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  1. Mark1

    Marks A6M3 zero type 22.

    So a quick dry fit of the cockpit and wings and all seems good.
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    Marks A6M3 zero type 22.

    Added the mg's, not worried aboit touching up the top as its not seen. The fusalge has gone together, a bit of filler is required top and bottom,gonna lose a bit of rivet detail i think but it is so fine i think i would probably lose some just with the paint anyway, my main worry was the top...
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    Marks A6M3 zero type 22.

    Cockpit is now put together,havent spent to much time on it as your wont see much, got some colour on the engine and mg's, wings are put together so ive got a little bit of detailing on the cockpit area of the fusalge to do and that will be getting stuck together, lacking any real location...
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    Academy 1/35 Tiger 1 Early

    Looking very nice mate. Not that bad, now these are big connection points! Lol
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    Scotties 25pdr.SP Bishop.

    Very nice :thumb2: the difference between your scratching and mine is one of these!
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    Marks A6M3 zero type 22.

    Ok well i did get the cockpit parts built,some detail sanded for etch replacement and painted....only in the wrong colour :confused: interior green mr hobby aqueous h58 or enamel c351. So i grabbed the h58 and gave it a squirt ,the colour was way off compared to the coloured etch(should have...
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    Latest Acquisitions (2023)

    Last couple of orders,there was some pipettes and sanding sticks also, been ordering loads of paints for various builds lately ive completely lost track of whats for what and what i got ! So to all those who do spreadsheets and lists for paint i will now stop chuckling to myself and admit that...
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    What's on the Bench 2023

    This is where the rest is at right now,chassis 95% built and just started adding a few llittle dents to the body
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    Marks A6M3 zero type 22.

    Spue shots, the usual for eduard,nicely moulded, should be a pleasant relatively straightforward build.
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    What's on the Bench 2023

    My mistake it was actually 192 parts to make up the plugs and leads! Coming off the bench for a while for a wingy GB.
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    Marks A6M3 zero type 22.

    Hoorah postman turned up today :smiling3: This is what ill be building, eduard 1/48 a6m3 zero type 22. Sprue shots to follow . This was a carrier and land based plane and from what i can gather they took them off carriers and stuck them on land as needed. Ive had a look to see any difference in...
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    Marks Airfix 1.72 severn class lifeboat.

    So i thought it about time i made an effort to get this finished, dinghy now painted after not being happy with the paint first time and using mr hobby tool cleaner to strip the paint:confounded:bad move. It started melting the plastic! That left me with the sand, prime ,sand, prime,sand, prime...
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    Hms Cornwall 1/350

    So ive got a bit more done,the scratched foreward mast is fitted so at least it will take some rigging unlike the floppy kit supplied one, boats fitted, props are on, just anchors and chains and four ladders left to fit and the build is done . Continuing with the weathering after that and then...
  14. Mark1

    What's on the Bench 2023

    Fiat Mefistofele 1/12 been taking up some room on the bench,144 parts for the 24 spark plugs and leads next,most needing to be cut to size :rolling:
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    BMW R80 restoration

    My dad had a bmw, the sidecar was the first mode of transport i remember being carted around in, with my mum ,younger brother and the dog.lol Sidecar something similar to this.
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    Account hacked!! Result.

    So a few weeks ago i received a notification from amazon confirming my refunds from returned unsatisfactory purchases. Having not made any returns i went into my account clicked on the "contact us" button and interrupted a live chat between an amazon rep and someone who had hacked my account,i...
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    Hms Cornwall 1/350

    So overall this is where im at.
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    Hms Cornwall 1/350

    A little update, the rear scratchbuilt mast is fitted and doesn't look to bad considering after it was ca'd in place i had to wrench it out because some idiot glued it facing the wrong way!! Oops.thankfully the rest of the ship stayed in one piece . Cranes and carley floats (think thats what...
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    Any recommendations for modelling putty.

    Used to use vallejo but found it sinks a bit, now started using this stuff and find it much better.
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    Hms Cornwall 1/350

    Having a look at the forward mast it was just as flimsy as the rear one so had a go at sorting it ,made a new one using 1mm, 0.8 and 0.5mm brass rod ,some 0.5 aluminium sheet and a little bit of pe offcuts and theres a bit of the original mast in there too.not finished yet, with the aid of a...
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