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    Tamiya 1/35 Wespe, Italian Front.

    in Ready for Inspection - Armour

    Posted

    Hi Tojo

    Thanks, the figures don't look so shiny under normal conditions......I had 3 lamps on them for the photos, enough to make anything shine. I know what you mean though, thanks :)

    The insignia was hand painted.  I bought a fine Tamiya brush for this job, and also I made a wet pallette for the paint.  A steady hand wasn't so easy to come by though.......but I think I got there in the end.

    Cheers

    Gaz

    Tamiya 1/35 Wespe, Italian Front.

    in Ready for Inspection - Armour

    Posted

    Greetings and Salutations.

    Wow, it's been something like 18 months since my last RFI......doesn't time fly! Let's just say models haven't been a priority in my life during this period, however, I've kept chipping away slowly as time and motivation have permitted and I think I'm almost back into it.  I'll post my other couple of builds from the 'dark ages' as I get time.....don't panic there aren't too many.

     

    So here we have Tamiya's 1/35 Wespe, Italian Front.  No real issues with this build, and I've actually included the figures this time. I used to be dead against including figures as I'm never happy with them....they need more art skills that I can muster to look acceptable in my eye.  However, they do add a bit of scale and feel to the subject so I'll persevere. I might even put some grass under it one day.

     

    Comments good, bad or indifferent welcome noting that I'm no armour expert; I'm taking the 80% approach to accuracy (given that I don't know what 100% looks like then I can't lose). Straight out of the box.

     

    Eyes down, look in.......enjoy.

     

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    Cheers

    Gaz

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    Hello from New Zealand

    in New Members

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    Hi Garry, welcome to the forum from another ex-pat, there's a couple of us hanging around here.

    I try and get a visit to Acorn Models booked every time I'm down Chch way. I could spend hours in there....(and the Ducati dealer next door), if I weren't usually being escorted by SWMBO. At least she doesn't let me leave empty handed.

    Anyhoo, there's plenty of knowledgeable rabbits around here who can help you navigate down that hole.
    Have fun and enjoy.

    Cheers :welcome:

    Gaz

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    Airfix 1:72 Jet Provost T.4 XR679

    in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft

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    7 hours ago, Lord Riot said:

    Great looking JP! I often wondered why 1 TWU had some of these with their Hawks, but not 2 TWU at Chivenor. Never did find out, though weren’t they used for training forward air controllers? Must have been great at Brawdy in those days with Hunters there too.

     

     

    Yup, JAFACTSU (Joint Forward Air Controller Training and Standards Unit) was at Brawdy giving trainees a pilot's eye view with these JPs.

    I was on the JP flight line (aka VASS) for a while until they were retired.

     

    Nice build and thanks for the memories :)

    Cheers

    Gaz

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    M25 / M26 Dragon Wagon tractor unit chassis - wheelbase dimension?

    in AFV WWII

    Posted

    Hi Mike here you go.

     

    The measurements on the rule in the picture below show 102 and 149mm from the CL of the front axle to the rear 2, but when measured directly between the axles underneath with a vernier it came out at 101 and 148mm.

     

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    Not sure if this helps at all, a bit of paralax error.

    Lateral measurement from outside of one chassis rail to the other is 25mm.

    Total length from front face of front bumper to rear face of chassis (where tow hook is mounted) 210mm.

     

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    Sorry, I don't have any pictures of the interior but it's pretty basic inside. The Tamiya instructions available through the scalemates website link are pretty good, and this chap might have some useful pictures for you.

    https://panzerserra.blogspot.com/2011/11/m26-and-m26a1-dragon-wagon-tamiya-trakz.html

    HTH, Good luck

    Cheers

    Gaz

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    1/72nd Airfix Dakota, 41 Sqn, RNZAF

    in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft

    Posted

    15 minutes ago, tonyot said:

    Thanks Dave and most certainly Steve was the key player behind this model.

     

    Thanks Gaz,.... well there you go,.... small world eh,.... I hadn`t realised the Dak went on to become a target tug. Is your model posted on Britmodeller?

    Yup, this one.  NZ3546 from a few years ago.

    I'm doing a bit of a catch up.....your Kiwi build count is just about the same as the number of aircraft we currently fly :D.  Love the Catalinas as well.

    Gaz

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    1/48 Airfix Tomahawk IIb, 112 Squadron, AK457

    in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft

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    On 5/8/2021 at 9:27 PM, Back in the Saddle said:

    Just found this whilst looking for inspiration for my one - you've done a great job with this kit!👍

     

    On 5/9/2021 at 1:17 AM, BerndM said:

    Superb build !

    I have mine ready for painting and it was a very nice build so  far.

    No. 112 Squadron markings are really a "must" when it comes to the P-40.

     

     

    On 5/9/2021 at 5:12 AM, Gary Brantley said:

    That's a right beaut Gaz!  Great job mate!  :clap2:

     

    Hey thanks guys. 

    Between one thing and another I've not been around much the lately, so to log in so soon after your comments were submitted was a nice coincidence and they're very welcome as I try and reinflate my somewhat shrunken mojo.

     

    Good luck with your builds :thumbsup:

    Cheers

    Gaz 

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    RNZAF A-4K questions.

    in Aircraft Cold War

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    12 hours ago, Calum said:

    I've written a couple of blog posts on modelling the RNZAF Skyhawks.

     

    The first one covers the aircraft and what mods/changes where introduced and when (See Here)

     

    The second one, which I'm still working on, covers the Hasegawa 1/48 Kit (See Here)

     

    Hi Calum.

    I've been using your sites myself the last week or two for my own post-Kahu kit conversion, and they'll be my go-to references for my T-bird and pre-Kahu as well.  They've been an absolute goldmine (even for someone who used to work down the Italian end of 4 hanger! :D).  Many thanks for taking the time to put them together and sharing your knowledge. Thoroughly recommended.

    Cheers

    Gaz

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