Meng T-90 tracks

Okay I’ve heard a few stories about the tracks in this kit and how tricky they are to put together however I’ve found that if you DON’T use the supplied assembly jig things go a lot faster. I can see what Meng are getting at assembly wise but making the links up as per the

Meng 1/35 T-90

I made a start on the model last week and so far so good, the fit of parts up to this point has been very goodalthough I can’t help think the torsion bars won’t stand up to much stress due to the fairly soft plastic; The tracks are next to put together and apparently they

Scale Model World, Telford 2013

Well that’s another show done and the final one of the year (for me anyway). As usual it was great to meet up with old friends but also to make new ones and be able to spend a bit of time chatting with some of my model making heroes such as Franck Oudin, Akos Szabo,

Tamiya Fw190F-8

This one was started a long time ago and before the household makeover I decided to finish it off. After the last bits were glued on I sprayed it with primer then put it back in the box until today when I decided to spray the undersurface colour…unfortunately I forgot to fill a few gaps

T-26….will it be finished for SMW at Telford? (part 2)

Pfffffft of COURSE it will! In fact here ya go; I was aiming for a dusty rather than the ‘caked in mud’ look to it due to the model depicting a machine from the Spanish Civil War. I THINK I have achieved that but what the hell, I quite like the way it’s turned out

T-26….will it be finished for SMW at Telford?

Seeing that the show is exactly one week away at the time of writing I’m throwing various weathering products at it BUT instead of building up layers of mud I want a more dusty appearance, due to the fact it’s a Spanish Civil War example so we’ll see what it looks like.Will it be finished