What's on the Bench? 2021

[Mini Me]

Hi Lee, I was just looking at the box art for this bird and there appears to be a considerable amount of cable rigging.......then I noticed the scale........that's some small stuff to be messing with. Hat off to you for even attempting it. :thumb2: Rick H.

[Isitme]

Hi Guys,

As you might have noticed, I've been kinda quiet lately. I just can't seem to get anywhere at the table. Everything I start doing ends up back in the box as I lose interest quickly. Mojo is high, but interest is low....Anywho, I seem to have a better completion rate with wing thingies than I do with anything else, 1 from 2 started so far.........So I decided to have a go at another wing thingy. It's this puppy here,

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What's nice is that everything is in the box and there is no need to buy anything else for it,

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It's all there, from colored etch, resin tires, masks, decals for 13 different planes and a resin fig of Galland too!!! I have made a pretty good start. The molds have some years under their belt with flash and the like, but with careful cleanup, they look good and the fit is also not too shabby. I have been working on the driver's compartment and the motor,

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The colored etch is nice, but you have to be real careful that you don't scratch it with your tweezers, The two handles (red & black) were hard as you have to fold them in half, but they came out ok. I also noticed this thing had more bike chains than the Tour de France. I was scared of bending the seatbelts and scratching of the paint with my sausage fingers. I actually amazed myself,

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I think the dashboard looks really cool and 3D like with the colored etch. I didn't add the lap belt pads as the driver was hardcore and I was afraid to muck them up being so big. I've decided to go with this paint scheme as the others were too tricky for my second camo job on a wing thingy,

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The Black 5 was flown by Lt. Hans Krug of the 5./JG 26 based at Marquise, France in July 1940. On September 7, he was shot down and survived making a belly landing near Pluckley. It's a fun build and so far, so good, without getting bored.........

Sorry for the long post and the blah blah.........................

Prost
Allen

Hello youngster that is not quite my age yet.
I wondered where you were, thought you might have gone of to safer climates to avoid the covid, I went away with John R and here is one of out holiday pics, guess which one is John.... we were both on pot at the time and met this wonderful lady, Weed all the time...

Good to see you have taken up the knives and sanders again, as we old ones are fond of saying - a change is as good as a rest.
Well just offf now as nurse is coming with the bath chair to take me to get my bag changed and other things, I do hope the water is warmer today....
Take care young person, speak to you soon.
Mike
PS the build look up to your normal great standard. (see how we keep forgetting what we are here for).....

[Airborne01]

What do we want, when do we want it, ... why are we here?

[Graeme C.]

On my bench at the moment is...
The Panzer IV/70(A) that I've been doing since god knows when, a bit of progress though, decals done & weathering in progress, the idea is it's going to be a muddy version.

While I was away on holiday this week, I made a start on a Tamiya Cromwell with an etch set & gun barrel.

[Tim Marlow]

Nice work on the IV. Without the side skirts behind the fighting compartment it looks like a baby hunting tiger. Good start on the Cromwell as well....

[Mini Me]

Nice looking Alkett version Graeme :thumb2: .......between you and Bob Stug. I think you have it covered:smiling3:.
When I did mine in 1-87 scale none of this type were available in a plastic kit so I had a go at modifying a Vomag version to get what I wanted........not something I'll do again, once was enough. Looking forward to seeing this one get dirty.
Rick H.

[Lee Drennen]

Hi Lee, I was just looking at the box art for this bird and there appears to be a considerable amount of cable rigging.......then I noticed the scale........that's some small stuff to be messing with. Hat off to you for even attempting it. :thumb2: Rick H.

Rick. Don’t think I’m going to even tackle that rigging. But thanks for the support

[Mini Me]

I understand completely Lee......an alternative would be to use small dia. brass rod cut to the exact length needed and then just a touch of CA and it's on to the next one.....might be worth a try. Rick H.

[adt70hk]

So whilst I'm working on my DAK 1/35 figures, I'm going to also finish of some figures I've been working on for while. As an example......

.........the ones bottom front right were started about six years ago not long after I came back to the hobby. They're not brilliantly done and although I'm going to touch them up a bit, I'm not redoing them as they're for our little wargames.

BTW there's about 75 individual bits of plastic on display.......:sad-face::sad::loudly-crying:

[Mark1]

So whilst I'm working on my DAK 1/35 figures, I'm going to also finish of some figures I've been working on for while, as an example......

.........the ones bottom front right were started about six years ago not long after I came back to the hobby. They're not brilliantly done and although I'm going to touch them up a bit, I'm not redoing them as they're for our little wargames.

BTW they'res about 75 individual bits of plastic on display.......:sad-face::sad::loudly-crying:


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:nerd: what am i looking at....oh yeah I see them now:tongue-out3:
Six years would have been about my speed on that lot to lol.

[David Lovell]

Well, first update in a fortnight. I’ve finished my Heliograph team. Here they are, Post office Rifles with a staff officer.....quite pleased with them, the first historical for a long time....
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And, the usual calibration shot!
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Next up, another fantasy unit, Goblin archers....
Cheers all, hope you like ‘em...

Tim great stuff love how you've done the lenses plus nice to see some historical stuff . Dave

[Tim Marlow]

Tim great stuff love how you've done the lenses plus nice to see some historical stuff . Dave

Thanks Dave. Glad you approve :tongue-out3: I know I’ve not done much historical stuff recently, but it’s not been on my radar.....I’ve plenty in the stash though, so keep watching:thumb2:

[Lee Drennen]

I understand completely Lee......an alternative would be to use small dia. brass rod cut to the exact length needed and then just a touch of CA and it's on to the next one.....might be worth a try. Rick H.

Thanks Rick. I will give it a try thanks for the idea I’m really wanting to try Rigging.

[Mini Me]

Glad to be of help Lee. Rick H.

[rtfoe]

Thanks Dave. Glad you approve :tongue-out3: I know I’ve not done much historical stuff recently, but it’s not been on my radar.....I’ve plenty in the stash though, so keep watching:thumb2:

The reason I thought they were cute because the one with the binoculars striked me as one of the Minions. :smiling6:

Cheers,
Richard