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  1. davecov

    Central Heating

    I have to put the heating on almost every day as, like Tim, I have RA. The longest that I have gone without my heating turned on at all this year was for a whole week - and that was when I spent a week on holiday in Sweden! Even on days when England had a heatwave, up here in Scotland, I was...
  2. davecov

    What's on the Bench 2025

    I am currently working on two Airfix 1/48 Sea Kings which means that there isn't much room for anything else on my modelling bench. On the left is Sea King HC.4 "King of the Junglies" (ZA298) that is being build OOB but with aftermarket wheels. On the right is Sea King HU.5 "Damien" (XV666)...
  3. davecov

    DaveCov's Avis 1/72 Mikoyan MiG-8 (BX 72013)

    It has been a while since I worked on this build but although I had made pretty good progress I made bit of a boo-boo with the painting. I used an acrylic marker pen to put a white undercoat where the red will go. Unfortunately, I didn't pay enough attention to the scheme and some of the white...
  4. davecov

    Highland Games - Braemar Gathering

    It's that time of year again. Aileen's son-in-law Kyle was at the 2026 Braemar Gathering today, 5th September 2026, where he won the Heavies events again for the fifth time: The King presented him with his prize. He also won the Glenfiddich prize this year which was for finishing top of all...
  5. davecov

    DaveCov's Avis 1/72 Mikoyan MiG-8 (BX 72013)

    Thanks everybody (y) A bit more progress to report. Final sanding has been done and masking fluid has been brushed onto the windows: A coat of primer has been applied and shows a few blemishes: A top coat of AK Ivory was applied with a marker pen and I can see that there needs to be a...
  6. davecov

    DaveCov's Airfix 1/35 British M3 Stuart 'Honey' (A1358)

    This tank is supposed to be portrayed in 1942, after the Caunter scheme was dropped. The Airfix call-outs were: I do admit that the brown splodges have come out a bit pink under the craft light but they aren't as bad in natural light. Dave
  7. davecov

    DaveCov's Avis 1/72 Mikoyan MiG-8 (BX 72013)

    It has been almost a week since my last post but I have made progress. I spent a lot of time sanding the side windows flush with the fuselage. Once done, I glued the wing stays, undercarriage and propeller: View of the underside: That is all for now Dave
  8. davecov

    DaveCov's Airfix 1/35 British M3 Stuart 'Honey' (A1358)

    My build of the Airfix 1/35 British M3 Stuart 'Honey' (A1358) I enjoyed making this kit so much that I have bought a second, Academy boxing. I am new to using acrylics and some of the weathering has been washed out by the rather stark lighting, but I am pleased with the...
  9. davecov

    DaveCov's Avis 1/72 Mikoyan MiG-8 (BX 72013)

    Well, this is a real filler queen, However, the filler is Perfect Plastic Putty which after a few minutes of rubbing down with moist cotton buds has almost disappeared. However, there are a couple of areas that will need Humbrol Filler: The underside: That is all for now Dave
  10. davecov

    DaveCov's Avis 1/72 Mikoyan MiG-8 (BX 72013)

    Thanks everybody. Another update. I have managed to clean up the filler on the wings but the fuselage is taking longer as I have used plastic card to fill some of the gaps: The underside showing more filler: I have added more plastic card each side of the fuselage/wing joins and in a couple...
  11. davecov

    At what point is your "stash" getting out of hand?

    My name is Dave and I am a stashaholic 🥸. I try to maintain a stash of around 200 kits. However, I also spend a lot of time and money buying kits with a view to reselling them. I haven't done any selling on eBay for about a year now but I will have to soon as my 200-kit stash has ballooned to a...
  12. davecov

    DaveCov's Avis 1/72 Mikoyan MiG-8 (BX 72013)

    Thanks everybody. I gave the interior a coat of H140 Matt Gull Grey: I put the windows into place, but was very difficult to get them into the frame. Once in, I ran some extra thin poly cement around the edges of the windows: The cockpit floor was glued into place: The fuselage halves...
  13. davecov

    DaveCov's Avis 1/72 Mikoyan MiG-8 (BX 72013)

    No surprise there, Joe. It was used as a test-bed for development of swept-wings as used later on the MiG-15. Dave
  14. davecov

    DaveCov's Avis 1/72 Mikoyan MiG-8 (BX 72013)

    Thanks everybody. I have made a lot of progress over the past 24 hours. First thing was to remove the parts from the runners: Then they were cleaned them up, a process that took a couple of hours: It was then time to begin assembly. Despite having cleaned up the parts, a lot of fettling is...
  15. davecov

    DaveCov's Avis 1/72 Mikoyan MiG-8 (BX 72013)

    My thanks to Neil for hosting the Blooming Mig's Everywhere GB. I will be building a quirky little kit, namely, the Avis 1/72 Mikoyan MiG-8 (BX 72013): Avis make a range of quirky or less well-known subjects and some are shown on the reverse of the box: The parts are moulded in a grey...
  16. davecov

    AK Real Colours Acrylic markers - any good?

    Thanks Rich. Yes, it is a Jimny. Dave
  17. davecov

    Revell 1/24 Mercedes-Benz Atego 1529 AF Schlingmann TLF 16/25 (07586)

    My build of the Revell 1/24 Mercedes-Benz Atego 1529 AF Schlingmann TLF 16/25 (07586) This is only the third time that I have ever completed a build using acrylics and not enamels. Dave
  18. davecov

    AK Real Colours Acrylic markers - any good?

    I bought the same set four months ago and have used them extensively on my recent builds. The figure here was done entirely with the AK pens as was a lot of the interior: Almost all of this build was done with the same pen set and I found that they came into their own when building...
  19. davecov

    Would you find this useful?

    It sounds like a good idea, John, providing such a service but I fear you could be making a rod for your own back. Keeping it up-to-date could become a nightmare and taking up a lot of your valuable time with little gain for the effort put in. A lot of people are loyal to certain brands...
  20. davecov

    Blooming Migs Blooming Build Rules

    I will be taking part in this GB and will be building an unusual MiG kit, an Avis 1/72 Mikoyan MiG-8 (BX 72013): Yet another quirky kit to join my other Avis builds. I will set up a build thread nearer the GB start date. Dave

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