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After what has seemed like an eternity I have finally moved into my new house and having spent the last few weeks unpacking boxes, sorting out a few small problems with various parts of the house, getting the grass cut, and more importantly, getting my workroom ready, I have decided to build a...

I have not been very active on this site for a few months because I have been selling my house and buying a new one. There has been no end of problems with my solicitor and the buyers solicitor and things have dragged on for 3 months but a last the buyer is signing a contract today and we will...

Here in Britain it is Remembrance Sunday when we remember all the people that have lost their lives in conflicts. In villages, towns and cities all over Britain there will be services of remembrance at War Memorials and a 2 minutes silence will held at 11 o'clock. In the village that I live in...

I really enjoyed building this little model, the instructions were excellent, as was the quality of the parts. It would make a great addition to any similar scaled ship. Cheers Andy

I have already done a review of this kit so I'll not post any pictures of the kit's contents. St. Gabriel Master Korabel 1:72 Scale Kit Review Whenever I build a model I like to research it's history. In this case, with some help from Uwe, St Gabriel was built in 1728 by Vitus Bering to be...

I have recently built Master Korabel's 75mm Lifeboat and I was impressed by the quality, ease of construction and the instructions, so I decided to get one of their larger boat kits. I oredered this from M.K's dealer in Europe and it arrived here in the U.K. from Germany a week later. What do...

Uwe posted a link to download this free Fishing Cutter and I thought it would make a fun little build over this weekend. It was fortunate that when I saw Uwe's post I had been servicing a high volume production colour printer and I was able to download the PDF file and then print it out, what...

I have just finished this Hawk T1 as part of a group build on a British modelling forum that I am a member of, to celebrate the 100 years anniversary of the Royal Air Force. I chose this aircraft because it is probably one of the RAF's most well known version of the Hawk, flown by the RAF's...

About a month ago I got a letter from HMRC (Her Majesties Revenue and Customs) with a large cheque for an Income Tax rebate. I spent a few days sitting in the garden wondering what to do with this hugh windfall, invest on the Stock Market, buy Gold or splash out on fast women and loose cars. I...

I got this kit a couple of years ago and discovered that Flyhawk produce a Photoetch detail set for it. I ordered the detail set and it arrived a couple of weeks later. I am going to paint the Hull, deck and Superstructure but leave the Photoetch unpainted. there is a lot of fine detail that...

Many thanks to everyone that have followed this build, for the "likes" and comments, it helps me to carry on building knowing there are fellow modellers taking an interest in my work, Cheers Andy

I have been building an Airfix Spitfire as part of a group build to celebrate 100 years of the Royal Air Force. I used an Eduard photoetch set that added extra detail to the Cockpit area. The underneath wasspray painted with aerosol spray paint and the top brush painted with Humbrol enamels, the...

I built this Bus about 5 years ago and did a build log on a Forum in Britain. I am going to post photos that I took whilst I was building this Bus and a few words explaining each stage. Cheers Andy

In 1868 Scottish ship builder John Elder suggested that widening the beam of a ship would reduce the area needed to be protected, allowing it to carry thicker armour and heavier, more powerful guns, and also have a shallower draught. Rear Admiral Andrei Alexandrovich Popov of the Imperial...

I built this about a year ago, it was my first attempt at a resin kit. Launched in Glasgow in 1916, HMS Melton was one of 32 Paddlewheel Mine Sweepers of the Race Course class or sometimes called Ascot class. She continued clearing mines for a few years after WW1 before being sold in 1927 to a...

Bon Retour was built in 1952 in France and was used as a Scallop fishing boat off the Brittany coast. In 1982 it was restored and is now used in the preservation of marine culture. The wooden parts are all wrapped in cellophane, a plastic compartment tray with lid contains all the small wood and...

My name is Andy, I was born and grew up near to where HMS Victory was built in Kent, England, but I now live in N. Ireland. I have built plastic models since I was old enough to hold a tube of glue, and built a few wooden ships a number of years ago. I have been building plastic and resin ships...