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16 years, over 300 commission builds - and counting....

 On the workbench...

4th August 2025 - KP 1/72 Aero L-159A/E Alca

After that huge BUFF, something a little more manageable. This straightforward but well appointed kit from KP has a whiff of the "limited run" about it but looks rather nice in the box, time will tell. Going to have to go a little off menu to get the exact aircraft my customer is after, but hey - that's what I do!


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Latest creation...
Revell/Monogram NB-52A Mothership with X-15

Well this has been some project. Converting the venerable Monogram 1/72 B-52D and X-15 kits into a loaded up NB-52A. Of course, Revell are soon to bring out the full package for an "out of the box" one of these but we just couldn't wait. So a bit of scratch work and this enormous beast has finally come to life.


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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.