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Hi Steve. AK Extreme Metals are excellent Have you thought of looking at the Tamiya Range? Their Acrylics are excellent and the quality is 100%. Always guaranteed that the colour you buy in 2 years time is the same as the one you are using now. Worth a look. Mad Steve

Morning Chaps This all smells a bit like bullpoo doesn't it... I've been using Gravity Paints EU for about 4 years now, have ordered multiple times, they have all arrived within a week and have never had an issue with any of the colours. I've never had grainy paint, I've never had to thin it down and actually never had any of the issues that people are talking about, and I still have some of the first colours that they issued. In fact I'll go as far as to say that I still have yet to find someone that does have an issue(s) that have been mentioned. I had one small issue, and that was a broken lid, and a new bottle of paint and a small gift was sent as a replacement, again within a week. I do like using Zero paints, even tho they are hard to come by here, but I prefer using Gravity. They seem smoother, and as said before the flakes seem to be to scale and they just seem to be easier to use (my opinion) I'm sure this is not the last we have heard of this battle Mad Steve

its a whopping 15.5 Degrees C Biggles That's the temp it was at 06h00 this morning here

Afternoon Chaps To be quite honest, I use nothing but the 'chinese knockoffs'. I started on one of those badger single actions in the blister packs, which is ok, if you want a paint thrower (just my opinion) but it taught me the basics. The el cheapo's here are sold by a company called Air Craft. Spare parts are available and I have only had to change o rings on the trigger on one of them. They really do work just fine, perfect for me. I have four of them (all gravity feed) and the oldest I bought probably 8 years ago. I was also given an Iwata HP-M mini airbrush which is quite natty, but only really use it for touch ups or 72nd scale as its a single action. The thing I like the most, If one does pack up, Its cheap enough to just buy a replacement. Mad Steve

Morning Chaps Why scratch build when those awwwfully nice chaps at MBdesignart are going to make a kit of a Moke It just wouldn't be cricket would it....

Yep, Have those too, thanks

I do have that already thanks TGA. Looking more for a front, back & sides view with dimensions for scratchbuilding

Ok, cannot for the like of me figure this out, but I type M o k e and Mike comes out (obviously It will work now and I will continue my proud run of looking like a complete prat ) Edit - what the hell, is M O K E a swear word now?

Afternoon Everyone Does anyone know of a source for 1/24th scale Mini M o k e drawings, or maybe has a set that they wouldn't mind sharing Many thanks Steve

Well, half hour ago it was like 32degC and 90% humidity.... Now it looks like we are going to have a biblical downpour and rain forecast the whole weekend - woohoo Oddly tho, no snow forecast

Hellooooo Chrissy, there is a Tamiya Racing Mini (green one on the box), that has wider racing wheels in it. As for a Transverse replacement, cant actually think of anything at the mo.... Golf engine too big?

Hi Matt The Tamiya Nismo Z Tune is quite nice, (As is the normal V spec II), but The Aoshima Top Secret version has quite a few extra's included in the kit. I cant recall one that actually has an engine, but there's a crowd called Eighty-One that does a full resin engine, as does Hobby Design.

Hi Cratecruncher. It is being released as both pre coloured and normal assembly

Yes, Yawn you'll say.... Been there, done that... Is it better than the Tamiya one.... Well for one thing, its bigger

Afternoon Chaps Okay, it is starting to warm up a bit This was when we stopped off at the shops earlier

Afternoon Chaps Its bloomin hot here. 30-31 most of the day, and mostly thunderies at night A good drop of snow would go down a treat right about now....

oh god Colin, you don't even want to go there..... (around 12)

Excellent Rich

Some really nice builds there Thorfinn. Really like the Miskatonic Ford and the Baltimore Police Cruiser

WOW very Impressive Ratch Did you paint the Hannovers Camo or is it decals? I love the figures, makes me want to do some again

Nah, there's still a good few hundr couple (hello dear ) in there You need to stop playing around with those silly toy aeroplanes and go and buy the Krupp, plenty of places for it, (Kitchen counter top, dining room tables, bedside tables, hell, I bet there's even room in the kazi for it )

Apologies but it appears the format went a bit wollobly on a couple of the entries and I don't know how to fix them. I have given myself a good talking too for being such a doosh at computery things and biscuit rations have been cut for the morning...

