Wall
Wall
14 | 29. June, 14:55
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Łukasz Gliński
Wow, pic #1 shows how lucky you are, A.! 😄 We're all jealous, aren't we folks? 😉
Wow, pic #1 shows how lucky you are, A.! 😄 We're all jealous, aren't we folks? 😉
4. July, 08:47
Palo M
I should start the Victor in my stash before buying the Vulcan. (Yeah, right, as if)
I should start the Victor in my stash before buying the Vulcan. (Yeah, right, as if)
4. July, 18:42
June 29, 2021
29. June, 10:10
Andy Ball
This arrived directly from Airfix this morning. Big box. Big bird. Sprues are individually wrapped which seems a new Airfix trend?
This arrived directly from Airfix this morning. Big box. Big bird. Sprues are individually wrapped which seems a new Airfix trend?
29. June, 10:11
June 18, 2021
1:72
Ideas
5 | 18. June, 09:08
Andy Ball
Hi Ł, I'm good thank-you....building an extension on the house, so the model studio is out of action....but I will be upgrading it to be more suited to our colder and damp nights later...I hope all's well with you too?, have you had your vaccines?...still working on 1:24th Spit, the two 72nd Lancs and trying to finish the 48th 'Vb.....
Hi Ł, I'm good thank-you....building an extension on the house, so the model studio is out of action....but I will be upgrading it to be more suited to our colder and damp nights later...I hope all's well with you too?, have you had your vaccines?...still working on 1:24th Spit, the two 72nd Lancs and trying to finish the 48th 'Vb.....
18. June, 14:00
Łukasz Gliński
It's ok, thx. Got the bug and got jabbed, so there's no more I can do I assume 😉 Busy year you have over there, we're only struggling with a heatwave, so my attic is out of order for a while. Have to look at your Lanx in the meantime 👍
It's ok, thx. Got the bug and got jabbed, so there's no more I can do I assume 😉 Busy year you have over there, we're only struggling with a heatwave, so my attic is out of order for a while. Have to look at your Lanx in the meantime 👍
18. June, 15:43
May 10, 2021
42 images
I know I’ll be wrestling with these moulds right from get-go. I’ll build largely o.o.t.b.
Project: The Big Spit
3+
3+ 28 | 24. January, 14:11
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Andy Ball
@Gary: it's a testing build, but I think all model makers need to tackle these 'bête noires'!
@Gary: it's a testing build, but I think all model makers need to tackle these 'bête noires'!
10. May, 13:46
Andy Ball
@Villiers: thank you for the comment, some of it is a flight of fantasy- but looks better than the Airfix's offering
@Villiers: thank you for the comment, some of it is a flight of fantasy- but looks better than the Airfix's offering
10. May, 13:47
David Taylor
Guy and Andy.Theres another model shop popped up in Morpeth JJ Models in the last couple of Years.The model shop in the arcade in Morpeth was always stuffed to the gunnels with kits.
Guy and Andy.Theres another model shop popped up in Morpeth JJ Models in the last couple of Years.The model shop in the arcade in Morpeth was always stuffed to the gunnels with kits.
10. May, 13:50
Andy Ball
@David: I remember the smell in the Sanderson Arcade so well, my mum knew the lady who worked there as she worked pretty much opposite the store. The new m/shop is long overdue for the town!
@David: I remember the smell in the Sanderson Arcade so well, my mum knew the lady who worked there as she worked pretty much opposite the store. The new m/shop is long overdue for the town!
10. May, 13:52
May 9, 2021
Sparmax TC-620X Compressor with tank
Sparmax
SCSP2500 29. April, 07:44
Andy Ball
My wife's treated me for my birthday. Hoping to connect to my H&S infinity asap and have a blow! Anyone out there have any feedback on this compressor/tank combo?
My wife's treated me for my birthday. Hoping to connect to my H&S infinity asap and have a blow! Anyone out there have any feedback on this compressor/tank combo?
29. April, 07:45
Andy Ball
Got to say, compared to the pump (made in China) that I did have, this is a terrific tool! The air comes out smoothly (it feels), and it's much less noisy and vibrations lower
Got to say, compared to the pump (made in China) that I did have, this is a terrific tool! The air comes out smoothly (it feels), and it's much less noisy and vibrations lower
9. May, 09:47
May 2, 2021
Scalemates: can you comment on whether you have had a security breach? Many have received PM in my mates’ in boxes.
