Well I am progressing towards retirement. Business sale on course for 31st March, then a couple of months ‘transition’ helping the new owners with the handover and then.... hopefully an end to lockdown, a return to pubs and restaurants, a cruise or several... and, more modelling time... The truth is that I don’t expect to spend that much more time building models compared to lockdown but I will have the freedom to do so.
but what will I build?
I have just six 1/32 projects in the stash and I will add 1/32 subjects in future but the focus will be more on new releases....
The Stuka next then, perhaps the P40 followed by the P47. I will then focus in the three Zoukei Muras (Raiden, Hs129, Ki45) but what order I do them in depends on whether MRP have released their IJA and IJA paint ranges.
I also have the 1/48 HKM B17 in the stash with the 1/48 Lancaster to be added as a retirement gift soon when available (it looks great in ‘in box’ reviews)..
That being the case I think I will focus on more 1/48s with a run of WW2 bombers in that scale.
Ordered from John today are three ICM kits:
JU88
He111
Do17
I have also managed to secure an order for the Trumpeter Wellington...
So a move into 1/48 and it makes sense to use this scale to supplement my 1/32 builds. But what about a 1/48 wish list. Larger aircraft only, as I will always prefer a decent 1/32 but there are a lot of kits unlikely to see such a tooling or would not be practical in 1/32.
I would love the other two ETO four engined bombers Halifax and B24, ideally from HKM, I am not bothered with the old tool Revell/Monogram kits for any of my wish list.
Others I would like to see from HKM, ICM, Tamiya or another decent company:
B26
SM79 (not the poor Trumpeter lit)
B25 (likely from HKM)
Short Sunderland
Catalina
But what else would you suggest? Either existing larger 1/48 aircraft or hoped for releases.....
but what will I build?
I have just six 1/32 projects in the stash and I will add 1/32 subjects in future but the focus will be more on new releases....
The Stuka next then, perhaps the P40 followed by the P47. I will then focus in the three Zoukei Muras (Raiden, Hs129, Ki45) but what order I do them in depends on whether MRP have released their IJA and IJA paint ranges.
I also have the 1/48 HKM B17 in the stash with the 1/48 Lancaster to be added as a retirement gift soon when available (it looks great in ‘in box’ reviews)..
That being the case I think I will focus on more 1/48s with a run of WW2 bombers in that scale.
Ordered from John today are three ICM kits:
JU88
He111
Do17
I have also managed to secure an order for the Trumpeter Wellington...
So a move into 1/48 and it makes sense to use this scale to supplement my 1/32 builds. But what about a 1/48 wish list. Larger aircraft only, as I will always prefer a decent 1/32 but there are a lot of kits unlikely to see such a tooling or would not be practical in 1/32.
I would love the other two ETO four engined bombers Halifax and B24, ideally from HKM, I am not bothered with the old tool Revell/Monogram kits for any of my wish list.
Others I would like to see from HKM, ICM, Tamiya or another decent company:
B26
SM79 (not the poor Trumpeter lit)
B25 (likely from HKM)
Short Sunderland
Catalina
But what else would you suggest? Either existing larger 1/48 aircraft or hoped for releases.....
