Found a ZHONG SHAN JIAN YI DAI WING JIAN

[GrumpyOldMan]

Hi

Found a model of the 1/150 Chinese gunboat Zhong Shan from a Chinese model shop.



It's through Paypal so that may make it safer, I'll let you know how it goes. The model itself is cheap as chips (about 3 quid) but the postage is about 4-5 times as much  . But it still works out much cheaper than I can buy it for here. I arranged for it to be sent through Hong Kong Airmail.

I'll let you all know how this experiment goes.

Cheers

GrumpyOldMan

[Leon]

I thought this was Spam until I opened it!  Let us know how it goes, or if you find Sum Ting Wong... 

[GrumpyOldMan]

Hi Leon

I thought this was Spam until I opened it!  Let us know how it goes, or if you find Sum Ting Wong... 

This is so bad, it doesn't even deserve a groan  .

They do also offer a wholesale service, might be worth looking at for Minibits  ?

Cheers

GrumpyOldMan

[GrumpyOldMan]

Hi

Some more pictures of the kit:-





Now to sit down and plan out actions on the Tz'ang Ye  (30s Imagi-Nations, maybe I can expand the Franco-Thai war into this  )

Cheers

GrumpyOldMan

[Techno]

For £3 ? (I know..plus postage)
Definitely worth a punt, even as an experiment Grumpy.
Be interested to see how this pans out.
There's some materials I've been tempted to try and order from China in the past, but I've always bottled out.
(Ultra, ultra fine glass paper to be specific...but I managed to find some in the UK nearly as fine eventually.)
Cheers - Phil.

[Hertsblue]

What sort of dimensions are we talking about, Grumps? Must be fairly big at 1:150th?

[nikharwood]

Nice looking model...let us know when it lands 

[GrumpyOldMan]

Hi Hertsblue

What sort of dimensions are we talking about, Grumps? Must be fairly big at 1:150th?

Here's a picture of the kit, I seem to remember that the box was 25cm by 20cm (this would mean about 10 inches long):-



It is just a gunboat after all.

Cheers

GrumpyOldMan

[petercooman]

That's a nice model!

oh no...

Must resist....

aaagghhh...

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oooh shiny
 

[Hertsblue]

Hi Hertsblue

It is just a gunboat after all.

Cheers

GrumpyOldMan

It may be just a gunboat to you, mate, but it's home to some poor so and so.....