2 | 2. May, 21:32
wilky
I was wondering why I received a notification for a message that I'm not allowed to see
I was wondering why I received a notification for a message that I'm not allowed to see
2. May, 22:20
Cockpit Placard Decals - WW2 Allied Cockpit Placards
Airscale 1:24
AS24 PLA 27. April, 15:55
Andy Ball
These take ages to soak off, and are a little jittery on the future-coated interior.
These take ages to soak off, and are a little jittery on the future-coated interior.
2. May, 22:08
Cockpit Placard Decals - WW2 Allied Cockpit Placards
Airscale 1:24
AS24 PLA 2. May, 20:13
April 29, 2021
Infinity CRPlus 2 in 1 0.15 + 0.4mm V2.0 0,15mm+0,4mm nozzle (Fine Line), 2ml+5ml cup with lids
Harder & Steenbeck
126544 29. April, 07:49
Andy Ball
Had it a couple of years, proving its worth, just the operator needs to up his game.
Had it a couple of years, proving its worth, just the operator needs to up his game.
29. April, 07:50
April 27, 2021
Instrument Panel Upgrade - Spitfire Mk.I/Vb
Airscale 1:24
PE24 SPIT 27. April, 21:25
Andy Ball
Cracking upgrade, watch those fantasy print shop decals though....beautifully rendered and gossamer thin! I'll post some pictures soon of completed instrument panel on Airfix's 1/24th Spitfire 1a
Cracking upgrade, watch those fantasy print shop decals though....beautifully rendered and gossamer thin! I'll post some pictures soon of completed instrument panel on Airfix's 1/24th Spitfire 1a
27. April, 21:27
Sutton QK Harness Suitable for Spitfire,Hurricane,Mosquito
RB Productions 1:24
RB-P24001 2010 | New tool Multi-topic (1!!)27. April, 15:55
April 24, 2021
Spitfire Aerial Mast with Bakelite Base
Grey Matter Figures 1:24
GMAA2406 24. April, 20:28
April 23, 2021
20 images
A great book, human stories behind the two aircrews and the legacy they left our village in January 1945.
Project: JB125/LM308: The Hoveringham Lancasters
4+
4+ 13 | 5. September 2020, 14:34
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Gary Kitchen
Saying that I heard that rainfall to date in October ( the wettest on record) was enough to fill Loch Ness! Not sure if that has been scientifically verified though.
Saying that I heard that rainfall to date in October ( the wettest on record) was enough to fill Loch Ness! Not sure if that has been scientifically verified though.
17. October 2020, 07:52
Łukasz Gliński
@Gary: has the estimation included the Nessie?😉 Sorry for OT, Mr.A😉
@Gary: has the estimation included the Nessie?😉 Sorry for OT, Mr.A😉
17. October 2020, 08:24
Guillaume Blanchet
My 2 cents on the water in the compressor issue. Mine dosent have a purge valve so I try to keep it in a dry place. Usually Inside the house close to a heating source. I also let it purge itself when strating it up fo9r a few minutes. But if there is too much humidity in the air the water will accumulate again in the compressor. At that point, I usually purge it again when necessary for 2 minute and always spray away from the model to check if there is water before directing the paint stream toward my model.
Good luck with your studio improvement.
My 2 cents on the water in the compressor issue. Mine dosent have a purge valve so I try to keep it in a dry place. Usually Inside the house close to a heating source. I also let it purge itself when strating it up fo9r a few minutes. But if there is too much humidity in the air the water will accumulate again in the compressor. At that point, I usually purge it again when necessary for 2 minute and always spray away from the model to check if there is water before directing the paint stream toward my model.
Good luck with your studio improvement.
17. October 2020, 12:08
Gary Kitchen
Andy good to see you're active again although focussing in on the big Spits it looks like. How fairs the Lanc?
Andy good to see you're active again although focussing in on the big Spits it looks like. How fairs the Lanc?
