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Hell in the Pacific.

On January 24, 2023 By thescalemodelhangarIn Armour, Completed builds, Diorama2 Comments

The Pacific campaign of World War II is well documented in book, films, documentaries and models and has always been of interest to me as a subject for scale modelling. After reading 'With the Old Breed by EB Sledge I was in awe of just how gruelling and arduous the Pacific campaign was for the …

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Konigsberg 1944

On April 18, 2022December 1, 2022 By thescalemodelhangarIn Armour, Completed builds, Diorama2 Comments

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 …

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US ARMY LVT (A1) Saipan 1944

On January 28, 2020January 28, 2020 By thescalemodelhangarIn Armour, Completed builds, Diorama

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 …

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Afrika Korps diorama

On December 23, 2019December 23, 2019 By thescalemodelhangarIn Armour, DioramaLeave a comment

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 …

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F/A-18C HORNET-VFA-87 WAR PARTY

On February 21, 2019February 21, 2019 By thescalemodelhangarIn Diorama, Jets, Works In Progress2 Comments

  "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 …

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FURY: The completed display diorama.

On March 19, 2018March 19, 2018 By thescalemodelhangarIn Armour, Completed builds, Diorama6 Comments

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 …

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FURY: Work in Progress part IV.

On March 9, 2018 By thescalemodelhangarIn Armour, Diorama, Figures, Works In Progress1 Comment

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 …

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FURY: Work in Progress Part III

On March 7, 2018 By thescalemodelhangarIn Armour, Diorama, Works In Progress3 Comments

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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FURY

On November 21, 2017 By thescalemodelhangarIn Armour, Diorama, Works In Progress4 Comments

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 …

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Somewhere in the Pacific………

On November 10, 2017November 10, 2017 By thescalemodelhangarIn Completed builds, Diorama, WarbirdLeave a comment

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 …

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