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  1. David Lovell

    Thoughts on 1/144 scale.

    I'm bit of a closet wingy thinger loads in the stash but thats as far as it gets ,as Mike says you don't have to dedicate your self to one scale you can dip in and out , 1/72nd afv's being my thing but I do every now and then build a leggo scale(1/35) ,not so much now but the 1/144 stuff was...
  2. David Lovell

    XT-45 Soviet infantry mech

    Pic's of the finished thing Great fun not my usual kind of thing. Dave
  3. David Lovell

    XT-45 Soviet Infantry Mech (didnt know really where to put this one)

    Have got to the end of this one or lost intrest so I'm calling it anyway Will put up more pics soon in the finished bit. Dave
  4. David Lovell

    XT-45 Soviet Infantry Mech (didnt know really where to put this one)

    Nearly done with the bottom half ,not sure if I've gone a bit ott but its a imaginary subject anyway ,as I said nearly done A nice change and fun so far. Dave
  5. David Lovell

    XT-45 Soviet Infantry Mech (didnt know really where to put this one)

    Got a couple of very thinned down filter coats on it ,always good it ties in and calms the paint job down You'd have thought all the 72nd russian stuff ive built I could of found some better decals but hey I did find a set of photo etch bedstead armour for a t34/85 I shall have to buy a...
  6. David Lovell

    XT-45 Soviet Infantry Mech (didnt know really where to put this one)

    This was a Christmas present one of thoes you source it and pay for it give it to them (partner and daughter)they wrap and give back ,still beats soap on a rope and socks. Apart from gluing one of the feet on back to front no probs resin kit all casting blocks we're removed so only a little bit...
  7. David Lovell

    TP-26 transporter (apc)

    Yer tis then Dave
  8. David Lovell

    TP-26 Transporter(apc)

    All finished great little kit lots of fun ,looking at the last lot of pictures taken some of its a bit could have tried harder but hey ho never mind(actually I dont really care)ive had fun so thats all that counts one last picture I'll put the rest 8n the finished jobbie bit Thank all for help...
  9. David Lovell

    TP-26 Transporter(apc)

    Have applied a couple of heavily thinned filter coats , my go to is the mig filter for tri tonal camo its the only one I use coz tri tonal works with yellow green and brown covers all bases. Still a fair bit to do but have started to experiment more with oils finding it intresting ,have done a...
  10. David Lovell

    TP-26 Transporter(apc)

    Hopefully not so much the airbrush but paint woe's put to bed have cracked on with one of the builds done whilst staying away from the paint problems. I'm sure this was a fleabay steal for six or seven pounds ,every one to their own mine was the bad ass exhaust and search light forcing the...
  11. David Lovell

    What's on the Bench 2024

    Right then a kind of follow up to what a :poop: day ,still a bit unwilling to go airbrushing I built one more And just for a change i used the red cement this time ,won't be for a while now but I'll use black on the next one. As mentioned a couple of entries above here I did manage to get...
  12. David Lovell

    What's on the Bench 2024

    After all the paint problems the other week decided to sit back chill out a bit and start a fresh ,going to try and get out tomorrow and grab some primer and take it from there Personally I quite enjoy using the coloured extra thin types shows just how messy I am ,haven't used it for a long...
  13. David Lovell

    Carro Comando M13/40~SP 15cm sIG-33/2 Auf Jagdpanzer 38(t)

    After all my woe's see the paint booth ,airbrush ,what a s**t day ,im going to put these back in a box and stash em ,pretty sure its not the last were see of them but just want to start over from fresh I think I've managed to pull the little carro out if the fire quite like the worn sun...
  14. David Lovell

    What a s**t morning

    RIGHT THEN I'll hold my hands up now I am the complete modeling slob ,a airbrush blagger when it comes to everything airbrush honest I just pick it up and use it got my own wired way of doing lots of things laugh in the face of flow improver ,retarder ,never suffered tip drying and then the...
  15. David Lovell

    What a s**t morning

    Primed up pieces last evening ,early done before seven ,so this morning took other half to work stopped on way home with our little rescue dog at my favourite place for him to have a walk then home. So out with the new airbrush stuck some paint in straight from the bottle sprayed nice on paper...
  16. David Lovell

    Carro Comando M13/40~SP 15cm sIG-33/2 Auf Jagdpanzer 38(t)

    Sorted out the work bench/dining table ready to get some primer down tomorrow ,thoes that have read and not just looked a the pics will know I lost a wing nut for the carro engin deck and a track link on the sp 15cm blah blah causing it to be a link short meaning I had to wriggle and jiggle to...
  17. David Lovell

    Latest Acquisitions (2024)

    Big shout out to John and his team at SMS new airbrush just arrived Don't belive in bandying brand names about so its not a softer and bad back or a notawhata ,did all the research went with a .3needle as ive a posh .2 (procon boy) this one apparently spits paint to the same spec as both of...
  18. David Lovell

    Carro Comando M13/40~SP 15cm sIG-33/2 Auf Jagdpanzer 38(t)

    Slow going have had to decorate our bedroom as well should be all done Sunday am ,still I think Amelda was shocked at the number of pairs of shoes that crawled out of every known hiding place put my stash to shame ,anyway tracks went on the other side with no probs ,have got it up to primer i...
  19. David Lovell

    Best model you ever made?

    Heres mine I think Dave Hard to say best you've ever made dont know but this is definitely my favourite.
  20. David Lovell

    Carro Comando M13/40~SP 15cm sIG-33/2 Auf Jagdpanzer 38(t)

    Hi all ,worked Monday Tuesday other half left Tuesday to visit mum and sister up north(notts/derby)before you all start with the east Midlands thing last time I went up saw a bloke in a flat cap with a whippet besides I can put my foot in the sea five minuets from where I am so its definitely up...
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