Tamiya Spray Paints

We received these paints in a while ago but I'm only getting around to posting about them now as it has taken me about 2 months to get the time to assemble the stand! but it's done and looks great...

We will eventually have all ranges of paints in stock, after just stocking Revell for many years we have taken the step to stock all Tamiya paints that are available to us.

These cans of spray paint are extremely useful for painting large surfaces. The paint is synthetic lacquer that cures in a short period of time. Each can contains 100ml of paint, which is enough to fully cover 2 or 3, 1/24 scale sized car bodies. Tamiya spray paints are not affected by acrylic or enamel paints. Therefor, following the painting of the entire assembly, details can be added or picked out using enamel and/or acrylic paints. By combining of three different paints, the decoration of plastic models will become simpler and more effective

 

The full range of Tamiya Spray Paints are available on the site to purchase, they can be viewed HERE

 

Thanks

 

Craig.

 

 

Precision Metals - Albion Alloys Ideal For Model Makers.

With a new Website comes new ideas, we have big ideas about where we are going and what we want to do, as always we try to bring new products to the Irish market. With this in mind we are delighted to announce that we will be stocking Precision Metals - Albion Alloys.

Precision Metals are products specifically designed for Model makers, precision engineering companies, TV and film production companies and prototype manufacturers the world over now use this range of metals to create all manner of items.




From scale plastic modelling to avionics and landing gear on unmanned aerial reconnaissance vehicles, these metals are seen as the product of choice.

Create your own metal stock facility on your workbench – all micro tube and rod is designed to slide fit enabling previously unachievable detail on your next model making project.

It will take a few days to get the range up on the site but the complete range will be available soon in out Hobby Section

This is the first new range of many planned, keep an eye on the website www.idmodels.ie for more new items.

Thanks

Craig.





  

MURPHY MODELS TRAINS ARE HERE (nearly)

I'm sure you all know by now that the latest releases form Murphy Models Locos will pull into the station on the 27th of this month, we are really looking forward to getting our hands on these beauties.

In the first delivery we will receive MM0071 MM0082 and MM0112  .

Now, I know shops use every tactic under sun to get you to pre-order an item "low stocks" "will sell out fast" and all the usual stuff (we don't use any of these cheap sales tactics of course!)  But what I'm about to tell you is true, These trains will go up in price, the full RRP is €174.95 but we are selling them at €164.95 (including free shipping in Ireland and the UK)  We received a bit of discount for ordering early, which we are passing on to you.

When the first batch sell out the cost will have to go up, so my advise is if you do plan to buy, buy early, Ideally from us!

They are available on our new site www.idmodels.ie , we genuinely have limited stock so it will be first come first served.....and remember these will make an ideal Christmas gift.... from you to you.

Thanks

Craig.

IT'S HERE!!

Finally it has arrived, our new website, at this stage I'm not even sure how late it is?

The first thing I have to say is that this website has given me a real insight into what women go through with pregnancy(yes bear with me), I went through every emotion from the initial excitement of finding out that we were  going to build a new website, the stress of getting everything prepared before it's arrival, and then the constant waiting.....the false starts and then finally the day comes and we have our brand new baby website, all the stress and preparation was worth it....probably.

The company that built it for us have been fantastic, they have given us a product that will allow us develop and improve the business over the coming years.

Anyhow it is here but not in it final glorious state, there is still a fair amount of work to do. Our Credit card/ Debit Card payment system will not be active until Monday  15th of October, although you can still use Paypal .  over the coming weeks there will be a few design tweaks but the biggest change will happen with our stock selection, we will be gradually adding thousands  of new products and ranges, hopefully something for everybody.

You can find our new site at www.idmodels.ie We would love any feedback positive or negative, or if you spot any mistakes (pricing, products in the wrong place and so on......) please do not hesitate to contact us.

Some of the main features are

• improved shipping rates espcially for the UK. (still free in Ireland)
• much improved layout of the products
• better product information
• better images/more images
• more product ranges
• Debit card payments
• better account management
• better prices!

Ok, I'll leave it at that, need to get back to working on the site!

Thanks

Craig.

Whats In The Box Airfix A20440 1930 4.5 Litre Bently

With the Evenings closing in I think it's time to start having a look at some cool kits again, So this time I decided to look at the Airfix A20440 1930 4.5 Litre Bently, Its a bit of a beast but one sure to keep you occupied for a good few weeks.

