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@rod71.bsky.social

Married with three daughters, two labradors enjoy films , music and model building

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All the very best Peter.
Keep up the good work exposing this god awful government.

31.12.2023 20:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

All the very best & a prosperous new year mate

31.12.2023 20:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Im going to start my first model bike the thunder Indian I’m quite excited about it

31.12.2023 20:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Beautiful builds love the Yamaha

31.12.2023 20:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

What’s mig like for brushing

27.12.2023 23:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I brush paint all my kits used to used Mr Hobby acrylics but now changed over to Ak 3G acrylics

27.12.2023 22:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

What you looking for

27.12.2023 21:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

🀣 sorry mate hopefully I haven’t put you off

27.12.2023 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Mate believe it or not I’m having problems as we speak trying to find alternative colours. conversion charts are a minefield. Then once your sorted with your conversion trying to find a shop or site that has all the colours you need is a problem as well

27.12.2023 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Firstly I start with the colour call out in the box. Then try and match as close as I can to that. But my last build I could gone RLM02 ( 1938 ) or as I did RLM02 (1941) the earlier one is more Gray and the later is more Green. But I always start with what the call out says

27.12.2023 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes mate AK 3G acrylic, where I can I try and buy single bottles but I have bought one pack for my last build just because it had two bottles of right RLM 02 in it that I needed

27.12.2023 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes mate what do you want to know

27.12.2023 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Morning Rich. Wind and rain up here in Newcastle today

27.12.2023 10:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

🀣🀣

27.12.2023 10:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Merry Christmas everyone, just received this today

25.12.2023 11:49 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Had a baking day yesterday.
Yule log, quiche and a lemon Victoria sponge

23.12.2023 12:13 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

🀣🀣🀣

21.12.2023 06:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Anyone know if X is down I went on this morning and I’ve got absolutely nothing it’s coming up with a msg of GET STARTED

21.12.2023 06:13 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Listening to this Banger, can’t believe it’s 30 years old. I officially feel old πŸ˜†

19.12.2023 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you Tom very kind of you to say so, I’m not confident enough to mix/thin paints for airbrushing although I’ve never tried neither ( I think it’s a dark art 🀣 )

18.12.2023 07:07 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I would highly recommend it Tom it’s a beautiful kit went together really well no real issues apart from seam lines. It looks more complicated than it actually is. It was Straight forward. I would build the wheels/carriage section firstly then the gun ( if I done it again )

18.12.2023 07:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Alright Tom. I don’t thin any of my paints just give them a good shake or stir. then I apply 2/3 coats depending on if I can still see brush strokes. I use a small amount of paint and cover a small area at a time rather than try to cover a big surface area in one go if that makes sense.

18.12.2023 06:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you mate. All my models are brush painted. Haven’t tried a airbrush got no desire too either

18.12.2023 04:52 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Very kind of you to say so Rich, thank you

17.12.2023 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just finished. I ❀️ kit Flak 36 88mm anti aircraft Gun 1/18 scale all painted with a hairy stick in AK RLM02 ( 1941 )

17.12.2023 19:13 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Magnificent detail mate

14.12.2023 18:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I’m currently building the. I ❀️ kit Flak 36 88mm in 1/18 scale. I need some help with the markings as the instructions aren’t that clear mainly where do the crosses go ( if at all ) on the decal sheet number 1 is the markings for the Afrika Corps but I’m unsure on 3 & 4.

10.12.2023 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Beautiful work mate

27.11.2023 07:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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My other passion aside from model building is cooking and baking, today homemade sweet mince pies just out the oven

26.11.2023 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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