Theme editor

Scale Model Shop

Search results

  1. A

    If you could time travel?

    Ok, Lets have some fun, imagine you can time travel, now I know if your a Big Bang Theory fan they'd say you'd still be in the same place but lets just suppose you can travel in time and location. So where and when would you go? A few rules, you can't change history, so no going back and...
  2. A

    Anyone use Mr Hobby Metal colours?

    I've been watching a few of the builds and tutorials on the Flory site and he uses these a lot of the time and so with some large projects on my list I wanted to try them out but I'm wondering if anyone has used them and what do you think if you have? Adrian
  3. A

    HARDER & STEENBECK - INFINITY CRplus AIRBRUSH ???

    I'm considering buying this airbrush, has anyone got the same one or can anyone suggest something else. I've seen people talk about how easy to clean the H&S ones are but is that the only benefit over other AB's? I currently use an Iwata Neo and apart from one hiccup a few weeks back have had...
  4. A

    MK XVI Spitfire engine colour?

    I've lost my mojo for building right now due to my "brother" forcing the sale of my home and so I've been looking through my stash trying to get inspiration again. I've been looking to build the Revell Supermarine Spitfire MK.XVI I have for something easy ish. Whilst reading the painting guide...
  5. A

    Model Filler reccomendations?

    Rather a strange questions , but I was wonder what people on here would recommend as a filler, I'm coming to the end of my Squadron filler, but to be honest its a little grainy for my liking, I do use Mr Surfacer 500 and 1000 for small imperfections but wondered what you'd reccomend, oh and I...
  6. A

    Ade's D-Day Diorama Completed

    Well I got round to finishing my D-Day build. There are a few bits I'd like to address but right now I'm calling it finished, it's my take on the famous picture of Eisenhower meeting with the troops before they depart, ok so there may be some inaccuracies but its my tribute :) Hope you all...
  7. A

    Iron Man 3 "Iron Patriot" Update 2

    Stared work on yet another Ironman build, with 5 other Iron Man kits out there that I need to get I thought I best clear some room :) Been a Dragon kit I'm now used to the vague instructions and poor paint guides, luckily been a huge Iron Man fan paint colours wont be an issue though I am...
  8. A

    KC-130F Hercules "Fat Albert" Update 2

    With the help from Peter sending me his instructions I have now started this build, I plan to have a go at the Blue Angels Fat Albert paint scheme. The kits a really old basic one and the decals were water damaged so I ordered a new set and hopefully it will be a great eye catching fun build...
  9. A

    Wombourne ASVC Model Show 2014 ( Pictures )

    After a busy weekend for the members of the Aero Space and Vehicles Club IPMS, I thought I would post some pictures from the show. With great weather and more vendors than ever before we opened the doors at 10am and welcomed everyone to our 49th show, next years our biggy :)...
  10. A

    COMPLETED A-10A Thunderbolt II

    As what's starting to be normal for me I didn't do the regular colour scheme you always see, I like different so here is my version of the "Peanuts" scheme. I managed to get some decals for the aircraft off the internet and away I went. Affectionately referred to as "Peanut", this...
  11. A

    Italeri Hercules KC-130F Instructions?

    Hey all, I bought this kit from Cosford back in April and it hasn't got any instructions in it, anyone know best way I can get hold of a set, its a second hand kit so I guess contacting Italeri is out of the question. I thought I might be able to have a crack at it without the instructions but...
  12. A

    The one that got away?

    As I see builds on here it makes me think about kits I had that I gave away and now wish I had kept, such as the Fibre optic Enterprise and fibre optic DS9 of all kits ! So was there a kit you either saw and didn't get and now regret it or were you generous to a fault and gave one away you now...
  13. A

    Tamiya A-10A Thunderbolt II ( Peanuts )

    If anyone has seen my post about desert camo you will have seen a little work I have done on this kit. So here's the build so far with a little history. The kits itself is really nice to build as most Tamiya kits are, however the canopy is a shocking fit and needed several strips of tape to...
  14. A

    Working out import taxes?

    Hi all, There are some items I want from America and as I think I understand it anything over £20 I will pay import tax on, is there a way to work out how much I will pay in tax? Adrian
  15. A

    Edge of WWII Runway?

    I'm about finished on my D-Day diorama and now just doing the base, but I want to put the C-47 just off the runway and so was wondering is it just grass to runway and are there any markings on the runway like painted lines to mark the edge? Adrian
  16. A

    COMPLETED: Babylon 5 Starfury Mk I

    "It was the Dawn of the Third Age of Mankind, ten years after the Earth-Minbari War. The Babylon Project was a dream given form. Its goal: to prevent another war by creating a place where humans and aliens could work out their differences peacefully. Well I completed my revamp of my Starfury...
  17. A

    R.I.P Richard Attenborough

    We've lost a truly great actor and director, thoughts and prayers with his family and loved ones tonight. Adrian
  18. A

    COMPLETED: Battlestar Galactica Colonial Viper MkVII

    "The Cylons Were Created by Man. They Rebelled. They Evolved. They Look and Feel Human. Some are programmed to think they are Human. There are many copies. And they have a Plan." Well here's mans first line of defence!!! I really enjoyed this nice straight forward build from Moebius, it was...
  19. A

    Desert colours?

    I'm looking to do some desert camo on an A-10 the colours that I want to do are Light F.S 23617 Med F.S 30257 Dark F.S 30118 I have all the Tamiya range as that's what I prefer to paint in and don't plan to buy any other range of colours, so I was thinking that perhaps XF55 for the Light...
  20. A

    Babylon 5 Starfury ( restoration )

    I bought a couple of the Starfury's a long time ago and built them up to a reasonable standard but now I want to improve them so I stripped Sheridan's Starfury down as long ago as last year but only now have the urge to tat around with it in preparation for my Omega Starfury build. I ordered...
Back
Top