Re-organising

Some friends are coming to stay for a few days, which means my man-cave will need to be temporarily converted from my (grown-up) work office with hobby embellishment to a bedroom.
This has resulted in a much needed tidy-up and stock take. So, the stash currently stands at:
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Mk IX Spitfire (Airfix) Losing the will to live with this one.
F.2A/6 E.E. Lightning (Airfix) Unstarted.
Canberra PR.9 (Airfix) Unstarted.
PBY-5 Catalina (Revell) Small amount of work to cockpit started.
TBF 1-C Avenger (Accurate Miniatures) Unstarted.
C-47 Skytrain (Revell) Unstarted.
SR-71 Blackbird (Testors) Unstarted.
BAC TSR2 (Airfix) Unstarted.
N/AW A-10A Thunderbolt II (Hobby Boss) Unstarted.
Gloster Meteor F.1 (Tamiya) Almost there!

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Concorde (Airfix) 80% complete
KC-135R Stratotanker (AMT) 30% complete

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ASK 21 Glider (Revell) Some parts painted, wings made

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Boeing 767-300 KLM (Revell) Unstarted.
BAE 146 TNT (Revell) Fuselage together
VC-10 K2 tanker (Airfix) Unstarted.
DC-10 Laker Skytrain (Revell) Unstarted.
DC-10 British Caledonian Airways (Airfix) Unstarted.
L-1011 Tristar TWA (Airfix) Unstarted.
L-1011 Tristar ANA (Otaki) Unstarted, still in shrink wrap.

Damn you, tempation!

Okay, how many finished models are in my gallery? None. (What gallery?)
How many models are “in progress”? Erm, about 6-7
Would it be a good idea to finish one of them and use the lessons and skills from that build on the next model? Oh yes.
Therefore, it wouldn’t make any sense to add to the stash, would it? Not really…

Anyway,
Here’s my new acquisition:

 

I’ve got a bit of a thing for 50s/60s jets at the moment, and the TSR2 just has something about it. Gives me the same feeling as the Handley Page Victor for some reason. Probably wouldn’t make it into my top 10 planes, but I managed to get in an early bid and got it for £20, so not too bad. I tend to have a knack for finding a kit, umm-ing and aah-ing, then deciding that I’ll leave it (I mean, there’s 5 on Ebay, one in that obscure online shop, another there etc.), only to rekindle an interest to discover it would be easier to find hens teeth. So this is one for the stash and I think it will be quite a while before I attempt anything with it. Especially with some of the problems I’ve read about it. But this link has transformed my perception. (Warning: contains images of a “what if?”)

Oh, and this… another £20 one bidder wonder. This would make it into my top 10 planes, and I’m really looking forward to adding this to the collection.
I know it’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but I really like the A-10. It’s so brutal, so functional, and I can find beauty in that. I also love the sound of these things. I can vividly remember being on holiday in Pembrokeshire sometime in the 80s, splashing about in the sea and seeing a pair of A-10s skimming the coastline, and hearing that unmistakable whine of the engines. A sight that was repeated several more times during that holiday. Fantastic.