Gordon J

I am not a part of the organizing committee but the Scottish National Scale Model Show 2024 takes place at the Dewars Centre in Perth on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th April 2024. A link to the show details is below; https://www.scotnats.org/show-info The Traders list is already well populated; https://www.scotnats.org/traders The Scottish Nationals at Perth is Scotland's biggest model show and one not to be missed.

Hi everyone, Please allow me to present my vignette featuring the 1/35 Meng Rolls Royce Armoured Car finished in a North African setting, The scene features the old Hornet North Africa British Soldier and the Officer figure from the Mini Art British Armoured Car set. Both were painted using oils. Probably for total accuracy there should be a third figure but I left it at just the two. The base is a 4cm deep block of foam which was topped with AK Desert sand and various stones and scrub. The little humps of uneven ground were fashioned from lumps of Das Pronto modelling clay. The kit features resin replacement wheels from DEF Model but aside from that the model is entirely OOB. This was constructed through the Summer and Autumn of 2023 and was entered into the Competition at the Glasgow Modelfest Show. It didn't win. The pictures are below and I hope you enjoy looking.

Brilliant work Nimrod this is a hell of a scene. Every detail from weathering to stowage to groundwork to uniform insignia is finished to perfection. Your figure painting is excellent and I absolutely love the dust layers on the Stug. Very impressive.

They'll tool something that they can put the markings of various nations on. Not sure is that promotes some of the above over others.

Stunning little scene and you've captured the look and feel of a German advance somewhere in Russia perfectly. Love it.

The £100 price came about because the kit was £60, the Quinta 3D cockpit set was £16, the aftermarket decals were £13, the canopy mask was £9, the Reskit wheels and GBU bombs were £6.....😓

@Duncan B, @Mark Harmsworth I used an old tub of Johnsons Klear for the clear coat and according to Ultimate Modelling Products, and as Mark points out above, that can and will cause the reaction that I experienced with my model. In only a few minutes it became infused with the paint or gloss cote or maybe a bit of both. Strangely enough it was ok on some parts of the model but not on others. I am sure Ultimate Panel wash is a great product, just make sure you use it with X22 or a lacquer gloss coat and NOT Johnsons Klear. I should point out that I own some Ultimate Modelling Products sanders and use their airbrush cleaner and both of these products are brilliant.

Has the frustration with a model ever got so bad for anyone that you've actually smashed your latest creation to pieces? I have. 😐 Did it with my almost complete Kinetic F/A-18C yesterday. I was probably at the point where my interest in this kit had started to wane and I was dreaming of my next model but the sorry demise of this model began when the Ultimate Panel line wash reacted with my Johnson's Klear coat and stained the surface of my model (see port wing below). I tried cold water, hot water, soapy water, Tamiya X-20a thinners, Humbrol enamel thinners, buffers and even magic eraser sponges and nothing took it off. After much swearing, repainting and re-glossing I got it back to the final stages of attaching missiles and undercarriage but it was on my third day of the main gear refusing to stick and me having to repeatedly walk away from it that I broke. I therefore wish to confess my sins for trashing about £100 worth of model kit and present to you all my first ever RFI on Britmodeller.

This is a release and scale that many have longed wished for. British - tick, Inter-war biplane - tick, 1/48th scale - tick. An absolute winner by Airfix I feel

Really nice surprise from Airfix to see this B-24 new release. Love the box art.

That's probably no a bad idea! 😐 There is just nothing worse then when you see a tub of sweets on a Model Club stand and you get to it and find out it's swizzels or a sharp tangy chew as opposed to Celebrations or something chocolatey and even though the said Club table is maybe adorned with fabulous award winning models you end up walking away with a sense of overwhelming disappointment.

Seeing as Richard Alexander who was the general Manager of Wingnut Wings has just released a book for Wingleader Publications about the Spitfire Mk.I/II and and knowing there is a crossover between Wingnut Wings and Kotare then maybe the press release has been abbreviated and 'Not a Spitfire,' should have read 'Not a Spitfire Mk.I but a Spitfire Mk.II.' Just a thought

OK shows's over for another year people. Thanks to everyone who contributed to this thread and huge well done to the IPMS for their unending dedication and hard work. I think Scale Model World 2023 will go down in history as one of the greats. The crowds came back, the Covid restrictions were over and it was the 60th anniversary. If it is the will of God that we are all of sound mind and body then we'll meet again in 2024!

I was at Telford last week and somehow managed to not see this in the Competition area!! Absolutely gutted and scratching my head as to how I never saw it! 😩

The danger with putting the manufacturers labels next to the models at the Shows is that your table might end up looking like; Frog, Frog, Frog, Frog, Frog Frog Frog Hasegawa 😊