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25th August 2026 - Mark 1 Models 1/144 DH Mosquito PR.IV

There was a time that if you wanted a Mossie in 1/144 you were pretty much stuck with the old Aeroclub "kit". I actually built a couple of those and they are an exercise in nostalgia for sure. However now Mark 1 have produced a range of them with some lovely detail and surprisingly high parts count given the size of the model. My first Mark 1 kit this one, let's see how it goes!


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Latest creation...

Hasegawa 1/48 F-4N Phantom II

So the venerable Hasegawa range of 1/48 Phantoms may have started to age a little in the light of the later offerings from ZM and Tamiya, but they are still an excellent and accurate set of kits. This is the B/N version, the oldest of them (still with raised panel lines) but it goes together really nicely and with the addition of the fine looking Grey Ghosts markings I'm very happy with the result.


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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.