23. April, 15:55
Andy Ball
Hi Gary, yes the Lancs are on the workbench too, just a little to the right....they're being painted when I get to the Spit's Dk.Green/Earth - goal to finish all by summer!
Hi Gary, yes the Lancs are on the workbench too, just a little to the right....they're being painted when I get to the Spit's Dk.Green/Earth - goal to finish all by summer!
23. April, 20:27
April 21, 2021
RAF Supermarine Spitfires
Maketar 1:24
MM24001V 21. April, 21:51
April 18, 2021
Sutton QK Harness Suitable for Spitfire,Hurricane,Mosquito
RB Productions 1:24
RB-P24001 2010 | New tool Multi-topic (1!!)18. April, 07:03
April 16, 2021
Cockpit Placard Decals - WW2 Allied Cockpit Placards
Airscale 1:24
AS24 PLA 16. April, 11:02
Cockpit Placard Decals - WW2 Allied Cockpit Placards
Airscale 1:24
AS24 PLA 12. April, 09:24
Andy Ball
Disappearing down the rabbit hole away from "ootb" to "throw everything at it" 🙂
Disappearing down the rabbit hole away from "ootb" to "throw everything at it" 🙂
16. April, 09:42
April 15, 2021
Cockpit Placard Decals - WW2 Allied Cockpit Placards
Airscale 1:24
AS24 PLA 15. April, 22:30
April 12, 2021
Instrument Panel Upgrade - Spitfire Mk.I/Vb
Airscale 1:24
PE24 SPIT 12. April, 09:16
April 3, 2021
Instrument Panel Upgrade - Spitfire Mk.I/Vb
Airscale 1:24
PE24 SPIT 3. April, 22:14
March 30, 2021
73 images
Cockpit left open to access details...( a minor issue with the "45" whilst gently removing kabuki means we have to prete...
Project: Fiddler-on-the-roof
1+
1+ 39 | 10. May 2020, 19:40
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Slavo Hazucha
The dark background & real sunlight work magic - @Neuling I recall another photographer using the sun as the finished models best friend😉
The metal tones look superb in that setup & the Engines too, definitely an aftermarket part that delivers 👍 - in respectively skilled hands, of course...
The dark background & real sunlight work magic - @Neuling I recall another photographer using the sun as the finished models best friend😉
The metal tones look superb in that setup & the Engines too, definitely an aftermarket part that delivers 👍 - in respectively skilled hands, of course...
23. February, 10:16
Andy Ball
Thank you all for those concluding remarks, Guillaume, Slavo and Neuling I loved this kit- unusual and impressive- I know others have commented on its accuracy and I see with justification why. It still commands a presence on the modeller's shelf and am sure would draw attention at any club or fare.
Thank you all for those concluding remarks, Guillaume, Slavo and Neuling I loved this kit- unusual and impressive- I know others have commented on its accuracy and I see with justification why. It still commands a presence on the modeller's shelf and am sure would draw attention at any club or fare.
29. March, 17:22
Alexander Grivonev
This looks oddly familiar 😄
Did you add some detail inside the canopy? Seems like it.
This looks oddly familiar 😄
Did you add some detail inside the canopy? Seems like it.
29. March, 18:23
Andy Ball
@Alexander G - just a bit of detailing- actually plagiarised from your sources!
@Alexander G - just a bit of detailing- actually plagiarised from your sources!
30. March, 09:22
March 23, 2021
20. March, 15:05
David Jelínek
Hello Andy, i read some review here:
https://www.themodellingnews.com/2021/03/in-boxed-148th-scale-avro-lancaster-b.html
Hello Andy, i read some review here:
https://www.themodellingnews.com/2021/03/in-boxed-148th-scale-avro-lancaster-b.html
22. March, 15:19
March 20, 2021
16. March, 14:27
Andy Ball
A quick opening of the box and initial look reminds me of their Wellington- with great interior and a legs up or down option too.
A quick opening of the box and initial look reminds me of their Wellington- with great interior and a legs up or down option too.