The casting may not be perfect on all parts (vents on the enging for example) but it's mainly cosmetic, a bit of cleaning up will make it look perfect.

For lots of detail photos, have a look at our facebook page.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/media/set/?set=a.498290926847733.118816.146779261998903&type=1

Getting there!!!!

Just a quick note to keep you up to date.


The website and Facebook page may seem very quiet at the moment, which they are, but this is all for a greater good. We are working hard on the new site (less planning went into London 2012) we hope for an August launch but it may slip into September.


When the new site is launched there will be 100's of new products, great new deals and a new fancy easy to navigate website.

We have new stock arriving all the time so feel free to contact us if what you want is not on our current site...

Thanks for your patience....

Craig.

What's in the box? - Tronico 10080 Massey Ferguson

for this "What's in the box" I've taken a bit of a step away from my usual plastic kits. We recently took delivery of a new range of products, Tronico Metal Kits, This is a range of DIY tractor/construction kits we picked up at the Nuremberg Toy Fair earlier this year.

I've picked one kit to have a look at, the 1/16th scale Massey Ferguson 8690. First of all Tronico recommend ages 8+ and adult help for children under 12, The kits also come with a 2 year warranty, that's a better warranty than I got with my last car! The first thing you notice is the weight, this is a big solid metal kit consisting of 1024 parts, 95% of the parts are metal but there are some plastic parts, steering wheel, tyres and the lights.

What you get on opening the box, everything is packed well and neatly which makes planning your build a lot easier

The instructions look a little daunting at first but they are very well illustrated and seem easy to follow.

With everything laid out on the floor you get a better idea of what you get.

All tools needed to build the Massey Ferguson are included in the kit, very handy!

The rubber tyres are very accurate replicas of the originals, they give the kit a great finish

Some of the many many metal parts, all are very well finished, no rough edges which adds to the quality finish of this kit 

 Plenty of nuts and bolts to keep you busy! The good news is that we keep spares for the kits so if any part is missing we can replace it.

The only plastic parts in the kit (apart from they tyres) The coloured rubber are for lights and indicators, You also get decals with each kit.

Over the coming week(s) I'll be assembling one of these beauties, I'll take photos of my progress, hopefully swift progress. This is currently available on our site for €59.95

Thanks for reading.  

Nuremberg Toy Fair 2012 Part 2 Revell

I have to admit I love going onto the Revell stand, They are one of the few companies with a permanent stand at the show so they are able to put extra effort into their display. They always have somebody demonstrating their RC range or demonstrating one of their new 2012 products but best of all is seeing the new 2012 kits professionally built, a quality I can only dream of achieving.....

As I stated in part one there are some small price increases, mainly paint, but overall prices are ok with revell.

There are a lot of new items in the pipeline for 2012, I'll try cover as many as possible.

On a quick note there is no real change to their Airbrush/Tool/Paint range for 2012. There is a slight re-design of the basic airbrush which they say makes it easier to hold and easier to change the paint.



So onto the kits, I would love to do a full report but there are so many new items that I'll just select a few that caught my eye.

First up is the Airborne command Post, it should be called Air Force One but due to licence problems it is called Airborne Command Post. The kit is impressive but maybe a little plain (pun intended) looking.....It 1.144 Scale and out now to order, selling for €22.95

Next up is the Ta 154 Misteal & FM 190, lovely and slightly unusual kit, technically its 2 kits in one so not bad value at €44.95

Another new new tooling, 04277  1/72 Supermarine Stanraer, lovely little kit selling for. €22.95, Should arrive into stock mid June.

Revell retired the large Corvette 2 years ago which was a shame as it was a very popular kit. The good news is they are going to relaunch it this year in the Platinum range. It will have far more detail including photo etched parts and wooden decks. We expect this later in the year, end of November, judging from their other Platinum models it will be worth the wait! price will be €119.95

Next up of interest is the 05110 U.S.S. Kearsarge (LHD-3), scale 1/700 and arriving in April, this will sell for €21.95 also arriving is the 05814 U.S.S. Nimitz (CVN-68) (New Tooling) this will sell for €11.95.

Below are a few more interesting kits coming during the year....or already released.

