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RMS Mauretania build1:600
Having added a lot of aluminum foil, and drilled open all the scuttles, it was time to look into further assembly. I did...
Project: RMS Mauretania
12 images
Making a sea base for the Airfix Severn Lifeboat1:72
I started by making a sea base with the top of a wave diagonally to its center. I used my trusty foam cutter to good ava...
Project: Severn Lifeboat at speed
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Westland Ses King HAS.1 HMS Ark Royal IV completed1:72
The model is complete. The portside antenna is hard to see as it was made from Caenis monofilament, but it´s there. I om...
Project: Sea King HAS.1 HMS Ark Royal IV
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Ark Royal IV airgroup, 1970s1:72
This is the currently final setup.
Project: Sea King HAS.1 HMS Ark Royal IV
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Building the Fairey Gannet COD.41:72
The cockpits are quite heavy on PE.
Project: Fairey Gannet COD.4
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Fairey Gannet COD.4 completed1:72
I added yet more weight to the front gear well, and now the model just about sits on its tricycle gear, but really just ...
Project: Fairey Gannet COD.4
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Building the Revell Wind Class icebreaker part 11:300
I started with the kit and the GMM PE set. Moreover, I used various generic PE by Saemann, mainly railings, handwheels, ...
Project: WAGB Burton Island
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Building the Revell wind class icebreaker part 3 - making the base1:300
There is a nice photo on Wikipedia showing Burton islanddriven up the edge of the ice, moored to a pole driven into the ...
Project: WAGB Burton Island
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Building the Revell Wind Class icebreaker - the completed model1:300
I closed the remaining gaps between the model and its base using heavy clear gloss acrylic medium. I then added the figu...
Project: WAGB Burton Island
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Building Westland Sea King HAS.1 from the Revell Mk. 41 kit1:72
Final assembly.
Project: Sea King HAS.1 HMS Ark Royal IV
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Building Wessex XS 880 from the Italeri kit1:72
Finally. After decaling, I sealed the decals with Future, added a flat coat and then the numerous fiddly bits. The anten...
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Building the Revell wind class icebreaker part 21:300
Painting as usual involved a lot of masking, luckily Stynylrez primer worked great on the plastic, no liftoffs!
Project: WAGB Burton Island
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Making Waves 31:350-700
I first make the wave pattern with a gas burner, very carefully and under proper ventilation (!!!) . Nowadays, I make th...
Project: Making Waves
Scratchbuilt
24 images
Building the Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS.11:48
Eduard´s prepainted PE makes a big difference and eases work in the cockpit a lot
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Sea Harrier FRS.1 completed1:48
I tried to find middle ground between making the model too uniform and clean and going overbaord with accentuation and w...
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Royal Navy tow tractor1:48
Building this tractor was virtually pure fun. The kti fit quite nicely, and progress was seen quite soon.
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Sea Harrier base1:48
After a failed first attempt, I made a template according to the measurements from the InfiniModel instructions for the ...
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Smit Harbour Tug completed1:200
The dio shows a rather weary-looking tugboat in drydock about to be refurbished. The workers aren´t actually doing anyth...
Project: Smit Harbour Tug
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Building the Revell Smit Frankrijk Harbour Tug1:200
I used my foam cutter to advantage in this project, I wouldn´t have been able to make these clean angled cuts in foam bo...
Project: Smit Harbour Tug
8 images
HMS Cleopatra completed1:350
The vessel is shown in a moderate sea state, but without a really dramatic effect. To me, it´s more pleasing and effecti...
Project: HMS Cleopatra
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Building HMS Cleopatra1:350
I added watertight doors from an Atlantic Models PE sheet as they looked crisper than the casting. The bridge windows we...
Project: HMS Cleopatra
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Building the Artitec 1:350 van Speijk Class Frigate kit1:350
Main components assembled, typical resin instant gratification.
Project: HNLMS Evertsen
12 images
Building the Hasegawa SH-3H1:48
This image shows the neat Alclad-painted exhausts, but also how I needed to saw them apart to attach them after assmebli...
