Mantis Miniatures from Poland bring us a combined pair of
figures this month to make a paired kit - 35034
U.S AFV Crew features two soldiers
leaning against a wall ( a shipping container in the box art photo) in this kit
however the figures could be standing in front of almost anything. The figures are
the individual sets 35033 - U.S AFV Gunner + 35032 - U.S AFV Driver/Mechanic.
Friday, September 30
Wednesday, September 28
EagleCals Decals – EC#140 P-51Ds Lets test them on the Tamiya kit!!
Purveyors of decals
that are full of quality, accuracy and fine details - EagleCals from the USA bring
us three new sets of decals for the ever popular fighter from World War II the
P-51 Mustang. The new sets produced of course are in all three major scales
with the same attention to detail to each sheet – reviewed and tested on the kit here for you though
is the 1/32 sheet for the new favourite kit of all people it seems in larger scales the Tamiya 1/32
scale Mustang.
Sunday, September 25
Euro Militaire Part V – Last Gallery of amazing Figures and best in show
Euro Militaire model
figure and Military show in Folkestone finished a week ago now – and it seems
fitting after a week of images from the show to give you the winner - Best of
Show Euro Militaire 2011– was this figure of the, Napoleonic vignette by
Antonio Zapatero and Gustavo Gil called “Valeur et Discipline”
Seeing it with my own eyes I can confirm this was truly one
of those figures that pictures cannot do justice - it was truly a deserved
winner and congratulations to Antonio and Gustavo for their excellent work!
I thought it was fitting as well to mention this rag-tag
bunch of guys (above) I met in the flesh for the first time – led by Pietro
Balloni (centre) who invites some of us lucky punters to a “Tuscan Summer”
meeting on the Leas outside – anyone who was there pretty much knows it was an “English
Summer” meeting instead – not to worry it was a great time to be had by all –
When Pietro and his team weren’t doing this they were very very hard at work at
their stand downstairs – they were really in vogue as you could see many Pegaso
figures down on the judging tables – and judging by the finished products they
are winners as well
On to the last of the Photo Galleries of the event – this part
encasing some of the most amazing figure work I have seen in the flesh –
congratulations to all there – it was a lovely event I urge you all to see if
you get a chance next time. Other parts of this gallery are to be found at the shortcuts below
Friday, September 23
Euro Militaire Part IV – A Special Winner and more Armour
Euro Militaire model
figure and Military show in Folkestone is nearly a week gone and we are down to
our second last round of pictures, as well as the info on all the winners – but
first I have a story about a special winner I met by chance on that Saturday.
I met a guy called Nick Lloyd from Shropshire near Telford. He was
hanging around some of the models in the doorway and looking eager and quite
happy with himself – when I enquired as to Nick’s disposition he informed me
that I was standing in front of two of his model kits – in the regular section
of models – These models were made by Nick – whom I forgot to mention is still
a teenager – the two tanks – a German and a Japanese pair on display looked to me
anything but coming from the hands of a sixteen year old.
Wednesday, September 21
Euro Militaire Part III – mixed models and larger Dioramas
Euro Militaire model
figure and Military show in Folkestone this weekend had some amazing figure,
military and even aircraft models on display – there were several other things
of not mainstream model interest like flat sculpted models and vignettes made
to look like pictures I found extremely impressive.
Tuesday, September 20
Euro Militaire Picture Report 2011 Pt II - Smaller dioramas & introducing the Sharpe's Children Foundation..
Euro Militaire had many interesting people on board manning the stands over the weekend – amongst them was actor Jason Salkey - you may know Jason through the hit television series about the fictional British soldier fighting in the Napoleonic wars called “Sharpe” – Jason played in the series as Rifleman Harris. As well as giving away a prize at the event he was there for a more personal reason.
Monday, September 19
Euro Militaire Picture Report 2011 Pt I.
Hi modellers! Euro Militaire has
finished for the weekend and gee it was a fun event!
Rain could not even ruin a “Taste of Tuscany” ( Thanks Pietro) held by Pegaso
outside on the outside seaside forecourt interrupted by typically British
weather. Inside the halls were warm though with the combined heat of thousands of
modellers and collectors, vendors, contestants and judges went about celebrating
the most prestigious modelling event in the world.
Euro
Militaire was held this weekend just passed – for all of you who may have
missed it we have some great pictures and some of the stories of the people
behind the show and the models on parade – starting off today I aim to bring
you a batch of pictures of the models in contest and the faces young and old of
some of the people who attended.
Osprey
Publishing of course was of course represented with an excellent stand
packed with some great titles and a few staffers ready for a chat on all things
Osprey and model related (and some things off topic too!) It was really
interesting to talk to the staff about their experiences at Osprey and the
books they have worked on and to get some knowledge on the day to day
operations and behind the scenes info on the Osprey world – if you are at a
modelling show in the future please do pop in to have a chat to the guys there -
and just maybe have a look at some of the books they have on sale as well!
There will be more galleries every day this week with figures, dioramas,
people and oddities from the Euro Militaire on the Modelling News Click on the link below for part one of the figures pictures
Thursday, September 15
MXPression Airbrushing Camouflage Patterns Purely Acrylics DVD Presented by Mario Eens
MXPression
Airbrushing Camouflage Patterns
Purely Acrylics
DVD Presented by Mario
Eens
A new DVD has arrived that aims to help us all better understand how to paint a great camouflage with the ever popular modelling medium of acrylic paint from new company MXPression. Let’s have a look at the DVD and see if it’s a good (– or as I found after seeing it) a really good investment!
Tuesday, September 13
Friday, September 9
Thursday, September 8
Great Wall Hobby 1/48th FW-198A1 "Nachtjager" Build Pt.IV
1/48th Great Wall Hobby FW-189 A1 Build.
Part IV – Getting better every day… sealing the deal and ready to
paint.
Tuesday, September 6
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