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Matchbox Privateer. 1.72
After a lifetime of wanting one I finally managed to buy one at a sensible price! A pleasurable build all round but not without an issue or two; although in my view it wasn't exactly the monster as reported by some online reviewers... The kit was as expected from 1980s vintage Matchbox. Heavy...- Robert E Shedd
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Frog Fun! 1.72 Westland Wyvern
I fancied building something basic and easy to restore my mojo after the lengthy Shackleton build. Where better to come than a vintage kit? The Westland Wyvern has always been a favourite of mine with it's mean, brutish look. This offering by Frog combines 1960s style kit simplicity and fun in...- Robert E Shedd
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- Forum: Completed Aeroplanes
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Shackleton Mash Up
Chematic (ex Frog mould) meets Airfix in this Avro Shackleton MR3 hybrid. I've no idea what possessed me to take the interior out of Dad's discarded Airfix kit and shoehorn it into the Frog fuselage as a cut away version of the venerable "Growler". There were issues with marrying two totally...- Robert E Shedd
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- Forum: Completed Aeroplanes
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Old School Airfix Short Stirling
One of Dad's old kits; he was going to throw away until I offered to try to restore it. A classic Airfix kit of it's time; very limited interior fittings and fixtures and lots of lovely external panel lines and rivet detail! I wanted to keep the kit as close to the original as possible and...- Robert E Shedd
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Matchbox Hanomag 251 half track
I had a go at this one way back in the day and I think I made a complete fudge of it... Time to have a proper go at one... The build was absolutely flawless, no fit issues or excess flash. I didn't realise how tiny the kit actually was until I started building it. It seemed so much bigger in my...- Robert E Shedd
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- Forum: Completed Armoured Vehicles
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Airfix 1.72 scale Boulton Paul Defiant. Oldie but Goldie...
A classic old school Airfix kit with less parts than I've got fingers and toes, a pilot sat on 2 pins with no cockpit whatsoever, no wheel wells giving an excellent view right through the canopy to the floor and a handful of decals. OK, maybe the shape is not quite right, the turret is a large...- Robert E Shedd
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The Revell Arado 555.
Revell 1.72 scale Arado 555 The online reviews of this kit are pretty much spot on - Lovely detail inside and out, easy to build, plenty of scope to make up your own paint scheme and a fair size kit once built. A real joy to build; the only struggle was with the engine pod which needed a bit of...- Robert E Shedd
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Sherman Simplicity! 1.72 Airfix Starter Kit
Had great fun putting together this 1.72 Airfix Starter Set Sherman. Absolutely no parts fit issues, painting was relatively trouble free and the decals went on with no problems at all. A nice, easy kit to build between more complex projects or as a side project; this kit ticks all the boxes...- Robert E Shedd
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- Forum: Completed Armoured Vehicles
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Italeri Panzer Elefant 1.35 scale
An absolute blast to build and paint. A real trip down memory lane! Italeri got this one just right in my opinion. Easy to build and paint and a minimum of fiddly parts. Painting the wheel rims were a bit of a chore but had to be done! The driver always looks like he's sitting on the toilet...- Robert E Shedd
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I'm Robert not "Rober"
Hi Everyone, I finally said goodbye to Facebook and unfortunately all the model kit builder forums I used to follow along with it... . Looking for somewhere to lay my hat and "scale models" seems to be the best place to follow all things model kit related and to marvel at (be jealous of) other...- Robert E Shedd
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