Torbjörn Hanö

Does anyone know, at least roughly, how many kits for instance Tamiya or Airfix sell? The latest 1/48 kits from Tamiya, or Arfix 1/24 Spit to pick two. /Torbjörn

Thanks! I made some dents first with a heated screwdriver, then painted some silver over it, and used a sponge with silver paint to finish it off. /Torbjörn

This is the one: https://www.italeri.com/en/product/3040 I enjoyed the build, have built several of their 1:12 vintage cars before. In some parts they seem to b a bit sloppy, and some parts could be crisper, and the engingering a bit smarter, but ... a nice and quite easy build. I went for a beaten up and dirty look. That's it, folks. Keep modelling! /Torbjörn

I took on this baby: http://www.wingnutwings.com/ww/product?productid=3162 As always, nice to build the kits from Wingnut Wings. I skipped the insignia, as I found them too prominent. Consider this an aircraft not being painted fully yet. Artistic freedom and all. I had forgotten the windshield when I took the pictures, but it's fixed now, though I haven't taken any new pictures. Just imagine it in place. ; ) /Torbjörn

It arrived a week too late. There are templates for mask printed in the instructions, but they are a bit too large, so today I masked the last piece of the transparent parts the old fashioned way. Great model, though, fun to build.

Wow! Quite stunning. I ordered one today from Model-bau König. Your build will be my inspiration.

How on earth can you remember what you or your brother built in 1971? Impressive! And I think you have the right mindset regarding building this model. /Torbjörn

Absolutely fabulous! I'm ordering one today. And I haven't even seen the series on tv. /Torbjörn

I simply loved the original kit. The only downside was the fiddlyness with the PE spokes. Maybe I should build this one as well, since I gave the finished one to a friend who is a Mercedes afficionado.

Thanks! And yeah, I know. But then it would be all white. 😁 /T

Good thinking! And one on the pedals. I've got a few left. /T

Finished a while ago, but I have been waiting for two missing sprues. They were sent from Miniart mid February, but I suppose that Putins war against Ukraine badly effects the postal services. The parts I miss is the shovel and the pick-axe, so you have to create an image of them in the back of the bus. Hope you like it. It was a very fun and enjoyable build. You can find the wip-pix here: Take care! /Torbjörn

Finished! The kit is a bit over engineered in some parts, most of all the rear hull. And half of the plastic is unused, some of it goes straight to the spares box. Great fit over all. I really enjoyed it, though. I don’t know why I’m so fond of rusted blue vehicles. Maybe it’s because of the old SAAB I drove when I was 20. Hm. The only thing I'm not so pleased with is that the dust turned out a little bit too orange. Anyway; hope you like what you see. Til next time, happy modelling! Torbjörn https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235094384-finished-rusty-and-battered-sla-apc-t-54-with-dozer-blade/&do=findComment&comment=4100253

Maybe less strange than the fact that they speak English in a galaxy far, far away.

BTW ... Isn't it strange that fighters are called A-wing, X-wing, Y-wing etc, when they don't have our alphabet in that galaxy?