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  1. This is just a small project to keep me occupied until the next GB I want to take part in, which is in March. I do usually enjoy these small Dragon 1/72nd kits, so I'm hoping this one is as good as previous ones I have built. Box and contents first: The tracks are okay, in that they have not gone brittle, but they have certainly developed a bit of a curve in the box! I think they will be okay. It's all been given a wash with warm soapy water and I have made a bit of a start. When I was buying these kits, many years ago, I was always pleased to see that photoetch was included in Dragon kits, even their 1/72nd kits: ....but in this scale especially, it is quite hard to see it on the finished build from normal viewing angles!: Most parts that I want to add to the hull before painting and weathering are on: ......and the photoetch is still there! I'm not planning on doing anything special for this project.... I just want to enjoy to build process, the painting and weathering. Updates may be few and far between but I will try to make sure I do some before it's finished. Kind regards, Stix
  2. My latest completed project - Hobby 2000's MiG-15bis in 1:48 scale. Painted in colours of the DDR's Air Forces of the National People's Army. Brush painted with Vallejo acrylics. Built OOB apart from vacform canopy and Eduard stencil set. As others have observed, this kit is cheap and cheerful but far from perfect. The canopy pieces were unusably bad so I had to replace with MH Models' vacform replacement. It was my first time using vacform so that was a bit of a learning experience. Another issue I had was with the vinyl canopy masks that came with the kit - I don't know whether it was my Halfords primer but something didn't agree with the masks and they left a nasty black residue that was hard to remove. This is my second kit in a row where I've had bad experiences with vinyl masks so in future I will probably just chuck them and order paper ones! Apart from that, a pretty fun build and who doesn't like those jolly DDR roundels?
  3. US Light Tank, M3 Stuart, Late Production US Army 1st Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Tunisia, 1943 Kit: Tamiya 1/35 35360 Extras: Redog Resin Stowage, a paintbrush bristle and some thread. The base is polystyrene from frozen pizza box packaging and some filler. Paints: Humbrol, Revell, Citadel, Railmatch & Vallejo acrylic paints, all applied by paintbrushes. Weathering: All weathering was done with standard paints applied with paintbrushes. The dusty effects are all done by applying the paints very, very thinned using stippling brushes. Build thread: HERE This was my project for the M3/M5 Stuart, Single Type Group Build, down in the Group Build section of the forum. It was a really nice kit to build and I have done all the weathering, this time, only using paints, rather than any specific weathering products which I normally use. All paints, as usual, were applied with hairy sticks. A lot of photos first on the base, with a desert photo backdrop - the initial three with a sepia effect: And the usual set against a plain background: The base on it's own: ....basically just pizza box styrene and filler. Thank you to everyone who took the time to comment in my build thread, to @modelling minion for being a great co-host and to @Enzo the Magnificent for organizing all the GBs! Comments and suggestions welcome. Kind regards, Stix
  4. Hi all. Now I have finally completed completed my D-Day 80th Anniversary GB build, I thought I'd better get a thread started in the STGB I'm co-hosting with @modelling minion. The kit I have chosen is the same as my co-host and a couple of other modelers in this GB. I had thought about doing the Academy kit I also have, but, when I checked in that box, I discovered I'd purchased a rather large and detailed etch set for it. Not something for me to attempt in a STGB, 3 month timeframe!! I'd probably want to attempt the individual track links the kit comes with too. As yet, am undecided as to which version to make, but I do like the fact the kit comes with a way of making the figure as American or Russian. So, as usual with my threads, I'll start with some photos of the box and the contents: The detail on the parts looks good: Sample of the instructions: Possible versions to make it as: Decals: All the kit parts have been washed in warm, slightly soapy water, so hopefully I will get chance to make a start on it soon. Kind regards, Stix
  5. Here is my attempt at the Airfix Hawker Tempest Mk V. I used the CMK seat and exhausts but it is otherwise out of the box. I found the D-Day stripe decals very difficult so decided to omit them hence it is in a pre D-Day livery. The decals for the wing leading edge yellow band was also not successful so they were painted. I used Mr Hobby acrylic paints which were very nice and easy to apply. As my second model after a long time away from modelling I am quite pleased but as always there is room for improvement. All comments are very welcome and thanks for looking. Also please accept my apologies for the poor quality of the photos. Could not resist adding the pilot and his dog
  6. Hi folks. My latest completed project - Litaki's Soko J-22 Orao, in the colours of the Yugoslav Air Force. Built completely out of box, brush painted with Vallejo acrylics. The kit was, for the most part, very nice. Some issues typical of short-run kits which made construction a little hairy at times, but when built up it makes a very nice model. The decals in particular were a pleasure to use - great colour opacity, but settled nicely into the panel lines. The only thing that I found very annoying was the canopy masks that came with the kit - these are vinyl rather than paper, and did not adhere to the surface of the canopy, so I had to improvise a bit with masking fluid and normal masking tape. But overall, would recommend this kit to an experienced modeller looking to make this interesting little aircraft.