20. March, 07:47
February 28, 2021
January 11, 2021
30. November 2019, 15:22
30. November 2019, 15:23
Sparky Rogers
I see they've corrected the Blue Steel fin in the box art. It was shown folded which is wrong with the landing gear up. Really bugged me
I see they've corrected the Blue Steel fin in the box art. It was shown folded which is wrong with the landing gear up. Really bugged me
11. January, 14:36
January 8, 2021
January 2, 2021
Sutton QK Harness Suitable for Spitfire,Hurricane,Mosquito
RB Productions 1:24
RB-P24001 2010 | New tool Multi-topic (1!!)2. January, 21:24
November 16, 2020
November 15, 2020
15. November 2020, 14:23
Andy Ball
Well, after 47 Christmas's I have decided to ask Santa for this one again. I know I'll be up for so much pain in building it....but it represents nostalgia and unfinished building business!
Well, after 47 Christmas's I have decided to ask Santa for this one again. I know I'll be up for so much pain in building it....but it represents nostalgia and unfinished building business!
15. November 2020, 14:25
September 22, 2020
September 21, 2020
22 images
All ready for the close. It’s difficult to know why Tamiya re-tooled their Mark 1 recently- this tool is superb!
Project: Bigger Spitter
11 | 17. August 2020, 16:49
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Guy Rump
This Spit is really looking great Andy, I hope you meet your target of completion by tomorrow.. 🙂
This Spit is really looking great Andy, I hope you meet your target of completion by tomorrow.. 🙂
14. September 2020, 20:35
Andy Ball
So here in the UK it's the 80th anniversary of the turn of the tide for the Battle of Britain. Essentially my country's been dining out on this magnificent achievement for this length of time! So what better way to announce said anniversary?....a Spitfire Vb !!!!(that never fought- in case you were going to comment!)
So here in the UK it's the 80th anniversary of the turn of the tide for the Battle of Britain. Essentially my country's been dining out on this magnificent achievement for this length of time! So what better way to announce said anniversary?....a Spitfire Vb !!!!(that never fought- in case you were going to comment!)
15. September 2020, 15:30
Roland Gunslinger
Nicely done 👍
You don't have to be brave to use oil paint 😄 It is really very simple. I've only been using them for a few weeks / months either. The advantage is that you can still make corrections for a long time because they take longer to dry. You can also simply wipe everything off again.
Nicely done 👍
You don't have to be brave to use oil paint 😄 It is really very simple. I've only been using them for a few weeks / months either. The advantage is that you can still make corrections for a long time because they take longer to dry. You can also simply wipe everything off again.
15. September 2020, 17:44
Andy Ball
@Roland:thanks!!....re. oils: I've used them before and managed to wear off the paint underneath when using the turpentine: so my technique needs adapting. I have a tube of burnt umber to play around on the 2 Lancasters I'm putting together- I'll try them on the internals first.
@Roland:thanks!!....re. oils: I've used them before and managed to wear off the paint underneath when using the turpentine: so my technique needs adapting. I have a tube of burnt umber to play around on the 2 Lancasters I'm putting together- I'll try them on the internals first.
21. September 2020, 13:29
1:72
In progress
4+ 3 | 24. July 2020, 15:03
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Andy Ball
@Erik: The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) still has its functioning, flying, Lancaster, based at RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire. Additionally there's another Lancaster that taxis, but doesn't fly. Of course, our Canadian cousins have theirs- flying, based in Ontario I believe.
@Erik: The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) still has its functioning, flying, Lancaster, based at RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire. Additionally there's another Lancaster that taxis, but doesn't fly. Of course, our Canadian cousins have theirs- flying, based in Ontario I believe.
18. September 2020, 12:29
Jay Dubya
While there is no obvious Australian connection to this bit of tragic history, aside from being a training place, I'll be stopping by occasionally to have a sneaky peak from down under.
BTW: I too went to Hendon & Hennants, on a day off from a business trip, in 2018. I loved how Hendon was used for the bogus US General scene in the Dirty Dozen!
While there is no obvious Australian connection to this bit of tragic history, aside from being a training place, I'll be stopping by occasionally to have a sneaky peak from down under.
BTW: I too went to Hendon & Hennants, on a day off from a business trip, in 2018. I loved how Hendon was used for the bogus US General scene in the Dirty Dozen!
