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Hi Brian l am very sorry to hear of your loss, too. I work with people who suffer from Ahlzeimers and other forms of dementia; my father suffered from the former as well. It’s heartbreaking to see someone you love just fade away. Anyway back to photos... 🙄 l am using flickr via my iPhone. I’m sure it’s dead simple, but my dyslexic mind can’t cope with it!!

Thanks Roger. I will carry on trying to get it to work today... wish me luck! I have a problem with auto glaze over when it comes to tech stuff. Thanks again. Andrew

Practising... B62C539A-6B61-4852-B5C7-D68802630F95 ...and failing. Sorry. I will try again tomorrow. Night all.

Hi Brian Well, life - as you said - did rear it's ugly head and l ended up losing my nephew to cancer. I have resurfaced now, but I am still fighting with trying to understand how to get flickr to work… in fact how to even start getting it to get onto my pc. I suppose I could try via my iPhone so wish me luck. I would like to be able to share photos of my work (not just the Seabrook) Cheers for now Andrew

Hi again - duh - the name 'Panzershop' should have rung a bell, as I was very interested in acquiring one of their gun carriers e.g. Darlington but they seem to have sold out last time I checked. I liked the look of the mark B tank, too. I have only done one resin kit since taking up the hobby again, and that was a Crossley tender by Tommy's War. Which I found rather primitive but enjoyed adding detail especially to the underside and engine. It would appear that the Panzershop models are quite comprehensive in their detail, would you agree? I will look out for ARMO as it is a new name to me. Cheers

Hi to you 🙂, I have to say no. I am always looking for rare WWI vehicles, but have not come across any of these.

...and well what can I say? Not exactly ICM or Copper State quality of moldings, and I am being kind. And gentle. The vinyl tracks that fit to the inner wheels are simply ghastly. A lot of the moldings are reminiscent of Airfix in the sixties. Massive mold lines, lots of oddly placed release marks and many assembly points not lined up or holes too small, or pins too short etc etc. However, I have been waiting for this for a long time since I built the Holt 75. It was just begging to have something to tow. So I doggedly got it more or less to fit together over the weekend. I rebuilt the wheels today and it has improved it greatly. Those vinyl tracks are so deformed that if you cut them in order to straighten them out, then they are simply too narrow. The inside of the barrel could have benefitted from some rifling; I will have to do something about that, because if the box art is anything to go by, then the barrel was rifled. But… the brake system shown on the box is not the same as the one included in the kit. I haven't researched (shock horror) how it all should look but I am not so fussy… as long as the model looks nice! On the plus side, there is a nice little caisson included AND a firing pad - for want of a better word - that can be built either to receive the howitzer or for moving from one firing ground to another. when it's all linked together with the Holt, it makes for an impressive display. In conclusion, I have to say that I have found the whole kit giving the feeling of being rushed; it's been advertised since GKW but some of it looks like the moldings were milled yesterday and not finished off. What a shame. BUT - having said that - I think I will have to buy another one so it can be displayed on the firing pad, with barrel set at a steep angle. Masochism is a virtue.🙄

Hi bhouse yes sorry…. I had edited the post as I subsequently realised I couldn't directly upload photos, had to go via flikr or similar, spent ages trying to sort that out, then sadly had a family emergency which has naturally taken priority over everything else. In fact just waiting for news right now. I will get photos on here but for now other things occupy my mind. Take care

I haven’t posted any pictures of my models on here so far. I have been too busy modelling or working. Anyway, l had a go at producing the above mentioned vehicle after reading about it on here, and with a first coat of primer here it is so far. Ok, l know it isn’t accurate and yes l have made some mistakes and sometimes used artistic licence, and at other times compromised things due to my limitations as a modeller, but anyway :

fantastic model engineering!

*quickly scuttles over and registers at Landships II* - why yes of course I am a member 🙃 The Dorset coast is lovely if that is where you are planning to settle. Good luck and all that! Thanks again.

