Bill_J Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Is the bessonneau hangar, scratchbuilt? It really helps to set the scene. Regards Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scots region Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 (edited) Edited October 7, 2018 by scots region 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruston Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Is the bessonneau hangar, scratchbuilt? It really helps to set the scene. Regards Bill Yes. I found some scale drawings online and built it in true Blue Peter style, using a cornflakes packet, masking tape and papier mache. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 60091 Posted October 7, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 7, 2018 Airfix 1/72 Vosper 73ft MTB Built straight out of the box with the addition of a few ropes and wires... and the base! The kit dates from c1971 so not all the parts were a good fit and most required cleaning up to remove flash and mould lines. [ Cheers Alan 31 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypherman Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 (edited) Hi 60091, I can remember building that MTB when it first came out. I also built the German E Boat that they produced. This one: https://www.airfix.com/uk-en/forum/airfix-humbrols-172-e-boat/?p=1 Would love to have a go at building them again. You have done a brilliant job building that one. I love the water effect. Correct me if I am wrong, But I seem to remember there was an option to put an electric motor in these boats as an optional extra. Edited October 7, 2018 by cypherman 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
60091 Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Hi 60091, I can remember building that MTB when it first came out. I also built the German E Boat that they produced. This one: https://www.airfix.com/uk-en/forum/airfix-humbrols-172-e-boat/?p=1 Would love to have a go at building them again. You have done a brilliant job building that one. I love the water effect. Correct me if I am wrong, But I seem to remember there was an option to put an electric motor in these boats as an optional extra. Hello cypherman Thank you. I've got the E Boat to do and after a quick look in the box, it looks a much more sophisticated and detailed kit. I think there was an article in the old Airfix Magazine on how to motorize the MTB. The kit makes no allowance for the conversion so a lot of work would be required. Regards Alan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 (edited) Nice work on the MTB; really dynamic. Edited October 9, 2018 by BernardTPM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Georgeconna Posted October 12, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 12, 2018 (edited) Here a 1/24 Airfix Spitfire, Again no add ons just somply OOB 586_8698 by Georgeconna, on Flickr 586_8697 by Georgeconna, on Flickr 586_8696 by Georgeconna, on Flickr Edited October 12, 2018 by Georgeconna 23 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 That looks superb George, very nicely done. I'm finding this thread is a real tonic - I must get on with the 1/18th scale ''70s backstreet Italian garage'' diaorama I've recently made a base for. So far I only have one car to go on it, a Kyosho Lamborghini Urraco but I'm hoping to add a Fiat 500, a Lamborghini Espada and any other period Fiats, Lancias or Alfas I can find in this scale. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgeconna Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 (edited) Looking at that fine Vosper it reminded me of a Revell Sub I built, Here are some pictures of that. Sea was made of Tinfoil folded and then Polyfiller sculpted into the waves. Various blues and grays were blended in then. My daughter helped by painting Superglue over the after deck! Edited October 22, 2018 by Georgeconna 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnlambert Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 That looks superb George, very nicely done. I'm finding this thread is a real tonic - I must get on with the 1/18th scale ''70s backstreet Italian garage'' diaorama I've recently made a base for. So far I only have one car to go on it, a Kyosho Lamborghini Urraco but I'm hoping to add a Fiat 500, a Lamborghini Espada and any other period Fiats, Lancias or Alfas I can find in this scale. That sounds like it will be a great diorama. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurenceb Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Is anyone out there into building radio controled model cars? If so I have a question, can you use blutac or Humbrol Maskol as a mask with Tamiya polycarbonate paints? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypherman Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 (edited) Hi all, Looking at the 1/24th Spitfire they have obviously changed the version. Unless the still make the Mk1a as well as this later Mk5. I remember waking on Christmas morning in 1974 to find under the tree the 1/24th Spitfire, Hurricane and Me109E under the tree. I was in heaven for months building those kits. Edited November 16, 2018 by cypherman 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgeconna Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Hello Cypherman, It is Basically the exact same Mk.1 with Extra Sprues for the filters and Wing tips. That was some Cache all those 1/24 kits, As I boy I could only dream! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 Not sure if Lego counts as modelling, but it's what I'm doing at the moment after my stepdaughter bought me the VW Camper for my birthday. After that, I bought myself the Caterham 620R: And the current project is to turn this lot: into a US conventional-cab truck. The chassis is finished (iPhone 7 for scale). It's big! 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium mezzoman253 Posted November 21, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 21, 2018 Just browsing weathering techniques and came across this The attention to detail is quite remarkable. Rob 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 The truck is finished. Opening doors, bonnet and lockers (complete with tools), a coffee maker and a TV in the cab. The doors should have red lower panels, but the stickers were a slightly different shade of red, so I left them off. The small grilles on the side of the hood should be gunmetal-effect, but I misread the instructions! 1475 parts, it took about ten hours doing a couple of hours a night. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGemAlchemist Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 The truck is finished. Opening doors, bonnet and lockers (complete with tools), a coffee maker and a TV in the cab. The doors should have red lower panels, but the stickers were a slightly different shade of red, so I left them off. The small grilles on the side of the hood should be gunmetal-effect, but I misread the instructions! 1475 parts, it took about ten hours doing a couple of hours a night. Awesome. Now turn it into Optimus Prime. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM42 Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 Just browsing weathering techniques and came across this ... The attention to detail is quite remarkable. Rob Wow just wow. Just spent 25 minutes sat watching this with my mouth open I would never have thought of weathering on the go. Thanks for posting this. I really need to work on my technique now. Andy 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sn Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 It's kind of non-railway modelling! Been making these for a few people who liked my own that I built. This is the very first I built. 2/3 size of the original. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypherman Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 (edited) Hi all, I have just found out that the old Frog models appear to be alive and well and still in production. I know Frog sold their production to a Russian company called Novo in the 70's, But it looks like some of them are now being produced by a Russian company called Ark http://www.ark-models.org/catalog.php?cid=70 Edited November 24, 2018 by cypherman 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nile Posted November 24, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 24, 2018 The ex-FROG moulds seem to have been on a constant tour of eastern europe for the last 40 years, even Revell produced kits from some of them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Barry Ten Posted November 24, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 24, 2018 The ex-FROG moulds seem to have been on a constant tour of eastern europe for the last 40 years, even Revell produced kits from some of them. Some of the Matchbox kits ended up with Revell as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Mention of old kits has reminded me. Has anyone purchased the reissues of the WW1 figures by Airfix? My eight year old nephew is showing some interest in the First World War because they've been doing it in school and I was thinking of getting him some. I'm mainly wondering on what type of plastic they are. If they are hard plastic I'll buy a set, if they are that dreadful bendy stuff from the 1960s/1970s then I'll pass. I'll probably buy a tank anyway. It's just the figures I'm hesitant about and I don't want to spend £4.50 each to find they are rubbish plastic. Jason Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted November 24, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 24, 2018 Mention of old kits has reminded me. Has anyone purchased the reissues of the WW1 figures by Airfix? My eight year old nephew is showing some interest in the First World War because they've been doing it in school and I was thinking of getting him some. I'm mainly wondering on what type of plastic they are. If they are hard plastic I'll buy a set, if they are that dreadful bendy stuff from the 1960s/1970s then I'll pass. I'll probably buy a tank anyway. It's just the figures I'm hesitant about and I don't want to spend £4.50 each to find they are rubbish plastic. Jason I think you will find that they are hard plastic now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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