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    Pushing Back .......

    Thanks Chris ..... glad you are liking things. ...... i intended to try and progress things today but domestics got in the way ( another bloody lie ). I head off to Dounreay again first thing tomorrow and get home late friday afternoon if im lucky so no progress until I get home. I have packed...
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    Rehashing Hurtgen forest diorama

    First class. The snow landscape is very convincing. Well .... it all is but I like the ground work in particular. Well done that man. Toto
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    Not a Moment to Lose… Battle of the Bulge, Ardennes, December 1944

    Incredible modelling ..... attention to detail is out of this world. Phenominal. Toto
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    Pushing Back .......

    The bomb zone seems a million miles away. I am looking forward to creating and detailing it. Like many other items too early to start as the mass handling of the diorama will just destroy it. Its amazing how you look at what needs done and start seeing sense in terms of build order. I haven't...
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    Pushing Back .......

    OK ..... the last blast for today .... and todays final shot .... I'll need to leave this to dry before attempting to install the intermediate noggings and the finished floor etc. that's for tomorrow. I only have a little time tomorrow as I will be on mumsie duties for a while. I also...
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    Pushing Back .......

    And we push on ..... But ..... not as I intended. I said I would finish the main area before starting on the workshop / store area ......... well ..... I'm a bloody liar ....... you have got to keep an eye open on me for that ..... one of my negative traits .... 😂 and here we go ...
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    Back again .... and its framing out doors and windows time ..... here is what we've got .... and we'll start with the cill's .... and all three are done ..... just balsa wood ripped to size .... and the head's .... All three done and the insides where they meet the Daler Board...
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    Pushing Back .......

    and we move on ..... decided on the roof tile batons ..... nice and easy ..... and .... from the rear looking downwards .... and the full frontal .... and a shot of a wee tile spacer to give an idea. The roof looks a bit " off " but this is intentional as so would you if you had had...
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    Pushing Back .......

    OK ..... hit the shed today for a few hours and looking to see what's next on the list. ground floor floor boards is the answer .... So lets get started .... easy peasy really .... and we are there .... time to let it dry a bit .... and one last shot for now from underneath ...
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    Latest Acquisitions (2026)

    Excellent choice ..... that will pop it nicely. Looking forward to seeing it come alive ..... cheers toto
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    Pushing Back .......

    OK ..... so I took the toys back in the pram from earlier and the disappointing plaster casts that I have just received from FoG. decided to start on something easy ..... some washes to the floor and roof that I left off from last weekend ..... just as a reminder ..... here is the victim...
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    Latest Acquisitions (2026)

    and another couple of images ..... again .... poor finish but manageable they must deem this kind of finish straight from the mould as acceptable where another couple on minutes would see some of these blemishes resolved before sending these on to customers. At the very least, the inside...
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    Latest Acquisitions (2026)

    You must have deep pockets ..... 😂
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    Latest Acquisitions (2026)

    Are you going to do the build thread for this when the time comes? I'd love to see this go together. Toto
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    Need more racing car shelves

    I'm jealous. As I said, I think they were ahead of the game with that car. Cant remember anything else quite like it at the time. Small world Toto
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    Need more racing car shelves

    Rust was the enemy of every car at that point ..... think Vauxhall Viva ..... 😂 Something different of the day was a Chyrsler Matra Rancho .... possibly a little ahead of its time in terms of styling. Still rusted though. Toto
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    Need more racing car shelves

    And at the same time we had the Hillman avenger and not that long after that Talbot / Chrysler bought them out and we got the Chrysler avanger .... the horizon, sunbeam and ....... din din din ........ the simca all sold under the same marque. My pals dad was a foreman mechanic at Ross Chrysler...
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    Need more racing car shelves

    You know your cars girl. 😂 I remember being behind the wheel of one of these when I was a nipper. I was on my dads best freinds knee and just steering. What an enormous steering wheel it had. Great memories Toto
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    Need more racing car shelves

    Don't xuppose you have a model of the almighty .......Hillman imp .....i would even halt all production on my military stuff to have a go at one of them ...... amazing little gems. Toto
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    Need more racing car shelves

    Very nice work. .... everyone a winner. Toto
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