Dentist in general practice. Part time wanna be triathlete [ when the body allows] Passionate about modelling. Mainly a figure modeller[ Napoleonic and WW1] sculptor and painting for 25 years. More lately have discovered the WW1 era of aeroplanes and some Russian WW2 aircraft[...no idea why!] Still paint the old fashioned way with oils. Still bringing in the 'gongs' at the shows!
Halberstadt CL.II [ late] "Marichen"
Schlasta 15 mid-late 1918
WNW 1:32
Tamiya paints
Infini rigging with Gaspatch turnbuckles
Aviattic decals for wing surfaces
Mixed my own colour for the fuselage to match Ronny Bar's art work.
Jon Smith Modelbau 110mm
Oils
Beautiful smooth casting as always
Alternate heads and a rat for company!
Gaspatch turnbucles
Aviattic lozenge
Airbrushed fuselage
Tamiya paint, oils, printing inks.
MRP varnishes
Infini line
1:10 Bust Dolman Miniatures
Oils
Bit tricky to photograph with the big lid on his head!
Dolman Miniatures 90mm ( Nearer 110mm)
Oils
Sopwith Pup N6179 "Baby Mine"
T C Vernon ( 1 victory) A W Carter (17 victories)
B Flight 3(N) Sqn RNAS, March to April 1917
WNW 1:32
Tamiya paints .Prop; oils over acrylic.
Infini control wires.
AIMS aero rigging
British Infantryman
Somme 1916
1:10 Resin.
Young Miniatures
Oils
Tooled originally in c.1957, this boxed version from those moulds released in 1974. Parts fit where they touched! Lots of swearing and clamping!
Quick build over 6 days.
I do wish a high tech version of 1:32 vehicles existed to compliment [...]
WNW 1:32
Tamiya paints. MRP varnishes. AIMS aero rigging. Infini cabling and Gaspatch turnbuckles.
Pitot tubes to front starboard cabane strut made from solder and foil
Lots of silly mistakes but as usual learned a lot!
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Albatros D.V
Lt Wolf, Jasta 5
WNW 1:32
Tamiya paints
Alclad II metals and printing inks
Prop oils over acrylics
Gaspatch metal turnbuckles ( hence rough cast finish!)
Infini elastic thread for rigging