  7. It has been a looonnnng time since I've posted anything in this section but I have managed to get a couple of builds finished as part of the D-Day 80th Anniversary GB. Both the Heller M4 Sherman and Dragon Tiger 1 were good kits to build, if a little fiddly in places.....but that probably down to my old fingers! WIP Thread: HERE Kits: 1/72 Heller M4 Sherman and 1/72 Dragon Armor Pro Tiger 1 Mid Production with Zimmerit Paints: Revell, Humbrol, Citadel, Railmatch and Vallejo - all acrylics and applied with normal paintbrushes Base: Foamboard, frozen pizza styrene packaging, Polyfiller, plus scenic materials primarily from Woodland Scenics & Army Painter Figures: 1/72 Zvezda American Infantry The first set of photos were taken against a sky/scenic photo backdrop: The next set of photos were taken against a white backdrop to show the overall base: Thank you to everyone who commented in my build thread and to @JOCKNEY for hosting the GB. Kind regards, Stix
  8. Having taken part in the previous two D-Day GBs, I could not miss taking part in this one. My previous two: 2019: and 2014: You may notice a bit of a theme! ………which I am hoping to continue(ish)! 🤞 This kit arrived today: So I now have these: My intention is attempt to create a third scene in my mini series. Having said all that, I have struggled to find time for modelling over the past year or so, so I’ll see how far I get. EDIT 12/08/24 Unfortunately, due to time constraints, I am not got to be able to get the Spitfire and Panther built in time. So I am going to concentrate on trying to get the Tiger 1 finished and a base built to go with the already finished Sherman. I think I have some figures somewhere too, which I still need to find. Also, I have another build to finish in the Tiger Tank GB, so I’m not sure how to plan my time just yet. Kind regards, Stix
  9. Hi all. My latest completed project - Eduard's Bell P-39N Airacobra in 1:48 scale, from their Bella dual boxing. It's in the colours of the Soviet Air Force, as piloted by Alexandr Fedorovich Klubov Grigoriy Andreevich Rechkalov. Build out of box, but a fancy box - PE, masks, etc. Brush painted in Vallejo acrylics. A long, slow build, not the fault of the kit which was excellent. Just one of those mojo-sappers but got through it in the end - might be a while before I attempt the second kit in the box though! A few imperfections that I'd normally work to fix, but this was just a case of getting it done unfortunately. Having fought to the end of the build, only then did it become clear I'd not managed to cram enough weight in the nose, so a tail sitter unfortunately. I scratch made a little tail stand out of clear sprue, which looks passable I think. Anyway, enjoy!
