Images of items I have purchased (except trainers [no feet pics])

robfosters said:
@Mark A As a modeller myself, I second this. Brush painting a 1/24 is the preserve of experts. Even the most experienced modellers struggle badly.

Why don’t you pop a thread in the scale modelling forum and we can give you more advice :)
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Thanks, i have never noticed that forum before lol, i'll have a good read in there tomorrow.

I'll have to do some looking into the airbrush stuff, but i am not too fussed about this model turning out perfect. It's a first attempt and if I don't enjoy it once the nostalgia has worn off then it'll be a waste of money if I buy £100s worth of gear.

I'm trying to think of anything else I could use the airbrush for to make it worth me buying one. Could the compressor also be used for staple guns etc, or is it a special type of compressor used for airbrushes?

Edit: As a middle ground, I could get a few cans of them Tamiya spray paints, just to cover the larger areas of the wings and body? And I have a can of Halfords acrylic grey primer I could use.
 
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Marvt74 said:
Although I would like someone to create a turntable that can flip the record for me so that my dog doesn’t steal my warm seat as soon as I’ve stood up to turn it over
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I had one of those back in the 80s. It didn't flip the record though, the record deck was vertical and once side 1 had played the the arm moved underneath the disc and played side 2. I believe it was either a Sharp or an Amstrad.
 
Malevolence said:
I had one of those back in the 80s. It didn't flip the record though, the record deck was vertical and once side 1 had played the the arm moved underneath the disc and played side 2. I believe it was either a Sharp or an Amstrad.
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I had one a deck where the record was horizontal and was clamped and the needle arm went underneath the record to play both sides. Think that was a Sharp as well.
 
@Mark A rattle cans can give a good finish of used properly.
Keep in mind with an airbrush and compressor that there's a good second hand market.
 
Treated my self to some allen keys and 3/8 ratchet handle .

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Paid €42 for mine but then again it was via works health insurance so I got €200 off the frames and lenses :p - should have been way more!
 
Raymond Lin said:
How do you spend £512 in Specsavers!

I went there a few months ago and got one with all the options (high index lenses etc), Tommy Hilfiger frames and it only came to £140 with work vouchers.
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It 3 pairs of glasses I bought

2 for 1 offer with Varifocal lenses
and one for computer useage
 
andy_mk3 said:
Got this today. Decided it was tine for a thin and light laptop after coming from a gaming laptop I never actually gamed on. 2019 model XPS 13.
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They are nice, deffo one of the best window's laptops. I sent mine back though and got a MacBook Pro, I did try to switch but I think for personal laptops I'll stick with apple.
Having said that I'd been more than happy with various dell business laptops for a number of years, albeit they were basically docked and used as desktop computers unless traveling for work.
 
dowie said:
They are nice, deffo one of the best window's laptops. I sent mine back though and got a MacBook Pro, I did try to switch but I think for personal laptops I'll stick with apple.
Having said that I'd been more than happy with various dell business laptops for a number of years, albeit they were basically docked and used as desktop computers unless traveling for work.
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Having never owned a MacBook I guess I don't have the comparison. It definitely looks very similar to the MacBook Air. I am super impressed with this though. I have never owned such a premium machine so it's nice to see what you get for such an obscene amount of money.
 
andy_mk3 said:
Got this today. Decided it was tine for a thin and light laptop after coming from a gaming laptop I never actually gamed on. 2019 model XPS 13.
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I got the XPS 2018 a few weeks ago to replace an aging MBP. It's an absolute beauty, really happy with mine. Enjoy!
 
Raymond Lin said:
Thats not too bad, I paid £900 for 2 from Vision Express a few years ago, so the £140 for 1 felt like practically free!
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What does feel bad is the only difference between these new Varifocal glasses and my old Varifocal glasses is .50 for the close range part (IE reading )
It been increased from +1.50 to +2.00

I just paid £500 for a .50 difference :o
 
Qdos said:
I got the XPS 2018 a few weeks ago to replace an aging MBP. It's an absolute beauty, really happy with mine. Enjoy!
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It's very similar to the 2018 model, just subtle changes. But I am thoroughly enjoying it! I got the one with the 4k screen, 16gb ram and 512gb ssd. I think it should last me many years. My last Dell laptop is now 10 years old and still going strong.
 
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