[Tamiya Humvee M1025]

I watched Generation kill and it has made me want to build a Humvee they seem like the workhorse great model." make sure you get a shave!!!" (you will know what im talking about when you watch it)

its a great resource and a good programme i only have 2 episodes left to watch,far better than the hurt locker

[Best Method of removing parts from sprue]

i would not be without these ................nail clippers i cut the part off the sprue with clippers then use the above along with a hobby knife and file to remove the rest

[X-Wing Fighter.]

Not into Star Wars much but I do appreciate a fantastic build when I see one....and that is a fantastic build.

i echo what 'jimbuna' wrote

excellent build

[M1135 stryker NBC RV-Trumpeter]

spent 3 hours on this today

having only ever built armour by Tamiya in the past, im finding this a a different beast altogether.my main gripe is the sprue is very tough and thick,i have broke 2 parts so far cutting the off the sprue :shithappens: thankfully they were repaired with superglue also the instructions are not as clear as i would like hence the photo below showing the step positioned wrong (it will have to be corrected)

there are so many tiny parts,not lost any yet!! the lower hatch which is only about 15mm square has 15 parts!!!

despite a few niggley problems photoetch assembly being one,its quite fun so far

thanks for looking

[M1135 stryker NBC RV-Trumpeter]

picked this up today

work starts in the morning

[Afghanistan street scene 1/35]

Reference pics for the SF figures

thanks john

thats some mean looking guy

[M1126 stryker]

very impressive

[Tamiya Humvee M1025]

done a bit more over the last few days

made the rear sign(still to clean up and paint)

laptop and radio finished

sling seat added for the gunner

crew cab

[Afghanistan street scene 1/35]

Get a move on!There is great anticipation that this is going to be good! Going well so far!

Mike

im trying but i have already got 2 models on the go plus some figures, patience

[Tamiya Humvee M1025]

for inspiration you could always watch HBO#s generation kill, some fantastic shots of the HUMVEE internal, external, and even underside, well worth view for all you colour and weathering needs. hell its well worth view just because its ace.

thanks for that moofles! looks great im downloading them

[Warminster Warrior]

very nice indeed

[Tamiya Humvee M1025]

thanks guys

rishi thanks for the links, i will try the tip you mentioned i suppose i can add after market ones later...............right back to the bench

[Tamiya Humvee M1025]

bought this on sunday (always liked the tamiya models) everything has had one coat of paint/spray and needs touching up

chassis assembled and painted (sorry for poor pic)

i really like the tyres,im thinking of 'weighting' them

grenade launcher

added CIP panels to the doors.CIP panels are from the tamiya modern US kit the door handle holes were a pain

interior painted i scratch built the laptop though the keyboard is a challenge!! and the bottled water box,thinking of using left clear sprue for bottles

the hood needs some work to make it fit properly,the recess on the left needs filing and the engine part also requires some filing,also the lights inside the hood need cutting away as this also cause's the bad fit of the hood

dry fitted

so far its a nice kit to build though a few more bits to add the interior

thanks for looking

[Modern British Soldier Iraq - Desert 1]

looking good,updates please

[My 1st ever Diorama "Payback" Photo heavy!]

amazing.............and im stunned..............nice

[Afghanistan street scene 1/35]

well slowly it goes!

figure added for scale

im going to add another piece of street and building to the left

still a lot of work to do like adding roofs,weathering the street and buildings

the ISAF Media site on Flickr is a great resource

[Afghanistan street scene 1/35]

did a bit more this evening

cut the wall to shape and made the second door, again match sticks and cardboard with wire for the door handles.

its taking shape slowly

hopefully tomorrow will apply the plaster

[Afghanistan street scene 1/35]

after a long gap of 20 years slowly getting back into modelling, i used to do ww2 stuff but im liking the look of more modern dioramas with lots of companys releasing newer stuff

anyway here is what im basing the diorama on

well the very left hand corner

im trying to this on the cheap!! so a scratch build

so far the base has been cut to size and shaped and given a coating of plastic padding which will need a quick sand before i apply jointing plaster,also one doorway cut out now i just need to shape the wall and add another doorway.also the render has been removed to suit

the base and wall is 300mm plastic soffit board which is strong but quite soft underneath

the wall is not fixed yet just testing!

the double door is made and finished

matchsticks,cardboard and wire for the handles which need a bit of tidying around

no vehicles to be added just a simple street scene, so i have asked for these for my birthday

its different and im enjoying it

will update as i progress

thanks for looking

[Avro 707A WD280 Early]

inspiring stuff a pleasure to look at thanks

[F-104G Starfighter]

now that is impressive

[Airfix Apache Longbow 1/72]

That's really nice. Do you have any bigger pictures?

thanks

they are bigger if you 'click' them

[Airfix Apache Longbow 1/72]

after me giving up on the F-117 (for now) i got this kit from the yorkshire air museum which we visited last bank holiday.overall a nice kit to build and straight-forward enough though airfix's instruction's can be baffling at times.

im really struggling with the tiny decals,but im quite pleased with it apart from the wonky rotor and the fact i forgot to take the 'glass' off before i sprayed it with a clear coat

[Revell Challenger 1]

looks good

[1/48 Focke Wulf Fw-190 F-8 I/SG2]

omg! great work so far,love the lego cradle

[Trumpeter Swordfish]

simply stunning a great aircraft