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21st April 2026 - KatModel 1/32 Phonix C.1

One of the new breed of 3D printed kits, great for unusual subjects (which this most definitely is!) however I have only found one instance online so far of anyone who has seen this one through to completion, it's that troublesome. Nothing fits, and inaccuracies galore, expecting a lot of fettling and scratchwork on this one. It does make you wonder whether the designers have ever tried to build it themselves. But as you know I love a challenge, let's hope I haven't finally met my match....


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Latest creation...

Italeri 1/72 Waco CG-4A

This was something a little out of the ordinary. Italeri's (rather old) mould of the CG-4A glider, used extensively in D-Day operations amongst many others. Other than a completely wrong cockpit which had to be scratch built, the kit is pretty sound and builds into a nice representation of a not particularly glamourous, but nonetheless very important aircraft.


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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.