Ratch Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 This year has been a little less productive than previous years. A year ago I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes and I sorted out my diet and set upon an exercise plan. This has cut into my modelling time, but I have lost 7 stones and now weigh less than when I played rugby thirty years ago. My diabetes is in remission and I'm almost totally off the medication prescribed. Enough of the incidentals - back to modelling. My first completion was for the BM Mustang GB. Italeri 1/72 North American Mustang I (090) This was one of my entries in the Airfix Tribute Forum's Wellington GB Airfix 1/72 Vickers Wellington B.III (04001) Another BM GB Tamiya 1/48 North American P-51D Mustang (61040-2500) An ATF Royal Navy GB entry Airfix 1/600 HMS Cossack (9 01202) converted to HMS Matabele Another build in the ATF Wellington GB Airfix 1/72 Vickers Wellington Mk.IC (A08018) I did these for the Cold War SIG ICM 1/35 Soviet Tank Crew (1943-45) (35351) and have yet to meet up to deliver them The majority are restorations (23 Revell 02571) with six Italeri 6095 and one HäT 8304 3rd Battalion, 1st Regiment of Foot Guards That's January and February, more to come. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Great results Ratch, both from a modelling and health perspective. You’ve done very well. Cheers and Merry Christmas.. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernst Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Healthy body will buy you future modelling time. Great collection. Cheers, Ernst. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 Thanks very much guys. On with the next batch, just completed in March. Another BM Mustang GB build Airfix 1/48 North American P-51D Mustang (A05131) And a third Airfix 1/48 North American P-51D Mustang (A05131) Another Wimpey, Airfix 1/72 Vickers Wellington B.III (04001) Airfix 1/72 Vickers Wellington B.III (04001) My last Airfix Wimpey A small vignette using Dapol HO/00 Railway Workmen (C002) An ATF Railway GB build, Airfix HO/00 Meat Van (R8) Airfix 1/600 Type II Hunt Class Destroyer, HMS Dulverton (01205 conversion) A tribute to my mother's uncle who was lost at sea, aged 19. Another from the ATF Railway GB, Dapol OO Standard Class 9F Locomotive (C49) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 Esci (set 218 restored) and Italeri (6039) Dutch-Polish Lancers (the same mouldings) forming the 1er Régiment de Chevau-Légère Garde Lanciers MAC Distribution 1/72 37mm Gun PaK-36L (72112) Airfix 1/48 de Havilland D.H. 82a Tiger Moth (A04104) Airfix 1/72 de Havilland Tiger Moth (01015) Airfix 1/76 RAF Personnel (01747) Airfix 54mm Grenadier of the 29th Worcestershire Regiment of Infantry on Duty at home, May 1813 (01551 conversion) Revell 1/77 Ford Tri-Motor (85-5246) Hasegawa 1/72 McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II (JS-085) and that completes my builds for April. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 Into May, and this is one of my Northamptonshire Project: Airfix 1/72 Douglas A-26 B/C Invader (05011) Flew from Harrington A mixture of brands, new and re-worked, 2 Battalion, 3rd Regiment of Foot Guards (Mostly) Strelets 1/72 British Line Infantry in Overcoats 2 (M097) Airfix 1/72 Beagle Basset 206 (9 02025) Airfix HO/00 Waterloo French Artillery (01737) Airfix 1/76 SAM-2 Guideline Missile (03303) Polar Lights n/s The Beatles Yellow Submarine John (5074) Polar Lights n/s The Beatles Yellow Submarine Paul (5073) Polar Lights 1/8 The Beatles Yellow Submarine George (5071) taking us through to the end of June. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 July sees the completion of the Fab Four... Polar Lights 1/8 The Beatles Yellow Submarine Ringo (5072) AMT/ERTL Yellow Submarine (30097) Strelets 1/72 French Line Infantry Standing at Attention (184) Airfix 1/72 McDonnell-Douglas Phantom FGR.2 (A06017) Four more: Airfix 1/72 Battle of Britain 75th Anniversary Set (A50173) Two sets of Revell 1/72 02576 Napoleonic French Mounted Guard Chasseurs Italeri 1/72 Napoleonic French Imperial General Staff (6016) and they take us to the end of September. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 Blotz 1/72 Type T2 Hanger (B20-WW2-201) Italeri 1/24 Torpedo Cabriolet Rolls Royce Phantom II (703) GPM 1/72 Hanger (H72-01) Masterbox 1/32 French Cuirassier (3207) Masterbox 1/35 Pin-up (35183) Airfix 1/32 MGB (02420) Airfix 1/32 Triumph Herald (A55201) Novo 1/72 English Electric Canberra B (I) Mk. 8/12 (78090) Dragon 1/35 British Commonwealth Troops [NW Europe 1944] (6055) Airfix 1/72 North American Harvard IIb (112) Airfix 1/76 LCM III & Sherman (A03301) converted to LCM 6 and I'm up to date. Thanks for looking. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Bl**dy hell Ratch all this and turning your health around too,a great and varied collection on show! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 Cheers Steve Probably my last two for the year... 1st Battalion 7. (2. West Prussian) Infantry Regiment Consisting of 1 x HäT 8053 Prussian Jäger and Volunteer Jäger, 3 x Italeri 6067 Prussian Infantry, 7 x Revell 02580 Napoleonic Prussian Infantry, 5 x Waterloo 1815 Set 20 Prussian Infantry, 14 x HäT 8052 Prussian Reserve Infantry and 7 x HäT 8255 Prussian Infantry Command. 2nd Battalion 7. (2. West Prussian) Infantry Regiment Made up from 6 x Italeri 6067 Prussian Infantry, 9 x Revell 02580 Napoleonic Prussian Infantry, 8 x Waterloo 1815 Set 20 Prussian Infantry, 12 x HäT 8052 Prussian Reserve Infantry and 2 x HäT 8255 Prussian Infantry Command. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Wowee a very good year in terms of your health and builds , congratulations. There are some cracking builds there, I like the 9f, the 48th Tiggie and Mustangs particularly but they are all cracking. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted December 20, 2020 Author Share Posted December 20, 2020 Thank you kindly Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecov Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Nice work on the builds, Ratch, and well done on turning round your diabetes1 Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted December 20, 2020 Author Share Posted December 20, 2020 Cheers Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 A heck of a year. Well done for shedding the pounds and getting on top of your health! I love the way you dive into any modelling genre with no fear. My favourite (if I’m allowed to have one) would be the Cuirassier - a very unusual treatment of the subject. Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted December 21, 2020 Author Share Posted December 21, 2020 Thanks Adrian, I'd get bored if I stuck to one genre and there are many transferrable skills that can be adopted between genres. It's all just modelling. Merry Christmas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted December 29, 2020 Author Share Posted December 29, 2020 Possibly my last completion for the year. Heller 1/72 Messerschmitt Bf 109F (80232) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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