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Never had a lot of luck with the chrome paint. I can get a good finish with Alclad but their chrome ( unlike the brass and copper) seems to revert back to Gloss black base after a week or so. Even after a week the surface will take finger prints if touched Clear coats turn chrome into shiny...

Unveiled today the RAF Typhoon display aircraft for 2024 Based on a Typhoon of 80 years ago in this D-Day commemoration year More pictures here......https://www.raf.mod.uk/news/articles/newly-painted-aircraft-revealed-by-typhoon-display-team-ahead-of-2024-season/

Airfix have made a 1930's RAF fighter These aircraft from the 30's are known as silver fighters as they were all silver doped. there were many different types from the many makers of the day but this one looks good and was what Douglas Bader crashed when he lost his legs...

Got a commission today for a Porsche 356.......just as i was getting over the car thing and looking forward to something with wings. only viable option seems to be the Revell 1/16 C model I just wish i could get a body shell out of Italeri for the Bugatti but i have tried twice now, paid my...

Quick question on painting high gloss Do you cut back to a perfect finish the colour paint before top clear coat or do you just cut back the clear ? I have some small specs of dust in the colour coat and wonder whether to tackle them now or get a good thick clear coat on and smooth that back.

while in the modelers lounge why not put your feet up in a pair of tiger slippers :-) £8.99 from the tank museum......look more like a German Sherman to me but yes they do a pair of US Shermans too.

Once again the SAS here is being accused of "cheating" for killing a suicide bomber in Syria when they might have been able to arrest him ? Apparently he wasnt wearing his vest at the time but so what? these things are often remote control The SAS tend to do what they want and the powers that...

This is Revells re release of their 1:8 scale E-Type Jag ( I think it was called and XK-E in the US) At the moment its an occasional build as i have other things to finish once i have everything i need to do so. What can i say about this ? Well its big, nearly 2 foot long... Detail is very soft...

today i managed to get a design quite small without loosing to much detail/resolution. It means i have to design my own decals first as i can t seem to do this with cut/paste of internet pictures but its a start. First picture is the design printed on A4, it measures 8x4mm which is about 1:8...

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I came a cross this picture while searching the web for P38 info Never seen or heard of this before so i was intrigued to find out how i have missed this for 60 years of my life.. Anyway, long story short this was drawn by a royal navy pilot in WWII in stalag luft III along with several...

while i wait for the part i need to finish my car build i have been mulling over the next project I have to think ahead as i don't have kits hanging about or a stash as they call it :-) That said i do have an Eduard Zero waiting for me to get in the mood however i am a bit taken with the last...

Was going to start this in the new year but got bored with work slowing down for the holidays so......... Earlier this year Italeri released a completely new addition to their 1/12 classic Italian sports cars from between the wars. Most of the previous models were re-engineered Protar models...

made a start of the Bugatti :) first thing was the gearbox Hang on...Italeri have moulded the front face back to front, the three little tube s are on the wrong side... It's going to be one of those build i think.

Seeing this more and more now as model shops close here, maybe one a fortnight on these online auctions. https://www.easyliveauction.com/catalogue/lot/1e1d244d70c639bdb94dc7d0915bd814/0af8d24542e81eb9357e7ef448a6646f/toy-auction-model-rail-steam-diecast-star-wars-po-lot-182/ Have a look, their...

So this is a challenge to myself..........basically do i need to pay £200 for a WnW model to get a half decent DH-2 on my shelf....? I loved the wing nut models, the detail and ease of construction, sharp mouldings and excellent instructions but i am not now prepared to pay through the nose...

Eduard 1/48 Spitfire Mk IXc with a resin engine. This is what i have based this on but obviously while this is a MkIXc its not JE-J markings ( Johnny Johnson) This picture was taken at Bazenville ALG in Normandy shortly after D-Day..

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someone the other day jokingly remarked that my recent build of the wildcat with all the panels off would be in the hanger with that much work going on.. :-) Australian 51D's in Japan on the ramp with all panels and even spinner off :-)

Been searching the web for Zero engine detail, cant find 2 the same colour :-), all over black seems the common colour apart from those in museums which i suspect have been "blinged up" This one seems to be grey with a red back plate any thoughts ?