Zenrat's Flying Circus

[Captain Canada]

Great idea with the halftrack ! Looks right at home and the idea makes me want to dig out some wee Airfix kits. I love the other conversion as well, makes me think of finding a fire-fighting unit for my Luchs build.

[scooter]

Now, if only Takom would do an M-1070(a1)/M-1000 set

[zenrat]

Hobby Boss do one.

I considered one to carry the D9 but its an ugly mother.  The Kraz looks more like a truck and less like a shipping container.

[PR19_Kit]

Someone should do a Mighty Antar to make up a complete set.

[zenrat]

Accurate Armour did a 1/35 resin kit.
HLJ list it as discontinued.
http://hlj.com/product/acmk164/Mil

[TheChronicOne]

Wyverns, to me anyway, look like Australian Magpies because they fly (the magpies) with a head down, back hunched posture.
So I decided to paint a Wyvern like a Magpie.  I'll make up a story later.

Of course, I can't find a decent picture showing what I mean but this is close

Here's a sneak peak of the Wyvern to taunt Brad F.   

Oh Wow. *I* like it too!!!  Brads are always brilliant and smart and like the same stuff.   

I want to see more of this and soon!

[PR19_Kit]

Accurate Armour did a 1/35 resin kit.
HLJ list it as discontinued.
http://hlj.com/product/acmk164/Mil

Jeepers, that's £236!!! 

But I'd still fancy building one, a great looking machine.

[Old Wombat]

Accurate Armour did a 1/35 resin kit.
HLJ list it as discontinued.
http://hlj.com/product/acmk164/Mil

Jeepers, that's £236!!! 

But I'd still fancy building one, a great looking machine.

I'd suggest it'd be a LOT of resin & a lot of work to make the master.

[zenrat]

D9 is completed.
Pics soon.

I have started building my long planned 1/72 airfield diorama base for the taking of finished build pics.  I had originally planned for it to be large enough for a B-36 but reality intruded and it's been reduced in size to that of half a bedroom door I had knocking around.
So far i've drawn it out and glued the vac-formed revetment from the airfix BoB airfield set to it.

[PR19_Kit]

I have started building my long planned 1/72 airfield diorama base for the taking of finished build pics.  I had originally planned for it to be large enough for a B-36 but reality intruded and it's been reduced in size to tat of half a bedroom door I had knocking around.
So far i've drawn it out and glued the vac-formed revetment from the airfix BoB airfield set to it.

That sounds veeeery interesting. Looking forward to seeing the finished article.

[zenrat]

Don't hold your breath please.  It's going to be a long term thing.
Today I discovered that the plastic Airfix use to vac form the revetment melts when too much contact adhesive is applied.
Not irrecoverable but resurfacing of the concrete surface is required.
Or, I can leave it like it is, paint detail it and say its a replica of what 1940 concrete would look like today. 

[PR19_Kit]

Yes, I found that out the hard way too.

I found PVA glue works pretty well on it, but of course you can't sand it down afterward so you need to smooth off the edges while it's still wet.

[zenrat]

The thin applications around the edges were OK.  The problem was where I dobbed it on in the middle and just smeared it around instead of spreading it out properly.

Velma is finished (other than her base) - Hasslefree Miniatures 28mm white metal.

[NARSES2]

Nice job sir 

It's not the Velma I remember however 

[zenrat]

Well she always had that big jumper on so who knew what she had under it...