Jackpot!!

[Valerik]

OK, so I'm committing neatness about the premises this afternoon...

When I stumbled across a long forgotten box of 1/48 plastic models, airplanes, vehicles & flight crew...

TWO sections of Spitfires, MKs V through IX, a Mustang Ia,  
& an F/A 18 Hornet.
Plus in 1/72 a MIG 29, an Albatross D-Va & & Fokker D-VII.
Assorted 1/48 airfield equipment, LOTS of RAF types in plastic & resin, some USAAF crew ditto, a buncha Russian aviators & more'n a few Luftwaffe lads, a DAK Kübel, a Kettenkraftrad w/2 trailers & a GAZ 67B.

Some of these I DID recognize, most I couldn't recall buying, others doubtless were gifts from my buddy Bob, sadly no longer with us.  The plethora of duplicates was a pleasant surprise.  
Yet virtually all of them completely useless for Proper Pulp.

I promptly raided every single solitary kit & now have a plethora of drums, barrels, cans, crates, chairs, tables, tools, ladders & steps suitable for the 28mm Pulp World!!

The "Airfield Equipment", absent the RAF ones who join their resin brethern, face a future as beaching gear, airship docking tackle & general machinery.



Both Mig & Hornet will be cannibalized, rendered into weapons & parts, useful for the more fantastical portions of Pulp.

BUT...

As tickled as I am with the lil' goodies & minor projects that are so long ago paid for as to be absolutely FREE...

The S C O R E is this beauty!!



A singularly useful type, with lots manufactured, a long service history & MANY different operators both during & after the Great War, the 1½ Strutter is an ideal Pulp 'plane:  2 seater, fixed forward & flexible rear guns, bombs, long range with a useful payload & a wide distribution.
I LIKE this kit!!  Many options means extra bits including an upper mainplane, a propeller, 3 Lewis guns & a Vickers!!  If she was on floats that'd be perfect!

Now this is Roden's version where all the big bits are all CLEAR plastic...

Anybody ever tackled one of them?  Any tips to share?

Not planning an IPMS prizewinner (As IF!!) just a sturdy gaming piece so many of the lil' bits & brass will be consigned to the spares box.

Valerik

did I mention there was a Roden 1/72 1½ Strutter INSIDE the ¼ scale box?

EDIT: repair imperfect grammar

[Prof. Dinglebat. Phd.]

"Anybody ever tackled one of them?  Any tips to share?"

On take off, ease a little on the trim, and don't take your eyes off the runway or she'll bite you hard, apart from that, it's an enjoyable and smooth flight. 

I miss mine. Sold her for a bunch a Bob's.

[Valerik]

On take off, ease a little on the trim, and don't take your eyes off the runway or she'll bite you hard, apart from that, it's an enjoyable and smooth flight.
 

Ah, sounds like yours had the Wanker rotary.
Mine's gotta Gnome, little more forgiving...

The variable incidence tailplane is a treat too!

As I reflect on today's treasures I've become more n'more convinced there's yet another box of 1/4 scale still missing, with Russian stuff, including an I-15...

For those with wallets that don't scream when opened Squadron is having a 10% - 84% off sale, on all IN STOCK Aircraft, til tomorrow morning...

http://www.squadron.com/model-airplane-kits-s/2379.htm

Valerik

ALWAYS grateful for the Prof's Pearls of ...,  of..., of...

[NickNascati]

Valerik,
           Thanks for that.  I had completely forgotten about the Squadron Shop.  It is now bookmarked.

[Mad Lord Snapcase]

What a great find! The ground support equipment looks really useful.