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    airbrush problems or maybe user problems

    greetings ... i have acquired an old compressor and have an aztec airbrush and badger one ... the aztec one is old whilst the badger one has been used just once ... i tried out my new pride and joy and initially i had water in the holder but nothing but air comes through ... i then tried a bit...
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    1/35 Sturmgeschutz iv .... my stug!!

    nice and enjoyable build ... quite happy with the results ... decided to put the armour plating on in a haphazard fashion (saw a few on the net completed like that and it looked quite nice) ... cannot imagine everything being parade ground type quality after wandering around the russian...
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    diorama / model display ideas

    hello all ... any ideas / suggestions (or current threads to reference) on ways to display models and dioramas ... at the moment i have mine parked strategically through the room at the back .... whilst pleasant enough to look at they do collect copious amounts of dust .... ta
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    sd.kfz.171 panther d

    right some pics .... supposed to be depict a battle damaged panther whose got some track damage ... truth be told i am pretty cruddy at doing tracks so i was busy making a dogs breakfast of them when the damaged tracks approach became a more viable option (lol!!) ..... critique welcome ...
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    fw190

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    Hasegawa FW190 ... 1/32 (kit # 08056)

    Hi there ... i purchased this model today and on opening the box at home found that there are no plans in the box .... a couple of questions: are there any web sites that have plans that can be downloaded? does anyone know what version this FW190 is? thks a ton Lindsey
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    Russian Front

    Hello again ..... got myself a JS1 battle tank and some german tank troops ... have bashed out a small diorama ....the master plan is to: cover the dio with snow ... i have done this with a previous dio with a JU87 undergoing repairs and it came out ok build the js 2 with the troops will be a...
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    Diorama ... Russian Front

    Hi there folks ... i have been busy on this diorama for what seems an absolute age .. i am also pretty sure that ere is still more to come ... probably some troops sitting in their bust up marder ii. But for now i have posted a few pics .... a badly damaged marder ii (the tracks are really...
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    JU87 B2 (Stuka) .. 1/48

    hi folks - been quite some time since i last posted .... i have popped in from time to time to see the latest model builds and news. As per usual great quality from all ... It has been a while since i last built a model but my better half insisted that i spend some money and so i bought 4 kits...
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    hello there .... quick question

    hi there ... is it possible to delete / remove one's profile and log on ... i have been on here for a few years and had a whole lotta fun and learned so much good stuff .... but sadly the models are getting a wee bit too expensive for me and i have not been able to buy one for the past several...
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    some folk might find this an interesting read ...

    .Flight Lieutenant Ian SmithIan Smith was born in the small Rhodesian mining town of Selukwe on April 8th, 1919. During his schooldays, both at Selukwe and later at the senior co-educational boarding school Chaplin, the sporting field was his main attraction. Ian Smith remembers that “I was an...
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    Berlin '45 ... "quick ... the Russians are coming!!"

    hi there folks - i have been threatening to do this for a while .... the scene will be in Berlin 1945, a bombed out house, a kubelwagen and some german troops running to find cover to fend off a russian assault. kubelwagen . completed it a while ago house - bought the walls base ... a resin...
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    kubelwagen type82

    hi folks ... completed a kubelwagen .... the next step will to complete a small diorama with the kubelwagen as it's focal point ...rgds lindsey
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    afrika korps - 2nd diorama

    hello all ... am attempting my 2nd diorama .. over the past month or so i have been working on the 3ton half track ... bit of a hard slog to be honest ...lots and lost of very small pieces. i have weathered it heavily as in my imaginatiion it has been strolling around the desert for a good...
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    Has anyone built this model ...?

    hi all .. i am am building the german half track 3 ton and have a question on the axels and alignment thereof ... once i had completed the the chassis the axels are slightly out of alignment if i compare the left side to the right side .... i have looked and looked at it and cannot seem to find...
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    first diorama

    hi there ... thought i would give a diorama a go ... so the master plan is a tank refuelling crew, an anti aircraft battery and a opel blitz truck getting themselves organised to re-fuel and re-arm a tiger (the tiger will not be there just yet!!). Had a good look through the internet looking...
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    Spitfire MarkVI

    hi there ..my next project is the spitfire mark vi (hasegawa 1/32).... need a little help with the paints required here: as per the paint chart the colours are upper surface ..khaki green and ocean grey lower surface ..medium sea grey cockpit colour ... not quite sure what to use here as the...
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    Taking photographs

    hi there all .... am looking for some advice on taking photographs of model aircraft ... i have a rather basic digital camera but am sure that i can improve the quality of the pictures that i do take .. any advice/hints/tips welcomed. tx lindsey
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    aichi val d3a1 ...type 99 (1/48 Hasegawa)

    had this kit for a couple of years ....will build it and use the build to try and enhance some skills ...focussing on cockpit detail, paint chipping (inspired by Ajay's work on his george), panel lines etc .....the aircraft itself was part of the 33rd flying (33-203) group formed in feb 1942...
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    heinkel 111

    hi ... looking for detail of the following: heinkel he111 h-22 1./kg53 ..... the serial numbers on the side are GA (werksnummer 3107) .... did this aircraft exist at all and if it did does anyone have a little bit of it's history. tx a lot Lindsey
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