Doesn't sound like you are sponging at all; in fact you should be receiving your long service medal any day soon! My ex was away most of the time, so I brought up my two (one of each) a lot of the time alone. But I would not change that for anything. Those are times one never gets back. And as you, I had a 3 decade hiatus from modelling but then have returned to the hobby with much gusto and a little more patience - although not enough patience to convert the micro spheres into rivets as you suggest.. I don't have a water filter jug for the very reason you remarked on i.e. micro plastics in the environment, I live dangerously with raw tap water. Regards my modelling, I seem to be stuck in WWI and have developed a fascination for the technical progress that accompanied the period, albeit many laugh at it now. I had two grandfathers in that ghastly affair (and the Boer War before that) who both survived (err yea, obviously, as I am typing this) and I have had much pleasure in creating conversions from the inevitable Airfix AEC bus (battle bus, Pigeon loft and most recently a 3 ton truck) I have one bus left in kit form which I am guarding jealously, as I am sure I will suddenly happen upon a vehicle that the kit can be based upon. Apart from that, I have several armoured cars, 6 tanks, 4 GB and 2 French, Schneider CA 1 and FT-17, one Holt Tractor, a Tommy's War Crossley tender, an American Truck and ambulance, 4 British planes and one French, that lovely little Morane Saulnier. In the stash, I have 2 more planes, 2 more tanks, various Ford model T vehicles, some artillery, and then (all above is 1/32 or 1/35) a bunch of 1/72 models that may one day be used in a diorama. Oh sorry, I started to ramble, so I will shut up now. Thank you so much again for all your help, you are a generous person. I suppose at some point I should post some photos on here of my modelling; I discovered the other day there was a group build for Armistice Day. Sad I missed it. My 3 ton truck would have been entered. Good luck with your home hunting… take your time and get it right! If you are ever in Dorking, Surrey… give me a shout. A. McNab

hi DA wow thanks, how do you get time to model, work, eat and sleep (plus other activities) when you spend so much time answering ignorami like me ? 🤔 Having said that, I am a little disappointed that you haven't bothered to do the conversion for me… 1:35 dome rivets, sort of this big in real life (holds thumb and forefinger apart)thanks in advance 😁 Seriously thank you very much for leading me toward those marvellous looking mouldings, they will do perfectly. Just need to get my Vernier calipers out to check the relative size.

They do look good, DA. I haven't bothered on mine I do have a question for you, though. You seem highly experienced in model making, and I have another question for you: Rivets? 1/35 scale? How do you make them (if you have?) and if not scratched, then where would you get them from ? I have looked and looked. Found some transfers but not sure if they are raised or not, or simply dots on paper… thanks in advance if you can advise

btw there are no numbers on the Fruil castings

Hi DA, thanks for your response. In fact, I wanted the tracks for my Schneider CA as well! I had built the FT-17 by Meng, and as you say the tracks were fine for the kit. But… as the Hobby Boss tracks were not up to scratch and difficult for me to build correctly, I wanted to use the metal tracks either for the FT if they looked good enough or the Schneider. They ended up on the latter mostly because I liked them on there. Regards the flanges, I soon found out about 1 minute after posting my first comment that they were supposed to be there. Thanks you once again for your detailed and informative reply; you are 'une bonne oeuf' as the drivers of the above vehicles would have said :>D

Hi guys Hope you are all well and modelling away - as I am. Now, do any of you have any experience with building/fitting the above item for your baby French tank? My question is that there are two diagonal spurs on each of the track beds (is that the right word??? I mean the actual flat bit that contacts with the road surface) and I am not sure if they are supposed to be there or not. I have looked up various stock photos but cannot be certain either way. Thanks in advance if one or more of you can help me. Cheers for now AMN

I have a resident at my place of work that raced these beasts back in the day. One of his more concrete memories

Anyway… after some umming and arring, and squinting at the problem from different angles, I thought well bugger it, nothing to lose, so I took some masking tape and used it to strip off the varnish. Rather like waxing a bikini line (or so I am reliably informed)Hey presto, it worked, and I am left with a largely rescuable (is that a word?) top wing with all it's acrylic paint intact and only a little renovation work to do. But cor blimey, no more of that Humbrawl stuff, not good for my nerves.

no unfortunately it has lifted off the surface and gone wrinkly I think I was probably the last… Still new to this hobby lark and I chose humbrol out of historical ermm, what's the word? habit from those decades ago when I modelled before

Hi everyone, not sure if this is where I post such a shout for help but as I couldn't find a 'HELP!' forum I will post it here. Problem: WnW early Snipe. Top wing, painted with Tamiya acrylics, then sprayed with Humbrol gloss enamel varnish. Transfers applied, then sprayed with light coat of Humbrol Matt enamel varnish. Like a hundred times before. Obviously, all normal time spans observed between the above stages. It's cooked up! BwaaaaaaaaaH! Any suggestions on how to fix it? Thanks in advance A very disappointed modeller

Looks superb!

She's a beauty! I built the same model and chose the same colour scheme but I have had some issues with the main transfers cracking! have you experienced the same?

Interesting looking vehicle… I wouldn't mind trying a scratch build of that one too! Update: In fact, I have taken the plunge and decided to build one in 1/35 scale… ok it will not be 100% accurate, but I shall do my best! It will be a lovely addition to my WWI collection of models. Yet another update: We are now 23/12 and the Seabrook is all but finished! Well, I say that… but you all know how modelling can go. ''Ooh! I'll just add this, or that…'' My model does have a certain amount of artistic licence involved, and I know I've made mistakes or have had to bend the rules a bit due to either my poor abilities or aging eyesight. But it's my model and I love it!