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Fujimi 1/24 Ford GT40 MkII'66 Le Mans

Hi there, This was being built in the background whilst I'm struggling with the Lysander. Something that kind of fell together. Some errors on my part. I forgot to put the rear view mirror in and made a bit of a mess of the tyre logos. The [...]

Zvezda 1/48 IL-2

Hi There, I thoroughly enjoyed this one and am quite chuffed with it. It gave me one or two fit issues which I think were more caused by my butchery of the plastic than by manufacture. Edit: Just noticed that I've not removed the masking [...]

AIP 1/350 Thunderbird 2

I got stupidly excited when these reissues were announced and knew I had to get some. This took me all the way back to Tuesday Evenings at 6:00PM on Grampian TV. The only time I was allowed to have dinner in the living room as my Mum and I [...]

Airfix 1/48 Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 in Cuban Guise

Hi There, I picked this up recently and got to building quite quickly. It all fitted very well with very little filler used. I fancied doing a Cuban version. Would this version have had The Cuban Flag Tailplane, Bombs and the wing fold [...]

Light this candle - Models 1/72 Mercury Redstone - Freedom 7

I picked this up and started building as a distraction and what I thought would be a simple build. The kit is superb. The escape tower needs a little forethought and patience but the photoetch was a nightmare to get off the sprue and [...]

Arma Hobby 1/72 Grumman Wildcat Mk. VI/Martlet

Hi There, What can I say it's Arma. A cracking wee kit. The only fit issue I found was with the Canopy. Primed with Tamiya Neutral Grey, Painted with Colourcoats Sky Type S, Extra Dark Sea Grey, Dark Slate Grey, Light Aircraft Grey and [...]

Revell 1/144 Airbus A320 Neo.

I have been building this in the background as a wee surprise for a friend who was working at Turnhouse. She was made redundant during the first lockdown but has grown to love Civilian Airlines and is hoping that she will get back there [...]

Cyber Hobby 1/72 Sea Venom FAW.21

Hi There, A nice little kit pretty much straight out of the box other than some masking tape belts, vaping wire ejector seat loops and some white decal lines. Primed with UMP Grey Painted with Colourcoats Extra Dark Sea Grey, Sky Type S, [...]

Revell 1/72 Avro ShackletonWL747 "Florence" 8 Squadron RAF Lossiemouth 1979

This one was personal. We used to get most of our AEF at Lossiemouth when I was in the Cadets and whilst this was mostly Chippie based, one glorious summer Sunday we got a long flight in this Grey Lady. Still one of the most memorable [...]

Revell 1/72 Tornado GR.1Converted to GR.4 617 Squadron RAF Lossiemouth

Hi There, This was a holdover from 2020 as I was awaiting Euro Decals GR.4 Stencils to arrive as the kit ones were Bi-lingual in places. The conversion kit came from Freightdog, The Decals were Xtradecal X72216 RAF 2014 Update (I've got a [...]