Madhatter

thanks guys. Yes, my son has a great eye for colour combos. Gets it from me

Thanks for the appreciation guys

hey all I just finished this one off for my son, so thought I'd take some pics before it disappears into his room. He chose all the colours, and to his credit, he chose well. Body painted in Zero Paints Meteor Grey and Tamiya LP paints for the rest As always guys, thanks for stopping in and having a look Si A

I'm almost to afraid to download WT as I am already hooked on World Of Warships and have been for the past 5+ years since its release and I have spent so much time and money, another addictive game might ruin me

thanks Alan I am a self confessed Whiffer fanatic. I very rarely do anything OOB which I'm sure could annoy some people I'm yet ot download WT, but I should so I can see more camo schemes

thanks guys - am stoked for your appreciation.

hey guys I just finished the final touches on my latest build - the AM Conq, but in my own design camo. Inspired by some of the Azure Lane tanks from either WarThunder or World Of Tanks - I can't remember which one it was, but regardless, its a scheme without a half naked school girl plastered over the front. Painted in my favourite colour combo - NATO Black and red, the striping and pattern are all my own. I am really happy with how it came out. I opted again not to go to town on the weathering as I really like the clean but used look rather than ready for the scrap heap look. I wanted the stripes to reflect the sci-fi aspect this tank has naturally. Of all the British tanks to have come out in that period, this was by far the best looking. Who cares if it was effective or not - it just looks super cool and I wanted a scheme that mirrored that aesthetic. Enough blabbing, time for the pics: Well, that's it for now, but I really enjoyed this build. The whole kit was easy to put together despite the instructions being a little vague in places. I had a little chuckle to myself when I saw all 4 scheme options for it: Green, Green, Green or... Green. The options were a little over whelming for me.... As always, thanks for stopping by and having a look See you soon Si

I cannot let my son see this under any circumstances. I'd be blackmailed into buying it for sure. Must resist..... my wallet really hates you right now! I wonder if they'll be able to engineer the kit in a way that lets the doors be pose-able in the upright position?

I took some photos of the kit and posted them here: Here's a couple from that lot if you haven't got the time but are still curious: The rear seat has been brought up and yeah, pretty sure the real one doesn't have a seat with a roll cage punched through the leather etc: As usual, the body is cast beautifully: Even the seats have the nice stitching: Not a lot of PE: My came with an unexpected 3D printed part The main difference is the width of the vane on the top right, the 3D one being wider. It also looks sharper It's a nice kit and one I'm looking forward to building. Just have to decide on the colour

My kit arrived today (in a very bright orange box) and your right: they haven't changed it from the prototype. They've clearly used the same interior mold from the first release for this version as they have you put the roll cage over seats - not a seat cavity. I personally am just going to leave the roll cage out anyway as I want this to be what would be my own personal ride if I had the spare money to get a real one. It's a win for me but yeah, if you wanted to build a true to form GTAm out of this, you'll need to modify the rear.

for those who haven't seen this: And yes, I did buy one

thank you guys for your kind feedback, most appreciated Be warned: Tamiya's decals do NOT like to stretch: there's a crack in the decal on the roof as a result from over stretching the decals limits and that's why I can't now enter it into any shows which is a shame as the paint work is much better in person than what I could capture on my S21. Speaking of phones, I may need to do a re-shoot as the phone camera, whilst providing nice sharp images - tends to over saturate the colour. So, on my phone, it looks nice and rich but on my laptop, it doesn't show the same luster or vibrancy as the phone and in this case, the phone images are actually closer to life than what the laptop shows (cooler and not as vibrant). Usually, its the other way around and I edit any images on my laptop as they are more to life, but not so in this case.

Funny you should say that. The rear wing was the very last item I put on and before I did it, I was thinking "without it, it actually looks really good" and you could go that route but you need to fill in the space where the braces slot into. The only thing this kit is missing right now is a Hobby Design PE and resin detail up set and a full carbon decal sheet from a good decal maker. Oh, and some more choices in the lettering colours wouldn't go a miss either

hey guys Hope you all had a nice xmas? This was my gift to myself - the new Tamiya 911 GT3 RS kit. As expected with Tamiya, everything fits nicely, although I did encounter issues fitting the rear wing. Painted in Alclad Candy Red over some Gunze Metallic red (one of their Gundam colour range), SMS 2k Clear coat and lots of polishing. During the weekend, I had to move my display cabinet, so I had to take out the kits inside it to move it (naturally), Anyways, my son took all the cars out and laid them out on display on the dinning room table, and he added a couple of his cars as well. Looks pretty expensive I must say: Anywho, that's it for now, but as always, thanks for stopping in and looking. I'm sure we'll see a plethora of these 911 kits in the months to come Si

thanks for your feedback Tim. I'll try to remember to do a size comparison on my next ship and if I have the spare capacity, I'll take an extra shot of this ship with what ever it is I end up using at the time as a comparison for you.

Do you know when these will be released?

