I truly enjoy seeing diorama models at a show, or online or in a magazine and I always marvel at the skill and ingenuity of the artists that make them. These wonderful works of art have often inspired me or if I am truly honest, made me quite envious as well! That said, they have …
Have you ever seen a kit from your past and felt regret that you didn’t do a good job? Well, that’s what happened to me one day when I was surfing the web doing research on Tiger tanks and I saw a fantastic build of Tamiya’s 1/35 Tiger I AFRIKA. The whole look of the …
Ever regretted not buying a certain model kit years ago and finding yourself wanting to build it later on in life? If you have, you will understand my desire to find the old Revell 1/35 LVT-(A1) Amtrak which came with an option to paint it in the grey-blue scheme of the US Army 708th Amphibious …
Hello again! At this time of year we tend to spend a little more time at the bench during the cold winter weather and one thing I enjoy doing is building a subject that operated in a warmer climate. To this end I discovered Tamiya's 1/35 Panzerkampwagen III in desert guise with the excellent Masterbox …
"On a freezing winter morning a German tank crew wonder what this new day will bring........." There are times when an artist revisits his work and takes a bold step to improve it, purely out of instinct. I built and published a 1/35 Tiger I a couple of years ago but I was never really …
When was the last time I built a subject with no brief whatsoever? To be honest I cannot remember! In between commission projects sometimes its just nice to work on something new with no rules-To build something for the sheer pleasure of it. To that end, I was given Zvesda's 1/35 Kingtiger Ausf. B by …
Hello! This post finds me experimenting with IDF armour, namely the MERKAVA Mk.III battle tank. This project came about when chatting with my friend and fellow modeller Eric. He has been encouraging me to build more armour subjects for a long time now and he knew I liked the design of the IDF Merkava so …
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! 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 …
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