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  1. David Lovell

    PM 1/72 Beech C-45 Expeditor - InBox Review

    Andrew ive quite a few wingy things in the stash ,I quite often look but think all that cockpit faf half of them don't even come with harness ,landing gear Wells that once built who turns their model over mask up the canopy its endless ,I love what all the guys do on here and follow with...
  2. David Lovell

    T-37A Russian Light Amphibious Tank

    Started picking at it ,certainly not used to doing this at this scale, must do the exhaust hopefully will pull the rear deck together a bit then The dark chips need toning down a bit way too dark/starke ...?..?Dave
  3. David Lovell

    T-37A Russian Light Amphibious Tank

    Morning all , have given it a filter coat(Mig Filter green for khaki & olive drab) i found it a bit heavy pigment wise so thinned the backside out of it really just coloured thinners(cheap low odour white spirit from the Range). Then blocked in the tracks and wheels ,touched in bits and pieces...
  4. David Lovell

    T-37A Russian Light Amphibious Tank

    Well did the above last night so fired up the compressor this morning ,as I said wanted to try and give it a translucent coat to give it some colour......... I must say have enjoyed it all so far even thinking what next ,but anyway tomorrow will calm it all down with a filter coat ,im a...
  5. David Lovell

    T-37A Russian Light Amphibious Tank

    If I'm honest with you all and myself the lack of mojo stemmed from a bad day out with the airbrush I couldn't belive all my hard work went breasticls up threw the lot in the cupboard spent spring summer and autumn fishing jobs about the house etc I still thought a good job and popped in here...
  6. David Lovell

    T-37A Russian Light Amphibious Tank

    So time for some primer ,I always used to use mr hobby 1500surfacer but occasionally had problems with the acrylic paint coming away here and there probably more to do with my rough house weathering ,though I must say the stuff was beautiful to use and laid down smoother than the babys bot ,too...
  7. David Lovell

    T-37A Russian Light Amphibious Tank

    OK got the build done so next up some paint ,may well get the old airbrushes tomorrow and test out the new birthday jar of aqueous mr surfacer 1000(⚫) no rush as still looking a little bit for that because I want to kind of feeling rather than make my self go through the motions still some pics...
  8. David Lovell

    Latest Acquisitions (2022)

    And then what I did buy with some of me birthday donations from the scale model shop(thanks John and staff excellent service) Not including the cutting matt ,some mr hobby aqueous black surfacer 1000 ,a couple of liquid pigments chaos dirt and light rust dust ,John didn't have any loose...
  9. David Lovell

    Latest Acquisitions (2022)

    Although I've suffered from the zero mojo syndrome of late im sure you all know how it is it hasent stopped me being nosey on the old ebay ,first up was a halftrack bought for Daves GB sorry to say not that I couldn't be bothered I wasn't bothered its that mojo thing but must say I have enjoyed...
  10. David Lovell

    T-37A Russian Light Amphibious Tank

    Greetings have finished stripping and sanding the lounge floor waxed and buffed yesterday ,had to go down (across)to Southampton this morning for my sins rug needed for said floor ,typical all that work cover it with a rug still best just to smile and keep your thoughts to one's self. So...
  11. David Lovell

    T-37A Russian Light Amphibious Tank

    Yep their in the box Dave prop rudder and guard probably last to go kind of parts that continually get knocked off all the time as you know 35th isn't my tru love but I do dabble in this dark art now and again I built this for the Simon T memorial groupe build It was a hobby boss 35er had stupid...
  12. David Lovell

    T-37A Russian Light Amphibious Tank

    Hi havent built or blogged anything for months ,well tell a lie i built a handful of 72nd kits behind the front page here alongside our own Mr Race whilst he was having a bash at the small stuff ,we kinda built in tandem me trying to pass on what or how I went about it ,personally I think he...
  13. David Lovell

    CA no not the glue

    Crabs you know the rest ,being tighter than my love of 72nd millitary probably came from the fact that the world was my oyster for under a tenner ,the past year or so has seen prices creeping up most of the tenner stuff now pushing fourteen fifteen maybe sixteen squids ,the better stuff fifteen...
  14. David Lovell

    Latest Acquisitions (2022)

    Having no intrest in climbing up to the dining table for ages now my intrest was given a nudge by daves half track gb so started to mooch about on the Internet looking for a suitable subject ,well you know how easy it is to get distracted especially after looking at reams and reams of German and...
  15. David Lovell

    Green or green?

    Hi guys am I correct in thinking that American stuff given to the Russians stayed us olive drab ,got a little build bubbling away might just restore some enthusiasm. Dave
  16. David Lovell

    What's on the bench 2022

    Hi all have not had any intrest in anything lately, have built four or five but none have inspired getting the paint from the cupboard ,some pics of the last two built(will try and take pics and post the others) the T something or the other is a model collect 72nd these kits are superb would...
  17. David Lovell

    Syrian 34/85

    I've got a Russian t34/85 in the stash (72nd scale) saw that MiniArt do a syrian one in 35th is there much difference or can I just sorce some decals and paint it a sandy colour. Dave
  18. David Lovell

    Model Collect kits.

    Andy whilst going through the stash pulled this out as you can see plenty in the box and as I've said for thoes that dont want to get dirty their pretty much shake"n"bake Dave
  19. David Lovell

    Sad news

    Have just read on the modeling news web site that the poor fella that did the artwork for Roden has been killed in Kviv this isn't the place for political responses but world gone mad . Dave
  20. David Lovell

    Model Collect kits.

    Have just found some more pics of a model collect build ,if you can grab one I can whole heartedly recommend ,great kits build a dream sorry havent a clue what it is all I know is its russian As you can see these are cracking kits ,I did see a world of tanks review build of a 35th model...
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