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A simple way to add shadow and weathering
I've been asked by quite a few people on this site and others how I get a weathering and shadow effect on my builds so I thought I would a little how to to show how it's done First up is to put a small amount on the tip of a thin brush and wipe off the excess Then to the edge on a model...- Alan 45
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Dragon SAS 1/4 ton 4x4 Patrol Car
this kit needs work to do properly, I lost interest so I just built it as the very confusing instructions told me too , I think I've over done the distressed look but I'm fairly happy with it- Alan 45
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- Forum: Completed Soft skins
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Just got my service done on my car
couple of days ago my car went in for its service and this was a full service , now I usually use my local ford dealer but this time they were way too expensive, £220 I was quoted and when I queried that price they said it was because of the genuine ford parts , I said I get back to them I... -
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Ammo boxes in the desert?
would we have painted our ammo boxes in a tan colour in North Africa WWII I can only find the standard colour on Google Any help is much appreciated:)- Alan 45
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Dragon SAS jeep
has anyone built one of these ? I'm having real problems with it The instructions are very confusing , the illustrations don't match the parts and look opposit to the part your actually building , this is a big problem when your dyslexic, I have been told by everyone that dragon kits are...- Alan 45
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- Forum: General Military Vehicle Chat
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Italieri 1/35 Crusader III
I'm now calling this complete , weathering is done and I replaced the rather thick antenna for a paint brush bristle- Alan 45
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- Forum: Completed Armoured Vehicles
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Just said goodbye to a dear friend
today was my dear friends funeral and t was a good send off Harold me old shipmate I hope the days are long and your sails are full Midshipman Harold Ball , HMS Ramillies 25th January 1925-7th June 2015 -
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Is academy part of tamiya?
I got the academy release of the stug IV sd.kfz. 167 and I already have the tamiya sd.kfz.163 and decided to compare the kits This is what I found not only are the sprues very similar but the moulding on the parts is identical So could academy be a part of tamiya or have they just...- Alan 45
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- Forum: General Military Vehicle Chat
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An alternative to filer/tetrion
I don't know if anyone knows about using no nails typ glues for dio bases I found out by accident I bought three tubes of what I though was cheep filler from pound land for my desert base and picked up this by mistake through sheer laziness I decided to give it a go and I used it on base I...- Alan 45
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- Forum: General Modelling chat
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Stargate SG1 dio
while I'm waiting for my base on the North Africa dio to dry I've started a little dio from the TV series SG1 Made a start on the gate I'll be using the marines from this set and I've made a start on colonel Jack O'niell I've made the cap from milli put- Alan 45
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- Forum: Diorama and Buildings Chat
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What am I going to do with this ?
i have an idea and just for a bit of fun I was wondering if anyone could guess what I'm going to do as my next dio Here's the pic so what could this be ?- Alan 45
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Just got some bad news
i want to tell you about the bloke who got me back into modelling It was in the summer of 2011 when I got chatting to an elderly gentleman while having a smoke down my local , the usual moan about what a terrible wet summer we were having continued into the pub and we got talking about various... -
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Tamiya 1/35 Matilda now on a base
Patrick (Dubster) suggested I post my finished builds in a completed thread so more people could see my ' excellent ' words , his words not mine , I like to think each build is a step forwards or backwards to excellence :D So hear is the first completed build the tamiya Matilda , good kit but...- Alan 45
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- Forum: Completed Armoured Vehicles
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Tamiya tanks , altering tracks ?
on all tamiya tanks I've built the tracks and wheels are set as if it's on a flat surface which does look odd as no floor anywhere is as flat as a snooker table so I was wondering what the easiest way was to alter tracks to look like they are going over rough terrain Any advice is appreciated:)- Alan 45
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Question to tank experts
was there any significant or big differences in the tiger 1 that served in Tunisia 43 and the mid version that served on the Easton front from 43 ? Also was the colour the then standard dark yellow or did it have the early grey that the Germans used until the change Any help is greatly...- Alan 45
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- Forum: General Military Vehicle Chat
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Well now I've calmed down !
im a firm believer in showing respect to the older generation but boy do some of them make it hard , I've been out and returned and as I've come into my road there's a bloke struggling to park so I've let him park As I'm waiting this car comes out of the side road about 100yards from where I'm... -
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Desert, does this need any paint ?
after John Huggins post about what to use for a desert I learned some used kitty litter so I've done a bit on a piece of board and was wondering if it needs any painting Apart from the desert scrub this is all kitty litter the sand is crushed up bits and the stones are full pieces from the bag...- Alan 45
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- Forum: Diorama and Buildings Chat
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Somewhere in North Africa
I've decided to put this in the under construction section as there will be a lot of stuff in this dio but I won't be doing under construction threads for the vehicles as they are old kits and if your into armour then there's a good chance you've built one I will however mention any horror...- Alan 45
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Large North Africa dio ?
i have built the airfix desert outpost and it's quite a size and I figured on doing a British 8th army dio but I also have lots of German DAK stuff so now I'm a little undecided on which to do This is my German idea The base with these And the British base And I also have...- Alan 45
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Miniart houses , 1/35 or 1/32 scale ?
I've always thought that the miniart buildings were out of scale for 1/35 figures due to the size of the doors well tonight I think I can safely say they are 1/32 scale , I got the airfix desert outpost set today and I compared the size of the doorway with it and it matched perfectly , now I...- Alan 45
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