Col Walter E Kurtz Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 (edited) Well 2023 has been a year of changes for me. Semi retirement - started doing historical talks for the U3A on WW2 and the sadness of losing our lovely cat Richard. So not a prodigious modelling output for this year. Hope you enjoy the yearbook .Seasons Greetings to one and all! Regards Andy Revell 1:32 RCAF Spitfire Airfix 1:72 Bristol Beaufort in the North African desert. Airfix 1:72 RAF 100 Group B17 with USAAF / RAF bombing up Refuelling sets Airfix Vampire T11 1:72 Tamiya 1:72 Mossie Revell 1:72 Gannett Royal Navy Training Airfix 1:72 Buccaneer Aifrix 1:72 Bristol Blenheim Tamiya 1:48 P-47 D Razorback and "Richard ".. AKA ' The Ginger Chicken... LOL - RIP - July 2010-Nov 2023. A great companion, a well-being comforter and a feline 'character' of distinction ! Edited December 22, 2023 by Col Walter E Kurtz additional pictures added B17 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerboy Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 All so good, soft spot for a B17 so that gets my vote for top spot! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 The desert Beaufort for me! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Beautiful builds but for me the last pic was the best. The mischief in those eyes. Cheers, Alistair 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Great builds all around. Love the Razorback, it looks hard worked. Sorry to hear about Richard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Walter E Kurtz Posted December 22, 2023 Author Share Posted December 22, 2023 43 minutes ago, AliGauld said: Beautiful builds but for me the last pic was the best. The mischief in those eyes. Cheers, Alistair Thank you Alistair.. at 6 months old you could tell he was going to be a remarkable 'familiar' lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Walter E Kurtz Posted December 22, 2023 Author Share Posted December 22, 2023 46 minutes ago, JeroenS said: Great builds all around. Love the Razorback, it looks hard worked. Sorry to hear about Richard. Thank you so much Jerone. I try my best. Thanks for your appreciation of Richard. Happy Xmas to you and your family! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keeff Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Sad news about Richard .... You've had a productive year, and all look splendid! I do like the P-47 though ..... Keith 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 You have been busy. Good all the way I reckon. Excellent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRMRL Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 Some fabulous builds there, I love the fortress, that looks cracking. Sorry to hear about Richard, he looks quite the character. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Walter E Kurtz Posted December 24, 2023 Author Share Posted December 24, 2023 1 hour ago, MRMRL said: Some fabulous builds there, I love the fortress, that looks cracking. Sorry to hear about Richard, he looks quite the character. Thank you for the appreciation! yes i enjoyed the Fortress build .. a bit different to do it in RAF colours as well! Thank You .. Yes Richard was a delightful cat. A real character indeed. Sadly missed but some great memories and he had a fantastic life with us! Seasons Greetings to you you and your family! Regards, Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 Great work on these fantastic models Andy, they look awesome. Sorry to hear about Richard too, such a shame when our beloved pets leave us. He does look like a character in that photo. Hope you can have a Merry Christmas fella Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Walter E Kurtz Posted December 25, 2023 Author Share Posted December 25, 2023 20 minutes ago, bigbadbadge said: Great work on these fantastic models Andy, they look awesome. Sorry to hear about Richard too, such a shame when our beloved pets leave us. He does look like a character in that photo. Hope you can have a Merry Christmas fella Chris Thanks Chris. Glad you liked my output this year! Thanks for your kind words . yes it's a real pity. Happy Xmas to you and your family! Regards, Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yg Models Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 nice collection of fighters. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Walter E Kurtz Posted December 26, 2023 Author Share Posted December 26, 2023 23 hours ago, Yg Models said: nice collection of fighters. Xie Xie ! Ni hao ma? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yg Models Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 32 minutes ago, Col Walter E Kurtz said: Ni hao ma? 你好嗎?🤔 only mainland china (?) likes to type phonetic transcription. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy54 Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 Nice builds and thank you for sharing. Sorry to hear about your building buddy Richard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Laidlaw Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 Lovely builds there! So sorry to hear of the loss of Richard - what an intriguing face he had. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Walter E Kurtz Posted December 27, 2023 Author Share Posted December 27, 2023 10 hours ago, Billy54 said: Nice builds and thank you for sharing. Sorry to hear about your building buddy Richard. Thank Billy. I can see you're a 'cat ' person from your profile picture! Richard was a great companion. We miss him though not his hair settling on a newly sprayed model! lol. So lucky to have had him as a family member! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Walter E Kurtz Posted December 27, 2023 Author Share Posted December 27, 2023 10 hours ago, John Laidlaw said: Lovely builds there! So sorry to hear of the loss of Richard - what an intriguing face he had. Thanks John. He was almost 'human' in his character.. and always 'smiling' as cats only can! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Glad to hear your change of direction is working out, and sorry to hear about your loss. Some cracking models in there too! Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacificmustang Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Some lovely builds there, my favourite being the B-17 RIP Richard Bruce 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Walter E Kurtz Posted January 1 Author Share Posted January 1 On 30/12/2023 at 23:41, AdrianMF said: Glad to hear your change of direction is working out, and sorry to hear about your loss. Some cracking models in there too! Regards, Adrian Thank You Adrian. Yes life changes in unexpected ways! Happy New Year to you and your family! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Walter E Kurtz Posted January 1 Author Share Posted January 1 On 30/12/2023 at 23:54, pacificmustang said: Some lovely builds there, my favourite being the B-17 RIP Richard Bruce Thanks Bruce. I do like a B-17 if i can find the space for the completed model! Happy New Year to you and your family! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 A great year in modeling by any metric good Colonel. Congratulations. Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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