You're just lucky to be living in a place that is rich with WW2 German Naval history and have the opportunity to be able to dive on them too. What type of Destroyers are lying down there? I'm telling you, ever since I started playing World Of Warships Legends 5 years ago, my interest in WW2 Naval hardware has just exploded from "couldn't care less about WW2 warships" to "I just can't get enough!! More please" Never let it be said that video games rot your brain And, there are some pretty cool camos to be found there too. Its also great for rigging placement! So, as this is your first ship in 20+ years, I'm going to guess that you have also been researching how to paint and weather these machines? I'll link you to these really amazing ship modellers who have taught me a lot about weathering etc and they may help you to (if you need any that is, but even still, they're pretty inspirational) https://youtube.com/@sennavymodelfactory?si=1VrSkwTs7rXlPI1z https://www.youtube.com/@Amegraphy https://www.youtube.com/@Drydockinscale https://www.youtube.com/@zbok https://www.youtube.com/@studioblueocean4590 https://www.youtube.com/@EbroinSong You may have already seen some of their videos, but they have some pretty cool content - especially Ebroin - man, that guy is a seriously amazing artist For the history buff inside you, this guys also has some pretty interesting tales from WW2 and features some really neat footage https://www.youtube.com/@DarkDocsSeas Anyways mate, I'll let you crack on with it, but I'm looking forward to your next installment! Si

that red and white castle one is by far one of the trippiest RL camo I have ever seen! I never knew he was painted like that. I've certainly never seen anyone ever build him in that scheme before great for blending into the factories in the harbor Come to think of it, I'd never seen him in any of those other schemes either. The scheme from Altafjord makes him look like a large cruiser rather than a BB. The bottom one looks like the Missouri or any other ship in the measure 22 scheme, although the deck sure is unique. Thanks so much for sharing those pics Anton!

Mate, this is miles ahead of Revell and Tamiya in terms of detail! I built the Tamiya Bismarck and you can easily see its age - even with the Eduard PE set attached. I didn't know the Tirpitz wore any other splinter camo than the one you always see him in? (and for those who weren't aware, that's not a typo - the German's referred to their ships as male - not female like everyone else) From my understanding, he pretty much stayed in Norwegian waters after the sinking of the Bismarck. The nutter in charge at the time didn't want to loose another capital ship, so he made Tirpitz stay in those waters. That's super cool your Grandfather got to see the Tirpitz and that your Dad dove on the wreck! Have you dived on it at all? Are you lucky enough to have actual photos of him whilst he was there, taken by your Grandfather?

love the self-made body kit! Fits beautifully. I wish I had a 3D printer and the skills to use one effectively like you've shown. I have a few ideas I'd love to see come to fruition. Maybe one day.... Also, that's quite the complex paint job you've done there - very cool! Great build mate!

I wish Trumpeter were a little more consistent with the level of details that they add to their ship kits. Take that funnel for example: its got some great detail there - nice crisp vents and raised rivets etc, but why can they do that all over the ship where it's highly visible? Like VeryFire did with the recent Yamato release (just without the 5000 sheets of PE you get with it). I realise its usually down to a cost thing, but still, a little more consistency would be nice. Still, at least they're producing subjects no one else will do in 1/350. Gotta be happy about that (and I so am)! Speaking of PE, you've done some really tidy work there! I wish mine was as neat. I really struggle with PE at times. It can be just a box shape and I'll still find a way to screw it up Bend it the wrong way. Snap it. Get CA smudges ALL over the place except where it needs to be. Gluing my fingers to the PE part after spending 5 hours carefully manipulating it into place. You know, the usual issues one faces with PE. I found the secret to be Tamiya's Craft Bond Glue. You'd think it wouldn't hold PE very well, but it really does. Great stuff and way safer to use than CA. And, if you do a me and muck it up, you can just wash it off with water and you're back to where you were before. Easy! So, are you going to stick with the usual camo scheme or go down another route? Regardless, I'll be tuning in for this one.

Thanks mate - sorry for the late reply. The Montana won't be for a while yet sadly - too many other things to do before that one hits the bench

mate - you really should check out this site - it'd be right up your alley I always thought the Lazarev would look uber cool with battleship sized main battery - I kinda wish I hadn't thrown my one out a while ago. I also like the idea of giving it a WW2 dazzle-style camo - something else other than grey

hey guys and gals So, just finished off this fun "little" project - Trumpeter's 350th "H-Class" theoretical battleship. I'm a big fan of WHIFs and this was an opportunity ot do something a little different from the usual Bismarck grey we seem to see a lot of. I was originally going to do a pretty wild black and red style camo, but I happened upon a picture of a WOWS scheme which I thought was pretty cool, so I went with the pattern but changed the colours to suit my own taste. I hand painted all those little figures on the deck (Tamiya set) with a toothpick and added some ropes and wires etc from the cranes etc - just to add some life into it. The only aftermarket item on this whole kit is the wooden deck veneer. All PE etc is included in the kit which is a nice touch. Painted in mostly NATO Black, flat red and neutral grey - Tamiya LP and Gunze Assembly: very straight forward and pretty much all parts fir nicely. There are some seriously small parts in there too - even by my standards. I thought briefly about adding lights but I just couldn't be bothered - too hard. I think that's enough pictures. It was a lot of fun and I really enjoyed building this one. I have the Montana to do as well with all it's PE goodies but not for a while yet I think As always, thanks for stopping by and having a look Si

thanks for the kind feedback guys