Project: SH-3H Sea King
12 images
HMS Hermes completed1:700
After mounting the aircraft and vehicles, I added a number of Lion Roar PE figures and my usual friendly flat coat of ob...
Project: HMS Hermes, the South Atlantic, 1982
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HMS Hermes airgroup1:700
Back when I got the kit, many moons ago, I had bought a pack of additional Harriers and Sea Kings from Orange Hobby each.
Project: HMS Hermes, the South Atlantic, 1982
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Building the Orange Hobby HMS Hermes (Falklands fit)1:700
Some dusty work was needed to remove the pour stubs
Project: HMS Hermes, the South Atlantic, 1982
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Building the Airfix 1:600 HMS Suffolk1:600
But the result looked quite neat to me.
Project: HMS Suffolk 1942
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Completing the Airfix 1:600 HMS Suffolk1:600
This is the completed model. I now only would have to pop it into its base cutout, close any remaining gaps and be done.
Project: HMS Suffolk 1942
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Building the Airfix Air Sea Rescue Launch1:72
The kit´s fit was quite OK, with minimal filler needed at the wheelhouse corners and at the rear of the superstructure.
Project: Airfix Air Sea Rescue Launch
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Ford Model T Firetruck progress1:24
My parts spent three weeks in a brakefluid bath to de-chrome them.
Project: Ford Model T 1914 Fire Truck
12 images
Building the Amodel 1:144 C-123 J Provider1:144
I needed quite some time to approach a fit of the main parts. Coffee helped.
Project: C-123 J Provider
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Building the WEM Castle Class Corvette1:350
Mostly a good fit - onyl some minor corrections were necessary.
Project: HMS Portchester Castle K 362
8 images
Sword Fairey Gannet AEW.3 completed1:72
This is quite a unique aircraft, and it did what it was built for.
19 images
Building the sword 1:72 Fairey Gannet AEW.31:72
The instrument panel is classically layered from PE, a film and the styrene backing
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Building the new Airfix Buccaneer1:72
I started with adding the PE wherever I could prior to any other assembly.
Project: Royal Navy Buccaneer S.2
17 images
Making waves 21:350-700
This is how I work with a flat base, as in a display box. The model will be mounted to it by screws, for which I drill h...
Project: Making Waves
Scratchbuilt
4 images
Making Waves 11:350-700
I started using clear silicone caulking over a painted base. That looked nice at the start, but not in the long run. The...
Project: Making Waves
Scratchbuilt
20 images
Westland Wyvern S.4 build1:48
The completed model. I followed the 4+ booklet on the type re paint, markings, weapons loadout and sensor fit.
Project: Westland Wyvern S.4
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Building the Airfix 1:72 RN Phantom FG.11:72
The beginning - the kit box with artwork straight from "Sailor" and the Big Ed.
Project: Royal Navy Phantom FG.1
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Airfix 1:440 Great Western paddle steamer1:440
The vintage box from 1976 - teenage memories!
Project: Great Western
16 images
Atlantic Models HMS Arrow 19821:350
After assembling the hull, a cutout was made into the base
Project: HMS Arrow
20 images
Building the Atlantic Models HMS Glamorgan after Exocet damage1:350
Beginning the base. After making a cutout for the hull, I produced a general wake pattern with a gas torch.
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Building a seriously generic T21:400
There´s a lot of material to be removed
Project: USS Robin
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USS Robin - completed1:400
The model on its base after adding some water and wave effects
Project: USS Robin
28 images
USS Robin - continuing the build1:400
More subassemblies , amongst them some of the various additional sponsons
Project: USS Robin
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USS Robin - commencing the build1:400
The island and funnel have the wrong shape, this is the last specimen of WEM´s resin correction set
Project: USS Robin
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USS Robin - the bases1:400
A full insulation plate with the hull cutouts and preparation of the waves with a gas burner
Project: USS Robin
Other albums
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My older modelsBuilt after toying with some inexpensive and un-photographed kits - the excellent Tamiya Birdcage Corsair. Built around ...