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Latest Acquisitions (2023)
These arrived; crew for the Clyno -sometime in the future...- Neil Merryweather
- Post #1,282
- Forum: Chit-Chat
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Clyno Vickers Motorcycle Machine Gun Combination 1/32 Scale
Well, I've done it! And in spite of the aggro I quite enjoyed the experience, although I'm not sure I would do another one immediately, even if I didn't have a backlog building up! Technically it's not a difficult kit, there isn't a huge number of tiny parts (although there are some) but it...- Neil Merryweather
- Post #69
- Forum: Soft skins Under Construction
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Clyno Vickers Motorcycle Machine Gun Combination 1/32 Scale
I think it’s ready for the wet stuff! I noticed that the upright bar holding the water box over the sidecar mudguard was too high so I cut it down- but by too much (DOH!), so I had to make a new one from brass rod. I repositioned the tripod and pinned it so I can keep the gun separate for...- Neil Merryweather
- Post #63
- Forum: Soft skins Under Construction
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Iwo Jima 1-32 Scale
Since my last update I have been doing a little bit of gap-filling and detailing to some of the guys, so here's a couple of shots. I tried making the eyelets in the belt with a hot needle but I didn't like the effect so i decided to try 3D printing one... that's it in the centre of the pic...- Neil Merryweather
- Post #63
- Forum: Diorama's Under Construction
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Clyno Vickers Motorcycle Machine Gun Combination 1/32 Scale
Thanks chaps. Here are the pics. I didn't like the angle of the gun and I think it was because I had fitted the tripod incorrectly to the sidecar. So I took it off and that's my next challenge (sadly there isn't one included in the digital model), along with the groundsheet for underneath the...- Neil Merryweather
- Post #52
- Forum: Soft skins Under Construction
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Clyno Vickers Motorcycle Machine Gun Combination 1/32 Scale
Now that I’ve gotten over myself it’s time to start adding some detail. First up was the elevation wheel for the gun– it was easy to make a digital one and print it. It was also easier make an accurate digital model of the water box (rather than whittle one) which has to fit into the PE tray...- Neil Merryweather
- Post #42
- Forum: Soft skins Under Construction
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Clyno Vickers Motorcycle Machine Gun Combination 1/32 Scale
Well the Vickers Gun threw me a slight curve-literally I WAS thinking of putting it in hot water to straighten it out, but I was worried I might damage the fine detail of the trigger handles, so in the end I just sawed most of the way through the connection with the barrel and closed up the...- Neil Merryweather
- Post #34
- Forum: Soft skins Under Construction
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Clyno Vickers Motorcycle Machine Gun Combination 1/32 Scale
It didn't take long for me to lose my composure- I take back what I said about the instructions… They look impressive but they are don’t really tell you how to make the model, just what it’s supposed to look like-and even that is quite confusing. I made a start on the construction of the...- Neil Merryweather
- Post #26
- Forum: Soft skins Under Construction
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Clyno Vickers Motorcycle Machine Gun Combination 1/32 Scale
I had an unexpected opportunity to play last night so I couldn't resist seeing how they looked.... I have to say I'm rather pleased with myself! Ok, some of the spokes are bent and I daren't try and do anything about that ( I did rearrange them @Jakko , hope you approve ;) ), but the general...- Neil Merryweather
- Post #23
- Forum: Soft skins Under Construction
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Clyno Vickers Motorcycle Machine Gun Combination 1/32 Scale
Well that’s not for the faint-hearted! This has really tested my mettle, my experience, my nerve and my patience. And I’m not even halfway through. Stage 1 of the destructions is adding PE details to the main frame, which is moulded in one piece. My first impression was ‘wow that’s amazing’...- Neil Merryweather
- Post #21
- Forum: Soft skins Under Construction
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Clyno Vickers Motorcycle Machine Gun Combination 1/32 Scale
....and guess what- they failed, unsurprisingly; but not as badly as I feared. 0.2mm is at the absolute limit of what's possible here. You'll notice I didn't support the spokes at all, because of the difficulty of removing the supports. Next I'm going to try both the same wheel with more...- Neil Merryweather
- Post #15
- Forum: Soft skins Under Construction
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Clyno Vickers Motorcycle Machine Gun Combination 1/32 Scale
Welcome aboard , gang! Thanks Mike ,I'm afraid I saw this too late. see below. The first stage in the instructions is the wheels so I started there. There was a bit of mould damage so some weird resin lumps but nothing too bad. The inner rims were very uneven, though, so I regularised them...- Neil Merryweather
- Post #9
- Forum: Soft skins Under Construction
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Clyno Vickers Motorcycle Machine Gun Combination 1/32 Scale
Right then, I’m going for it! This is a resin kit from Tommy’s War, and comes with somewhat of a reputation, I believe. And if it all goes pear-shaped I am blaming @Steve Brodie for his post in Scratchbuilder's Thread here. I’ve never built a resin kit before but I’ve been a professional...- Neil Merryweather
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- Forum: Soft skins Under Construction
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MAFVA Nationals, St Ives 2023
Great selection of pics, Pete. and thanks for the namecheck.... Only very distantly related , as far as I know, but my brother is bit more nerdy about it; he's got a collection of original bits of fire engine....- Neil Merryweather
- Post #7
- Forum: Photos from the Model shows
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1/32 Scale Sergeant, Motor Machine Gun Corps 1917
I’m very surprised to hear myself say this, but after the last Fusilier I felt the need to relax with a little ‘painting therapy’! I don’t buy many figures ‘off the shelf’ as it’s the converting and animating that I really like, and the painting part is a necessary evil, really. But as I’ve...- Neil Merryweather
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- Forum: Completed figures from WWI to the present
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Airfix 54mm Napoleonic French Line Infantry
Fusilier 14 is painted ,YAY! Mud and blood to follow (and of course, Fusiliers 15 and 16) Thanks for following Neil- Neil Merryweather
- Post #396
- Forum: Pre WWI figures under construction
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Airfix 54mm Napoleonic French Line Infantry
Moving swiftly along, Fusilier 14 is ready for the wet stuff. Here's where we left him And here's how he looks now I'm not so sure about how the chin scales would hang with the shako upside down like this- I reasoned they are more flexible inwards (around the face) than outwards, but if...- Neil Merryweather
- Post #387
- Forum: Pre WWI figures under construction
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Airfix 54mm Napoleonic French Line Infantry
Oh dear I REALLY do need help! My two projects are cross-fertilizing! I’ve only gone and created another fusilier….. I was looking at them all lined up and I decided I really need another standing firing figure, and Fusilier 15 was an obvious candidate so I replaced his right arm and tweaked...- Neil Merryweather
- Post #385
- Forum: Pre WWI figures under construction
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Airfix 54mm Napoleonic French Line Infantry
Thanks for the great comments guys, sorry I didn't actually reply sooner, I thought I had. I haven't seen Planet of the Apes so it's pure coincidence there. The head is originally from the Airfix 10th Hussar, it's the first and probably the best in the range. Anyway he's all painted now And...- Neil Merryweather
- Post #376
- Forum: Pre WWI figures under construction
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Airfix 54mm Napoleonic French Line Infantry
Fusilier 13 is ready for painting cheers Neil- Neil Merryweather
- Post #370
- Forum: Pre WWI figures under construction
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