Morning Chaps and Chapesess Well, there it was, gone! It wasn't until I started getting all the pictures together that I realised how much I had actually built this year.... 22! So, Are you all sitting comfortably? Then I shall begin. Tamiya Kawasaki H2R The best Tamiya bike I have ever built. The detail is incredible, the fit is fantastic, just a pity that there is no fork set for it really. If you've built the 1199 Panigale, this is better Took me 18 months to finally build it, but fantastic! Added the Studio 27 carbon decals, which is why it took me so long to finish it and I didnt want to do the usual chrome black finish.... It just had to be green, TS Candy Lime Green Tamiya Kawasaki GPZ400 This was purchased on a holiday in Thailand a couple years ago, very nice kit indeed. Finished in Tamiya TS22 Lime Green Tamiya Suzuki RM250 One of the ones off my seriously want list. Finished in Zero Champions Yellow Tamiya BMW K100 I actually started this a couple of years ago and eventually got round to finishing it this year because I thought I had lost the front fairing - duh! - Tamiya TS18 Metallic Red Aoshima Ape 50 Monkey Bike. This kit was given to me as part of a challenge at our Nationals last year. The Instructions for the challenge were 'Go Ape' . From the get go I wanted to do a Speeder Bike and It took a good few months of planning and thumb sucking to get it right, building and rebuilding. Only the seat, tank and handlebars are from the kit. Italeri Volvo FH16 XL - Love trucks and happily carrying on building them. Finished in TS 41 Coral Blue Italeri Technocar 20 Foot Container Trailer This was such a cool one to build that I want to do a few more. The trailer has excellent detail but I did have a few issues with the container trying to get it to fit together, but if you ignore the instructions and build it logically it goes together perfectly. Container finished in Tamiya X7, Trailer in TS 29 Semi Gloss Black Revell Krupp Titan An absolute gem of a kit. I love the classic trucks and this one was a corker. (and its massive ) Cab finished a mix of XF3 Flat Yellow & X8 lemon Yellow and Chassis XF7 Red Italeri Mercedes Benz 2238S Another of the kits that I built years ago that I wanted to do again. This one had a wicked warp in the chassis that probably took more time to get right than it did to build the kit. Chassis finished a mix of XF7 red & XF9 Dull red and the Cab TS 93 Pure Blue IBG - Scammell Pioneer R100 This is a kit that I have been praying for from the first time I stuck the old Airfix Tank Transporter together Its a fantastically detailed kit, but its not an easy one to build and to me, the instructions are a little back to front. I wanted to do a civilian one and finished it in X8 Lemon Yellow & Flat Clear. Revell Jeep Honcho Another I have been after for a while and was very happy when it was re released again. Finished in TS 18 Metallic Red Revell Chevy Suburban Its been a long time coming for this to get into an Injection moulded kit, and it really is a fantastic kit. Finished in TS98 Pure Blue & TS76 Pure White Italeri Restored Willys Jeep (24th Scale) I actually built one Military Vehicle this year, woohoo , Well sort of. This is an excellent kit, goes together like a dream, fits perfectly and looks just right. Finished as a restored Jeep, In Tamiya XF 62 Olive Drab. Airfix Maserati Merak SS Another of the youth rebuilds. These kits really aren't that good so it fought all the way (so much easier when you just stuck them together on a saturday morning ) Finished in Tamiya TS 47 Chrome Yellow . This was actually a turning point in my modelling career where I stopped using Bare Metal Foil for window surrounds and started using AK Extreme Metal Aluminium instead. Airfix Jaguar XKR GT3 - 32nd Scale I love these 32nd scale kits from Airfix. They have a lot of detail but man do the tyre's suck! The decals are quite intense in this one and I eventually resorted to cutting them up to get them to fit better. Finished in Tamiya TS 29 Semi Gloss Black . I also added a bit of CF decaling on the front and rear. Airfix Mini Countryman WRC 32nd Scale I think this is the best of Airix's 32nd scale car kits, but I did have issues trying to get the decals to fit, they seemed to be too small? I purchased a second kit and lovely jubbly it had 2 sets of decals in it but they all did seem to be the same. The black outlines around the windows are not very funny to get right, and those tyre's again... One plus tho, the way that the front suspension is built, you can cut it apart and turn the wheels and I added seatbelts too. Finished in X7 gloss red. Tamiya Nissan Skyline GT R 2000 This is a fantastic kit. packed with detail and comes with a Photo Etchset and Seatbelts. Finished in Tamiya TS26 Pure White Monogram Triumph TR7 Well firstly, its a TR7, and its been sitting in my cupboard for years looking all forlorn and dejected. It really is a very simple kit and only had like 25 parts so I thought why not give it a go and see what we can make of it. Finished in Tamiya TS34 Camel Yellow Esci Audi Quattro I actually started this one about three years ago and its been through a couple of colour changes, first red, then yellow, before I decided that its looks better in TS 17 gloss aluminium. I know they aren't that well detailed and they are a bit outdated now, but I love the old Esci kits and the decals still work 30 odd years on Polar Lights - Batmobile 1968 TV series. This was fun, and another of our friendly challenges at our Nationals. It has a pre painted body which isn't too bad but it was a fun build. Tamiya Porsche 934 Vaillant Another one that's taken a long time to get right, mainly because of the masking of all the black areas is quite a mission. After a couple of attempts I eventually stopped using tape and used Bare Metal Foil instead and that worked, but it took ages to get the residue from the BMF off (first time that's happened). Finished in Tamiya TS Cobald Green this was actually a fun build. and finally Aoshima Mazdaspeed AZ1 Yep, you are right, never heard of it, but if you were a frequent visitor to GT4 on PS2, you will recognise these tiny little cars from a few of the challenges. A friend of mine had one up for grabs and it went into my grubby little paws at near light speed. Its a very simple kit, not really much too it, but it comes with coloured lenses, windscreen masks and 2 sets of wheels so a nice one. The longest job was actually the whole glazing effort which needs to be masked inside then painted, then masked outside as well and painted. Excellent little kit, absolutely loved it. Finished in TS17 Gloss Aluminium Well, That's it then.... I'm actually sorry that I didn't take part in any of the Group Builds this year... I was looking through some of them yesterday and they looked fantastic, especially the Classic Airfix one, I should really have joined in on that one. I also haven't built any Military stuff this year which is quite a surprise really, but I do have a couple that are in the starting blocks, and I'm currently busy with an RNLI Lifeboat and a BE2c, both from Airfix, as well as a couple of cars & trucks still on the go. Thank you to everyone on Britmodeller for being such a great bunch of guys and girls and a big thank you to the Mods for sitting around and drinking tea all day Hope you all have a Merry Christmas Mad Steve

Very very nice indeed Heather

Hellooooo Try this out - https://tire-calc.com/# It'll give you the exact dimensions of, for eg, a 395/35-20 tyre, that you could then use to scale down Mad Steve