  10. I know, I know - I said I wouldn't start any more until I'd finished the ones I'd part completed. But I've started my IBG Cromwell and my Revell example of the same vehicle. IBG box art, destructions and parts are on the Henk website here as are the Revell box art, destructions and parts found here. so I won't repeat them on this site. This is the IBG Lower hull. The road wheels hang in space - held on only by the tracks. It makes the wheels and tracks very easy to fit but is a bit light on realism. The tracks have no inside detail.................. The lower hull fits well and there is some PE for the exhaust guards, the headlight guards and a fender support each side at the front. The upper hull has crisp detail and fits well too. (Although I read somewhere the rear deck is not very accurate.) The turret goes together OK but the mantlet needed some additions to keep it in place. Dry fitted and white-tacked it looks like a Cromwell The Revell version also looks like a Cromwell but a bit more so, methinks. There's no PE but a bit more detail. There are the Cromwell spaced armour panels to be added to the lower hull, for example. Last but not least - the Revell rear view. I have not scaled these yet so it'll be interesting to see which comes out closest to 1/72. Enjoy!
  11. My second build for the Panzer VI Tiger STGB. As usual with my builds, everything was brush painted, using Humbrol, Revell and Railmatch acrylic paints, all thinned with water. The Work In Progress thread can be found: HERE Finally: a photo of my two completed builds for the Panzer VI Tiger STGB: Kind regards, Stix
  12. I've been struggling with finding time to do much modelling over the past several months, so, when the Panzer VI Tiger STGB 2 Single Type Group Build appeared in the GB calendar, I thought this might be the oportunity to get something made! The start of the GB also coincided with me having some holiday time to use up and the Easter break was available too. I decided to make a 1/72 kit that I thought I could get built relatively quickly. So, below, is the result of my efforts. I'd had this Dragon kit for quite a while and it turned out to be rather good. The original kit was released in 2010. The DS tracks were still okay. I know some people have had some real problems with DS tracks and I'd had one set where one run had crumbled before I got to use them fairly recently. But these seemed to work rather well in this scale. The kit also included some photoetched parts, which I think, added nicely to the detailing. The other thing was that I'd wanted to make a grey Tiger 1 for quite a while. As usual, everything was painted with acrylic paints, which were thinned with water, and mostly applied with flat brushes. I use fine pointed brushes for any detail painting. The only extras I used were the mud texture stuff, 'European Mud' from Vallejo and a brush bristle for the aerial. The WIP thread for this can be found: HERE And finally, to hopefully show how small a 1/72nd Tiger 1 actually is!: The Tiger STGB is still ongoing, with lots of rather good modelling going on. Make sure you check it out, or even take part, if you get chance. Comments and suggestions welcome. Kind regards, Stix
  13. I have been struggling to find time to complete a previous build but, hey, this is a Tiger STGB!! So I have chosen something I hope will be relatively quick to build. And I've wanted to make a grey Tiger 1 for a while now. However, while doing a bit of minimal research, I discovered that it seems likely that very few Tiger 1s actually operated in the the all grey finish. It does seem likely that the that one I have chosen to build, did get shipped to the s.Pz.Abt.502nd, in Russia, in the all grey finish, but I can see that it ended up in a whitewash finish at some point. So mine will be in that period between arriving and getting whitewashed! I have had this kit for a long time. It was purchased from Parabellum Models in Birmingham, when it was on sale. Seems like a good kit, but there aren't many full reviews of it. So this is the box art: Sale sticker: And this is the one I'm planning on making it as: Contents in the box: Hopefully I'll find time to keep this thread updated. I'm planning on making use of the Easter Break to get this properly under way. I have made a bit of a start and I'll post some photos of my progress shortly. Kind regards, Stix .....and Happy Easter!
