Panzerwomble

I find it quite odd to define what makes me loose my mojo with a particular build . It does happen to me , I have old models in the cabinet built with skills which I have long surpassed in ability, but still enjoy looking at , and more modern builds that somewhere along the way I just lost all feeling for, and frankly can't wait till they are gone. For me it tends to happen late in the build, if it all comes together, or if I feel it doesn't , but I can't put my finger on "what" that "bit"is . And, yes a few things have also ended up in the bin not even getting to the final stage . Mercurial is the creative process.

Excellent - well done ! 20 years from now he will still remember !

Good going on both The Stearman looks very jolly in that scheme ! I built the Tiger Moth last year and expected great things of it as it was "2020 new tool" etc etc, but felt rather let down for much the same reasons. Fit was..... ok , detail was ....well could be better , and the Indian plastic just bad and sad to work with . The 1/48 Gnat I'm building now is similiar . Airfix just feels very............. middle of the road / excellent for 1989 ....but not really leading the way in 2020 . I'm glad they are still going , but don't feel inspired to buy much of their product . Handy then for me that they skip 1/32 and 1/35 (mostly)

Ah thank you for the various "recipes" I bought some life colour ERLM paints for the GB, but didn't like them much , very thin, poor coverage and very frail , so just ended up using them as a reference to mix by eye with the Tamiyas. I know "the exact colour" is "a thing" for some in the modeling world, although from my mil vehicle restoration days / research , I know that often there was a huge amount of varience . Paints were not UV stable and would fade with time, once out of the factory they were often mixed and reapplied in the field by hand using petrol / kerosene whatever solvent was at hand , all of which changes the shades and intensity , especially for resource poor Germans . Brits changed the green shade on vehicles early war as a result of running short of pigments too . Even standard US Olive drab comes in two shades . The effects of scale also distort colour , I've not personally been too worried about closeness to RAL or BS standards , so mixing paints seems to fit nicely with my view ! The tip on sanding back overspray is golden , I'd not considered that at all . I was also unaware of Lufty ground crew polishing aircraft - no wonder they all got drafted to Field Divisions later ! My default "knock back" is spraying a dilute wash of base coat to blend colours together / reduce contrast , which is what I did on my 190 , although up close you can still make out oversized mottles , more like paint thrown at the aircraft than sprayed through a nozzle . All good stuff, I look forward to seeing this one sat on the line ! Guy

But ....but ...what about the Village People Group Build ????? Stay safe Dale , see you back soon hopefully .

On the wall ? I used a texturing roller with a pattern for the stone . It's Kapaline foamboard, peel off the paper on one side and then can carve/ texture the exposed foam underneath. I have a few rollers, bricks, small stones , larger stones etc .... you can get the rollers for a lot of different surfaces. Some people carve directly as it is soft , it just takes a lot longer.

If you're asking would I recommend it , yes ! Instructions are a little vague , but the engineering is tight .

And done. Thanks for watching. PW

Haven’t built a diorama for a little while, so some artistic licence to build a rural French Garage. Foam board walls, with pattern engraved & strips of wood for a door Et Voila “Garage Philbert” looking a bit run down with period petrol advertisement, and added a Tommy retreating on foot past the abandoned behemoth.

Continuing my theme of wheeled not tracked vehicles, IBG’s wonderful R100 Scammell Pioneer heavy artillery hauler. In service with the UK from 1938 till replaced by the updated Explorer in the 1950’s, used in several formats for 20-30 ton loads. I had the fun of inspecting an Explorer about 25 years ago, the sheer size of these old Scammells is not to be underestimated. We didn’t buy it , shame at it has probably grown exponentially in value since the early 90’s . Some great early war training videos here if you’re interested in the vehicle . This one will be done as 52nd Beds Heavy Regiment, III Royal Artillery, and a TA unit that served throughout the war. Set during the retreat to Dunkirk late May 1940, abandoned for lack of fuel perhaps. Going for early war faded Khaki Green and Dark green camouflage, having been in the field for 6 months or so (this is May 1940 ish) Part count is high, it took 180 parts to get it to here. Mostly OOB but added some detail to the engine; diesel injector pipes, couple of electrical leads and injection pump levers. Wooden floorboards were kept as “wood”, I suspect in service they would have been painted, but as this is showing a Territorial Unit in the retreat to Dunkirk, it is possible they kept the vehicle in better condition than the regular units. Certainly this has been my experience post war, TA vehicles often get used less and cared for more. Borrowed an airscale placard for the fuse box in the cab!

Ha ! Second black 13 fw190 in this group build , and another entry fully repainted ....you guys are all perfectionists, I'm more of the "bang em together and move on - next one will be better " variety . I prefer to decal from large to small or ...............until I get bored with decalling and just stop Looking great there Gary , the mottling especially looks very inscale , something I struggled with on mine . Can I ask if you used Tamiya colours mixes for the RLM shades as they don't do the standard colours our of the tin ? Tamiya are my go to for paint and work well for armour but less well for Lufty .

That is completely bizarre ...I also watched this film ....this afternoon .....for the first time in many years ! Twilight Zone moment ! The plot is a bit slack for me , but the footage of the B36's and the B47's is completely worth watching it for, and yeah +5 for any Jimmy Stewart film . I follow a Youtube channel called The Atomic Cafe, mainly about 1950's US aircraft , and it has a clip from the film as it's intro . He did an interesting peice about the B36 Linky here if you fancy taking a look .

Needs an Apache and a gazelle done up as Blue Thunder for sure ....

£46.95 + FREE P&P I could find in the UK.... on pre order though . Jadlam if you know them ( no connection only happy repeat customer etc ) I won't be queing up , despite my love of 70's Brit jets, the Hawk has always left me cold for some reason .

+1 on Meng ,I did a Hobby boss , Tamiya and a Meng King Tiger last year, both HB and Meng were superior kits in terms of detail , HB tracks a bit easier than Mengs but otherwise too close to call . Mine rollers look great BTW .

Phabulous Phantom , love the weathering . Great result on an old kit .

Love it -totally looks the part !

Go Firebirds ! My all time fav as well, saddened that the runs at Bruntingthorpe have come to an end now , but hopefully see them run at Kemble one day if that all works out.

Just needs a 190 to fly over and straff them to splinters .......

........ such the amateur Stephen , the real money is on Lord Lucan and Amelia Earheart .

This is why I am an amateur LSP builder .....on a tank ...I'd look at those gaps and think "sod that ....a few layers of mud will see that right"

You've got your work cut out for you there ....personally I'd see all that and be tempted put it on eBay

Behold for here art stored the sacred moulds ......

How many WNW models can fit on the head on a pin I wonder ......

I feel this is just going around aimlessly in circles now.