The SAAF Forum

All in 1/48...

Accurate Miniatures P-51C
Accurate Miniatures TBM Some PE has arrived
Accurate Miniatures TBF
Accurate Miniatures SBD-5
Academy F-15E
Academy F-86F

Airfix HS Buccaneer

Eduard Mirage 3C
Eduard Mirage 2000C
Eduard Mirage 2000 D/N
Eduard Mig-21MF
Eduard Fw-190A5
Eduard FW-190D11 <--- (newest additions
Eduard Bf-110E
Eduard Spitfire IXc some resin goodness has arrived for the kit

Esci Impala Mk2


Hasegawa F-4G Wild Weasel
Hasegawa F-14A 'Lantirn'
Hasegawa F-16D 'Thunderbirds'
Hasegawa F/A-18C 'Chippy Ho 2001'
Hasegawa F/A-18C 'Stars and Stripes'
Hasegawa F/A-18D 'Viking'
Hasegawa F/A-18E
Hasegawa F/A-18F
Hasegawa Hawker Hurricane IIC
Hasegawa Spitfire VIII
Hasegawa P-38 F/G/H
Hasegawa P-38L <--- newest additions
Hasegawa P-40E (being built)
Hasegawa F6F5 Hellcat
Hasegawa Typhoon
Hasegawa Bf-106G-4
Hasegawa WAH-64D Longbow Apache
Hasegawa CL13 Mk6 Sabre

Heller Mirage 3 B/C (I think I have 5-6 kits) -swap deal with a forum member

Hobbyboss Mirage 3C
Hobbyboss Rafale C
Hobbyboss Rafale M (started)
Hobbyboss F/A-18C


ICM Spitfire IXc -second hand in George

Italeri Mirage F1C (5 boxes)
Italeri Impala Mk1 (2 boxes, 1 built)
Italeri Stuka
Italeri T-6 Harvard
Italeri C-130 x 2 (one in 48, the other in 72)
Italeri A-20G Havoc

Kittyhawk AH-1Z Viper <--- newest additions
Kittyhawk UH-1Y Venom <--- newest additions

Monogram B-26

Revell AC-47D (Finally got mself a Dak)
Revell B-17G
Revell B-24D
Revell F-15E Strike Eagle (arriving in November)
Revell PBY Catalina
Revell PV-1
Revell AH-1F Cobra

Roden AU-23 Peacemaker

Tamiya A-1J Skyraider
Tamiya F-16C (2 Aggressors)
Tamiya P-47D Bubbletop Added a second one to the stash, a third on the way
Tamiya P-47M
Tamiya Bf 109 E-3
Tamiya Me 262
Tamiya Mosquito FB IV (x2) Got a set of 2 stage Merlins for one of them
Tamiya Meteor F.3

Trumpeter Mig-23 Flogger

MPM L-39

Zvezda Bf 109 F2
Zvezda Bf 109 F4

Nichimo C172

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When in doubt, use a hammer. The bigger the doubt, the bigger the hammer.

I think someone needs to start building and not collecting/hoarding!!

I think someone is missing a Revell / Monogram B-29.

Got this kit for $32, shipped from UK on 4 August and arrived this morning before I could have breakfast.
If no one is home, they leave the box at your door.
Information on this (Upgraded mould) kit is scarce, lots of complaints about Italeri's previous EA-18G kit.
Got positive feedback from a member in the direction from down under, out came my credit card.
Decal sheet is huge, the size of the box, made by Cartograf.

Maybe a reissued Revel/Monogram F-18F with G bits If so not a bad build but totally inaccurate according to the great all-knowing oracles on the various websites. But then, who cares. It looks like a Hornet

From what I read, it is Italeri moulds.
Italeri's first E/A-18G was an F-18F with bits to make a "G".
It was torn apart by reviews for being inaccurate with "F" detail that did not belong to a "G", and "G" detail missing, and bad fit.
Multiple reviews that can put you off this kit like that, but at the top centre of the box it says "Upgraded Moulds" which led me to ask what this means exactly, what have they done? Not much information out there, I guess their first boxing has kept people away.
I see Academy has reboxed this kit.

I built one of those donkey years ago. Was an awesome kit.

Mistral and all.
I just compared Revell F/A-18E kit to Italeri E/A-18G kit, no similarity in parts at all.

OK

I eventually got the Revell 1/32 HE 126 I have been after for a while

Herewith my latest additions to my SAAF stash I picked these up from fellow modelers and at swap and sells.



I am especially excited about the two Heller wirleys. These are rare beasties and auction for quite a sum on ebay.

Newest additions... courtesy of a trip to Bangkok.

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When in doubt, use a hammer. The bigger the doubt, the bigger the hammer.

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Brent Best

He, he, he

Generic picture.
Someone was selling all sorts of goods that he buys from peoples homes, I guess estate sales.
After telling him I have too many kits, it was offered to me for C$12 (+/-R140). I took it and my wife had a few questions for me about my stash vs life expectancy.
Right now I'm airing the box under a heater vent in the basement, it stinks to high heaven of heavy smokers breath.
I see it has a price on it for GBP 22.