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Hello from the Netherlands, where I live together with my wife Angelique.
Being from modelyear 1962 I can remember plastic scalemodeling has been a part of me since I was about 9 years of age, doing my best at my first Airfix kit.( from a plastic bag with headercard). The polystyrene virus has never left me, and with some on and off periods influenced by life I'm building more and more in the last couple of years. Subjects of interest are the RAF WWII and modern, Canadian Airforce, and niche subjects like for example waterbombers. Preferred scale is 1:72, but other scales and subjects are not ruled out. all depending on the state of the virus. Also a keen interest in airport ground equipment like refuelers, towtrucks etc.
I also like to build military soft skin vehicles in 1/72 and 1/35 scale, mostly WWII but also some modern ones.
Furthermore I'm the chairman of the IPMS south western regio chapter in the Netherlands.
Hello everybody, it's been a little while since I've posted something. I like to share some of my pictures I took during the regional modelshow at Breda the Netherlands.
Organised for the fourth time by model builders group Breda, it main [...]
As I wanted a relative strait forward build in between the groupbuilds, so I started working on this old Heller kit which I picked up second hand during one of the modelshows I visited in recent times.
I have a soft spot for French [...]
Yes there is my second build for the Year of the Cat group build. Finaly got this French cat ready for action.
It took some extra work to get this kit nicely done as this is a Revell re-box from the original Italeri kit. Colours I used [...]
Again I visited a modelshow, this time the 10th jubilee edition of the German Euro Model Expo.
It's held in Lingen, and for me just over 2 hours driving from home. The Netherlands is a small country and driving to Germany is within easy [...]
Well here it is, just finished my 1/72 Stuka from the new tooling by Airfix.
Officialy from 6./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2, "Immelmann" based at Tmimi, Libya in july 1941.
Airfix made fantastic work of the new tooling in 1/72. Lots of [...]
Pleased to share part 2 with photos of the modelshow at Jabbeke in Belgium with you.
Lorries, trucks, Big Rigs, anyway you want to call them mostly in 1:24 scale.
Cheers, Ferry.
I like to share my show report in 2 parts of this allways fantastic scale model show.
For the 23rd time model club "On The Road" in Jabbeke Belgium organised this excellent event.
With participants from Belgium, Holland, Germany, [...]
This was a busy weekend with 2 scale model events to attend.
First on staturday I was part of the IPMS Netherlands stand om the anual modelshow in the province of Zeeland. This show is open for the general public the see the presentations [...]
Hello everyone,
I'm happy to share a little impression of the kits I've seen during my visit at the International Toy Fair in Nuremberg last week.
This is a professional trade fair with over 2600 companies from over 45 countries presenting [...]
Thank you Martin and the iModeler team for my prize for winning the december random award.
The package with the new tooled 1/72 kit of the Airfix Bristol Beaufighter TF.X was waiting for me at home after arriving back from Nuremberg last [...]
