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 …
"Sometimes one has a desire to build a model and wants to depict it in the way it appears in ones imagination" -Darren McGuinness, July 2002 Roll the clock back to the year 2002 and the United States Military were on alert in the Middle East taking the war on terror to those who …
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 …
Hello again! This post sees my commencement of a diorama project that I have wanted to build for a long time. And this one finds me depicting the Sherman tank in the mud of WWII with the Italeri 1/35 "FURY" Sherman kit. The idea to build this tank was inspired by acclaimed war film Fury …
Hello! It has been a long time in the making as evident with the amount of posts dedicated to this build, but good things come to those who wait! This model has been a true labour of love. I have always wanted a beaten up, sun bleached F4U Corsair in my collection and now at …
Hello and welcome back to TSMH! Today I have a guest here in my workshop, my good friend and fellow scale modeller Eric Herbert. We often meet together to compare our finished models, share tips and techniques and share our enjoyment of this wonderful hobby. Eric does not show or share his wonderful builds with …
Hello! This morning I was browsing through my Facebook page and I came across what I can only describe as one of the best aircraft diorama's that I have ever seen! What you are about to see is truly a work of art! When I saw this I just had to share it here! This …
Continue reading When you see something inspiring and just have to share it!
THE SCALE MODEL HANGAR 