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A little late to the thread but the flat clear or gloss finish is the start to protect your paint job. I have seen on the net a lot of modellers prefer using a gloss finish to help the the wash flow better. I have always used a matt finish but everyone has there own technique. Use a burnt umber...

Thank you for your comments. Michael

Hi Bob, Apologies for the late reply, trying to keep a low presence in the background slowly getting the men and vehicles together. I have been a little distracted with work with the mother in law moving in and my man cave being packed up to a point where the Man cave of 17 years is moving to...

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Yeah thanks Duke I forgot to mention the Plastic Containers have been the saving grace from the dust. Used up all of the display cabinets and now working with plastic containers. There is a small chance the man cave will be moving to a bigger man cave with family moving in. :yipee:

Hello All, Just to let you know I have not dropped the project and shelved it as a shelf queen. Here are some progress images of where the figure status is. The figures have been given a base coat of Vallejo Acrylic and Humbrol enamel paints with a second layer of paints to enhance the details...

Many years ago I had around 80 kits built but unpainted , there was 1 or 2 with a base coat but nothing else. Facing the same dilemma. I ended up taking them to a model swap, buy and sell meet and put a $5.00 price tag on them. $10 for the scud Rocket launcher. I sold the lot in 2-3 hours. They...

Thank you for your Words. Its been a very long time painting a lot of figures at one time and I may have bitten off too much I can chew with this project. The intention is to spend the time and detail each figure and move to the next. The mountain of work begins with the daunting exercise of...

Thanks Guys, Merry Christmas I Appreciate your words. Michael

Thanks Mike , Have got in the habit of building them and then placing them back in the box then swing over to go another subject. Michael.

Thanks Bob, Yes and it must have been the Verlinden publications you had been in way way back in the early 90's that started it all off. :Drinks: Michael

So many figures to work on, its not shake and bake.:frantic::censored:😫 Each figure will get the treatment 1 at a time. Very slow progress. Michael

A quick Hello to everyone, May you all have a Merry Christmas and a Happy Modelling New Year:drunks: :drink:Drinks: Here is a brief update to the work on the desk. The Ryefield Sherman is packed up for spell whilst I tackle the Ryefield T34 85 out of the box here on Facebook Group Build...

Thanks Guys. Have been heads down working on the T66 Fruil tracks. More Images to follow shortly. Michael

Thank you for your comments Guys. One word of caution with this Kit is to check the clear plastic glass sections that fit into the Commanders hatch. Page 36 Take care and test fit the parts for the commanders hatch with the 6x (Part No T8) pieces of clear plastic to fit in between C51 and C52...

Thanks Guys, It's been a long time between drinks building a Sherman and this kit is by far the most intricately detailed plastic Sherman's released into the market. Well worth the money. Still have 1 unbuilt.:vgood: Picked up 2 Ryefield Panzer 4's with interiors and they are as equally wicked...

Hello Everyone, I would like to share with you another build. Yes, I did say another build in between the Takom King Tiger, Russian dioramas and the Italerie Schnellboot. Ryefield's release of the M4A3 E8 Sherman with Interior was a big favorite of mine and there was a huge desire to build the...

Nice work Bob, I was wondering where you had been.🤔 Good to hear your on the mend.... and, back into the build. Michael:Drinks:

Thanks Ian, The Tamiya 38T is a good quick build out of the box. A couple of hours and its built.:good: The most complex part of the build is spending the time trimming and sanding the sprue dags off the end of the plastic track links.:LOL: If you want to torture yourself go all out on the...

Thanks Guys, I'm going gangbusters on the builds.:yipee: If I had my Archer decals they would be closer to completion for the diorama. Covid has hit us bad with international shipments, we're waiting forever to get parcels.:mad: Had to sea freight the Ryefield Sherman and Panzer 4 with...