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I also have a vinyl kit (uggh!) of Judge Death. I think I will be doing him when my painting skills have got a great deal better.... Cheers. Chris.
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I am (kinda) building Judge Dredd at the moment. The film was absolute dog's eggs, but I do like the look of this figure. I think the kit should look scrub up very nicely. I will be following you efforts very closely. Cheers. Chris.
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Videoaviation Diorama accessory sets. 1:32
spruecutter96 replied to Shar2's topic in Aftermarket (updates/conversions)
Evening, All. I recently bought several Videoaviation resin bits-and-pieces. I entirely agree with the comments made above. Very nice details, well-moulded, good boxes / presentation and a bit cheaper than some resin producers we could mention. The shipping charge from Italy was pretty darn reasonable and the items took about 2.5 weeks to arrive on my UK doorstep. Very much recommended. Cheers. Chris.- 3 replies
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Hasegawa AV-8B Plus Harrier II - Italian navy 1/48
spruecutter96 replied to Paolo's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
Excellent, superb and lovely-to-look-at. I wish I had even half of your skill, my friend. Thank you for sharing. Chris. -
Afternoon, All. Just in case folks were not aware.... This Sunday (1st March), Colonel Rich Graham (US Air-force, Retired) will be giving a talk about his flying career at Duxford Museum. In the afternoon, he will be giving a "walk-around" tour of the aircraft he flew from Mildenhall airbase. I have been a couple of times and it's WELL worth going, if you are able. Normal museum admission charges apply. Cheers Chris.
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Morning, All. I was chatting to a fella from the Duxford Military Vehicle Preservation Society and he said that BAE Systems sold this to the museum for the very reasonable sum of £1! And that included the delivery. He said that the gun breeches have been removed - for obvious reasons - and that the radar system was great at tracking air-liners in the local area. Cheers. Chris.
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Millenium Falcon MPC vintage model
spruecutter96 replied to ScarecrowJoe's topic in Work In Progress - SF & RealSpace
That looks very cool, indeed, my friend. I had this kit a few years ago, but the build looked to be more than I really wanted to commit to (I know, I'm a wuss....!) Thanks very much for sharing. Your weathering skills are very impressive. Keep up the good work. Chris. -
Horizon Indiana Jones
spruecutter96 replied to Bigmick's topic in Ready for Inspection - SF & RealSpace
A great tribute to your building & painting skills, my friend. It's great to see a famous figure kit that really looks like the character. Thanks for sharing with us. Chris. -
Heng Long Tiger Pro - need advice
spruecutter96 replied to pittnuma's topic in large Scale AFVs (1:16 and above)
Hi, Pittnuma. Just in case you've not tried this already..... It would be worth you keeping an eye on E-Bay for 1/16th scale tank parts. To give you an example, I recently bought a 1/16 Sherman turret for less than 10 quid on the 'Bay (looks to be in new condition). It could prove a cheaper source of the bits that you're looking for. If I remember correctly, there was a King Tiger upper hull on recently for less than 20 quid. Cheers. Chris. -
Tomb Raider Lara Croft and Buda Warrior Statue
spruecutter96 replied to theanorak73's topic in Figure Work In Progress
Looking forward to seeing this progressing..... Thanks very much for sharing. Chris. -
A39 Tortoise - Updated photos, Pg. 2
spruecutter96 replied to Andy Moore's topic in Ready for Inspection - Armour
What I would give to be able to paint even HALF as well as this tank...? Very, very, very excellent stuff, Sir. Thanks for sharing. Chris. -
I can't believe I'm building a Lanc
spruecutter96 replied to Pin's topic in Work in Progress - Aircraft
I believe this "spot" technique is usually "pin" or filter washing. Chris. -
Airfix Moonraker Shuttle Decal Question
spruecutter96 replied to Blanik's topic in RealSpace Discussion
Hi, Blanik. Use two coats of Microscale Decal Film on the decal sheet. This should stop the decals from falling apart when they come out of the water. Hope this helps. Chris. -
Disposing of Magazines-worth trying to sell?
spruecutter96 replied to Robin-42's topic in Magazines & Books
Hi, Robin-42. I just read your message about having only two model shops within striking distance. It could be worse.... if you live in London you have the choice of exactly one model shop. In a city of 8.5 million people, that strikes me as pretty pathetic. Whilst people have argued that you can get everything on-line (which is very true), there is something nice about being able to have a look in the box before you buy. Moan over..... Chris. -
Disposing of Magazines-worth trying to sell?
spruecutter96 replied to Robin-42's topic in Magazines & Books
I don't think this will be relevant to the original poster, but for anyone living in the UK, who make trips to the RAF museum in London, the Hendon shop is happy to take donations of second-hand magazines. I recently passed a load on to them, as the prospect of putting them on Evil-Bay did not fill me with joy. Cheers. Chris. Does anyone know if the museum at RAF Cosford also takes in second-hand magazines? They definitely take books, as I have often bought SH books from them. -
Superb build and paint skills! Thanks very much for sharing. Chris.
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F-117A Nighthawk (1/32 Trumpeter)
spruecutter96 replied to uilleann's topic in Work in Progress - Aircraft
PM sent, re: offer of the kit cockpit. Many thanks. Chris. -
Steven Soderberg: 2001 A Space Odyessy re-cut
spruecutter96 replied to marty_hopkirk's topic in Science Fiction Discussion
It's obvious from the words of Steven Soderbergh that he's completely obsessed with film history, but why did he feel that 2001 needed a re-cut? Kubrick would have HATED the idea of anyone re-editing his films. No great surprise that Soderbergh has been asked to remove his cut. Chris. -
Very nice collection of models there, my friend. I would post some shots of what I completed last year, but it would comprise exactly NO photos (Big Sigh!) Thanks for sharing. Chris.
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Just to really throw the cat amongst the pigeons here.... Are we just a bit too obsessed with capturing "realism" when we paint our kits? Personally, I would much rather see a tank weathered to within an inch of its life and fully exhibiting the maker's painting skills, than one which looks like it's just rolled off a production line. The reason? For my money, brand new tanks are just pretty BORING to look at. Francois Verlinden is a good case in point. OK, so his dioramas have never matched any wartime photos you've ever seen, but for simple "artistry" and execution, I think he's in the top three plastic model-makers in history (some may disagree... and that's fair enough). The short version of my argument is that the "appearance" of a finished kit is actually a lot more important than how close it looks to a particular, historical photo. Simply my two-penneth, folks. This is really not intended to cause a huge row on Britmodeller...... Chris.
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SU-27 UB Flanker 1/48
spruecutter96 replied to noeyedears's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
OK, so that's some shots of the real aircraft. Can we see some photos of your kit now, please? Oh, hold on....... Chris.