Hello! Its been a while hasn't it? Right now I am in the middle of multiple projects and with all that life throws at me a collector presented me with a superb 75mm resin figure produced by Nocturna Models and asked give it a paint and to display it on a base. This Viking warrior …
Hello and welcome back again! This subject is one very close my heart, Spitfire K9998 was flown during the Battle of Britain by Sqn Ldr Geoffrey Wellum DFC. The then young Flying Officer Wellum was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1940 for his actions during the battle and he was the youngest …
Spitfire! Yes, another one and why not? I love Spitfire's and I am obsessed with them! I am particularly interested in Battle of Britain and Malta Spitfire's hence why I build so many of them. Upon seeing the camouflage scheme of AB264, a Mk.Vb Tropical Spitfire that saw action with 249 Squadron RAF I was …
After building FURY, what comes next? War Daddy! Yes the FURY tank crew's commander Don "Wardaddy" Collier as portrayed in the movie. I was given the opportunity to apply my figure painting skills to a 1/10 scale bust of this character by my good friend Eric Herbert. Figure painting can be quite daunting in a …
Yes, its another Mustang! This one is a little different though, it is not my beloved Tamiya 1/48 kit. This is a new kid on the block. This is a new tooling from Airfix! I picked this kit on its debut at the UK Nationals last November as I had heard that Airfix has really …
Continue reading AIR COMMANDO! The Scale Model Hangar reviews the new AIRFIX 1/48 P-51D Mustang.
I love warbirds! So P-51 Mustangs are a thing of beauty to me. I have always said to cure a modelling block, ease modelling fatigue or just for the simple pleasure of building an easy, fun kit you cannot beat the Tamiya 1/48 family of WWII fighters. Here we have Tamiya's 1/48 P-51D MUSTANG built …
Hello and welcome! If you are a regular follower of this blog you will have seen me working on my diorama of an Easy Eight US Army Sherman tank in the markings of FURY from the film of the same name. This project began in my minds eye a long time ago when visiting a …
Hello! Here is a quick update on the FURY build. Last night I began the second phase of painting our tank crew and after many hours I am pleased to say the painting process is now complete. The next stage will be detailing and weathering. Here how our crew loo now: Here's the real …
Hello! Some of you have been wondering why I have been away from the studio last few weeks and all of a sudden production has gone into full swing? Well, I'm only just now recovering from a nasty dose of winter illness. Two virus's at the same time basically sapped all my strength and …
Hello! It's been a while since my last post so I thought I'd share what progress has been made at the bench lately. Our FURY diorama is now very near to completion and I have now finished the autumn tree and finished weathering the groundwork. The Tank is now just about there too and I …
