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Right, more stuff done. Once I get this one off my desk ... The side panels I removed open up the area where the two fuel tanks are, plus a lot of gizmos, all part of various systems - fuel, oil, hydraulic, pneumatic, lots of wires, oxygen bottle, very busy space. I have to scratch all that...

He is an artist and a crazy talented modeler. The presentation of his builds was second to none. Not sure what happened, would have been great to have him around here showcasing his skill.

IAR-39 plane

This is a limited series - plastic, clear plastic and some PE parts. Details on the fuselage are nice. I want to show this in as much detail as possible so I will remove a lot of panels and expose the area in the nose showing the two fuel tanks, cables, rods, wiring and all sorts. Plus, the...

This is a kit I bought a while back, wanting to do it, bit of a tribute build. My grandad was a pilot in WW2, flew recon airplanes. The recon squadrons operated from airfields where fighter squadrons were also present, including the IAR-80 and later IAR-81 (basically same thing with improved...

Sad news, condolences to friends and family. Personally I have stopped doing any models for almost one year, then got to finish that fire truck and now I am slowly doing other bits. Still on MA and still posting, but at a much slower pace than before. Laurence

Thank you all for the kind words and Merry Christmas. Laurence

Thanks mate, it's only a small local show. Nice models, nice people too, venue is 15 minutes drive. All done in one day.

Thank you thank you and thank you again. Finished it and took it to the end of year IPMS local club competition. This one is straightforward - categories - ribbons (gold-silver-bronz) awarded to multiple models and one winner chosen who gets a medal. That's it - no "best of xyz" - no best of...

Thank you James.

I started the kit a couple of years back, did a fair bit of work but now it's time to finish this. Trumpeter M1142 Tactical Firefighting truck - big kit, over 700 parts, plastic, PE (lots) and clear plastic. I had decided to super detail everything I could, reference pictures that I could find...

The frame is hovering above ground, sort of a gravitational mambo-jumbo lingo thing here :bigrin: The silicone I am using leaves no trapped bubbles, which is great - the previous one I tried was impossible to use - a TON of bubbles . Also using methylated spirits to smooth it and prevent it...

Thanks Paul - that might be the lamp I am using at night, a weird IKEA concoction:silly:

Few months later .... And from the side ... Everything covered with a thin layer of clear silicone - totally clear / transparent, plus some shaping of the water to add realism and make it look very choppy. Cotton added by first laying some more silicone, so the waves are not "flat" when...

Managed to find the solution - SIKA silicone (all clear) caulk and then flatten and smooth with finger (in a food-prep latex glove) dipped in methylated spirit. It dries totally clear. Now onto covering the whole base with that stuff and shaping waves etc etc etc - F U N !!!

With you on that one - I went for a glass display cabinet from IKEA - I have an A10 sitting on a square mirror-like tile (IKEA again). Cabinet is all glass (except for top and bottom) including the three shelves.

Time for another update ... tried many ways of adding thin transparent layers that would be dry brushed so to create the illusion of depth. First I tried Selleys all clear caulk but, even though it did dry clear, there was a zillion tiny air bubbles trapped in the "silicone" - not a silicone...

Thanks Paul - I was feeling adventurous, trying new things. Go big or go home kind of a thing, may not be everyone's cup of tea.

Thanks Saul, Taking photos on my iphone, then using snipping tool in Windows I am focusing on the areas of interest, which also makes it a lot smaller in size - seems to be working.

Thanks Mark, much appreciated.