Rescaled from the original 1/144 kit I will sometime later this year I will give my 1/72 concorde a bit of a makeover 
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An early birthday present for myself....................................
HobbyBoss's spelling mistake! - It should be HMS Agamemnon - a sister ship to the Lord Nelson. they were obsolescent when commissioned - their completion being delayed by their 12" turrets & guns being diverted to finish HMS Dreadnought in a record time.
Pre-owned - got it a reasonable discount. Ebay prices- 'buy it now' & auction prices are higher. No need for any additional PE - complete set of railings etc supplied on four frets. Only thing I need is a display stand, it's not missing, HB just don't provide one!
Dave
HobbyBoss's spelling mistake! - It should be HMS Agamemnon - a sister ship to the Lord Nelson. they were obsolescent when commissioned - their completion being delayed by their 12" turrets & guns being diverted to finish HMS Dreadnought in a record time.
Pre-owned - got it a reasonable discount. Ebay prices- 'buy it now' & auction prices are higher. No need for any additional PE - complete set of railings etc supplied on four frets. Only thing I need is a display stand, it's not missing, HB just don't provide one!
Dave
Although i have sold over 55 kits and accessories and the stash is now only StuG's and ships this will come in handy, looks very good even has chains but to have the engine suspended you will have to make your own engine strap
One for the ship stash, love these French battleships, nuts, lol
One for the ship stash, love these French battleships, nuts, lol
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Race Towers post department received these today.
So battle with the KV2 can continue in between gardening at short meadows.
So battle with the KV2 can continue in between gardening at short meadows.
Morning all
As usual great service from John!
Given the issues I had with the resin Jerry cans I've had for my North African vignette, I thought I'd order some from John and in doing so discovered Tamiya does a few versions each of which comes with some different extras that offer interesting possibilites........so let's just say I'll never run out of jerry cans ever again......had to make the most of the p&p charges after all!!
I'm not sure I'll use the tent but the radio operator definitely offers' possibilities for the vignette/dio.....
And yes, that is a bottle of enamel Revell gloss yellow....
I have plenty of enamel paints left from when I cam back to the hobby, as knew no better. So I've decided to have a go at making my own enamel washes rather than fork out on manufacturers versions. The initial red/brown batch I mixed worked well but I needed the yellow to make a more orange rust colour. If it doesn't work then it's only cost me £2 - of it does work it's saved me that several times over.
ATB.
Andrew
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As usual great service from John!
Given the issues I had with the resin Jerry cans I've had for my North African vignette, I thought I'd order some from John and in doing so discovered Tamiya does a few versions each of which comes with some different extras that offer interesting possibilites........so let's just say I'll never run out of jerry cans ever again......had to make the most of the p&p charges after all!!
I'm not sure I'll use the tent but the radio operator definitely offers' possibilities for the vignette/dio.....
And yes, that is a bottle of enamel Revell gloss yellow....
I have plenty of enamel paints left from when I cam back to the hobby, as knew no better. So I've decided to have a go at making my own enamel washes rather than fork out on manufacturers versions. The initial red/brown batch I mixed worked well but I needed the yellow to make a more orange rust colour. If it doesn't work then it's only cost me £2 - of it does work it's saved me that several times over.
ATB.
Andrew
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Here at Race Towers a special parcel arrived this lunch time, from my old friend Steve Rivet Jones. He very kindly sent me his brilliant built and weathered 1/35 T34.
Id seen it on his Y tube channel and Facebook page but seeing it in the flesh is something else, certainly gives me something to aspire to in painting models.
This will appear at some stage in a dio, the type has been left to Steve to decide.
Id seen it on his Y tube channel and Facebook page but seeing it in the flesh is something else, certainly gives me something to aspire to in painting models.
This will appear at some stage in a dio, the type has been left to Steve to decide.
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Just a little plastic to start my impending retirement,
Nos 9 & 10 in my tank transporter collection
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Just need a couple of years set aside to build then all, and an extension for display!
Regards
Steve H
Nos 9 & 10 in my tank transporter collection
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Just need a couple of years set aside to build then all, and an extension for display!
Regards
Steve H
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Nice haul Steve!
This book may shock you all
In French but good photos and info on StuG ace, Ernst Krag of Das Reich
This book may shock you all
In French but good photos and info on StuG ace, Ernst Krag of Das Reich
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I just have to ask: why are you showing their size with a 1980s or ’90s dubbeltje (that is, a Dutch 10-cent coin)? 
(As trivia for those who don’t know how big that is: it’s the size of the hole in a CD.)
(As trivia for those who don’t know how big that is: it’s the size of the hole in a CD.)
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One that I've had on pre-order for a bit elsewhere, although I see John now has them in stock.
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This arrived.
Pete.
Pete.
Going for an NMM finish on that one then Pete? Not something I’ve ever tried. Come to that, never tried a big old’ robot either..... I remember Wotan (I think) doing a whole Mustang in NMM a few years ago. Vince Ventruella does a couple of good tutorials on you tube if you need them.
Postie just dropped this off - an ebay bargain!
Bit of an oddball - it's a reboxing of a Mirage Hobby kit, as far as I know, the only one that Airfix issued. Has all parts for the original US Navy four-piper.
Dave
Bit of an oddball - it's a reboxing of a Mirage Hobby kit, as far as I know, the only one that Airfix issued. Has all parts for the original US Navy four-piper.
Dave
Just received some paint from Gravity in Spain for an upcoming build. What was particularly impressive is these left their facility in Malaga at 10.39 yesterday morning, and arrived at my house in London at just after 12.00 today!
Afternoon all
So a very small arrival in all ways. A metal barrel to replace the one for the 1/72 resin Challenger (WW2 version) I have. Even before it arrived for my birthday last December, I was worried about it being a bit fragile......but as you can see that was the least of my worries!
ATB.
Andrew
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So a very small arrival in all ways. A metal barrel to replace the one for the 1/72 resin Challenger (WW2 version) I have. Even before it arrived for my birthday last December, I was worried about it being a bit fragile......but as you can see that was the least of my worries!
ATB.
Andrew
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