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Thanks Pete As it happens, I do have a plan involving the 1/48th scale Tamiya M4A3E8 and a Games Workshop Araknarok Spider kit! 😉 Thanks Voozet, The Games Workshop creature kits go quite well with 48th scale figures👍 Regards, Steve

Thanks Mike, The beastie is a Plague Drone Of Nurge.. https://www.goblingaming.co.uk/products/chaos-daemons-plague-drones-of-nurgle Regards, Steve

How do chaps, WARNING... contains depictions of injury and blood! 😀 I've always been a huge fan of 1950's creature feature monster movies, with one of my favourites of these being 'Them' from 1954. This dio is my homage the those wonderful pieces of cinematic hokum! Figures and vehicles are all Tamiya 1/48th scale and the flying beastie is from Games Workshop. Car and jeep were done with Tamiya and Mig paints and all the figures were finished in Games Workshop Contrast Paints. Story goes that following several nuclear bomb tests in the desert there had been reports of cattle going missing along with several farmers and hikers. Sightings were made of large strange flying insect type creatures in the area. A small US Army patrol from the local base is sent out to investigate! Had this dio idea in my head for a few years and it was just a case of getting all the bits together for it. Hardest piece to find was the Staff car but happened across one in a model shop recently! Regards, Steve

How do chaps. These are the first non Games Workshop kits i've bought in quite a while. They come with a fully detailed engine and transmission. You also get the option of left or right hand drive. This gives you an idea of the detail 9n the chassis and running gear. All 31 steps of it! Marking options for both kits. I'm rather taken with the yellow on the recovery. Not sure yet for the soft top. The hard top version of the kit was out of stock when i ordered these so will get that one at a later date. Regards, Steve

Hi Mike @bootneck When you say 'square bottle range' do you mean their enamel paints? If so you could consider XF17 Sea Blue, which is matt so would need a suitable varnish to match. Perhaps look at de-canting the spray can into a bottle for airbrush use? Never done it myself but loads of vids on line showing this. Hope this is of some use. Regards, Steve

Have watched 3 episodes of Fubar thus far and to be honest i'm in no real rush to watch the rest of them. Regards, Steve

Thanks @Black Knight I've finished the box so thought i'd post it up. It was painted with some cheap Burnt Umber craft paint and then given several coats of Johnsons Klear thst i've had for many years but never really used. Maybe i should stick it on ebay! 😆 Inside was painted matt black. A flat piece of fairly thick metal was superglued to the base to provide a strong grip for the magnet. A piece of plastic card was cut to size and sprayed with a couple of grey shades to create a mottled backdrop. Regards, Steve

How do chaps, Went to the Figure World North show at Easingwold yesterday, and there were some superb figures on display. Whilst perusing the traders i spied this for a tenner and thought it would be good to practice on. Its actually a fridge magnet! Thought it was a fairly decent representation of Boris Karloff as the creature. Decided to go 'classical' green with the colour scheme. Undercoat was Tamiya Black then a Tamiya Grey. Everything is done with various Games Workshop greens and washes. I'm rather pleased at how it all turned out and was a nice quick job. My older brother is a huge Universal Monster nut and it's his birthday in August so this is going to be a prezzie for him. The box was 3 quid from The Works and will be suitably decorated and finished for him to display it in if he wants to. The trader also had a Wolfman that i now wish i'd picked up too. Problem is i can't recall who it was or if they had a web site! 🤦‍♂️ Regards, Steve

Thanks John, Just having a bit of time out for a de-frag and re-set 👍 Regards, Steve

Thanks Stef. I noticed the detail on the foot when i first opened the kit, which dates from 2005! Painting skin always scared me, but after watching a lot of vids on youtube i came across a simple method. This involves a layer of GW Contrast Fireslayer Flesh over Wraithbone. Once that was dry it was a case of drybrushing GW Cadian Flesh, GW Kislev Flesh and then a smidge of GW Flayed One Flesh. I really like the end result. Thanks Pete. Some of the GW figures are so full of character and the running fella is a bit of a legend amongst hard core GW fans! 😀 Thanks again chaps, Steve

How do chaps, Been quite some time since i last posted due to one thing or another. Currently on sick leave and have been spending time working on some of the large number of Games Workshop kits in my stash. All the figures were brush painted with GW paints over an airbrushed primer coat. The wall and fence sections are also from GW and the grass and scenics are from various brands. Really enjoyed putting this together and am pleased with how this has turned out. Comments and suggestions welcome. Regards, Steve

