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21st September 2025 - Hong Kong Models 1/32 B-17F

Back to good solid familiar subject matter now. Yes, I've built a few of these 1/32 B-17s before but you can't have too much of a good thing! State of the art mouldings and all the extras to hopefully produce a seriously impressive model, can't wait to get stuck in.


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Latest creation...
Tamiya 1/12 Williams Renault FW14B

A bit of a departure for me, a shiny clean racing car rather than a battered old warbird. But what a fantastic kit this is, even though it's over 30 years old. Fit and engineering is near faultless and it's been great fun to put together. Also a good opportunity to venture into the world of F1 which is not something I've had a lot to do with previously.


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Featured Build: The ill fated HMS Ibis
Deans Marine 1/96 HMS Amethyst, built as HMS Ibis
Quite probably the biggest and most demanding project I've ever undertaken. Taking Deans Marine's massive 1/96 HMS Amethyst and converting it into the earlier Black Swan sloop HMS Ibis, which was lost off Algiers in 1942. Persuaded by the sheer adventure of it, and a customer's family connection, I grabbed it by the horns and what an adventure it has been.

More scratch built than kit parts, this resulting monster of a model has taught me much in terms of modelling techniques and given me something to look back on with a degree of pride for years to come.