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    Spring 1951

    I'm awaiting these, resin casts but hopefully easy to use and apply.... From evilbay..... Looking forward to this Niho
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    Spring 1951

    So after paint, and i created 5 bedrolls from tissue and PVA solution, added the antennae .....made from Ernie Ball E & G strings lol ....rocking along. I've got a Bazooka and some bandoliers to add, and the .50 ammo cans. I did streak and 'spot' the M26 with Alclad Aqua gloss to depict rain...
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    Spring 1951

    This weekends meanderings, i aquired some stowage from a fellow club member, placed it on to see, with some other bits n pieces. Now this has passed through painting so I'll post post paint pics laters Niho
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    Spring 1951

    Some more progress, finished painting crew figures, set the suspension roadwheels and superglued the swing arms. I drilled a hole in hull tub, for fixing down, added the painted vynil tracks which i found to be tight/short each side so i 'broke' them on the connection tabs, sewed them 8mm...
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    Spring 1951

    Some more painting progress on the crew figures, lo and hi lighting uniforms, basic faces.... It's all coming on now, very happy Niho
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    Spring 1951

    And the resin figs, a little chopped about now, to fit relevant hatches, as in Cmdr fig to drivers position, loader to Cmdrs lol, .50M2HB gunner, ...same as..... Basic blocking in of colours in the crew figs Niho
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    Spring 1951

    So with the resin figs, I've been juggling and chopperizing, the commander fig is now a driver, and theloader is now the commander, the full fig will stay.... I did have to cut and file them to fit the hatches.... Niho
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    Spring 1951

    So, the resin figs arrived from HK, neat and crisp, gunner fig the arms fell into place with a dab of CA.. Jimbo, i gots some gudduns lol Niho
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    Spring 1951

    Here we go...... Damn the digi camera lol, .... imma still well pleased as so much better than my mits these days Niho
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    Spring 1951

    Our Club is doing a few builds for the 70th Ceasefire Anniversary this year, as a subject display See pic below, one member is making a 1/18th F86E!!!!!!! A monster!!!! Go big or go home lol Niho
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    Spring 1951

    And so, a week of progress, figures were painted up, just the boots to do, weapons etc. I used a set of Peddinghaus eye decals, easier than i thought and most convincing once you get them with the correct level and distance apart (MPD). Yup, they are smol lol Here it is so far, i may yet try to...
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    Spring 1951

    So here are the DML USMC figures, in first stage of assembly, lots of pouches being added.
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    Spring 1951

    So, Korea again, in 1/35th. I aquried the HobbyBoss M26 and the DML 'Chosin Reservoir' US figureset....The base is an old cheeseboard with DML railway and foam etc.... The M25 Pershing i built in a day, primed then sprayed with TS05 olive drab, ....hence no build pics. Now the basework, filla...
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    70th Anniversary of the Korean War Ceasefire build

    So here it is, Airfix Mig15 in Chinese Airforce colours vs a Heller F86F in 72nd. Base was made from perspex and styrene sheet. The map was piercing sawed out of 2mm styrene sheet. Then textured and painted. Aircraft are mounted on perspex rods, with map & aircraft mounted to a 14mm thick...
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    Latest Acquisitions (2023)

    Sugoi!!!!!!! I finally got one at a conducive price, from Kent Models.... awesome service.... I am grinning like a Cheshire cat lol Fujimi's 1/72 JGSDF Komatsu 4x4 LAV 2 in box, this one with JGSDF UN type armd turret if i choose, 6 decal options including Iraq & Afghan. I have a pile of...
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    Revell 1/72nd B26 Marauder

    As mentioned on "Whats on your bench" here is my 1966 boxing of the B26 Marauder, the kit should be the famous "Flak Bait" but i bought this knowing the kit did not have decals/transfers...... I now refer to a book i have, The Dancing Dodo by John Gardner, a good read if you choose, the Dodo is...
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    Latest Acquisitions (2023)

    I still have these in my basket..... Im so bad...
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    Latest Acquisitions (2023)

    A couple of shows under the belt already this year.....and hammering the card online Su 122 was a raffle win Super nostalgic kit, a return to my first ever Matchbox build 1FC Modeltrend KO'd 1/72 T72, you can guess whats coming 1/72 3D printed desert recon vehicle from Etsy Plus much misc items,
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    What's on the Bench 2023

    It's full with a few things ......wings and wheels, see below lmao Heller 72nd F86F, 75th Korean War Ceasefire club build, oob, Pavla vacformed canopy (not fixed, pilot in paintbooth) A Revell 1966 B26, to be made into the 'Dancing Dodo' from John Gardner's book of the same name... No...
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    Heller Saab J21A 1/72

    Another wingy thing from me, 1976 Heller boxing of a beautiful aircraft, oob, and fun
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