Kiwikitbasher Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 (edited) All are 1/72 scale except the Covenanter which is 1/76. There are 51 figures spread across several of the builds as well. The 48 builds were fresh starts for 2021. The three IBG Scammel Pioneers were significantly altered for accuracy with every cab dimension being changed, and scratch-built windscreens, roofs, and air filters. The tank transporter trailer is also about 30% scratch-built. IBG Scammell SV-2S Airfix BE2C IBG Scammell R100 towing a BL 7.2" Howitzer (converted from the Roden BL 8' Howitzer with new barrel and 3D-printed wheels) Academy P-40N UM M4 Sherman & M4A1 Sherman with T1E3 Mine Exploder Hobby Boss 80cm K9[E] Railway Gun 'Dora' It's quite big compared to AFVs and a U-Boat also to 1/72 scale! Academy Tempest Mk.V Dragon Churchill IV AVRE (With scratch-built fascine, cradle, and mods) Airfix B-25D Dan Taylor Model Works Coventanter II (using IBG Crusader turret and modified running gear) Hasegawa Churchill I converted to Churchill Oke Flame-thrower Airfix Spitfire Mk.Vc Dragon Churchill III AVRE Takom Chieftain Mk.5 Hobby Boss Ural-375 with BM-21 Takom Bismarck 'Bruno" Turret Revell Leopard I 'Biber' Heller M4 Sherman Flyhawk M1A1 SEP2 with Track-width Mine Plough Hobby Boss Land-Wasser-Schlepper Fujimi JGSDF Type 99 155mm SPH Aoshima JGSDF Tracked Material Carrier Arma Hobby Hurricane Mk.IIc Das Werk U-9 U-boat and Dry Dock IBG Diamond T 972 Dum Truck (with corrected cab) Sabre (re-boxed Takom) IDF D9 Armoured Bulldozer with slat armour Hasegawa P-40E Ace Nagmachon S-Model Matilda II converted to Matilda Frog flame-thrower Italeri C.202 Folgore Hasegawa C.202 Folgore Revell M60 with Track-width Mine Plough (from Trumpeter M1 Panther II) Heller/UM kit-bash M32 with T1E1 Mine Exploder UM M4 Sherman & M4A1 Sherman with T1E3 Mine Exploder Dragon M1A1 Sherman with UM dozer blade IBG Scammel TRMU30 & TRCU30 with IBG/S-Model Crusader Mk.II IBG Scammel TRMU30 & TRCU30 with IBG/S-Model Crusader Mk.II First to Fight Renault R-35 with 3D printed running gear by Syndikate.co Dragon P-61A Hobby Boss P-61A (with Dragon engines, props, and wheels) Academy P-40M overflying Academy P-40N Academy Typhoon Mk.IB converted to 'Car Door' Academy Typhoon Mk.IB converted to 'Car Door' Kovozavody Prostejov Tempest Mk.V Special Hobby Tempest Mk.II Revell Sd.KFz 251/16 Flammenwerfer IBG Scammell R100 towing a BL 7.2" Howitzer (converted from the Roden BL 8' Howitzer with new barrel and 3D-printed wheels) Edited January 1, 2022 by Kiwikitbasher Add titles 26 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 That's one busy years work by anyone's standard. Everything is beautifully built and finished, but you AFV,'s are exquisite mini dioramas. Well done 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwikitbasher Posted December 30, 2021 Author Share Posted December 30, 2021 1 minute ago, cngaero said: That's one busy years work by anyone's standard. Everything is beautifully built and finished, but you AFV,'s are exquisite mini dioramas. Well done 👍 Thanks, Chris, that's very generous of your to say, I'm glad you liked them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Awesome!! You had me at “chequerboard BE2C and Scammell R100 towing BL 7.2 howitzer” and it just got better from there! (no disrespect intended for the SB-2S either!) Regards, Adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwikitbasher Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 Thanks, Adrian, and no offence taken re the Scammell SV-2S Wrecker. 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightningboy2000 Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Wow! That is one incredibly busy year! All fantastic quality builds! I do love those Scammels & the Rail Gun & "Biber" were eye openers for me! A treat for the eyes, oh & all in my favourite scale! Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwikitbasher Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 Thanks, Martin, I'm glad you enjoyed seeing them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Fantastic line up Mark, we haven't seen a whole lot of you this year & you make up for it in one fell swoop. Awesome. 👍 I'm not going to pick favourites, this post would become unwieldy. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark.au Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 That’s simply astonishing; quantity and quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwikitbasher Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 3 hours ago, stevehnz said: Fantastic line up Mark, we haven't seen a whole lot of you this year & you make up for it in one fell swoop. Awesome. 👍 I'm not going to pick favourites, this post would become unwieldy. Steve. Thanks, Steve, I'm glad you liked them. I don't post across as many sites as I used to because I often have trouble typing due to my Parkinson's disease. When my medications are working well I can type relatively error-free, but if not every second or third word is jumbled. It's also the reason I gave up kit reviewing for HyperScale a few years back. On the plus side PD and my hand tremor have given me the "excuse" to accept flaws and errors and just build flat-out whilst I still can, So from a modelling standpoint it's been liberating with 169 completions and about 120 figures painted over the past four years. I enjoy modelling now with much the same enthusiasm I had as kid. 1 hour ago, mark.au said: That’s simply astonishing; quantity and quality. Thanks, Mark, that's nice of you to say. