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    Brian's Caldercraft 1/72 HMS Victory

    you're doing a fantastic job of this, Brian. I am in awe! ...and now terrified of starting my 1-50 scale HMS Surprise!
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    Latest Acquisitions (2026)

    I don't think you'll be disappointed Dave, I thought it was brilliant!
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    Scotties Skoda RSO Rich models 1/35.

    Top job as always, Paul!
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    Best material for base board on a diorama?

    I used foam board professionally for many years. Make a shallow tray(25mm deep?) and diagonally cross brace it . If necessary use small triangles to keep the sides at 90degrees.Then turn it upside down, job done, model base. If you want you can enclose the bottom as well. 10mm foamboard is...
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    RAF Pilot 1-32 Scale

    I needed another break from painting khaki so I broke this boy out of the stash. He’s part of this set from ICM . He’s a surprisingly good sculpt for an injection moulded figure -I just enhanced the sheepskin and sharpened up some of the detail. He was very enjoyable to paint, and I...
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    Modelmaker in Sweden

    Hi Ninna welcome to the forum. do you have an image of the camouflage? I imagine decals or transfers would be ideal for a digital style of camouflage
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    Neil's 1-35 Liberty Ship Diorama

    Thanks Steven, glad you like him. Well you didn’t have to wait too long for our next GI. Here he is with his kit unpainted. I decided to add some variety in height so I deliberately made him quite short. I have also decided not to use any more of these horrible Italeri arms! I have been...
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    My first ever Diorama

    ooh brings back childhood memories. looks like you had a LOT of fun!
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    3D printer

    Stephen, there have been many discussions on this subject on this forum over the last few years, to which I have always contributed. I used 3D-printing professionally for over 20 years before it became affordable to us hobbyists. I recommend a look at those discussions before you spend any...
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    Not a Moment to Lose… Battle of the Bulge, Ardennes, December 1944

    OMG Tim that's totally fantastic! The amount of detail you've crammed into it is off the chart. You could have got away with leaving the shed door closed but no, you decided to FILL it with STUFF! I'm in awe, sir.
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    Neil's 1-35 Liberty Ship Diorama

    Thanks everyone, as always, for being interested enough to comment. It’s good to know this is not happening in a vacuum. I’m pleased to announce that GI number 2 of the 3rd batch is painted, hurrah! Here he is in my temporary 3D-printed base, but I can’t wait to see what they look like on the...
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    3D printer

    If you're interested I used a lot of 3D printed pieces, both FDM and resin, in my D-Day Diorama(still ongoing) https://www.scalemodelling.co.uk/threads/neils-1-35-liberty-ship-diorama.1234498/page-11#post-1276074
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    3D printer

    I use the Elegoo Mars 2 , which I bought in 2022 and I'm still very happy with it. There are several newer versions by now and it also has a big brother called Saturn, so depending on how big the models are that you want to print, you could do a lot worse.
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    Neil's 1-35 Liberty Ship Diorama

    Well thanks everyone for the positive feedback, it really does help. I'm sorry for the long delay ,but it wasn’t only decorating and Christmas that got in the way; I needed a break from all the khaki so I went a bit Napoleonic for a while, but I'm back on track (for now...). So Figure 2 of this...
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    Historex 54mm Grenadiers Hollandaise de la Garde, Chapeau Chinois player

    Thanks everyone for the interest and comments. I’ve finished this boy now and I’ve learned a lot about making a Historex model in the process- which was precisely the point of the exercise. I chose to build a relatively simple subject in order to find and avoid some pitfalls when I get into the...
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    RDG Miniatures Marine de la Garde Drummer 54mm

    Well I’ve finally finished this boy , and though I shouldn’t say it myself, I think I have excelled myself. It’s far and away the most challenging figure I've ever attempted to paint, but I'm glad I did it because although it’s nowhere near the fantastic standards of the experts we see...
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    RDG Miniatures Marine de la Garde Drummer 54mm

    The Darkstar paints arrived on Friday and I am happy to say it wasn’t just a case of ‘a bad workman blaming his tools’, and now I’m a willing convert. I always knew there were better metallics than the Vallejo I was using but up to now I haven’t felt the need to splash the cash. But this is one...
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    Historex 54mm Grenadiers Hollandaise de la Garde, Chapeau Chinois player

    Time to look at the actual Chapeau Chinois. For a start it was a bugger just to clean off the mould lines. With a bit more time at my disposal I would probably replace the whole shaft with a brass one and done a bit of miniature ‘turning’ , but life’s too short so I contented myself with just...
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    RDG Miniatures Marine de la Garde Drummer 54mm

    Well here is my attempt at the diagonal red lines on the lace and it was not easy. I have retouched the blue as well. This is really at the limits of my capabilities, but I’m still optimistic, so I decided to have another try. But after overpainting all the braid and then underpainting...
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    RDG Miniatures Marine de la Garde Drummer 54mm

    I’ve started on the torso. The blue is more or less there, although whether the shade is correct is anybody’s guess. It seems to me that there are as many variations on the shade of blue as there are illustrations, so I went with what I have already. Boy have I given myself a challenge with the...

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