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    Advice on diorama idea

    Hi andy i did a similar thing using a 1/32 Huey (the front half) which was supported by a metal rod going up a leg of a figure, through the body and leg and arm into the Huey: here is the blog...
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    Landsknecht Bust

    Hi here are some photos of my latest bust - a landsknecht: it was a fun bust to sculpt Peter
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    How many paints is too many?

    I a. As bad as anybody, buying far more colours than I actually need. In 2017 I had an article published in Military Modelling in which I set myself the challenge of painting 2 figures using only 3 primary colours plus black, white and silver. it was a fun challenge, I learned a lot about...
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    Gardening corner

    Si - look nice. This is the time for tidying up but also harvest time. When we bought our property 20+ years ago one of the first things we did (even before the house was built) was to plant some fruit trees. Our eating apple tree only produced a few, but our cooking apple tree was ok...
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    English Civil War cavalry Charge - Marston Moor

    Finished at last!! All 12 figures and 5 horses finished - phew! This final photo shows the horse with 4 hooves off the ground; peter
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    English Civil War - Cavalry charge!

    Let's hope the judges have a similar opinion. here is an update - two figures added; a musketeer under one of the leaping horses, the second an officer holding his halbard but it looks like he is about to be trampled! only two more to go - the end is in sight!!! Peter
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    English Civil War - Cavalry charge!

    Hi Guys finally I an close to finalising the last two cavalry figures. They are 99% painted - just need a little touching up before being permanently fixed in place. here they are just placed in the base. i placed them in position so that I could glue the 'flying' rider in place, joining the...
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    Latest Acquisitions (2024)

    Time for something very different; this is actually a birthday present for my brother: The kit has everything needed - including putty for the sea and a glass bottle, along with a jig to help with the rigging. This is a real bottle - no cheating the ship has to be rigged then the masts...
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    Tonight on BBC 4 - the hunt for the Lady olive and the U Boat which sank her

    Hi this may be of interest to some, a documentary about a group of divers spent four years researching and then finding the two ships - Lady Olive was a WW1 Q ship. Apparently their battle was the only time during WW1 when both ships in a conflict were sunk by each other. there is a lot of...
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    Gecko Models 1/16 Universal Carrier MKII (Bren Gun Carrier) - 16GM0016

    It seems that the file size is very small as a result of the file transfer so here is a larger version:
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    Testing thread

    Testing different photos four thumbnails
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    Testing thread

    testing red testing blue 14 font size 18 font size 22 font size in bold and itslics thumbnail small medium large full very easy
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    Latest Acquisitions (2024)

    Arrived today from hornby: I've never built a 1/48scale plane so the offer of a free one was too good to miss. Ivery nearly bought the Ferret at telford last year. The 1/72 quad was to make up the cost to get free delivery! Peter
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    English Civil War - Cavalry charge!

    Hi re-posting these photos, original post seems to have been lost in the transfer - the rearing horse has been added:
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    English Civil War - Cavalry charge!

    OK - own up! Who was the idiot who suggested that I choose a regiment of foot which wore white coats? Oh! It was me! I now hate painting white! Here are some photos of the latest two figures to be added - foot figures, hence my dislike of white. Although the coats colours are described as...
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    Gecko Models 1/16 Universal Carrier MKII (Bren Gun Carrier) - 16GM0016

    For anybody else who has one of these, I found this reference on the Armorama website for the no19 radio:
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    Latest Acquisitions (2024)

    I have it!!! I have made a few observations on the ealier thread I started about this kit; https://www.scale-models.co.uk/threads/gecko-models-1-16-universal-carrier-mkii-bren-gun-carrier-16gm0016.43840/ Peter
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    Gecko Models 1/16 Universal Carrier MKII (Bren Gun Carrier) - 16GM0016

    I've opened it! tina returned yesterday, a couple of hours late due to her flight being delayed- the joy of living on an island!. a big box, full of plastic and some etched brass. the individual track links are small - even in 1/6th scale!! The pen gives an idea of the size: looking...
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    Latest Acquisitions (2024)

    Hooray! It's here: my 1/16 Universal Carrier. Great news, really looking forward to having a look inside. there is a slight problem - it is a birthday present from my wife and she is away this weekend attending a craft/sewing exhibition and return on Sunday. i cannot really open it until...
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    Gecko Models 1/16 Universal Carrier MKII (Bren Gun Carrier) - 16GM0016

    Hi guys does any ody have any idea when the 1/16 Gecko kit of the Universal Carrier will be released? It was originally expected to be July, and now they seem to have said they will release a Mk 1 version as well, no idea when that is due for release. Peter

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