20. September 2020, 06:37
Andy Ball
@Jay: yes, I thought in one of the crews there was an Aussie....but only Kiwi's and Canadians with our boys whom perished. My cousin's airfield at Bottesford had the Aussie crews I believe (Manchesters and Lancs). Anyways, many thanks for popping by.
@Jay: yes, I thought in one of the crews there was an Aussie....but only Kiwi's and Canadians with our boys whom perished. My cousin's airfield at Bottesford had the Aussie crews I believe (Manchesters and Lancs). Anyways, many thanks for popping by.
21. September 2020, 09:39
September 16, 2020
September 14, 2020
6 | 6. September 2020, 14:06
Thomas Kolb
I first thought you threw it together as a quickie after the Tupolev, but I see now that it is an older build. Must be pretty old, I guess?
I first thought you threw it together as a quickie after the Tupolev, but I see now that it is an older build. Must be pretty old, I guess?
6. September 2020, 20:06
Andy Ball
@Thomas B and K: yes, one of my older ones- but recently smartened up.
@Thomas B and K: yes, one of my older ones- but recently smartened up.
6. September 2020, 21:04
Andy Ball
Hi Łukasz, just the pitot tubes and some static dischargers that had broken off. It's one from 1987, I think!
Hi Łukasz, just the pitot tubes and some static dischargers that had broken off. It's one from 1987, I think!
13. September 2020, 19:51
Łukasz Gliński
We all used to believe by then that Soviet 27s had a 3-tone camo (according to the instructions)😉
We all used to believe by then that Soviet 27s had a 3-tone camo (according to the instructions)😉
14. September 2020, 08:53
Andy Ball
@Ł: Have I got it wrong?, I can't remember why I chose the three colours. References weren't my strong point back then!?
@Ł: Have I got it wrong?, I can't remember why I chose the three colours. References weren't my strong point back then!?
14. September 2020, 11:50
Łukasz Gliński
Had this kit years ago, having the local rebox too and they both provide such camo 😄
Actually they used to look much more interesting:
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Had this kit years ago, having the local rebox too and they both provide such camo 😄
Actually they used to look much more interesting:
[img1]
14. September 2020, 11:58
Andy Ball
Ah, well I'll do a Flogger again another day: maybe not the '27 perhaps a '23? Nice scheme for a WarPac workhorse.
Ah, well I'll do a Flogger again another day: maybe not the '27 perhaps a '23? Nice scheme for a WarPac workhorse.
14. September 2020, 12:40
September 12, 2020
RAF WWII Red 8' serial letters and numbers
Xtradecal 1:72
X72-126 12. September 2020, 12:23
September 10, 2020
RAF WWII Red 8' serial letters and numbers
Xtradecal 1:72
X72-126 10. September 2020, 23:13
September 8, 2020
5 | 10. August 2019, 15:55
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Gary Kitchen
Andy- a fabulous reference for me. I think this airfix kit blows the trumpeter one away for internal fittings (needless to say your build was fab) I think the exterior of the trumpeter looks like a match for the geodesic/stretched skin look. Also happier with my red dope now Ive seen yours which was tonally darker but I wasn't too far off. 👍
Andy- a fabulous reference for me. I think this airfix kit blows the trumpeter one away for internal fittings (needless to say your build was fab) I think the exterior of the trumpeter looks like a match for the geodesic/stretched skin look. Also happier with my red dope now Ive seen yours which was tonally darker but I wasn't too far off. 👍
8. September 2020, 05:58
Andy Ball
@Gary: thanks for popping by. I'm really impressed with yours and Trumpeter's kit- I guess the next MkIII in town?, I'm not sure the red-brick dope went everywhere, (note pilot's station area), and I think you've started the tedious interior aluminium cross hatching too?, that should make it really "pop"
@Gary: thanks for popping by. I'm really impressed with yours and Trumpeter's kit- I guess the next MkIII in town?, I'm not sure the red-brick dope went everywhere, (note pilot's station area), and I think you've started the tedious interior aluminium cross hatching too?, that should make it really "pop"
8. September 2020, 07:31
September 6, 2020
September 4, 2020
1 | 4. September 2020, 12:51
Andy Ball
OK, so these are from my 1983 build of the Hasegawa MiG-25. I rescued some of the finer details with the addition of a Master pitot (which subsequently got damaged and had to have a scratch built series of vanes added), plus some static dischargers from guitar strings, and new decals. I then accidentally sprayed flat base over some of it, thinking it was flat varnish...so some salvage surgery was then done. I'm happier with it now, and show it here for no other reason than it's one of my earlier builds in the days of Humbrol enamels and brushes!
