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    THE WORKSHOP

    well,thats it..xmas is over. the dragon made me clear out the workshop.....ahem...dining table so we could stuff ourselves stupid with chalky dry. now please may i resume normal business as the festive tv is driving me mad.
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    FAVE MODELS SINCE I JOINED SMF

    POLUX...THE MIDNIGHT TRAIN RON...DITCHED PLANE IN THE SEA SI..SUNKEN U BOAT
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    MY BIRTHDAY

    thankyou for all your lovely messages yesterday. i feel like ive got another family! shame we dont all live on the same street....what a brilliant communal man shed we could have! cheers everyone!!
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    humbrol gloss cote

    hi folks..you may remember i posted a thread about future floor finish yellowing on my model, well this time, i want to use humbrol gloss through the airbrush but i know it will have to be thinned. if my paintwork is humbrol enamel, is there a risk of blistering if i use a thinned gloss?
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    BREAKING NEWS

    A GLOUCESTER MAN IS SAID TO BE RECOVERING WELL AFTER BEING SUBJECTED TO A THREE HOUR HARROWING ORDEAL INVOLVING A 1.350 MODEL SHIP. rob downs 44 of quedgeley, gloucester was forced to witness his unamed partner hoover up essential delicate model parts for his beloved uss cole that he was...
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    fokker d vii

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    1.72 built and painted GlOSTER GLADIATOR

    old revell that i need to clear out. done this one last year.
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    first time

    right chaps, just finished my first attempt at a amt ertl 66 olds. now, been following all the tips on you tube on painting,laquer, wax and it looks bloody good for a first go. after two days of staring at it and feeling smug, i now hate it and think it looks like one of those burago toys. i...
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    HMS DEFENDER

    apart from the merlin on the flight deck, shes all done. time for a rest me thinks!
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    Johnsons Kleer

    had a problem with kleer on my hms defender. caused yellowing and made localised crazing. now, this morning i had a chat with our flooring rep. this is what he told me..... kleer is non profitable to its manufacturer and has been downscaled with a view to discontinuation. kleer was formulated...
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    hms defender

    apart from a decent satin coat, she is about ther now. going to mount it on a nice seascape. had a problem with coat of kleer......its got ayellow tinge in places. im not gonna use it again. because i work as a floorlayer , ive got some karndean floor gloss. i used it on hms kent and it came...
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    stuck for inspiration!

    help.... i made this little shack earlier this afternoon whilst waiting for the dragon to get back from shopping. i wanted to do a dio that would compliment a first attempt at car modelling , what else can you do apart from boring old garage set ups. any ideas lads? was gonna make it into a...
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    helicopter truck

    hi chaps, got myself the pe set for airfix 1.350 hms daring and it includes a nifty little transporter truck that tows the helis on the flightdeck. any idea what colour to paint it cos i cant find a reference
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    embarrasing models

    ere, you lot seem to have some stunning models on this site. wondered if anybody would post some of their disasters so amateurs like me can feel more at home? go on lads, ill still look up to ya !
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    1.350 HMS DEFENDER

    doing this build for a guy on ebay who has asked for a type 45 frigate hms defender. im about half way on this one. also got the we photo etch set which im just spraying now. good job too because as this is a so called stealth ship, theres not much detail to it.
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    pe painting

    ive got to paint some flight deck photo etch for hms daring in1.350 but dont want to clog the detail with paint. if i prime and paint with airbrush , im worried that ill lose that detail. any suggestions?
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    1.600 SCALE HMS AJAX

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    hms fearless diorama

    just finished my falklands diorama. hms fearless, hms bacchante and hms active. anybody wanna see?
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