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

 On the workbench...

22nd May 2026 - Monogram 1/72 B-52D

OK - yes I know, it's only a matter of weeks since I last built this exact same kit. But it was always intended to be part of a matched pair so apologies for the lack of variety. I won't be posting many progress photos as you've seen it all before but bear with me, because once this one is done I can promise you that the next project will be a seriously unexpected surprise....


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Latest creation...

Kat Model 1/32 Phönix C.1

This is one of the new breed of 3D printed kits, and one of Kat Model's first. Whilst the technology may be exciting, this particular kit is not for the faint hearted and needs a serious amount of alteration and scratch building to just go together, let alone the accuracy issues. Decent reference data from this era is sparse but with the help of the online community and the few decent documents that remain, I like to think I've knocked this into some reasonable shape.


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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.