OK, so these are from my 1983 build of the Hasegawa MiG-25. I rescued some of the finer details with the addition of a Master pitot (which subsequently got damaged and had to have a scratch built series of vanes added), plus some static dischargers from guitar strings, and new decals. I then accidentally sprayed flat base over some of it, thinking it was flat varnish...so some salvage surgery was then done. I'm happier with it now, and show it here for no other reason than it's one of my earlier builds in the days of Humbrol enamels and brushes!
4. September 2020, 12:59
September 3, 2020
18 | 5. August 2020, 11:52
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Andy Ball
@Spanjaard...same old tale...the girl disappears into the dark!.....thanks for the comment
@Spanjaard...same old tale...the girl disappears into the dark!.....thanks for the comment
25. August 2020, 16:40
Andy Ball
@Gary - thanks: I hope I haven't diminished your attraction for the 'Widow!
@Gary - thanks: I hope I haven't diminished your attraction for the 'Widow!
25. August 2020, 16:42
Cuajete
The girl disappears into the dark, but night looks very good! Nice weathering, Andy. Congrats!
The girl disappears into the dark, but night looks very good! Nice weathering, Andy. Congrats!
29. August 2020, 19:43
Andy Ball
@Cuajete: sadly, these ladies of the night all disappear into the shadowy world of the model-maker's imagination! Many thanks for the observations!!
@Cuajete: sadly, these ladies of the night all disappear into the shadowy world of the model-maker's imagination! Many thanks for the observations!!
3. September 2020, 21:39
21 images
When the UK was at the forefront of aircraft technology....
Project: The Original "White Swan"
3 | 1. November 2019, 14:54
Guy Rump
I must have missed this Andy, what a beautiful aircraft, we (UK) really mucked up cancelling this project. Great model btw! 🙂
I must have missed this Andy, what a beautiful aircraft, we (UK) really mucked up cancelling this project. Great model btw! 🙂
3. September 2020, 09:44
Andy Ball
@Guy: thanks for looking- this one was built a few years back, rebuilt as slightly damaged and rescued from a previous life I had....I remember it to be a real challenge (fit issues), but ultimately commands a presence on any modeller's shelf!, (plus it's good to see the one at Cosford too).
@Guy: thanks for looking- this one was built a few years back, rebuilt as slightly damaged and rescued from a previous life I had....I remember it to be a real challenge (fit issues), but ultimately commands a presence on any modeller's shelf!, (plus it's good to see the one at Cosford too).
3. September 2020, 10:28
August 24, 2020
53 images
1:72
Completed
1+
US Army Air Forces (1941-1947)3. January 2020, 16:36
3. January 2020, 22:01
Chris Greathouse
I'm always up for a lovely pin-up girl... I mean plane 😛 On board!
I'm always up for a lovely pin-up girl... I mean plane 😛 On board!
3. January 2020, 22:04
Andy Ball
Thanks Juergen....I'm trying to line all the ideas up with my over-stocked stash!!
Thanks Juergen....I'm trying to line all the ideas up with my over-stocked stash!!
3. January 2020, 22:55
Andy Ball
Thanks for your comments and encouragement Juergen! Glad you like it.
Thanks for your comments and encouragement Juergen! Glad you like it.
24. August 2020, 06:58
August 23, 2020
3 | 21. March 2019, 19:35
Guy Rump
The weathering and rigging on the Tomahawk is excellent Andy, love it. I think some lessons on how to rig are required for me. 🙂
The weathering and rigging on the Tomahawk is excellent Andy, love it. I think some lessons on how to rig are required for me. 🙂
23. August 2020, 10:43
Łukasz Gliński
It's the one I'd love to get one day too. Looks really battered 👍
It's the one I'd love to get one day too. Looks really battered 👍
23. August 2020, 19:30
Andy Ball
Thanks Guy: again another kit that drops together. I know Airfix's is good- but I reckon this one blows it away, especially with CMK additions. I'm now using Ushi rigging which is more to scale but if you need to be dexterous as essentially it's nylon yarn, very thin, flexible and tricky to attach!, but worth it!
