Resurrection Shuffle

I suppose it must get a little tedious when someone keeps getting out their old kits, referring to them as good friends and then putting them back on the shelf. Well, sometimes life is like that. We are lured to a project that promises wonderful things, but due to time constraints, missing parts and pressure of other work, we are limited to a few loving minutes in which we caress the parts, whisper sweet nothings into the box and reluctantly put it back.

On the other hand, there are times when a promise is totally fulfilled. A few months ago I posted about the Revell S-Boot in 1/72 scale, and I was particularly aggrieved about missing parts. Well, dear reader, the Boot is back. And construction is almost finished. How did I manage this, you ask? Quite simply; a recent trip to Model Zone in Manchester revealed a big pile of this very same kit at a vastly reduced price, check the photo.

Check out the replacement parts.

So, by making use of No. 2 Model Room (the lounge) I have been able to get most of it together. I must say, apart from a little flash and some ambiguous instructions, it's an excellent, well-detailed and accurate kit which builds into a lovely model more than 48cm in length. Check out THIS photo.


Also note, in the background is the conning tower for Mr Gato, the huge sub. Another resurrection only suffering from the constraint of time, or lack of it.

More on these projects later. For now it's back to the aeroplanes of which there are plenty in the pipeline.