OwlKitty is just brilliant! Regards, Steve

What a truely beautiful cat 🙂

Just wanted to say a heartfelt thanks to you all for your thoughts and wishes. It really is appreciated by myself and also mrs fatfingers. Lots of Patch shaped gaps around the house to get used to but i know that we will given the time. As some of you have rightly said, his last months were full of warmth, tickles, love and affection and he seemed very happy with this. This is what i'm now focusing on. At least i can now have a glass of water without him sticking his face into it! 😄 So thanks again and this is what makes Britmodeller such a great place to be 🙂 Regards, Steve

Thanks for all your thoughts and wishes. It's really appreciated. Went to see him this morning and made the difficult decision to let him go. He wasn't really responding to treatment and his temp was still high. Vet was thinking it may have been nerve damage following injury. Was with him at the end as he went off to sleep for the last time. RIP my old mate.... Patch - 2019 to 02/04/2023

How do chaps, This is a bit of a ramble so please bear with me on this. Had Patch at the vets on Thurs for his 2nd post op check up and all was going well. Had already taken his bucket off a few days before as it was causing him (and us) a whole lot of stress. All good we thought.... Yesterday he was a bit 'off', had a bit of a limp on his left front leg and was doing the 'poorly paw' thing. Had a look and saw nothing obvious so thought he may have caught it on something. He slept all day from when he came in at 7am (which is unusual for him as he usually nips out for an hour at lunch time) and didn't go out until around 8pm. He then came back soon after with no sign of a limp and seemed his normal self, so all ok we thought. This morning I went out back and gave him a whistle and he popped out of his shed. Normally he comes barrelling into the house demanding food and attention but today he staggered across the garden and went straight into his igloo bed. Got him out and put him on the sofa for closer look. He looked weak and wasn't able to sit up or support his upper body. His front paws also looked odd and mishapen and he was floppy. Went to re-position him and he let out a god awful blood curdling scream! First thought was he's broken his leg. Phoned vet and got him booked in for an emergency appointment this afternoon. In the meantime he was settled then he tried to reposition himself and his front legs gave way and he screamed out twice. As you can imagine i'm a bit distraught by this time! Got him in his carry case ready for the vet and off we went. Got in to see vet and gave a history of events. Vet looks at his front paws then immediately checks Patch's abdomen. At this point Patch starts to hiss at the vet like a cat from Hades. Vet advises that poor old Patch is in urinary retention and is at risk of his bladder bursting. He whisks him off for bloods, pain killers and sedation, then comes back to explain the options which are - A - admission and treatment or B - don't want to think about that one yet 😒 Upshot is Patch is currently in the vet hospital on a drip. Luckily he didn't need catheterising as once he was sedated the vet managed to 'express' the urine from him. His bloods are all ok and his kidney function is normal, so all good there. The main concern is his inflammation markers are still high and the loss of use in his front legs. The vet said this is due to the toxins from his retention causing neurolgical distress and trauma. The hope is overnight fluids and anti inflam medication will sort this 🤞 We will find out in the morning what the prognosis will be. Vet has given us an estimate of costs and im in the fortunate position to be able to pay this as he's not insured, but.... if the costs look like going above the top figure, then we will have to consider our options. Am already missing him like crazy and trying not to think of what may yet come to pass. Have to say the vet and nurses were brilliant and sustained significant battle scars due to Patch being very 'reactive' whilst having bloods done and meds administered! Thanks for listening, Steve

Had his nibs back to vets yesterday for his 1st post op check. He's healing well but his bag isn't shrinking back as quickly as it should be. Vet nurse said it's likely due to the size of his nuts as he was a big lad! 😯 He's due back again next week for another look see. Meanwhile.... Got him a lead and harness as he was getting cabin fever.... never thought i would be walking a cat round the garden! He's also had a bath today as his beck end was a bit stinky due to him not being able to clean himself because of the bucket. Went better than we thought it would! 😄 Regards, Steve

Some very nice turned wooden bases courtesy of our very own @Richard E Regards, Steve

And very well deserved it will. Give her my best wishes. Regards, Steve

How very true. Maybe he should have had me chipped, but not snipped! 😄

One of those Lambo Ur(an)us SUV things in what could only be described as bright green! A classic example of money not being able to buy taste.... Regards, Steve

@Mr T Sorry to hear of Wilf's troubles and i really hope he makes a good recovery. The vets reckons Patch is between 3 and 5 so they've put him down as aged 4 for his microchip. The nurse this morning said he was a 'big brute' He was very chilled out when i took him in this morning, despite him weeing in his carry case! 🙄 Regards, Steve

Patch back from the vets today all chipped and snipped! He's now officially mine and a eunuch! 🫣 He also keeps doing a really good impression of Michael Jacksons moon walk trying to get the bucket off 😆 Regards, Steve

Well it is labled as a zombie! 🧟‍♂️ Regards, Steve

Got this today for some paint practice. Quite nicely moulded with just a few seam lines to be removed. It comes ready primed so will see how it goes. Regards, Steve