RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted March 24, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 24, 2020 Land Rover with VPK - 1:43 Mountford Miniatures resin kit Cheers Darius 10 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted March 24, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 24, 2020 GKN Saxon APC - 1:48 modified ASAM Models kit Cheers Darius 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted March 24, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 24, 2020 Chieftain Mk5 - 1:48 ASAM Models kit Cheers Darius 12 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted March 24, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 24, 2020 Abbot Self Propelled Gun - 1:48 ASAM Models kit Cheers Darius 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted March 24, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 24, 2020 M7 Priest - 1:48 ASAM Models kit Cheers Darius 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
railroadbill Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 ToBodlyGo has had a couple of Flowers on his thread and I think there have been other ones shown so here's mine. On it's second trial run. On its sea trials before being finally fitted out. That's my story. Actually went well on the water at a reasonable scale-looking speed. Ist sail, June 2018 Second trial, September 2018 My idea was to have the model as a museum ship (there is a Flower preserved in Halifax Nova Scotia) and having a place for it alongside a length of dock on the layout, and then taking it out to operate from time to time. The dock is yet to be built... Next, add more fittings as I have the time to do it! Inside of hull, with liteply bulkheads, back in 2016. 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northmoor Posted March 24, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 24, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, Darius43 said: Chieftain Mk5 - 1:48 ASAM Models kit I really wish there was a 1:72/76 model of these, I'd love a short train of Chieftains on Warflats. Actually scratch that, they're too wide, but Scorpions would do. Something to replicate the Army specials to Pembroke Dock en route to Castlemartin ranges. Edited March 24, 2020 by Northmoor Extra sentence 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted March 24, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 24, 2020 10 minutes ago, Northmoor said: I really wish there was a 1:72/76 model of these, I'd love a short train of Chieftains on Warflats. Actually scratch that, they're too wide, but Scorpions would do. Something to replicate the Army specials to Pembroke Dock en route to Castlemartin ranges. Something like this perhaps? Warflats and Warwells Cheers Darius 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgeconna Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 4 hours ago, railroadbill said: ToBodlyGo has had a couple of Flowers on his thread and I think there have been other ones shown so here's mine. On it's second trial run. On its sea trials before being finally fitted out. That's my story. Actually went well on the water at a reasonable scale-looking speed. Ist sail, June 2018 Second trial, September 2018 My idea was to have the model as a museum ship (there is a Flower preserved in Halifax Nova Scotia) and having a place for it alongside a length of dock on the layout, and then taking it out to operate from time to time. The dock is yet to be built... Next, add more fittings as I have the time to do it! Inside of hull, with liteply bulkheads, back in 2016. Can you tell me what kits is that please? 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
railroadbill Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 (edited) Hello George. This is the kit, Revell HMCS Snowberry. It's from the moulds of the old Matchbox plastic kit from the 1980s. That made either HMS Bluebell, HMCS Snowberry or US Saucy. The Revell kit has instructions for just Snowberry or Saucy but the parts for Blubell are still on the sprues. It's 1:72 scale which makes the hull 33" or so. About as long as SS Talacre but a smaller scale. Intended for a display model there is a lot of room inside the hull so it converts to a working model easily. The hull itself is in 4 parts, but can be made totally waterproof. It doesn't need a lot of power, my one has a 385 motor with a 7.2 v battery pack, needed a bit of extra ballast. Runs at a reasonable scale speed with a bit in reserve in case of problems. Quite maneuverable but sails well in a "ship" like way. The kit has nearly 1000 parts (including crew, flags and rigging thread) and you get everything in one box, one advantage. Revell reissued the kit several years ago as a "platinum" version with wood deck and etched parts which was more expensive. There is also a recent 1:144 kit, maybe that could be motorised but it's about 17" long. cheers Bill Edited March 25, 2020 by railroadbill 4 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
railroadbill Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 On 22/03/2020 at 19:00, Georgeconna said: Its Real Scotto, It is Actually water misted, like those garden Onament things with produce a Fog. It is forced out and upwards by a little fan which speeds up with the more throttle I use. now if you could come up with a Version that actually makes Black smoke!! thats the holy grail! Picture of the Unit in situ here: Hi George, The steam/smoke unit works very effectively in your pictures. Does it take much current, ie will it run off the main motor battery, or does it need a separate supply? Seen units like this advertised but never seen one actually operating. Thanks, Bill 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted March 26, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 26, 2020 FV432 Variants - 1:48 ASAM Models kits Cheers Darius 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted March 26, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 26, 2020 Land Rover Ambulances - 1:48 ASAM Models kits Cheers Darius 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted March 26, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 26, 2020 Scammell S26 Refueller - 1:48 ASAM Models kit Cheers Darius 13 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted March 27, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 27, 2020 FV107 Scimitar - 1:48 Hart Models kit Cheers Darius 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted March 27, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 27, 2020 (edited) Some more Alvis military vehicles - built from the HLBS 1:48 resin kits. FV102 Striker FV103 Spartan FV105 Sultan FV107 Scimitar FV603 Saracen FV606 Saracen Ambulance Cheers Darius Edited March 27, 2020 by Darius43 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted March 27, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 27, 2020 Sexton self propelled gun - 1:48 Blitzkrieg Miniatures two-piece resin “kit” Cheers Darius 10 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Been adding more scenery to my ww2 diorama ... 12 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Trainshed Terry Posted April 1, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 1, 2020 These are two kits that I have been ablle to complete. There not perfect but I happy with the results. Bedford QLD and a Austin 10HP tilly. 16 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 10 hours ago, Trainshed Terry said: These are two kits that I have been ablle to complete. There not perfect but I happy with the results. Bedford QLD and a Austin 10HP tilly. These look very well done! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Barry Ten Posted April 2, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 2, 2020 Because you can never be working on too many Mustangs at the same time: 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted April 2, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 2, 2020 Exiled from my normal railway shed for 2 days per week for the foreseeable future. So I've started on a Revell 1/72 V22 Osprey. First aero kit in may years. If Covid drags on - I may get this built.......... And if desperate, there's always my 1/48 TSR2. Cheers, Mick 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Barry Ten Posted April 3, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 3, 2020 One thing I enjoy about kits is that you sometimes learn something you didn't know before. Today I learned about vertical fin offset! The Airifx P51 correctly has the fin at a small angle to the airflow. It's much less obvious in the Taymiya and Hasegawa P51s I built before. 3 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Barry Ten Posted April 4, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 4, 2020 Airfix 1/48th P51 awaiting paint. This is an excellent kit, in my opinion, and great value at around 20 pounds. There are similar design elements between the Tamiya and Hasegawa kits but this feels like it's been engineered from scratch, with a clean slate. The whole approach to the wings, undercarriage wells, tail and cockpit and interior is very different, and works well. There's no guessing the angle of the undercarriage doors or wheels, it just takes care of that for you. Although it's hard to photograph, the interior is among the best I've seen in 1/48th, with great detail and some nice instrument and instruction decals. The seat is good as well, with a separately moulded seat-belt. I don't believe it's worth over-detailing cockpits unless they're going to be easily visible once the model is finished. This is good enough in my view, and will be even less visible once the rear canopy is in place. As can be seen I used a little Mr Surfarcer here and there but with a bit more care even that wouldn't be necessary, so good is the fit. 7 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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