Thanks Guy: again another kit that drops together. I know Airfix's is good- but I reckon this one blows it away, especially with CMK additions. I'm now using Ushi rigging which is more to scale but if you need to be dexterous as essentially it's nylon yarn, very thin, flexible and tricky to attach!, but worth it!
23. August 2020, 19:34
Andy Ball
@Łukasz: cheers and thanks for popping by....they didn't 'arf abuse 'em in the desert!
@Łukasz: cheers and thanks for popping by....they didn't 'arf abuse 'em in the desert!
23. August 2020, 19:35
August 17, 2020
22 images
1:48
In progress
17. August 2020, 11:11
Andy Ball
Well....let's try 48 and see what it's all about, and save the optician's fees!?
Well....let's try 48 and see what it's all about, and save the optician's fees!?
17. August 2020, 22:04
August 15, 2020
August 14, 2020
Short Sunderland Mk.III 'U-Boat Killers'
Special Hobby 1:72
SH72304 (100-SH72304) 2020 | Changed parts 14. August 2020, 20:44
August 12, 2020
39 images
Pleasant port profile view: another coat of matt varnish and I’m saying Dornier Do-ne!
Project: Dornier Do-h, too slo-w!
2+
2+ 8 | 26. April 2020, 17:46
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Andy Ball
@David: slowly, just like the bomber. (Great kit though, can't be rushed!)
@David: slowly, just like the bomber. (Great kit though, can't be rushed!)
5. August 2020, 12:10
Andy Ball
Juergen, many thanks-I think the Pencil's inherently good looking....I merely coloured it in a bit!
Juergen, many thanks-I think the Pencil's inherently good looking....I merely coloured it in a bit!
12. August 2020, 22:21
British Mk 2 Browning .303 caliber (7.7mm) with flash hider (4pcs)
Master 1:72
AM-72-031 12. August 2020, 14:53
British Mk 2 Browning .303 caliber (7.7mm) with flash hider (4pcs)
Master 1:72
AM-72-031 12. August 2020, 14:53
August 10, 2020
Short Sunderland Mk.III 'U-Boat Killers'
Special Hobby 1:72
SH72304 (100-SH72304) 2020 | Changed parts 10. August 2020, 17:07
Hudson Mk.I-V Cockpit for Special Hobby/Revell/Italeri
CMK (Czech Master Kits) 1:72
7425 2019 | New tool 10. August 2020, 16:47
August 7, 2020
38 images
Finals: last shot of varnish, and despite the dusting some small incursions from the spiders in my studio- darn them!!
Project: An honorable officer
5 | 21. October 2019, 11:18
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Choppa Nutta
Haha, indeed !! 😄
always nice to have dispelled a misconception 🙂
Anyhow, always nice to build something with a good back story to it and it is a testament to the bravery and humanity of those brave warriors 🙂
Haha, indeed !! 😄
always nice to have dispelled a misconception 🙂
Anyhow, always nice to build something with a good back story to it and it is a testament to the bravery and humanity of those brave warriors 🙂
5. August 2020, 14:08
Slavo Hazucha
Well you had to sort it for the 109, on the B-17 it's way easier - any questionable or version-uncertain parts may just be "shot off"... Imagine the coolness/boss factor on a show with someone tellong you that a part is wrong & you just break it off 😄
I've heard the story, but not that specific video... In the war, they were proud of victories & aircraft kill numbers, years after the most valuable action to cling to is the one time not pulling the trigger...
Well you had to sort it for the 109, on the B-17 it's way easier - any questionable or version-uncertain parts may just be "shot off"... Imagine the coolness/boss factor on a show with someone tellong you that a part is wrong & you just break it off 😄
I've heard the story, but not that specific video... In the war, they were proud of victories & aircraft kill numbers, years after the most valuable action to cling to is the one time not pulling the trigger...