  14. * Possibly with a 2 metric ton lifting crane Like quite a few modellers in this STGB, one Tiger build never seems to be enough!! So, having completed my first build last weekend, please check out the result HERE, I decided to have a look through the stash for a suitable second kit. I have got plenty of 1/35th and 1/48th kits in the stash but, seeing as I'd enjoyed making the previous 1/72nd kit, I decided I'd like to do another. And this is the one I chose: Box edge info pics: The detail looks quite good again for 1/72 and the kit comes with a small photoetch fret: Some closer views of the bigger parts and sprues: Most of the stuff on the left of this sprue/fret is not used at all: And not all of the stuff on the right is used either!: Decals: DS tracks - I think they seem okay at the moment!: The instructions: I'm not sure which scheme I'm doing it in yet, and it might not be one of the two in the instructions, if I can find suitable decals in the spares box. Anyway, hopefully I will get it started tomorrow. It won't be as quick a build as my last one because I haven't got any holiday days left, and Easter is in the past..........but there are two Bank Holidays in May! Kind regards, Stix
  15. I am struggling for time for kit making at the moment, but I can't not take part in an MTO GB! So, unlike my previous projects in previous MTO GBs, this is going to have to be a one-off 1/48 Panzer III build. From Wikipedia - The 501st Heavy Panzer Battalion was part of the Afrika Korps in North Africa. Following the Allied landing in French North Africa the Battalion, with its 16 Panzer IIIs, arrived in Tunisia between November 1942 and January 1943. Initially only three Tiger Is of the 501st landed at Tunis on 23 November 1942. These first elements of the battalion, along with four Panzer IIIs, were organized with other units into Kampfgruppe Lueder. They were involved in fighting just over a week later during the Axis counterattack on 1 December, destroying nine US and two British tanks on the first day while relieving German forces. This is the box art for the kit I’m going to use: The version I'm going to make: If I have time I might make a base and if I have some figures I will include them as well. Kind regards, Stix
  16. Hi all. My most recent project, Tamiya's Mosquito FB Mk VI in the colours of the Yugoslav Air Force. Mostly out of box but the decals are from the Lift Here set, and I also used the Eduard canopy mask set. Brush painted with Vallejo acrylics. The aircraft was a former RAF bird delivered to the Yugoslav Air Force in December 1951. This build went together incredibly quickly (for me) and I'm very happy with the results. I kept it light on the weathering and I think the colours pop very nicely, a very attractive scheme. The Tamiya kit was basically perfect and needed only minimal sanding and zero filler. Some minor frustrations (don't look too closely at the carrier film on the stencils on the underside!) but overall an enjoyable build which is what it's all about! Enjoy!
  17. Hi all, my latest project! Trumpeter's Su-24 in 1:72 scale, in the colours of the Soviet Air Force. Build mainly out of box with exception of canopy mask by Eduard and decals from the always fabulous Begemot. Brush painted in Vallejo acrylics. The aircraft represented belonged to the 4th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment of the VVS, Chernyakhovsk airfield, 1989. As I built this at my usual snail's pace, I can barely remember the construction phase but I think it was all pretty straightforward 😅 I always enjoy building Trumpeter kits and this was no exception. The Su-24 is a truly striking aircraft and the scheme is very nice. However it was quite hard to get good photographs against my white backdrop. Apologies!
