33C Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 (edited) On 06/12/2021 at 12:56, 33C said: Watch this space..... Here's HMS. Hood, modelled in 1937 condition. This was the easy one! (1/700) Edited October 7, 2023 by 33C added detail 12 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 (edited) On 06/12/2021 at 12:56, 33C said: Watch this space..... And here's HMS. Prince of Wales. Modelled as she appeared on the 10/12/1941. This one was a lot of fun.......! (It's much easier to paint when they are not already assembled!) (1/700) Edited December 21, 2022 by 33C added detail 17 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
railroadbill Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Ok. Bismark. Revell 1:1200th scale kit from rather a few years ago. I liked that scale having once made some Eaglewall (?) kits, think that was the name. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Barry Ten Posted December 8, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 8, 2021 Making an Osborne models P51D in 1/160th scale. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 4 minutes ago, Barry Ten said: Making an Osborne models P51D in 1/160th scale. Jesus, that's tiny. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Barry Ten Posted December 8, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 8, 2021 Makes a change from my other wooden P51. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
railroadbill Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Found another couple of Revell 1:1200 scale ships. Realised I hadn't completed them so found the boxes and now added the bofors guns, seaplane etc. Firstly, King George V. King George V. The ill fated Prince of Wales. Prince of Wales. Churchill travelled across the Atlantic in December 1941 on the Prince of Wales to meet Roosevelt. The weather was exceptionally bad even for that time of year and Churchill wrote that being on the battleship was like being in prison, but with a good chance of drowning. The advantage of this size is that 1:1200 was the ship recognition model scale, like 1:72 for aircraft, so there's a bit of history to that. Also, they don't take up much room... ( as a battleship is only 17cm long). I noticed from the stickers on the boxes that they came from a model shop in the town where I was working 25 years ago so good job I've now finished them! 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 (edited) Some recent charity shop/boot-sale finds. Here we go again......... Edited April 4, 2022 by 33C added detail 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 (edited) On 12/12/2021 at 22:22, 33C said: Some recent charity shop/boot-sale finds. Here we go again......... HMS. Fearless. (no.1.) done. Aerials, mast, davits, shafts, rudders and cranes scratched plus a repaint and detail. Graf Spee beckons....... Edited December 21, 2022 by 33C added detail 12 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northmoor Posted December 12, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 12, 2021 Lovely bargain HMS Fearless there @33C; I've got one in the Not Started pile; a ship with special personal memories of multiple work visits on board, including being sent to the South of France to meet it mid-deployment. Cold beers on the waterfront in Marseilles and knowing I was being paid for it - the customer was sat next to me! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 32 minutes ago, Northmoor said: Lovely bargain HMS Fearless there @33C; I've got one in the Not Started pile; a ship with special personal memories of multiple work visits on board, including being sent to the South of France to meet it mid-deployment. Cold beers on the waterfront in Marseilles and knowing I was being paid for it - the customer was sat next to me! I'll say they were a bargain, £8 the lot and i've still got a partially started Fearless in a nice box.....I'm 13 again! MMMMMM.....Paid hobby/job! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold phil_sutters Posted December 12, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 12, 2021 Modelling - well sort of - Grandson's birthday cake. Sponge cake foundations by his Gran, decoration by Grandad. Spec by his Mum - a construction site please. The skips were for sweets for friends who can't have the cake's wheat and/or milk ingredients. 6 1 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Barry Ten Posted December 13, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 13, 2021 Finished my 1/160th Mustang: 8 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Barry Ten Posted December 13, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 13, 2021 Next in the queue, a Revell 1/48th Sabre Dog: This is a really excellent kit so far. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 (edited) Well, GRAF SPEE beckoned and i came hither........ Edited December 21, 2022 by 33C added detail 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 Anyone tried these kits? https://www.metalearth.com/ I quite fancy the guitar... steve 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
railroadbill Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 (edited) 16 hours ago, steve1 said: Anyone tried these kits? https://www.metalearth.com/ I quite fancy the guitar... steve Great fun. Very sharp edges though, mind your fingers! Freedom Tower/One World Trade center is 12 cm to top of antenna, Chrysler Building and Empire State about 10 cm. Made these after we went to New York several years ago. They take up very little room on the shelf. I wanted to see the Chrysler building, which is a tremendous piece of art deco architecture. We went in the lobby which is open to the public, impressive decorations, but you can't now go up it as a tourist. We did go up the Empire State building though for the classic views. The One World trade centre is now only the 7th tallest building in the world... Edited December 21, 2021 by railroadbill extra info 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
60091 Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 On 12/12/2021 at 22:22, 33C said: Some recent charity shop/boot-sale finds. Here we go again......... That's a real gold mine you've found there. The sort of finds I can only dream of. Any of the Airfix 1/600 scale ships which haven't been recently re-released often sell for silly prices... so I won't mention how much I paid for my HMS Fearless 3 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Barry Ten Posted December 24, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 24, 2021 Just about done with the 1/48th Revell Sabre Dog. 9 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 (edited) I've just come across this Fujimi Ferrari Dino 256GT kit build video, it's rather therapeutic and the finish on the bodywork is beautifully done.... Edited December 26, 2021 by Rugd1022 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northmoor Posted December 26, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 26, 2021 32 minutes ago, Rugd1022 said: I've just come across this Fujimi Ferrari Dino 256GT kit build video, it's rather therapeutic and the finish on the bodywork is beautifully done.... Even Enzo himself thought the E-type the most beautiful car ever made, but I'd argue his own Dino is a close second. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray M Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Only because i cant fit another bike in the garage. but i would still love 1 of these. (in the life size package) 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Lambton58 Posted December 30, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 30, 2021 Here's a couple of 1:72 planes I finished in 2020. Airfix Supermarine Spitfire F Mk22 of No 603 (City of Edinburgh) Sqn, Royal Auxillary Air Force. RAF Turnhouse 1951 Revell De Havilland Vampire FB3 of No 601 Sqn Royal Auxillary Air Force. RAF North Weald July 1952 I took the photos in the back garden with the models on top of the wall and against the sky. Ralph Lambton58 10 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 10 hours ago, Lambton58 said: Here's a couple of 1:72 planes I finished in 2020. Airfix Supermarine Spitfire F Mk22 of No 603 (City of Edinburgh) Sqn, Royal Auxillary Air Force. RAF Turnhouse 1951 Revell De Havilland Vampire FB3 of No 601 Sqn Royal Auxillary Air Force. RAF North Weald July 1952 I took the photos in the back garden with the models on top of the wall and against the sky. Ralph Lambton58 Veeeeerrrrrrrry nice! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian Smeeton Posted December 31, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 31, 2021 Slightly off the wall, this one. I was surprised earlier today, when my wife mentioned having seen a ship model partwork, and that she fancied a go!!! This has come about through her being dragged to the Riverside Museum in Glasgow, and seeing some of the ship models on display. Now knowing from old that these partworks are a (very) expensive way of getting a model, I wondered if anyone had any recommendations for a model ship kit. Not having seen the advert, I have no idea what the model was. I have had a quick look on a couple of sites, but not sure what would interest her. I suspect something to a reasonably large scale, civilian rather than military, otherwise, I am open to suggestions, bearing in mind that she is an absolute beginner. Regards Ian 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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