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This will be very special. I'm not very good with people (take that at any level you like 🤔) but a horse is really scary maybe oils would give it suitable lustre for the parade ground?

I don’t want to turn this into the “fruity curry” thread, but good fruity curry is quite hard to find these days. George’s chippy in Lymm (I think it closed in the early 90s and is now houses) was amazing, and Royal Fisheries is as good. It was a proper nostalgia flashback the first time I had it. Their offering in general is very good ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Would recommend” Martin

No specific info, but being a coated lens, depending on the viewing angle, colour is usually pink/purplish, or green/blueish. Best bet would be some transparent 'holographic' foil.

And this highlights the problems with Rams. Too many variations..... That one has the cast-in vent bulges (3rd hull type) and M4-type bogies but still has the MG turret. I'm not convinced that the cast-in vent hulls always had the M4 bogies. The side door and mushroom vent hulls definitely had M3 bogies and the ball MG hulls all had the M4 type. It is the vents, doors and stowage bins that confuse the widths of the different kits, along with unreliable data. Even the width in Hunnicutt is wrong. The stowage bins are actually wider than the hull itself. And there are slight hull width casting variations. The Ram hull was derived from that of the M3A1 cast-hull Lee. Grants, Lees, Shermans and Rams should all be the same width +/- casting variations. Looking back at the extensive analysis on Missing Lynx of the Gecko kit when it was released, I found the measurements I took of the 3 Rams at Bovington. All had lower hulls 1600mm wide with sponsons varying from 520mm each for a 2nd series hull with mushroom vents to 540mm for a 3rd series hull with cast-in vents. 530mm would be a good average. So 2640 - 2680mm overall across the hull. The mushroom vents add 100mm per side but the cast-in vents only add 30mm per side. Width across the stowage bins is 2720mm. So the Gecko upper hull is about 4.6mm too narrow, the equivalent of 160mm in 1:1. As a result the engine access panels are 2mm too narrow. The bogie brackets are much too deep, but that just makes them too close to the lower hull which doesn't show. And the final drive bulges are a couple of mm too large in diameter. I can make out only the 79AD formation sign but the crew beret badges look like RTR so I'm going to say British 49 APCR. The Missing Lynx multi-page anaylysis of the kit and comparison with others is here https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/missinglynx/gecko-s-new-ram-kangaroo-hull-size-t335241.html

Used to love the fruity curry sauce our local chippie used to do, but now they've stopped doing it.... Keith

A very fine result on this one, I love the colour scheme I also like the collection of Ferrari's, I wonder how many lottery wins you'd need to own them all in 1:1? I like the figure of you as well, did you have yourself 3d scanned for it? James

I miss those women

Looking good so far Ray! Your Gotha in the NMCZ GB was enough to convince me you will get this one. The parasol struttery will be interesting... Regards, Adrian

Are they dangerous?

Thanks, y'all! This homemade BMF is working MUCH better than the old brand name stuff I have. It's easy to make, too. I look forward to having this one done.

A very fine result there, well done Thanks for joining us in the GB, and enjoy the holiday James

Nice! that’s a full gallop horse pose. I would suggest binning the weird ribbon they provide and invest in some good quality wine* bottle foil instead! Regards, Adrian * French, obviously

That body looks really smooth now, it was worth all of that sanding effort James

That's coming along really well, Stu James

You are in danger of undoing years of therapy !

You should definitely be proud of that one, it's a superb build that really captures the action James

What Pete said And check out Chris Flodberg's work on http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=37923 He posted as SargentX. Rob

Hi there Well title says all So wondering to ask other than replace and paint or print the serials are there other markings missing Any other recommendation Regards Armando

Very clean paint job Anders and an unusual often overlooked subject too. Great job!

Well, maybe it's about time I built another Defiant (the Airscale 1/32 one is staying on the shelf for a moment) so I have decided to crack on in the next few days. As a few of you know, the Defiant is 'my thing' and there are many I'd love to build, but the one I will be doing is one that has always been near the top of the list. What isn't widely known is that 141 and 264 Squadrons flew occasional intruder operations over France, with the first actually being flown in November 1940. however my choice is the one flown by Flying Officer Edward Guy Curtice of 264 Squadron. Known as Guy, he had success in May 1941 on intruder sorties, with one incident where he was chasing a He 111 so low over the airfield that he hit the ground with his wingtip while breaking off contact. I have a nice photo of Guy sat in the Defiant he flew on intruder ops, and it confirms the code and serial, which are PS-N N3326, and the Defiant is fitted with the 'Bluenote' exhausts (the six port version). So here's a place marker - hope to be back very soon with progress pics. As to Guy Curtice, he was transferred to a Turbinlite unit and was killed in a flying accident in September 1941 at West Malling.

Curry sauce on chips is one of life's great simple pleasures, I'll have to try that one next time I'm over there Thanks for the heads up. I reasoned that it can't be any worse than the Heller Renault 4 that I attempted a couple of years ago; the chassis was warped to hell. It now lives on as a very scabby paint mule.

Thanks for sharing the back story and talking about the designer. It's easy to forget that there are people behind all the things we buy. Looks like a fun challenge.

It's looking good, Chris. I know what you mean about the weather, I've not been to the bench for a while either James

I miss those times

Looking forward to seeing them... Keith