Getting too involve in WW II Games

[McQ59]

Yeah wookie... Now you got me going too! (I wonder were all my soldiers went after I dismissed them back in the early 70's... There must have been thousands of them! And my mother hated them!!)

I've just orderd a cpl of airfix-sets. It's like I can smell the glue already...

[Gilly]

My names Gilly and I'm a member of AA ( Airfix anonymous). I afraid to say my addiction returned following the birth of my son 5 years ago. Since then I dabbled with such things as hornby trainsets, scalextric and possibly the worst class A Lego, but as much as I've managed to at least control these potential addicitions my airfix one has started to seriously effect me. The advent of BoP last year has only gone to compound my addiction as I'm steadily working through reproducing the aircraft in the game. I've thankfully reduced my consumtion to approximately one aircraft every couple of weeks but do think it has the potential if not handled carefully to become much more!!!

[bobbysocks]

Originally Posted by Gilly

My names Gilly and I'm a member of AA ( Airfix anonymous). I afraid to say my addiction returned following the birth of my son 5 years ago. Since then I dabbled with such things as hornby trainsets, scalextric and possibly the worst class A Lego, but as much as I've managed to at least control these potential addicitions my airfix one has started to seriously effect me. The advent of BoP last year has only gone to compound my addiction as I'm steadily working through reproducing the aircraft in the game. I've thankfully reduced my consumtion to approximately one aircraft every couple of weeks but do think it has the potential if not handled carefully to become much more!!!

hmmmm maybe we ought to paint up our planes...take picks and post them here. what do you guys think???

the only remnant i have is a single rubber tank track that i keep in my jewerly box. a precious reminder of a time so long ago...

[dkwookie]

Originally Posted by bobbysocks

hmmmm maybe we ought to paint up our planes...take picks and post them here. what do you guys think???

the only remnant i have is a single rubber tank track that i keep in my jewerly box. a precious reminder of a time so long ago...

That's a great idea, even if everyone just does the plane they most frequent it would be cool. I will order myself a Spit mk2 and ground crew and set about creating a diorama.
Gilly are you leaving the I-153 to last? No that's a model I would like to take out back and torch

[winny]

Originally Posted by dkwookie

That's a great idea, even if everyone just does the plane they most frequent it would be cool. I will order myself a Spit mk2 and ground crew and set about creating a diorama.
Gilly are you leaving the I-153 to last? No that's a model I would like to take out back and torch

Damn you all! I'm going to have to go out and buy all my old paints and files and stuff again

I've not built a model aircraft for at least 20 years.. Could be messy. Is there going to be a prize for worst effort? I could win that.

[dkwookie]

Originally Posted by winny

Damn you all! I'm going to have to go out and buy all my old paints and files and stuff again

I've not built a model aircraft for at least 20 years.. Could be messy. Is there going to be a prize for worst effort? I could win that.

lol me too. Last time I bought an Umbrol paint pot it was something like 30p. I bet they are nearer £2 now.
I used to be quite proud of some of my later painted aircraft but I bet I will be put to shame by some on here. Never the less I have my secret weapon Airfix RAF ground crew to swing it
http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/Review.aspx?id=46

[Gilly]

Originally Posted by dkwookie

That's a great idea, even if everyone just does the plane they most frequent it would be cool. I will order myself a Spit mk2 and ground crew and set about creating a diorama.
Gilly are you leaving the I-153 to last? No that's a model I would like to take out back and torch

Well I thought the I-153 was a toy plane!! Was going to build it 1:1 as it'll still be smaller than my Hurri!!!

[dkwookie]

Originally Posted by Gilly

Well I thought the I-153 was a toy plane!! Was going to build it 1:1 as it'll still be smaller than my Hurri!!!

Whenever I see them buzzing around in the game I half expect to see King Kong on the Empire State building smack one of them

[dkwookie]

Originally Posted by McQ59

Yeah wookie... Now you got me going too! (I wonder were all my soldiers went after I dismissed them back in the early 70's... There must have been thousands of them! And my mother hated them!!)

I've just orderd a cpl of airfix-sets. It's like I can smell the glue already...

I was adicted to collecting those 1/72 scale soldiers as a kid. Napoleonic were my favourites but I used to get everything from Romans up to ww2. Mainly airfix and esci ones. Looking at that plastic soldier sites reviews shows some sets I would have killed for as a kid. Particularly the samurai and mardhi revolt sets. There's one there with general Gordon and troops.
So I am now down about £120 as I found some sets of these and also a huge box set of Romans/Greeks/Persians. My mrs will kill me when they turn up!
I am going to see if I can get my son and neiphep off the xbox to help me paint them

[KAV]

OOoooooo dudes now you got me going.........
Airfix, glue (o that smell), airguns, pyro , crash , burn scenarios pissed of mums, new models, decals dipped in water to get adhesive. and on and on man that was some time....
Mq do you remember the cartoon series "på vingene" ?

I still got some airfix surivors somewhere, might have to get some pics for the forum..........