The Madhatter

I would never would have guessed this was scratch built if you didn't say. This is beyond any superlatives I have in my vocabulary to describe. I only have the highest respect for guys like yourself who can scratch build to this standard. This belongs somewhere that had a lot of foot traffic to get the admiration it deserves. Brilliant artistry!

That front panel line looks like fun and easy to re-scribe - said no one ever. Its a lot bigger than I initially thought - but not too big. Also relatively cheap too here @ $55AU. I agree with you that this will make an excellent painting and weathering exercise, and the scheme you picked is all sorts of good (not that there'd be a heck of a lot of choice mind you). Looking forward to seeing more of this

thank you for your thoughts guys. I'll keep posting my builds as I finish them (if I think they're worthy of showing). I was just feeling that no one was that interested in the cars. The paint is Zero Paints "Green Mango Hell" - a rather interesting name to be sure, but the colour itself is gorgeous

Thanks Ray. I must admit, the responses to my last 2 subjects have been less then underwhelming to say the least. The Porsche got no comments at all. Seems cars are not cared for much here, or at least, my cars aren't. I'll stick to planes and boats going forward.

hey everyone I just finished off another collaboration project with my son, the Revell BMW i-8 with a custom body kit and new wheels. Like with the Porsche, he chose all the colours and he insisted on having a body kit, so we drew some up and did it the old fashioned way by making it out of styrene. No fancy 3D printer here.... I think it came out really cool and it looks quite awesome in that Hell Mango Green. I also like the blackened out front grill - that looks much more menacing than the chromed up version. Wheels came from an Alpha Model Ferrari 812 and they really look good on the i8. Overall, it was a fun project. The best fun was getting my son to choose everything and spending that time connecting with him. Our next project is a Ducati 1199. That'll be interesting as I have only ever built 3 bikes in 30+ years Anyways, thanks for stopping in and having a look Si

man - can't even begin to image how big this must be in 32nd scale. I thought 48th was large but this must be HUGE! And for something you designed yourself, it makes it all the better. Well done mate! So, whats next? F-22 maybe? hint hint....

Man, I built that years ago when I discovered and really got into SBY 2199. I built it as part of a sci-fi group build, back when I was allowed on Brit Modeller: https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234977300-11000-zoelguut-class-class-1-super-dreadnought/ That's an entire WIP thread too, so you should enjoy that

I'm in awe that most of you all seem to have quite a lot of space. I've been reduced to what should be a walk in wardrobe: And the "stash" room is what should be a shower room: I hope our next house has at least 4 bedrooms for 3 people

hey all I just finished this one off for my son, so thought I'd take some pics before it disappears into his room. He chose all the colours, and to his credit, he chose well. Body painted in Zero Paints Meteor Grey and Tamiya LP paints for the rest As always guys, thanks for stopping in and having a look Si

This finally arrived today - after what felt like the life long, pre-order, wait for it to turn up at BNA I've already got a cool scheme in mind for it when ever that'll be I'd like to get their Advanced release of the Yamato but not just yet. I can wait.

Thanks guys! I'm really happy with this one, it's my best tank to date (mind you, I've only made 4 so it's not a large benchmark).

hey guys I just finished the final touches on my latest build - the AM Conq, but in my own design camo. Inspired by some of the Azure Lane tanks from either WarThunder or World Of Tanks - I can't remember which one it was, but regardless, its a scheme without a half naked school girl plastered over the front. Painted in my favourite colour combo - NATO Black and red, the striping and pattern are all my own. I am really happy with how it came out. I opted again not to go to town on the weathering as I really like the clean but used look rather than ready for the scrap heap look. I wanted the stripes to reflect the sci-fi aspect this tank has naturally. Of all the British tanks to have come out in that period, this was by far the best looking. Who cares if it was effective or not - it just looks super cool and I wanted a scheme that mirrored that aesthetic. Enough blabbing, time for the pics: Well, that's it for now, but I really enjoyed this build. The whole kit was easy to put together despite the instructions being a little vague in places. I had a little chuckle to myself when I saw all 4 scheme options for it: Green, Green, Green or... Green. The options were a little over whelming for me.... As always, thanks for stopping by and having a look See you soon Si

The car's a bit too old for my taste but I can appreciate great paint job when I see it! Actually makes it look attractive

Thabks guys. I've made one sale on scalemates out of around 50 or more kits. However, it would be more if I actually remembered to log in from time to time. Just out of curiosity, how come the for sale doesn't allow all scales & kinds of kits outside the obvious "Large Scale Planes" moniker? Could there be any scope for that in the near future?

Thanks guys. I didn't think selling was allowed here so I didn't really look into it. Just had a peak and it's got large scale aircraft only. I have only one 32nd scale kit to sell and a lot of other kits outside that parameter

hi guys As the title asks, what could be the most cost effective way to sell kits? I have a heap of kits that I am just never going to make and I want to move them along. I don't do Fakebook or evilbay. What are some good alternatives to selling outside going to Expo and trying to find space on a trader table at the swap and smell? Thanks for any advice Si

Hey Brett, it's been a while! Hope alls well mate? I say go for it man, cars are a nice break from ships and scifi for me.

I've been a little bit naughty here and bought this brand new release from Alpha Model I just couldn't help myself

Hopefully they'll expand the 200th range of destroyers to include some of the cool German DDs like the Z52 or Z39 and an IJN torp boat like the Shimakazai or Kagero or even the Fubuki. The good thing about the US destroyers like a fletcher class is that you can mod it for other navies like Greece who turned one into the Vellos etc, so you're not necessarily stuck with a US boat if you want to switch things up a bit. Hopefully this will be released soon. Might have to get me one so long as I don't have to sell a kidney to get it!

how about painting him black, grey and green, give him a ragged ghillie suit to make him a sniper? Something different.

Interesting project you have here. Hopefully it won't be so heavy it collapses on itself. Is there an internal structure to prevent that ? I'm not too familiar with this kind of 3d printing plastic

The only large scale plane kit I'd like to see is a 1/32 F-22. After all this time in service and the smaller scales available, I don't understand why a 32nd version hasn't been released? I also would like to see a 1/350 USS California in her 1945 fit out with her wide hips and squat stance. The 1/350 Gerald R Ford is due out now - if you have the shelf space!

Thanks for the appreciation guys, means a lot. I may have to retake the photos as there is an alarming difference between what my phone shows to what the PC screen shows. That's a big problem with Samsung phones: they over saturate images leaving you thinking you've got a rich picture but on a PC screen, its underwhelming at best.

hey guys Hope you all had a nice xmas? This was my gift to myself - the new Tamiya 911 GT3 RS kit. As expected with Tamiya, everything fits nicely, although I did encounter issues fitting the rear wing. Painted in Alclad Candy Red over some Gunze Metallic red (one of their Gundam colour range), SMS 2k Clear coat and lots of polishing. During the weekend, I had to move my display cabinet, so I had to take out the kits inside it to move it (naturally), Anyways, my son took all the cars out and laid them out on display on the dinning room table, and he added a couple of his cars as well. Looks pretty expensive I must say: Anywho, that's it for now, but as always, thanks for stopping in and looking. I'm sure we'll see a plethora of these kits in the months to come Si