Hobbyboss T-26 built

Well that did'nt take long! To be honest I've had a couple of days off from doing the house (the doc DID say rest) soooooo I've cracked on with the model. It just needs some attention around the turret then it'll be given a wash down and undercoated.
Again it's a lovely little model and just needs a few tweaks so well done Hobbyboss. :o)

Hobbyboss 1/35 T-26

I received this kit for review a couple of months ago and I was quite taken with it so instead of it ending up in the stash I've made a start on it, mainly because it's small and I'm working in an area the size of fold-up camping table.
It's going well so far but OMFG those tracks!!! The track links are VERY small and Hobbyboss will have you fix them together with two VERY tiny pins either side, so having spent the best part of two evenings to put them together and watching them fall apart every time I moved them I've glued them all together and also glued them around the drive sprocket and rear idler with the track pins going in last. They are not glued to the return rollers or road wheels so hopefully I'll be able to remove the tracks for painting meanwhile I'm leaving them for a good couple of days to set, also I've used CA glue to add some strength in places as they can still come apart very easily. Apart from that it's a lovely little model :o)
I did say to myself this would be an OOB build but I am weighing up adding an interior as I have some reference for it via the WWP book, it depends on how the build progresses and my boredom threshold :o).

10,000 views!

Unbelievable! Thank you so much for taking an interest in what I do, it's quite humbling to know that so many people have looked at this blog. Hopefully when I've finished messing about with my house I'll be able to get some models built and put on here for your perusal :o)

Hobbyboss 1/35 Panhard EBR-11 done.

Finally I've been able to put this one to bed so with a bit of luck the full build article may appear in a future issue of Model Military Int'l. On the whole a nice little kit and it's certainly a different looking vehicle.

Academy 1/35 AH-1W

I found this while trawling through the Hyperscale galleries;

http://www.hsgalleries.com/gallery04/ah1wak_1.htm

I built it about ten years ago but forgot all about it after it was put in a box then eventually given to a mate of mine. I still have the other decal options somewhere....hmmmmm..... might be time to revisit this one sooner or later.

Hasegawa P-40E after a bit of rework

Regarding the earlier post about the P-40 and how I was'nt happy about the finish, here it is after a going over with various oil paints to try and lighten the base colours;

 So comparing the photo's below it would seem the oil paint HAS made a difference to the tones;

Much better! :o)

Hasegawa 1/48 F-104C finished

Well it's finally done after a lull in the DIY around the house. I hope you like it;

The model depicts a Lockheed Starfighter F-104C 60910 of the 479th TFW (Tactical FighterWing), assigned to 8th TFW at Udorn RTAFB, Thailand 1967. Again if you look close up there's a few niggly points that I've missed but on the whole I quite like the end result. 
I did'nt weather it too much (some might say "what weathering???) but I've taken it as far as I can without buggering it up any more.