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Assembled and lightly primed. Waiting for Railmatch malachite green paint to arrive now.

I think this is about done. Tamiya Mk.IV Mosquito 109 Squadron. It didn’t come out too badly. It’s a nice kit. I need to...

White prime, grey acrylic roof (Tamiya XF-24) and black chassis (Tamiya XF-1)

My first Sherman and second 1:35 tank is almost there. As I have two of them I decided to go for the simple scheme B wit...

All parts constructed, ready for the tiny decals. The carpet monster ate the rear view mirror but such is life. Built fo...

Completed. Now for a motorised one. Things learned: put the glazing in before assembly and use contact adhesive. Warm an...

The British Rail 9F Evening Star, the last steam locomotive built for British Rail in 1960. It was built with preservati...

Original Airfix kit

Model completed. The decals were not great and I left off the last two tiny stencils because they were so indistinct. I ...

Completed and airbrushed with Vallejo Premium Satin varnish for protection and to flatten out the decals.

I went ahead and applied the camouflage for the December 1939 scheme. This is where it is now. Everything was painted wi...

My first Tamiya kit of any type and my first 1:48 scale tank is now completed. This is also only my second ever tank sin...

My first 1:48 scale aircraft is complete after just two weeks. This is definitely the scale for me for smaller aircraft ...

All done with decals applied. The decal paper is good but you need to be delicate with it. After printing spray two coat...

Decals applied and minor details painted. Ready for a coat of matt clear and some light desert weathering and it will be...

All done. Decals applied and two coats of Tamiya X-22 clear gloss varnish. On the whole, I am reasonably pleased with th...

All done with the aid of a replacement set of decals.

Almost finished. Just a little detailing to do, decals to apply and a clear coat. Then perhaps a little very light weat...

Almost finished. Decals still to apply and I need a replacement for one of the horns that was missing from the kit. Fort...

I think this will do for now. I am reasonably happy with this. The terrain is a bit green because of the depth of the Va...

The nice people at Airfix sent me a replacement set of decals when I messed up the walkways. I have now put them on in t...