Just out of interest, we are today comparing a Mach 2 kit and a Special Navy kit. It just happens that I have these two kits on my bench right now and the differences are amazing. Firstly, I admit the comparison is a … Continue reading
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For Christmas 2015 I updated my stash. I try and stick to the rule of one-in-one-out. Not sure I am winning but I finished the two Sukhoi jets so felt not-too-bad about adding two new kits. One was an early … Continue reading
Long time followers of our Blog will recall that back in October 2013 we started a project two build to 48th scale Sukhoi fighter bombers from oldish Eastern European kits: the Kopro Su-17M3 and the OEZ Su-7BKL/BKM. I chose to … Continue reading
A catch-up on June, July, August and September 2015. We are now up to Issue 37 of the DeAgostini Millennium Falcon which more-or-less completes assembly of the low hull. After all the excitement of customising the Hall interior this became pretty … Continue reading
Well we are well and truly over the hump on the DeAg Falcon Hall. So it is time for a quick update on what we have achieved ahead of the June Issue 18, 19, 20 & 21 (which largely consists … Continue reading
I had intended upon writing a monthly blog on the DeAgostini Millennium Falcon part-build… But look how time flies! Three months whipped by and I hardly noticed. So, time for a catch-up. At the end of January we had assembled … Continue reading
Well I swore it would finish me before I finished it. But I got there in the end. I was getting pretty frustrated with just how long this endless super-detailing was taking. There are no half measures. You either do … Continue reading
I was nestled on the sofa with my daughter watching TV programs about dinosaurs over the Christmas holidays when there was a commercial break. Just once in a while an advert comes on for something you just have to have. It … Continue reading
Sometime around 2004 I sold off every un-built kit I had in 1/72nd scale. Away went my collection of modern British hardware. From a Hasegawa Tornado to a Pegasus EAP, from a Matchbox Victor to an Airfix Buccaneer. All went … Continue reading
Some of you who follow my Tweets and Facebook page will note the groundhog day we have got caught in. Things were going great as we worked on the undercarriage super-detailing of the Kopro 1/48th scale Su-22M4 up until the end … Continue reading