5. August 2020, 15:47
Andy Ball
@Slavo: yes, I would have a huge latitude of artistic licence on Brown's B-17....and I could play some sort of styrene-god too!
What does strike you when listening to Stigler (and I guess all warriors) is the 'natural' approach of de-humanising the target..it's a piece of metal- I have to take it down.
It makes me wonder what the US ground attack guys would have thought when obliterating the Iraqis on the highway out of Kuwait City in GW1...was it almost like a computer-game turkey shoot for them?...what if they'd seen the faces in the dark?
War IS Hell.
@Slavo: yes, I would have a huge latitude of artistic licence on Brown's B-17....and I could play some sort of styrene-god too!
What does strike you when listening to Stigler (and I guess all warriors) is the 'natural' approach of de-humanising the target..it's a piece of metal- I have to take it down.
It makes me wonder what the US ground attack guys would have thought when obliterating the Iraqis on the highway out of Kuwait City in GW1...was it almost like a computer-game turkey shoot for them?...what if they'd seen the faces in the dark?
War IS Hell.
7. August 2020, 09:32
August 5, 2020
British Mk 2 Browning .303 caliber (7.7mm) with flash hider (4pcs)
Master 1:72
AM-72-031 5. August 2020, 13:40
British Mk 2 Browning .303 caliber (7.7mm) with flash hider (4pcs)
Master 1:72
AM-72-031 5. August 2020, 13:40
British Mk 2 Browning .303 caliber (7.7mm) with flash hider (4pcs)
Master 1:72
AM-72-031 5. August 2020, 13:40
August 4, 2020
August 2, 2020
Hudson Mk.I-V Cockpit for Special Hobby/Revell/Italeri
CMK (Czech Master Kits) 1:72
7425 2019 | New tool 2. August 2020, 21:26
August 1, 2020
43 images
1:72
Completed
1 | 20. October 2019, 15:59
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Łukasz Gliński
I have to admit I didn't get the meaning of "Briney"...|
Thanks Maciej for your inputs, I'm more into planes than their pilots😉
I have to admit I didn't get the meaning of "Briney"...|
Thanks Maciej for your inputs, I'm more into planes than their pilots😉
11. May 2020, 20:04
Andy Ball
Łukasz , I don't know if Monty Python is understood in Poland, but they did a fantastic sketch about RAF 'banter' or slang if you will: one of the RAF officers mentions "cabbage crates over the briney", ( I guess meaning the Luftwaffe were coming over the sea), to which the other officer states " don't understand your banter, squadron leader. It's hilarious, trust me!
Łukasz , I don't know if Monty Python is understood in Poland, but they did a fantastic sketch about RAF 'banter' or slang if you will: one of the RAF officers mentions "cabbage crates over the briney", ( I guess meaning the Luftwaffe were coming over the sea), to which the other officer states " don't understand your banter, squadron leader. It's hilarious, trust me!
11. May 2020, 20:13
Łukasz Gliński
Mkay, I have to admit it's really hard to understand the Monty Python unless you're a native speaker. And the local subtitles (or the infamous Polish lector) sound completely different😉
But I found a transcript and I can say I moreless get the sketch 🙂
Mkay, I have to admit it's really hard to understand the Monty Python unless you're a native speaker. And the local subtitles (or the infamous Polish lector) sound completely different😉
But I found a transcript and I can say I moreless get the sketch 🙂
11. May 2020, 20:21
Andy Ball
There's more I *could* do and *should* do: but I declare her complete.
There's more I *could* do and *should* do: but I declare her complete.
31. July 2020, 19:09
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1:72
Completed
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2 | 1. November 2019, 12:46
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Guy Rump
Great finish Andy, you're on a real roll of finishes at the mo, and all of them a triumph 🙂
Great finish Andy, you're on a real roll of finishes at the mo, and all of them a triumph 🙂
31. July 2020, 20:55
Andy Ball
@Guy: I've had 4 on the workbench all close to completion and decided to weather them all together once the Hurricane was on finals. @Thomas: thank you, Sir- you have some great works too!
@Guy: I've had 4 on the workbench all close to completion and decided to weather them all together once the Hurricane was on finals. @Thomas: thank you, Sir- you have some great works too!
1. August 2020, 07:28
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