Hello and welcome back! Regular visitors to this site will know of my love for US Naval aircraft and the weathered finishes they were often found in. What's cool about this project is that this is an ex US Navy bird that found its way into the Sneaky Pete realms of the USAF Special Operations …
May the 4th be with you! Happy Star Wars day! So as its the 4th of May today, I thought it quite apt to share with you what I was working on through the cold British winter Christmas holiday of last year. I was given a super cool Christmas present of a 1/10 3d printed …
Continue reading Star Wars episode V-The Empire Strikes Back…..
May the 4th be with you! Regular readers will already know that I am a huge Star Wars fan and every now and again I like to take my model making to a galaxy far, far away...... When I had the chance to acquire two 1/10 scale clone commander figures I couldn't resist! I had …
In 1986, the world was introduced to TOPGUN on the big screen and it became a cultural phenomenon. I was in high school at the time, before the internet and way before social media. I was reading magazines and books about fighter aircraft and listening to a steady diet of rock music on my cassette …
If you’re interested in military history or special operations warfare then this book is a must read: This is the story of America’s horse soldier’s who were the first to go into theatre after 9/11 as part of Task Force Dagger. ODA 595 from 5th Group, US Army Special Forces were the Green Berets who …
Continue reading Swords of Lightning-A tribute to America’s Horse Soldiers.
Hello and welcome back to my studio! Malta Spitfire's-If you are a follower of my work you will already know that I love the Supermarine Spitfire and I'm absolutely smitten about Malta Spitfire's having built more than a few over the years. So when I was invited to join a group build at the Black …
Inspiration. Modellers are fuelled by inspiration! It can be a book, film, tv show, conversation or imagination. It’s that thing that’s gets our mojo fired up and ready to go! In this case, I was inspired by the story of a man who’s story became the subject of a best selling book and hit Hollywood …
We all have things that we want to express, this is me expressing my solidarity with the brave people of Ukraine in my own small way. Building a subject from an ongoing conflict can be seen as virtue signalling or blind arrogance. That is not what I am about. This is one artist reaching out …
I think as modellers we all have an affection for certain kits from our past or ones that just give us a feeling of comfort an familiarity. For me, this is true with the 1/48 Hasegawa range of Spitfire’s. I just love them! A couple of months ago, I came across this Hasegawa Spitfire in …
Hello there! Years ago I built Trumpeter’s 1/35 E-100 Jagdpanzer and to be honest, I was never really happy with it. Last December, I was at a loose end in the studio and wanted a quick turnaround project to keep me occupied over the Christmas holidays. I happened upon this older build and wondered if …
THE SCALE MODEL HANGAR 