1:24 scale modeling
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Truck Docking Bay
The truck docking bay was scratch built using foam-board and lots and lots of small misc. materials from my big box of miscellaneous stuff. The trailer is from Italeri, which I added some scratch built parts to it. The forklift is a toy, [...]
Ferrari 250GT California, 1/24 Academy (Italeri reboxed)
It's the first Car model I built. (and maybe it's last one for a while...)
This 250 GT is true design masterpiece of Ferrari in 60's. You can find everywhere the most elegant curves and volumes of all time in every angle you look at it
Kit [...]
Junior's 'Rookie Season' Chevy
Another NASCAR build finished today.
This one is dedicated to a bloke who is one of the hobby's 'good guys'. Couple of years back I posted three NASCAR builds in quick succession over at Britmodeller - Keefr22 was very complimentary and [...]
Tamiya 1/24 Scale Subaru Impreza WRC 99
My first 1/24 scale car! Quite a nice size model when finished and good fun to boot. Rather than try and spray the mica finish I left the main body unpainted,
3D Printing & Modelling
I have always been a bit of a gadget man and so when 3D printers first appeared on the scene some years ago it was like a moth to a flame. However, at that time I was unable to find a suitable CAD package that was capable of 3D modelling, [...]
Paper Models
I cannot resist free paper models. Here are a few dioramas from my micro museum, featuring free, online offerings. The Japanese model is the carrier Akagi's island with deck. The cost of a 1/144 Aichi type 99 "Val" and B5N [...]
Turn of the Century NASCAR
Finished this morning:
The 'gold' one is Revells' 1999 (slab-side) Chevy Monte Carlo built almost straight from the box, I lowered the ride-height about 1.5mm as I do with all my NASCAR builds. The decals are from Powerslide, printed by [...]
Little Nellie
Here is a very old AIRFIX kit I found in the attic. Not sure when it was made? It is rather battered.Sale 1:24.
My partner's father in law was Wing Commander Ken Wallis who built and flew this auto gyro in the James Bond film.He also [...]
Airfix 1/24 Mosquito modified to a Mk.IX.
Lengthy coverage of my build by Airfix:
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110 page review: available upon request.
’65 Chevy C-10 Stepside
Hello folks, back with another vehicle project:
This time the excellent Revell '65 Stepside. No chrome, low-profiles or carbon ceramic discs on this one, just good old sheet steel and skinny cross-plies and brakes the size of milk-bottle [...]
