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1/24 Belkits Opel Manta 400
Morning all. :) Finished this up last night. Nice kit, and I'm generally happy with the result although there were some mistakes. The real car would should be white, but I went with metallic blue as a homage to the Manta GTE I owned when I was 18.- Mr Bowcat
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- Forum: Completed Civilian cars
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Bowcat's 1/35 Tamiya King Tiger for Simon
Evening chaps. Calling the figures done. Still need to improve in this area but I think I'm getting better. :) Better start thinking about the base now.- Mr Bowcat
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- Forum: Simon T memorial GB: Nov-Feb 2020
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Latest Acquisitions (2020)
Couple of Christmas presents Particularly pleased with the Manta as I had one when I was 18, loved that car. -
Bowcat's 1/35 Tamiya King Tiger for Simon
Morning gents, I got a lot of weathering done over the weekend. This mainly consisted of some light chipping, a darker pin wash around the lumps and bumps, some pigments on the exhausts and some minor streaking. I've held off on applying mud at this stage until I've sorted a base out so that...- Mr Bowcat
- Post #77
- Forum: Simon T memorial GB: Nov-Feb 2020
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Bowcat's 1/35 Tamiya King Tiger for Simon
Morning Gents :) Just a small update, I detail painted the tools, cables, etc and applied the decals (both of them), then gave everything a gloss coat followed by a filter. Now ready to start weathering.- Mr Bowcat
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- Forum: Simon T memorial GB: Nov-Feb 2020
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Six or less, of your models completed in 2020.
1/35 Hobbyboss Finnish T-50 1/35 Tamiya M10 11C Achilles 1/48 Tamiya F16C Aggressor 1/35 Meng Abrams M1A2 TUSK 1/35 Tamiya M1025 HUMVEE 1/32 Fly Models Hawker Hurricane Mk1 -
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Bowcat's 1/35 Tamiya King Tiger for Simon
Cheers guys. :) Finished off the camo last night, although I still have to paint the dots. The paintwork is quite patchy, I really struggled with the Mission Models paint. Admittedly I have had it a little while, but I wish I'd bought the Hataka lacquer set instead. So, dots next, and some...- Mr Bowcat
- Post #56
- Forum: Simon T memorial GB: Nov-Feb 2020
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Bowcat's 1/35 Tamiya King Tiger for Simon
Morning chaps. :) I got the last of the PE bent to shape and fitted last night, this was mainly just the clamps for the tow cables. With these installed I was also able to get the mudguards & fenders fitted, which are precariously stuck in place with CA. I wonder how many times I will knock...- Mr Bowcat
- Post #50
- Forum: Simon T memorial GB: Nov-Feb 2020
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Bowcat's 1/35 Tamiya King Tiger for Simon
Morning chaps. :) I've had quite a productive weekend. The new pins arrived and I was able to finish and install the tracks. I tried burnishing fluid for the first time and I'm reasonably happy with the results. There were a quite a few areas on the outer tracks that didn't take, not quite sure...- Mr Bowcat
- Post #38
- Forum: Simon T memorial GB: Nov-Feb 2020
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Bowcat's 1/35 Tamiya King Tiger for Simon
Morning guys, I've been working on the tin work some more, both front and rear mudguards are now complete and I have finished one of the side skirts. This went together fairly well, I was just careful to make sure all the angles were the same before gluing the pieces together (I didn't dare try...- Mr Bowcat
- Post #27
- Forum: Simon T memorial GB: Nov-Feb 2020
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Bowcat's 1/35 Tamiya King Tiger for Simon
Cheers guys. Started some of the PE over the weekend, brackets for the jack, jacking blocks, etc. Also removed the sprocket guards and glued the upper hull to the lower. I also started work on the PE rear mud guards and decided to push my skills and try soldering for the first time. Now...- Mr Bowcat
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- Forum: Simon T memorial GB: Nov-Feb 2020
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Bowcat's 1/35 Tamiya King Tiger for Simon
Morning guys. :) I got a little bit more done on this last night. I sanded the seams on all the wheels and added the hubs. Not particularly interesting so I didn't take a pic. Then it was on to the first bit of Zimmerit, the rear panel. This involved hacking off the existing details as it was...- Mr Bowcat
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- Forum: Simon T memorial GB: Nov-Feb 2020
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Bowcat's 1/35 Tamiya King Tiger for Simon
Morning chaps. :) I made a start on this last night. I decided to ease into it by building the motorcycle first, then it was on to the wheels and lower hull.- Mr Bowcat
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- Forum: Simon T memorial GB: Nov-Feb 2020
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Bowcat's 1/35 Tamiya King Tiger for Simon
Morning chaps, I didn't know Simon although enjoyed his builds. I understand he was a fan of German armour so have decided to build this. This was a kit I bought as a job lot a couple of years ago. Upon opening the box I found that it came with quite a few extras. I can't say there will...- Mr Bowcat
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- Forum: Simon T memorial GB: Nov-Feb 2020
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COMPLETED - Bowcat's Fly 1/32 Hurricane Mk 1
Hi Guys, I'm very pleased to say that I am done with this hateful kit. I thought I'd include this pic of my home made canopy. It's pretty crappy (much like the rest of the kit) but is my first ever attempt at vacuforming so I'm kinda proud of it. And here she is on the shelf next to her...- Mr Bowcat
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- Forum: Colins' Battle of Britain GB: 10th July - Oct 2020
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Sad news, Sean Connery died aged 90
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Bowcat's Fly 1/32 Hurricane Mk 1
Morning guys, Decals are now on, luckily this isn't a modern jet so there weren't too many. Surprisingly for this kit the decals were pretty good, very thin with minimal carrier film. I did mess one up and had to leave it off but overall I'm happy with the result. These have been glossed over...- Mr Bowcat
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- Forum: Colins' Battle of Britain GB: 10th July - Oct 2020
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Bowcat's Fly 1/32 Hurricane Mk 1
Morning guys. :) It's been quite a while since the last update. Without boring everyone with details, this kit has continue to be a massive PITA and I have resisted the urge to launch it across the room on numerous occasions. :( Rather than continue to blog my misery I've just put my head down...- Mr Bowcat
- Post #55
- Forum: Colins' Battle of Britain GB: 10th July - Oct 2020
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Bowcat's Fly 1/32 Hurricane Mk 1
Morning guys. :) The wing fun continues. I now have them attached to the airframe, but as expected they were an awful fit. I managed to get them tacked on, but the cross section of the wings is smaller than that of the wing roots, so plenty of filler was needed. There's a step either side...- Mr Bowcat
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- Forum: Colins' Battle of Britain GB: 10th July - Oct 2020
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