Latest vehicle received

[Prof.Witchheimer]

Conversion? Is this for a display?

yes, a bit of, just another crazy idea

[Col.Stone]

3 * 1/56 IDF Shot-Kal's (upgraded Centurion) from chieftain,  have one before and these three makes it a full platoon.
 

[Dan]

Work gave us a gift certificate for Christmas so I bought some Siku things I had wanted but did'nt want to pay for .
I got the Leopard 4913, Caravan set 2542 and the Camper Van set 1934.
The Camper and Caravan sets have some outdoor furniture that I wanted to add some interest to my buildings. I also wanted to be able to do a country type Zombie game that I could easily take to the club so the campers etc will be useful.

[Mr. Peabody]

2 1/72 Merkavas to try out as grav-tanks... Don't know what I'll do for other 20mm sci-fi however.

[Col.Stone]

Leopard 4913,

Oooh size?

I've read somewhere it's 1/50 but centimeters would be nice to know 

[Hammers]

A 1/48 Tamiya Standard Tilly.

Purchased the old fashioned way, by sauntering into a major Stockholm hobby shop, finding it in a on a well stocked shelf, taking a peek in the carton, and paying it cash. Classic.

Fiver, son of Hammers is turning two today so I thought it was about time I usher him along the road to wargaming by getting him his first miniatures and vehicle in the, well, lets call it Pulp, era:



Well, he's got a pulp police car already. Speaking of which: there is something distinctly Blue Oyster Bar over Duplo men in general.



 I guess it is never to early to start an open minded discussion on matters of identity and gender...

[Dewbakuk]

Speaking of which: there is something distinctly Blue Oyster Bar over Duplo men in general.

Not something I've ever noticed before, but you're not wrong!

[Mr. Peabody]

And there is my healthy belly laugh for the day. . Yay Duplo!

[archangel1]

A 1/48 Tamiya Standard Tilly.

Ah, but it's not a Standard Tilly, it's an Austin.  That's why you shouldn't paint it RAF Blue, no matter how good it looks in that colour.  There apparently isn't a single available photograph of the Austin in blue - lots of Standards, but no Austins.  Only a vague reference to the fact that some may have gone to the RAF has led to generations of modelers painting it in that admittedly beautiful scheme.  To be strictly accurate, you should stick to the drabber khaki/black 'Mickey Mouse' variation or even the strange Maltese 'stone wall' pattern.  Green's good, too.

Of course, it's your model, so you can paint it however you like.

[Plynkes]

Archangel1 is right, Hammers. A Standard Tilly looks like this...


We had one when I was a child. I travelled to Arnhem in it in the mid 70s (a bit late to relieve Johnnie Frost, unfortunately, but we got there in the end).


You really need a 28mm HRH Princess Elizabeth to go with your Tilly...



 

[Hammers]

I am glad you got to correct me, I am sure you both enjoyed that. I thank you both, Plynkes, Archangel, but I am afraid the information is useless in my specific case as I am going to use it in a slightly anachronistic fashion anyway, most likely involving conversion.

Also, arriving yesterday, more than a week past the deadline of  'Build something' contest they were intended for. three trucks:





Blue Moon long and short bed stake trucks (sorry, doesn't say which make). BM consistently make themselves a disservice by employing that showcase painter of theirs.The kits are very nice. Crisp resin casts and white metal details which fit snugly.



Sloppy Jalpoy 1930 Ford AA stake truck. A beautiful model but a bit of a inglorius basterd to put together. Still a bit thrilled to get it as I just have finished reading "The Flight of the Great Horse"# by Sven Hedin, which very much deals the trouble of getting three such trucks and a sedan across the Chinese East Turkestan in the early 1930s. Heartily recommended read. 'S got everything from cartographers, dragon bones, warlords, White and Red Russians, turks, tungans, missionaries, mongols and  what have you...

[Plynkes]

Soz, H. It's just that the Standard holds a place in my affections, on account of the childhood journey up Hell's Highway taken in her (though in those days I was more into Napoleonics, and I nagged my mum into buying me some Airfix French artillery in Arnhem).

[bandit86]

I Just picked up some nice matchbox cars for my 15mm sci fi stuff. Out of the pack of 5, 3 were pretty usable and for only $5.49
http://bandit86.blogspot.com/

[Dan]

Oooh size?

I've read somewhere it's 1/50 but centimeters would be nice to know 

It looks 1/50th to me so I'm not too worried about it being in scale or not.
It measures 153mm (hull) , 50mm to top of turret plate and 69mm wide .
The hull/turret fit looks very dodgy but I can live with it.

[Col.Stone]

that's about right for 1/50, thanks for the info