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 I'm quite stunned actually... you completed all of these models in one year, with added scratch builds and conversions, and figures, and dry docks... and then you mention your struggles with Parkinson's and that you can accept flaws as well.... what flaws??? Wow. What an output, brilliant stuff. I'm already looking forward to your 2022 yearbook! Have a Happy New Year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwikitbasher Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 (edited) 39 minutes ago, JeroenS said: I'm quite stunned actually... you completed all of these models in one year, with added scratch builds and conversions, and figures, and dry docks... and then you mention your struggles with Parkinson's and that you can accept flaws as well.... what flaws??? Wow. What an output, brilliant stuff. I'm already looking forward to your 2022 yearbook! Have a Happy New Year! Thanks, Jeroen, 3 hours and 10 minutes here in NZ until 2022 and I've had three days with no modelling (been reorganizing my workshop and stash). Being retired and modelling 12+ hours/day (I only sleep 4-5 hours) means I get a lot done. Believe me, the flaws are there, but if it looks OK from a foot (30-cm) away it's good enough to go in one of my display cabinets. The flaws tend to get overlooked when models are displayed en-mass: Happy modelling in 2022! Edited December 31, 2021 by Kiwikitbasher 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Looks like 3 days well spent! That's a lot of models 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Awesome modelling 👍 quality and quantity!! Well done Cheers Greg 🍺 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwikitbasher Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 1 minute ago, GREG DESTEC said: Awesome modelling 👍 quality and quantity!! Well done Cheers Greg 🍺 Thanks, Greg, glad you liked them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 You are clearly a dedicated and skilled modeller. Great year's works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwikitbasher Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 1 hour ago, Bertie Psmith said: You are clearly a dedicated and skilled modeller. Great year's works. Thanks, Bertie, although a compulsive modeller might be more apt - One of my PD medications for controlling tremors (Ramipex or Pramipexole dihydrochloride) runs the risk of casing compulsive gambling, drinking, sex, drugs, spending, binge-eating, etc. In my case it's boosted what some would say was an already excessive modelling drive! (and my sweet tooth). I actually cut the dose back a bit when I found myself ordering too frequently from online model shops earlier in, what is now, last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 21 minutes ago, Kiwikitbasher said: Thanks, Bertie, although a compulsive modeller might be more apt - One of my PD medications for controlling tremors (Ramipex or Pramipexole dihydrochloride) runs the risk of casing compulsive gambling, drinking, sex, drugs, spending, binge-eating, etc. In my case it's boosted what some would say was an already excessive modelling drive! (and my sweet tooth). I actually cut the dose back a bit when I found myself ordering too frequently from online model shops earlier in, what is now, last year. That's very interesting to a psych student like me. There are so many factors that drive us all into the stash-building compulsion. My own hobby spending in '21 was strongly influenced by personal loss, though I must own up to being and impulsive character too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwikitbasher Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 4 hours ago, Bertie Psmith said: That's very interesting to a psych student like me. There are so many factors that drive us all into the stash-building compulsion. My own hobby spending in '21 was strongly influenced by personal loss, though I must own up to being and impulsive character too. Sorry for your loss. I suspect that many modellers are a bit obsessive/compulsive perfectionists and with a a collector's drive too. Maybe there is a line or "modeller's spectrum" we all fall somewhere on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 2 minutes ago, Kiwikitbasher said: Sorry for your loss. I suspect that many modellers are a bit obsessive/compulsive perfectionists and with a a collector's drive too. Maybe there is a line or "modeller's spectrum" we all fall somewhere on! We are tremendously varied people but if you squint and take a blurred view of us, I think we have much more in common than a liking for plastic kits. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Schilhart Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Great modelling output! I really like your Scammels. The Shermans in winter wash look splendid too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 I`m on the first flight to Auckland to personally view this impressive collection. Flaws or not, what and how many you put into the cabinets is outstanding. The quality is superb and I envy not only your rate of production, but your skill level as well. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin W Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Great models yet again Mark. Excellent detail work expecially the BE2C! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwikitbasher Posted January 1, 2022 Author Share Posted January 1, 2022 2 hours ago, Roman Schilhart said: Great modelling output! I really like your Scammels. The Shermans in winter wash look splendid too. Thanks, Roman, that's nice of you to say as they are among my favourites too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwikitbasher Posted January 1, 2022 Author Share Posted January 1, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Sky Keg said: I`m on the first flight to Auckland to personally view this impressive collection. Flaws or not, what and how many you put into the cabinets is outstanding. The quality is superb and I envy not only your rate of production, but your skill level as well. Mike You're most welcome to drop in if you're ever down this way, Mike, (Colin W who posted immediately below you has several times as it happens). Thanks for your very generous comments. Edited January 1, 2022 by Kiwikitbasher 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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