Monday, May 19, 2025

Terrain Tuesday - Hot Food Van

 

 Hot Food Van

A Citroen Hot Wheels car was picked up a few weeks ago whilst shopping, I opted to paint it in split colours. I do intend adding a table and garbage bin on the grassed area as soon as I find them in my model railway bits box, it will join my Cold War collection. Now I need a name for it! My wife suggested to call it Matts chew and spew….. as she detests take away….




Happy with the results 


Cheers

Matt

Saturday, May 17, 2025

A-10 Thunderbolt

 

 A-10 Thunderbolt Hog 

A academy A-10 Thunderbolt kit I have had laying around for more than ten years built but not painted pile of shame. This month I have been airbrushing madly to complete a lot of built kits, this chap made it to the front of the line last week. 
Reasonably happy with the results, marked up for Europe. I have another kit unbuilt, I will build that for Iraq in the future. 





Cheers
Matt

Friday, May 16, 2025

Israeli Dassault Super Mystère

 

Israeli Dassault Super Mystère

A very old Airfix Dassault Super Mystere B2 kit, a very clean build but the decals were not in great shape so aftermarket were added. It will serve in my Arab Isreali games nicely. Really happy with this one as part of my May Day aircraft builds. 








Cheers
Matt

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Vichy Armee de l’Air Bloch 152 “Potent Pedro”

 

 Vichy Bloch 152

As a palette cleanser this week I completed a Bloch 152 for the Vichy airforce, I already have two Bloch 152 in the collection so I thought I needed to do something different, and here it is. 






Cheers
Matt

Monday, May 12, 2025

Luftwaffe F4 Phantom

 

 Luftwaffe F 4 phantom 

This aircraft has been almost complete pile for 10 years at least, the interior and base coat was painted, but no detailing done, panel lines, weathering  decals or pilot.

 Last month I unpacked boxes of kits from storage to complete some for the 30 day kit build. In these boxes were a number of aircraft in various stages of completion, mostly built but no paint, or pilots. So my goal this month is to finish off as many as I can before moving onto armour! 

Now I also have 3d files for pilots, so I have started printing loads of ww2, helicopter and jet pilots and looking for or purchasing decals to complete a number of builds that had stalled along with matching canopies (which is ok for some but difficult for others….). So expect a lot of aircraft over the coming month as I paint pilots, airbrush built kits and add decals. 

Really happy with my results although I think I would like to build it again and be more careful within my fit and finish. Overall really good to have it completed. 





Cheers
Matt

Sunday, May 11, 2025

Omaha Beach Wargame and Tours 2025

  This years Omaha Beach Tour and Wargame 

Three nights accomodation, one full 10 hour  day fully guided, a private tour for one to four guests 10 klms of touring, beach, gun emplacements, one museum and the cemetery. 

One day Wargame, we Wargame a section of Omaha beach and inland using 20mm miniatures on specifically built terrain and landing craft. 

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Walk the battlefield in the morning, Wargame in the afternoon” 

From Caesar to WW2

Mayenne, France