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We went to view a couple of properties last week and was accepted for the second one so we’ll be on the move in a couple of weeks. Of course it now means packing everything up so I probably won’t be able to do any modelling until we get settled into our new home.
Although the property is a ground floor flat, I think I’ll still be able to set up the model bench (yeah...
I’m still having to look for another place to live but to try and de-stress I’ll be attemting to finish a couple of builds. First is the AMT ’34 Ford Pickup and I had to strip the cab twice and respray it so third time around it’s better;
Not perfect but it will have to do. One thing I want to do is spray the seat red hence the masking tape and once done I may r...
I may be down but I’m not out and although the clock is now ticking on finding somewhere else to live, in the mean time I still have this kit to build for The Modelling News. Temperatures here in the UK are in the mid-thirties (celsius) and not ideal for spraying however I managed to at least get the primer coat on the interior parts using Tamiya LP-3 Flat Black;
<...I got an eviction notice yesterday from the landlord due to the fact the property I reside in is being sold. Currently I live in a two bedroom house but it is highly likely that I’ll be moving somewhere substantially smaller.
This means I’ll have to downsize considerably so it’s possible that the kit stash, books, built models etc. will all have to go as I just won...
Here in the UK a supermarket chain (Lidl) is stocking Airfix starter kits so I went to one of the stores today ‘just for a look’;
Of course I ended up with a couple;
However for the rest of the day I was kicking myself for not getting a Gazelle helicopter so went back to the store and ended up buying two;
The Aston Martin and Landrove...