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P-38J Wicked Woman by DocRob - FINISHED - Tamiya - 1/48
ccoyle replied to DocRob's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
The pace of aerospace progress in the first half of the 20th century always fascinates me. Just looking at all of the details in a P-38 cockpit, it's easy to forget that only 35 years had elapsed since the Wright brothers took to the air in what was essentially a powered box kite. -
A very credible build, sir -- well done!
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MiG-3 by Javlin - Trumpter - 1/32 - PLASTIC
ccoyle replied to Javlin's topic in Completed non-ship models
Ha! I have a "Shelf of Shame" (where my unfinished and likely to never be finished models hang out) and a "Shelf of Misfit Models" (where I hide away abandoned builds that I can't bear to simply discard for some reason). -
PLEASE READ! A Note on Naming Your Non-Ship Build Log
ccoyle replied to ccoyle's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
I'm giving this topic a bump, because there are obviously many members among our illustrious company who have either not read this topic, forgotten about this topic, or simply choose to ignore the content of this topic. I hope it is not the latter. Remember, the reason why the titles in this subforum have a pleasantly consistent format is because an MSW staff member has cleaned up all of the messy ones. I may need to start directing some of our more regular nonconformists to this topic. 😒 -
SU-85 WW2 Soviet Tank Destroyer by CDW - MiniArt - 1:35 Scale
ccoyle replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Many of those WW2-era weapons have been used in Ukraine. -
SU-85 WW2 Soviet Tank Destroyer by CDW - MiniArt - 1:35 Scale
ccoyle replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Yup. Early on, the Russians used to put as much effort as anyone in finishing their vehicles, but they quickly discovered that a tank shipped to the front directly from the assembly line (out of necessity) was just as effective as one with a fine finish, not to mention saved man-hours of production and increased the number of vehicles available for combat. The Germans never did take to heart the lesson that large numbers of less-capable weapons were better than having smaller numbers of Wunderwaffen. The Russians deliberately designed their tanks to be operable by poorly educated peasants, which the Soviet Union had plenty of and whom Stalin was not squeamish about expending on the battlefield. -
Welcome aboard (from a just-turned-60 ex-teacher)!
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The Big Reveal! I'm not going to say much about the trials and tribulations of installing the canopy (ugh!) and the antenna aerials (ugh -- again!), because I don't want to scare off any potential card modelers. 😋 But, she is done now and has a seat on the shelf of honor next to the Oscar -- how fitting! Next up, I think I will drag USS England out and force myself to do some more work on her. Enjoy the pictures!
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The artwork is by Marcin Dworzecki, who is perhaps best known for his collaborations with Andrzej Halinski. Based on a vague post made in a Facebook group, I suspect the two men had some sort of falling out, which may partly explain why no new issues have been forthcoming from Halinski for several years now. In addition to coloring this design by Mr. Janukowicz, Marcin has been doing the art for designs done by Lech Kolodziejski and Marek Pacynski
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New to ship modelling? But what do you build first?
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If you really like HMS Snake, then have a good look at either Speedy or Flirt from Vanguard Models. They're products of the same designer, Chris Watton, but much more up-to-date in terms of design, materials, and user-friendliness.
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Since it appears that this a build in progress, I have moved your topic to the correct sub-forum and properly formatted its title for you. Cheers!
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For future reference, for things like attachment points for guys, you don't absolutely need a hole all the way through the structure, though that is helpful. You really just need the tiniest of divots, which you can make by gently twisting an awl point at the spot.
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As do I -- it's like you're building your way through my stash!
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Nice, Andrew! I'm confident that you will do the remainder of this model justice, after which we will be able to say that you have well and truly arrived as a card modeler. Maybe HMV's Bremen will be next? 😉 Cheers!
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