  18. Hello all, I was working on this one since last year as part of the I feel deserted gb, I didn’t finish the p40 off in time for the gallery so I’ve posted it here. I actually finished a few weeks ago but hadn’t done the photos til now. Not really a plane guy but gave it a go and enjoyed it. My first 1/48 aircraft. The scene is based on a rescue mission of sorts. The dingo has enlisted the armoured help of the crusader tank (with its tow cable) and gone looking for the p40. The p40 has landed with mechanical faults somewhere in the desert. The pilot has gone missing, trying to make it back to base, wondering into the blue. He’s left a very British and cryptic note for any potential followers to find and aid his rescue, it’s the note pinned to the side of the base and inside the cockpit. The note on the side below: The crusader is tamiya made up as a mk1. I added stowage from red dog: The dingo is also tamiya: I scratched up a radio for the inside: The two tank crew figures are white metal from David Parkins ( I thought they were well amazingly crafted and a total treat to paint, highly recommend). The p40 tomahawk iib is from academy with additional cockpit detailing and extra bits from AML. You might be able to just make out the note inside the cockpit. It’s all brush painted with a mixture of acrylics and the scenic base I made up myself. Link to the Wip below: All feedback and comments are welcome. Thanks for looking in. Paul
  19. Hello to all. I know I’m going to be really late for this one but really want to finish my entrophy build before I begin properly (this build it’s a bit ambitious and not sure if I’ll finish but have been looking forwards this for a long time). Anyhow… here’s what I’m approaching: Similar to John masters diorama in that it has several figures and vehicles. Hoping it’s ok to have all three in one thread as they will be appearing all in the one very small simple dessert base. Shot with instructions and still unopened sprues: the tomahawk 2b from academy: the open box to the right is the aml resin/pe set I got from a fellow Brit modeller; Im really really not a plane guy. As I’ve said before I know next to nothing about them just like the way other modellers make them. So I’ll probably lean on the knowledge bank within this gb quite heavily. I’ve only done a couple 1/72 planes before… but will give it a try. This will be a shark mouth, box art colours from 112 sqn. Then it’s something I’m a bit more familiar with: Tamiya damiler dingo mk2: Should be a bit of a quick one. Going to do this in the Mike Starmer guided light stone and dark brown wave pattern. I’ll post up refs a little later. This one comes with two figures but on top of this I’ve gone and got two absolutely stunningly crafted white metal figures from David Parkins: It’s really hard to track down British desert figures in 1/48 but they are beyond beautiful for their scale. Lastly the Tamiya crusader. I’ll be doing the light stone and black pattern in a mk1: I like the mk1 with its funky little mg mini turret, you don’t tend to see to many: I have a wardrawings camo plan which I’ll follow. I’m actually away at a show and brought this kit with me as theirs no tv In the hotel room 😱 so I made a start below: The wheel made up and tidied. The lower cast metal hull screwed to the the part sone upper hull. And that’s it so far. I like the weight the metal base gives and this time will make it hard for me to screw up the running gear alignment… something I’m magnetically drawn to do… I just love it, I mean I can’t actually build something without a wonky wheel or track hanging loose somewhere…. Maybe I should trade mark that? 😉 Anyway it’s called wondering into the blue as that’s what the raf used to call the desert, the blue. The idea is of a pilot who has had some sort of mechanical issues which has caused him to land in the desert. The dingo and crusader were out looking for the pilot (crusader their for extra protection and to possibly tow the plane back to base?). They come across the plane but no pilot. He has left a note, which I have mocked up on the pc and will stick to the side of the base. The note will give very British cryptic clues as to his journey back to base, figuring if he stays with the plane he’ll die without trying to get home. Thanks all, Paul
  20. This is intended to be a smaller scale project to see me through to the Panzer MkVI Tiger STGB, which starts at the end of March. Over the past year or so, I have been struggling to find time, both for modelling and being around on Britmodeller. So the updates in this thread might be few and/or far between, for which I apologise in advance. I really like the look of the Hetzers. I haven't made one before, but I have made Tamiya's 1/48 38(t) and it was a nice kit to build - so I'm hoping this might be a similar experience. I'm not sure what the finish will be yet. I have never done Ambush Camo before - so I reckon this small kit could be a good vehicle for me to try some out. If it goes badly, it may be converted into a winter whitewashed version! This is the box and contents: Some closer views: Small decal sheet: Sample of the instructions: I have made a bit of a start already. Plastic parts glued on to the metal hull tub: Some assembly done and other parts cleaned up, ready for painting. Where I can, because I brush paint, I leave parts on the sprue runners or with some sprue runner still attached - so I have something to hold while painting: Test fit of the upper and lower hulls: Some painting has been started. Any part that will have a gunmetal type finish (at least to start with) was given a couple of very thinned, with water, coats of Revell's Anthracite applied with a medium flat brush: The relevant parts were then given a drybrushing of Humbrol's Gunmetal: And that is where I am up to at the moment. Comments and suggestions welcome. Kind regards, Stix
  21. Hi Folk's back banging on about these cheap and cheerful kits again but for those who love the painting side of thing's they are Ideal.You do have to live with the limitations and HB's habit of sloppy research and items not supplied in this case no radio pole or glazing for the fuselage gun ports so scratchbuilding will be needed,and the research comment can be seen with the suggested scheme on the box and the finished scheme,many thanks to @Troy Smith for his usual pointing in the right direction,maybe not for everyone but I love these kits so thanks for looking in.
