What's on the Bench 2023

[Neil Merryweather]

You better do a thread Rick or a visit can be arranged .

[ATTACH=CONFIG]n1208324[/ATTACH]Here is the delightful lady , with her assistant " Sharp" Alice setting off to visit some poor victim.

ooh maybe I should change my ideas of a crew for the Clyno....?

[Mini Me]

Very well Gentlemen!.... but don't think for a minute that it was due to your good natured prodding and cajoling that changed my mind.....it was the "Birds" on the bike what's done it!! :tongue-out3:

[Tim Marlow]

Very well Gentlemen!.... but don't think for a minute that it was due to your good natured prodding and cajoling that changed my mind.....it was the "Birds" on the bike what's done it!! :tongue-out3:

Could be worse Rick, could be Nuns…..

[minitnkr]

NOOOOOOOOOOO! Had'em for eight years. Wooden pointers were deadly. Can still hear the whistle as it cuts the air before the sharp pain of the strike.

[Andy T]

I don't think this warrants it's own blog so I hope you don't mind me bunging it here.

An old friend / colleague of mine is into his 1/50 trucks. I've posted some work on here before that I've helped him out with, and here's another.

He's making a circus diorama and is converting one truck to carry the generator. He bought a 3d printed part and tried painting it himself but it didn't turn out very well.



After stripping it in meths i gave it a good sanding to reduce the layer lines. I also replaced the exhaust tailpipe as it hadn't printed well.

A few rounds of primer and a bit of paint later produced this.

[Tim Marlow]

Very crisp result Andy. Bet he’s pleased with it :thumb2:

[De.Mort]

@ Andy T ... Excellent .. the top looks like glass and the hand painting in ally .. sigh .. the bar just keeps getting higher and higher the more i read here lol

[Waspie]

Very nice Andy. And I'll echo Iain, the mirror finish of the top reflecting the exhaust - just superb.

[Andy T]

Thanks chaps.

He's well chuffed with it Tim. He definitely owes me a beer or two for that!

[Si Benson]

Apart from a Tamiya RC rally car, the bench isn’t seeing much activity on the model front but I’ve had these 72nd’s kicking about for a while now.

I’ve been getting a little weathering done on them this weekend….

[The Smythe Meister]

Apart from a Tamiya RC rally car, the bench isn’t seeing much activity on the model front but I’ve had these 72nd’s kicking about for a while now.

I’ve been getting a little weathering done on them this weekend….
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Looking good Si,
I've yet to attempt a "Modern" MBT,but if,and when,I do,the Leopard is probably the one I'd go for.... not in braille scale mind!
Excellent work on all three there mate :thumb2: .

[Si Benson]

Looking good Si,
I've yet to attempt a "Modern" MBT,but if,and when,I do,the Leopard is probably the one I'd go for.... not in braille scale mind!
Excellent work on all three there mate :thumb2: .

Cheers Andy:thumb2:

Yeah I like the Leo as well, she’s a beauty :nerd:
I brought these small scale modern MBT’s as practice for a few 35th scale that have appeared in the stash recently.
If you ever fancied venturing into it, I’d recommend the Meng 1/72 Leo 2A7….you’d nail it mate

Being doing ww2 stuff forever so nice to have a change once in a while, learn how to finish the modern stuff.

[The Smythe Meister]

Cheers Andy:thumb2:

Yeah I like the Leo as well, she’s a beauty :nerd:
I brought these small scale modern MBT’s as practice for a few 35th scale that have appeared in the stash recently.
If you ever fancied venturing into it, I’d recommend the Meng 1/72 Leo 2A7….you’d nail it mate

Being doing ww2 stuff forever so nice to have a change once in a while, learn how to finish the modern stuff.

Cheers Si,
I'll bear that in mind :thumb2:.

[Si Benson]

Finally got round to spraying the Subaru RC shell yesterday.

Been a long time since I’ve done one of these but please to say it’s turned out very nicely, can’t wait to get it on some gravel for a blast around

[Neil Merryweather]

I am happy to say that I met my deadline, although I fell short of my own expectations as far as the likenesses are concerned. I knew that smiles are hard to do convincingly so I avoided them , but I wish I had tried now...
But I had 'managed the couple's expectations', so they were relieved it wasn't totally awful :tears-of-joy:



But we all had a wonderful day