Star Trek 04880 €31.95

The New 1/12th scale 2010 Shelby GT500, Fantastic looking kit €59.95

03098 Henschel 33  D 1, two different finishes, this is due out very soon €23.95

One of the new 'truck' models from Revell, 07408 International Lonestar. this is also due out very soon €58.95

Great little diorama showing some of the very 1/72 scale figures in action!

That's the main news from Revell, there are a good few more new releases coming during 2012, as soon as our new site is up and running they will all be available for pre order.



Nuremberg Toy Fair 2012 Part 1 CMC Diecast

It was nice to finally meet Darth Vader.....nice chap.

Hello all,

Well we made it back from the Toy show, second year in a row it's been unbelievably cold (-13.5) in Nuremberg.


The show was as good as ever, maybe not so much new stuff , that probably reflects the current climate, but still plenty of new exciting items for 2012. We picked up some new lines which will be announced in a few weeks as stock arrives in. The one negative I took from the show would probably be continuing price increases for 2012, this is not good news but overall most increases are 2 or3  percent. The main reason for the price increase is labour costs in china and exchange rate problems. (Bla Bla Bla)

As always I'll put up some photos and give an idea what is coming up in 2012....

First up we have CMC Diecast.

We met with them on Thursday to see what will arrive in 2012, we recently had the Ferrari Transporter arrive into stock which is by far the best 1/18 model I have seen in years. It is expensive but it is great value for money.

The first model they will have for 2012 is the M-097 Maserati Transporter 1/18 Scale, This is the same as the Ferrari Transporter but finished in Maserati logos. Great looking model although at closer to €750 I'm not sure people will rush out to buy it so they can have a matching pair! This will be available for pre-order on the website very soon.

Next up are the 2 limited edition Maserati 250F M-101 and M-102. Both Models are Limited Edition of only 2000 and will be released in April, they will Retail for €280  and will soon be available for pre-order on the site.

Coming in June is the Ferrari 250GT Spider in red (€359), this is a a non limited edition but still a must have, after that they will release 3 Limited Edition Versions M-092 Blue, M-093 Silver & M-094 Black. All three of these models will be slightly more expensive (€369) but will have a Hardtop included.

Later this year they will also have the Beautiful Maserati 300S 1956 Arriving into stock, probably November / December. They did not have any pre-production models but I'm sure they will do an outstanding job on it. This will RRP for €365 and will be also available for Pre-order soon.

And Finally for the moment they will have M100-002 and M100-103 and M100-016 arriving in Later this year. I saw finished samples at the show, they look great. These are the first of a grand Prix Collection they are doing and are Limited Edition of only 2000. So If you plan to collect the full range over the next few years make sure you don't miss the first few as they are always the most sought after. RRP €285 and will be available for pre order soon.

That's all the CMC news for the moment, if you have any questions drop us a mail info@idmodels.ie.

Nuremberg 2012

We just arrived back from the toy Fair in Nuremberg, very sucessful show. I'll have a report later in the week, until then here is a short video from our new Youtube channel.

Whats In The Box? - Revell 06751 1/24th London Bus

As in my last blog post  I decided with all these fantastic kits arriving in I need to give you a better idea of what they are. It is very hard to  judge the quality of a kit from a generic picture off a website so In this section 'Whats In The Box' I will show what each kit contains. This is not a review of the kit as such just a look in the box!

So up for a look this week is the new 1/24 London Bus from Revell. I first saw this in Germany at the Toy Fair this time last year, it was one of the more impressive models on the revell stand, something a bit different for the usual Aircraft and Boats.

First Impression.....its BIG! the box is huge and weighs quite a bit. The finished model is 381 mm long and consists of nearly 400 parts so you will need to make some space before building this beast.

This kit is available on our website for €47.95 including free postage in Ireland.

Some of the decals for the many seats 

                                                               More of the very detailed Decals

The Decal sheet has some really detailed Decals to give the bus a perfect finish.

More detailed decals, seating plan and No Smoking signs

This is just to give you an idea of the quality of the moulding, it seems very good. 

                                                           Bit of Rod Stewart Anybody?

                                                                    Lots of seats but no time to rest.

                                                                 Some of the clear parts.

                                       What you get when you open the box, a lot of kit for the money.

                                      Everything laid out, most of the packs have 2 or 3 stencils in the pack

                             You get 6 rubber tyres with this kit, more thread than the tyres on my car!