open…ya, that’s it.
Cheers,
Mark
Loved that show! That’s quite the vertical stabilizer.
It was a cool show for its time
Picked up for a steal from KingKit, this second-hand Tamiya 1/35 Panzer II Ausf F will be my paint mule. Hull is partially assembled but all components appear to be present!
Possible trace of former owner or their beloved family pet has been glued in 
That B-25 is an Accurate miniatures repop. Great kit. Nice score.
I saw this kit in the estate section of my local hobby shop. Almost bought it for nostalgia purposes too but decided not to as my stash is already too big and I was picking up the Italeri Pegasus Bridge Battle Set to build a diorama of that event having visited the site back in October 2025 after visiting Juno Beach.
I didn’t buy anything, though I tried really hard. I went in looking for the 1/350th scale wasp that I thought they had, but it was gone after sitting these on the shelves for years.
In the estate section, these were a couple of kits that the armor guys here might have an opinion about. An atomic artillery gun that looks like it was from the 60s but was in perfect condition and a few other things that seemed very rare but might not be.ive never heard of Renwal.
I guess the widow called the shop and wanted to do something with these kits. Makes me sad and also motivated to not leave a huge stash behind for my family.
Renwal was a classic 1960s model company. I recall them issuing a few nuclear sub models back then that had full interiors and a hinged hull that allowed you to lower one side to see the interior.
They were the Tamiya of their day… Best kits available…
Those in the pic? all Revell re-pops… The marked prices are fair…
Original Renwal releases have become very rare and desirable collectors pieces…
Here are my most recent purchases
This is small, about the size of a 1/32 though its in 1/16 because it is small in real life. I was lucky to get it over 50% off, so I took the plunge.
The M911 C-HET with M60A1 looks incredibly detail for 1/72 scale, but I suppose it should, for the price.
BNA finally showed up! here’s what I got from them today…
I feel a) my eyes will be sore working on these and more importantly, b) able to sit at my desk next week!
I have the same kit and have been looking for a good set of 3D files to build the LUT to display the kit. I found a great company on Etsy for my 1/144 shuttle who have the complete tower and Crawler for the Shuttle.
That’s quite the haul!
1/14 3D printed MK 82 Snake Eye “kit”. Pre painted, 10 pieces, press fit. Built in 10 minutes…lol It was pretty cheap.
I won this at last week’s IPMS Phoenix monthly raffle during the meeting.
It looks to be a clone of the old Tamiya kit, which is one of the lesser regarded 1/48 A-10 kits. And this one has some soft detailing in some areas, particularly the gun. But 3D stuff to the rescue! I have already found some free files online to print up a replacement gun, as well as the engine fans, and a HUD frame.
Absolutely loving the pens, rapidly becoming my favorite weathering tool.
