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Tamiya 1/35 Comet Tank
Well here’s my next completed project 1/35 Tamiya Comet tank from 1944 basically D-Day you can tell it’s a D-Day version due to the exhaust cover on the back and the 5 pointed star on top of the tank to prevent it from being strafed by one of the marauding allied planes which by then had...- Bigfoot57
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Conqueror Heavy Tank MkII 1/35 Black Box /Dragon
Well, another one finished this time as the title says a Conqueror MkII this was an enjoyable build until we came to fiting the tracks which were slightly too short. Consequently they decided they gonna snap off the idler wheels so in the end I adjusted the idler wheels position so the tracks...- Bigfoot57
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Centurion Mk1 Early Prototype with 20mm Cannon 1/35 AFV Club
Please see my completed Centurion Mk 1 early production tank. I cannot recommend this kit for several reasons. 1 too much flash massive cleanup small parts are attached to sprue attachments which are bigger than the parts you are trying to remove thereby the part disintegrates this happened on...- Bigfoot57
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WW I Mk V Male Tank by Meng 1/35
just illustrate point about what I considered to be a total con job here is the meng box art now looking at it I don’t know about you but I would say that yeah that is the cutaway I would be expecting to achieve. I’ve added all this detail that’s shown on that cut away. It’s all in there but...- Bigfoot57
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WW I Mk V Male Tank by Meng 1/35
My next completed model after the Dora railgun is a Mk V World War I male tank from Meng The actual build was reasonably straightforward and includes a fully detailed interior which to my mind of thinking is a complete waste of time because once the thing is assembled, you can’t see anything...- Bigfoot57
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1/72 Dora Railgun
Been a long time since I posted anything in Scale Models last thing was the German Flying Saucer Hanebreau II from Squadron Models So what have been doing since then well this for starters the base which comprises of railway track and foundations took a month just to paint then it was about a...- Bigfoot57
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Varnish reacting with Revelle Aqueous paint
Just a quickie here I painted the model below using aqueous paints acrylics then to seal the final result sprayed it using Humbrol enamel varnish which was a mistake but also as Bob Ross the painter used to call a happy accident As you can see the paint has been attacked by in a subtle way to...- Bigfoot57
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Haunebu II Squadron Models
So here’s my take on this fabled so called German Flying Saucer from WW II need to put it into a warehouse type diorama to get the full effect of an abandoned project the kit was primed in Vallejo one shot primer and then painted using Revelle Aqueious Paints weathering was done by me using my...- Bigfoot57
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Haunebu II part 1 spru shots
Haunebu II part 3 weathering done and decals added So we’re nearly there this shows my final weathering of the top along with gluing in the windows using crystal clear so as not to smear the windows with glue and then finally add the decals I have left off 3 due to the policy being run by most...- Bigfoot57
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Haunebu II part 1 spru shots
Haunebu II part 2 top section So here we go with the top of the saucer this was much more challenging than even I expected trying to do splinter camouflage and then weathering on top Anyway after several attempts /repaints I got something resembling what I wanted Next I added some small...- Bigfoot57
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Haunebu II part 1 spru shots
Bottom section done after painting took about 10 min to assemble not much else to say really parts fitted really well after filling and sanding and priming Top section will be much more challenging with splinter camouflage weathering and a detailed interior to display- Bigfoot57
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Haunebu II part 1 spru shots
So for my next build I’ve gone completely left field of my normal aircraft ships and cars I’m doing this as I want to practice painting as the construction of this kit would take about an hour from start to finish bar the painting and weathering so anyway here are the olbigitary spru shots and...- Bigfoot57
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HMS Hood 1/200 Hachette /Amati Wooden Build Complete
Well after nearly 2 years and 4500 parts of which 2600ish were brass photoetch here is my HMS Hood it’s not perfect far from it but it’s the best I can do anyway here’s the photos I hope those that followed this build got some entertainment alongside my tips to other builders of this kit with...- Bigfoot57
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Why do we Prime
Here’s a perfect example of why we prime models before painting these propellers looked perfectly adequate for the job before priming afterwards though loads of seams revelled themselves which as you can see in the last picture have been removed where all the shiny parts are showing without...- Bigfoot57
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
HMS Hood 1/200 Hachette /Amati Wooden kit Build Fully rigged Port side Starboard to follow just the insulators and lifeboats to fit to finish model Regards Colin- Bigfoot57
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
HMS Hood 1/200 Hachette /Amati Wooden kit Build Main Guns Now Fitted So a relatively easy stage this just had to file out the holes in the barbets and the bottom of the turrets to fit in the pin that allows the turrets to be rotated the fit is so tight no glue is needed Next I got a1/32...- Bigfoot57
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
HMS Hood 1/200 Hachette /Amati Wooden kit Build Scratchbuilt Gunnery Control Room / Tower No 2 Now Fitted To Model Remember me sorry peeps I had to take a 4 month break from modelling due to unsteady hands and trembling fingers This has now subsided to a point where I can now hold a pair of...- Bigfoot57
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
HMS Hood 1/200 Hachette /Amati Wooden kit Build Scratchbuilt Gunnery Control Room / Tower No 2 Well after 2 weeks of construction and some scratch building here’s is the 2 nd Gunnery Control Centre mounted on the classic tripod mast layout it is now ready to be fitted to the main deck of the...- Bigfoot57
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
HMS Hood 1/200 Hachette /Amati Wooden kit Build Scratchbuilt Gunnery Control Rooms Apologies for the lack of posting but it’s taken me this long to come up with a solution after a dozen attempts at getting what I found to be acceptable The main parts are what is described as an off centre...- Bigfoot57
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
Disaster in Part 140 there are supposed to be 2 what I call command centres see picture 1245a & 1283a both are missing so I’m going to attempt to scratch build them as there are no part 140’s on the net that I can see to purchase all have sold out Luckily they sit on top of the forward bridge...- Bigfoot57
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