Will Vale Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Hi folks, I thought I was going to end up with loads of builds this year, but there are a few languishing in the so-close-to-complete section which aren't going to contribute to the final score. Still, I'm pretty happy with this lot, especially those that were built under the auspices of one group build or another. Click the pictures for the Flickr galleries, I'll see if I can edit in the build threads later. Academy CV9040B in 1/35, built for the Swedish Military Group Build. Lots of masking fun! Bandai EFSF Salamis class light cruiser in 1/1700. A quick but fun build with LEDs for the bridge and engines. Tamiya's Yamaha YZ250 in 1/6 for the Motorcycle GB. My joint favourite model this year, I still haven't managed to take a good set of pictures of it though. Tamiya F-117A Nighthawk in 1/48 with Eduard etch (just the Zoom, I think). Part of Operation Be Less Afraid of Planes. Soda Pop Miniatures Super Dungeon Explore figures - non scale. Fun to paint, they're very different from the GW style. Industria Mechanika Drone Sniper in 1/6. My first resin kit, with some modifications (mainly to the gun) and additions. My other favourite, I really enjoyed decalling this one and building the base. Games Workshop's Warmaster Araby Guard figures in 12mm-ish scale. Not reet big. Games Workshop's Dark Vengeance Terminator figures in 28mm-ish scale. These were *way* more fiddly than I expected, but I really like them - there are five altogether in the squad.: Italeri Westland Wessex HU.5 in 1/48, for the Helicopter II group build although I didn't get it done in time. Thanks for all the support and advice, particularly to Colin who really inspired me to try and do a proper job of this one despite the kit's shortcomings. In the "almost there" category, I finished Trumpeter's very nice Tupolev Tu-160 but I haven't taken any proper pictures yet since the base still isn't 100% done. I also got quite a long with with this LCAC for the 1/144 scale group build, but it needs weathering and some other stuff finishing off. Hopefully it might make it into the yearbook before the 1st of January. Last-minute entry: This was a super-quick two week build at least a month ago, but I've been lazy about the base. The latter is still not really done, but I wanted to get some pictures of the plane before the end of the year. Cheers and thanks for looking! Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Jeepers Will! Another exceptional year - I followed that Yamaha bike thread from Post # 1 and it is definitely my favourite. Top modelling mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charley420 Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Liking the lcac, i rather fancy one of those Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengalensis Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Wonderful and very inspirational models. The sniper, the tank and the bike were some of the most enjoyable build threads this year. And then the great painting of all of these... Very well done, can't wait for the 2014 builds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 A class set of builds and great to see such diversity, Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Vale Posted December 18, 2013 Author Share Posted December 18, 2013 Thanks folks, they are nothing if not diverse! Slightly surprised that I only managed one AFV though. Liking the lcac, i rather fancy one of those It's a decent kit, the vinyl skirt was annoying though - very hard to avoid the varnish cracking but you do need to decal it so it has to be varnished... Pit Road did a more expensive boxing with a resin skirt, if you find one of those cheap it'd be worth going for. Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldrick Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 All very nice, just showed the picture of the Bike to my wife, "thats a real one" no its a model "stop messing me about" , then she walked away. So me and the wife think the Yamaha is the nuts, well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Holy moly, what a fab set of models for the year. I still love that YZ250 from the M/C GB, I watched it evolve in to a masterpiece. The Drone Sniper runs it a close second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heloman1 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Some realy fantastic build there Will. The drone which we saw lots of, magic. The Wessex for the helo GB, bloody nice finish and the Yami for the M/C GB simpley sublime and I do like the LCAC as it was another stolen British invention along with the Harrier et al! Thanks for sharing them with us. Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 The water effects under the hovercraft are awesome, but I will admit to initially wondering why you posted a pictute of your Yamaha motorcycle without also posting a pic of the model you built. Talk about realism! Really enjoyed your builds. Cheers, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Vale Posted December 20, 2013 Author Share Posted December 20, 2013 Thanks folks, that's very kind of you. I hope I get to make another bike in 2014 'cos I enjoyed that one very much. W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 You are all very gullible! That YZ250 is real. Cliff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders154 Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Are you sure you are not trying it on? The Yamaha motorcycle is a real one. Rodders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spruecutter96 Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 I'm really loving the resin sniper droid, Sir! Really excellent work... Only thing is, I now want one..... Cheers. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general melchett Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Great stuff Will, my favourites would be the sniper drone chappie and the Wessex.......... great choice and variety of subjects.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Vale Posted December 31, 2013 Author Share Posted December 31, 2013 Thanks folks! I'm just in the process of adding some new pictures of the Tu-160. The base isn't done, but the plane is so I reckon it's OK to count it as part of 2013's efforts Cheers, Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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