Rach bought me that same kit about a year ago, looks pretty nice I reckon
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Nice acquisitions Neil. The neck on the Sergeant looks a little weird in the box art though? A bit like his neck is too long and the collar is too small. Sure it won’t be an issue for you though.
Reminiscent of a certain Blackadder character
I had a bit of a splurge at the shop
I've never done a boat kit and have seen a few people recommend this one, so thought I'd give it a try before a proper braille scale ship.
I see there's another aircraft GB coming up so hopefully this will get me into that
I've been promising myself this kit for a while. It has a huge number of tiny parts but if my main subject in the truck GB goes well I might make a start on this too as it kinda fits the theme.
And some random stuff. Paints for some of the above and a couple of cheap tools. I always seem to use my dusting brush for dry brushing so a dedicated one will help. And my drill is a pain, having to swap collets for different sized bits, so this should give me my most used sizes in a quick change format.
Also a couple of the new paints John is stocking to test out.
I've never done a boat kit and have seen a few people recommend this one, so thought I'd give it a try before a proper braille scale ship.
I see there's another aircraft GB coming up so hopefully this will get me into that
I've been promising myself this kit for a while. It has a huge number of tiny parts but if my main subject in the truck GB goes well I might make a start on this too as it kinda fits the theme.
And some random stuff. Paints for some of the above and a couple of cheap tools. I always seem to use my dusting brush for dry brushing so a dedicated one will help. And my drill is a pain, having to swap collets for different sized bits, so this should give me my most used sizes in a quick change format.
Also a couple of the new paints John is stocking to test out.
That's an impressive haul there Andy,
I like the Shturmovick in particular, I've faniced one of those myself for awhile, but never found one for "the right price" :thinking:
I like the Shturmovick in particular, I've faniced one of those myself for awhile, but never found one for "the right price" :thinking:
Nice lot of stuff there Andy. You’ll like the SMS paint, it sprays beautifully and cleans up well with MLT. You’ll have to let us know how you get on with the dust brush as well.
Ive seen the Shturmovic built a couple of times and the feedback is always that it’s one of the best kits out there…..
Ive seen the Shturmovic built a couple of times and the feedback is always that it’s one of the best kits out there…..
A birthday present from the Mrs, forgot all about it with my birthday being during my holiday. I'd really enjoyed the X wing build so wanted a buddy for it, I'll paint this up in the same colours.
G
I have fond memories of building that kit, you’ll probably enjoy it. A lot less parts than a tank kit, in any case
Great tip that. My office supplies might just have a few of those.
I have a couple of those in the loft, (A4 and A5), may see if they are salvageable as they last saw action some 30 years ago!!!
The A4 folders may be good to insert instruction sheets.
Nice reminder Bob, SWIMBO has tasked to have a look see in the loft to check for 'stuff' from a house move a year or so ago!!! Two birds one stone!! :thumb2:
I've only managed a few quick squirts so far but it does seem really nice. Great covering power too.
Not so keen on the bottles though. Have you had a problem with the lids? The inner seals keep falling out on mine. Fixable I know, just a bit annoying.
That's worth feeding back to the supplier/manufacturer Andy.
Pete
Now why did I not think of that lol
No trouble so far, but I’ve only used two…..
I find the coverage excellent as well, but unfortunately this level of pigmentation makes it difficult to carry out subtle effects like showing preshading under the top coat easily. It adheres well so masking isn’t an issue either.
It'll probably turn out to only be me having the problem lol
Tim - 4 out of the 5 are like this every time I open them. I've tried a sliver of CA in one and will see if it works with the plastic & vapours.
As I said, I’ve only got a couple but they certainly don’t do that Andy.
G
Always an interesting read, looking at the photo from today you wouldn't think there was all that war history .
I’ve wanted to buy that Lysander kit for 40 years or so, now I came across it and decided to go for it. Chances are I’ll never build it because I don’t like building old and rare kits, so maybe I’ll eventually buy the Revell reissue to build, if I come across that at some point :smiling3:
The railway crossing is intended as a base for photographing models on, simply because I like the way it makes a more interesting groundwork than just a road. The T1E3 mine roller is for sometime after I finish the M32B1 with T1E1 roller (if I ever will …
This is a picture from sometime in the Second World War, I assume from before when the beaches were made off-limits to the local population, taken on Boulevard Evertsen¹ in Vlissingen. At a quick guess, it’s approximately where I placed the marker if you follow this link. The empty plot on the map, to the northwest of the marker, is the site of the elaborate building in the right background of the photo. (That building is the Grand Hotel Britannia, known locally as the “Brit”, which burned down in November 1944 due to heavy fighting inside of it. A replacement was built in the 1950s, but torn down in 2010 to leave the empty plot; a third incarnation is currently under construction.)
¹ In Dutch, boulevard refers to a seaside promenade rather than a grand avenue. It’s named after this man, his father, and/or his brothers (not sure which of them exactly :smiling3: ).
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Not just me thinking that then Tim.
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