  22. This was my build for the "I feel deserted" Group Build. I haven't got as many kits completed this year as I used to do, so I was pleased to get this finished just before the year end and the GB finished. Thank you to @Dansk and @modelling minion for running the GB. It was a nice kit to build and paint. As always, this was painted with acrylic paints using brushes. Kit: Tamiya 1/35 Paints: Humbrol, Revell & Railmatch acrylics, all applied with hairy sticks Extras: Various bits of stowage from the spares box, some thread and stretched sprue WIP thread: HERE The first set of photos here were taken on my chipboard worktable with a desert photo backdrop: And even more photos, now against a plain backdrop: I made the spaced armour piece, on the front of the turret, so that it could be removed: And one from above: I'd like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a Very Happy New Year! Hopefully I'll get more time to spend making models and contributing to Britmodeller!! Kind regards, Stix
  23. Hi all, I was working on this one in the entropy group build but didn't get it finished in time to post to the gallery their. I started around August and have worked on an off with it since, with other projects in between. I loved making it. Its all scratch built including the KV turrets, crane and boiler thingy. The kits I did use where the hobbyboss 1/48 KV2, the figures are tamiya and the oil drums are resin ones from ebay. If your interested the WIP thread is here: The finished product: Thanks for looking in, All feedback and comments welcome. All the best, Paul
  24. Evenin'. I fancied a break from sand coloured things (M2 Bradley and the IDF Zelda) and since I had a fair amount of AK's WW2 British paint set and I had just rattled through the Airfix Cromwell it seemed daft not to raid the stash and pull out Tamiya's Comet. It's Tamiya so you know it fit together with no issues, the instructions were spot on and there's no real "fiddly" bits. All hand painted using AK's SCC Olive Drab, Rubber black and the track and wheel paint set. The weathering is a mix of AK's Weathering (Brown Wash and Dark Streaking grime) which I've never used before and Tamiya's mud and flat earth weathering sticks. I will just point out that whoever decided to do the white star decal that way deserves a pay rise. I was pleased it wasn't just one solid piece like the Tamiya Cromwell was and hasn't been mangled. Thanks for looking.
  25. Hi all, here's my latest project - PM Model's Yak-15 in 1:72 scale. Built largely out of box, but scratch-made a rubbishy control panel (the kit doesn't have one). Also removed the raised panel lines and rescribed them. Brush painted with Vallejo acrylics. I can honestly say this is the worst kit I've ever attempted! Not fun at all, at least for me. A few reasons: It's incredibly basic. The cockpit is totally bare, and you can see every inch of it through the annoyingly clear canopy. Basically no surface detail beyond the raised panel lines. Cartoonish landing gear bays without a speck of detail. It's totally inaccurate. The cockpit is the worst offender - it's simply the wrong shape. The inlet cone needs a hole scribing right in the middle of it. It's very poor quality. Flash everywhere, misshapen parts (look at the nose inlet ), sometimes the plastic almost has a wavy texture Some might have fun bringing a kit like this into the 21st century (honestly you'd be better off just kitbashing a Yak-3 and an Me-262 engine, which is what this plane basically is!) but for me it was totally demotivating. What's the point of doing all that work scribing panel lines if there's all these other problems / inaccuracies that are beyond my ability / patience to fix? Hard work I can handle, but at least with a multi-day stencilling session on something by Eduard you know it's going to be worth the effort! In the end it was just about getting it done. This was my first time converting raised panel lines to recessed, so in that respect it was a useful learning experience. The kit only cost £5 - which was about £5 too much!! Anyway... enjoy?!? PS don't buy this kit.
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