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

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22nd July 2026 - Hasegawa 1/48 F-4N Phantom II

Surely everyone loves a Phantom! The extensive Hasegawa F-4 series is a bit older and more basic than the more recent Tamiya and ZM offerings, but still holds it's own very well. This will be built a an F-4N flying from the USS Coral Sea and I have all the usual extras to make this one sing.


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Latest creation...

Tamiya 1/6 FLSTF Fat Boy

The first motorbike I've built in a very long time, and if you're going to do it, go with the best. The large scale Tamiya cars and bikes, whilst getting on a bit in age now, are still absolutely sublime models to build and this one is no exception. Built to reflect the mount of "our Arnie" in the Terminator 2 film, this did mean a small number of modifications and some custom decal work. But what a kit, and what an imposing model.


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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.