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Thanks Vince, glad you like her. Yeah, will have to see if I have any allied troops in the spares box, they would look rather good.

Hi Chris. This is a Taigen metal lower and Taigen top, we do 1/16 RC stuff but wanted a static version for sounds etc, this was a good use of spares.

We needed a new knocked out tank for our home and away days at our club. I had one but it was missing some wheels, tracks etc and looked too gone for what we had in mind. So, total rebuild using a metal lower hull, new top hull, original turret as this houses the battlefield background sound effects unit. New sprockets, idlers and tracks. Total repaint with new decals added. I can now add a incense cone into the back and it smokes, coming out of the grilles and hatches to give the impression that it is still smouldering. Not great pics of it smouldering, looks better in the flesh, but you can just see it. Si.

Just one of those things Vince, old age and illness. I have sold on most of models and RC boats, but still into the tanks etc, got to keep my hand in somewhere

Superb modelling, very well posed and all round excellent dio.

HI guys. Got another 1/16 RC truck. Replaced the gear/transfer box and the drive shafts with all metal. She has been painted and weathered, figures added in the cab, front and rear lights with the main lights dimming when the fogs are put on, meshed the front grille, roof vent and added decals. Si:)

Hi guys. I posted some pics of the RC Gaz ages ago however, I recently went back to it as it needed some work on the lights and I added to it. Some more stowage and some figures, one driving and some others in the back. I am also making a trailer for this, hopefully will get some pics of that up when finished. Si:)

Thank you mate, pleased the effects have worked. Hi Chris, my pleasure in sharing. happy that you find the subject interesting. That is wonderful to read Vince, very kind of you to say mate, I really do appreciate. I do not much modelling now as the hands are racked with pain ans cramps so small and detailed stuff is just out. I am still working on my 1/16 RC stuff, slowly. Again, thank you for the wonderful comment. PVA as Ratch points out, is just white glue, called school glue, or craft glue, cheap and easy to use. Ta for that Ratch. Yep, pet shop, or even Ebay do some small bags of fine aquarium sand etc.

Hi Rod, bit late on replying, apologies for that. Many thanks for looking and commenting, glad you liked the wreck. Si:)

Ta very much mate, she looks good roaming around, all my other stuff are German or US so it was nice to get a more modern tank-and not something that most get-Chally, M1 etc.

Finally finished my RC ZTZ 99, a homegrown Chinese third generation MBT. It was stock when I got and had a few pieces missing so, accessory pack ordered from...China, only place I could get one from. I repainted and added the missing bits, I also added a turret NBC filter to the rear, some bendable mud flaps, a couple of turret detail items and some decals. Inside, I replaced the gearboxes with 4.1 steel gearboxes, metal sprockets, idlers and tracks. I also had to add 65 grams of lead to the front end as the added weight at the rear made the nose a tad skittish. So here she is, goes well with the clubs members Chally 2. Abrams and Leo. Si.

Hi guys. Just thought I would let you all know that this has been sold, I got £27 + postage, it covered the materials, just. Main thing is, I enjoyed making it and it kept my mind and hands busy during a flare up and now someone else can enjoy it. Thanks again for all your comments, means a lot.

Thanks Mark, really do appreciate you stopping by and for the lovely comment. Cheers Clive, thanks mate for the great comment, means a lot.

Cheers mate, looking knackered seems to be a talent of mine. Ta very much Mick, glad you like it. Chuffed you like it and for the wonderful comment, really appreciate it.

This is a M19 MMGC the original was a Chaffe chassis but this is adapted from a Bulldog. It runs the other way around as the Bulldog is rear drive and the M19 is front sprocket driven. The turret works but the twin 40 MM Bofors are manual lifted. Top superstructure is all scratched made. https://preview.ibb.co/h3Enp8/P1013224.jpg https://preview.ibb.co/bHY2NT/P1013225.jpg https://preview.ibb.co/hyqhNT/P1013226.jpg https://preview.ibb.co/bMdDU8/P1013227.jpg https://preview.ibb.co/mHAtU8/P1013228.jpg https://preview.ibb.co/bWW098/P1013229.jpg https://preview.ibb.co/coUWGo/P1013230.jpg https://preview.ibb.co/nzqtU8/P1013233.jpg https://preview.ibb.co/h3O2NT/P1013237.jpg Si:)

Thank you very much, really pleased you enjoyed looking at her. Thank you for stopping by and looking, also, really pleased that it was of use to you regarding ideas.

Thank you mate, glad you like her and thank you for stopping by. Cheers Ray, these sunken subs are my bit of not worrying about having to do something perfect, helps me to just chill. So pleased you like her.

Thank you Vince, this kind of modelling is great as I can just get on with it and not worry about finish.

When my health goes through a bad faze modelling tends to take a back seat. However, I managed to get the U-99 model kit cheap and so another sunken u-boat was born. To me this is a nice size to work on and I do not have to worry about mistakes etc and just enjoy it. As some of you know the Revell kit is well...poor, loads of injector marks, flash, too thick railings and slightly warped sections (well on this kit there was) of course for what had in mind...this was not an issue. The model was washed and then cleaned up and assembled with damage added to buckled and bent hull to damaged railings. It was then coated in a undiluted coat of PVA and a very fine sand was added to give some texture. Once dry it painted in red oxide and then I added a pre-shade in satin black to the underside and lower hull to give a more dark appearance. Once all dry various greys and greens were airbrushed, a beige/coral colour added to topsides by sponge dabbing. A brass and aluminium base was then added. Si:)

Hopefully Andy will get some piccies in the next week or so. Glad you like her, she isn't too big and is very light so handling her is easy...no fear of dropping her...fingers and everything else crossed.

Ta Vince, wasn't even sure she would float never mind sail...sometimes it is a joy when everything goes right on a model

Yep, that's the model! Once I read your comment the old penny dropped. Glad you like it.

Thanks Andy, glad you like it.

This is my semi-scale Aeronaut Diva cabin cruiser. Plank on frame, with metal accessories, painted lower hull, working nav-lights and fitted out for RC. She has been on the water a few times and runs really well.

Thanks guys, I sail on a lake with my RC boat club so she may show her face, but she will have to go in when there is no wind and the big boys are not making washes and waves