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Daughter No1 has finally got home after a long deployment…and it’s a second Christmas with lots of gifts from the Tamiya Factory Shop in Tokyo shipped back courtesy of a Royal Navy Aircraft Carrier….#histscalemodels

Yes it is

The 2026 Six Nations has started !

With the 1/72 Tiger II and the 1/35 T-54 ready for varnish on Saturday, the Sherman has had some bits fitted and glue drying so it must be time to start assembly on a little OOTB side project….I really must get the Jagdpanther engine compartment painted though #histscalemodelso

Not seen this before.....rare film footage of the E-100 at Haustenbeck in 1945 with a British Valentine IX tank for scale.

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They do look really good but I am currently resisting the temptation

A bit of work on the stalled 1/72 Tiger II. All the little bits, cables and tools added ready for detailed painting tomorrow ready for Matt varnish at the weekend and final weathering #histscalemodels

Painting tyres but at least it’s not a Panther #histscalemodels

No it’s a H&S Evo / Cult of Paint limited edition

Finally, got paint on the T-54 #histscalemodels

Might need to find the “below the knee” shorts

First bit of modelling this holiday. M4 running gear cleaned up, 4 unused bolt holes drilled into the bogies and missing bolts added to the track skids. The hollow Tamiya rear idlers have been replaced with a pair of spare early style idlers from the, as yet, unbuilt Academy M36 #histscalemodels

Watching Tora Tora Tora while cooking Sunday dinner on 7 December….84 years ago today

Rubber ones although more recent version so look oak(ish) tbh.

That’s not helping !

It’s starting to look a bit like a M4. I’ve forgotten how quick these older Tamiya kits are to build….the aluminium barrel and resin mantlet were already in the stash but I’m still fighting the desire to get some better tracks…..#histscalemodels

Mrs B has gone to bed early, so progressing the Tamiya Sherman with a glass of red wine, Classic FM Movies on the radio and both cats asleep on the office armchair…this is quite relaxing, no PE, no tiny tiny bits of plastic…I could get used to this, after all the hobby is supposed to be relaxing….

My first ever tank model was the Hedgehog way back when it came out in the 1970’s as a young teenager and surprisingly my only M4 to date so, tired of tracks, tonight I’ve started a retro homage to that build using a Tamiya M4 as the base…going to keep this simple….yeah right ! #histscalemodels

One down, one to go

With the T-54 tracks completed it’s time to start on the Jagdpanther. 20 workable links complete and the T-Rex resin links fit the the Takom sprocket perfectly #histscalemodels

One for your model show diary. York IPMS model show is back at Elvington in 2026 #histscalemodels

No modelling this weekend, it’s off to Nottingham Rock City for the The Almighty…if you’ve not seen them live you are missing something amazing

They are by T-Rex Studio

One 3d printed track for the T-54 completed. Fantastic detail and went together really quick despite having to secure each pin with a tiny spot of gel CA glue with a fine needle point #histscalemodels

It’s time to start on the T-54 tracks #histscalemodels

The whippet came 2nd in class…well pleased

I do like WW1 era so, but based on how long it takes me to build models, I should really start this whilst my fingers can still do the rigging…time to research after market turnbuckles (another rabbit hole to run down)…#histscalemodels

Looks like York IPMS model show is being moved into the main T2 Halifax hanger rather one of the other smaller WW2 buildings…perfect backdrop

You can’t have the destruction, mud and barbed wire of WW1 without the colour of Flanders Poppy’s as a counterpoint…happy with this balance especially with it recently being Remeberance Sunday and Armistice Day #histscalemodels

Thanks, it does add to the story, that the effectiveness of barbed wire was negated by the tank. Believe it or not, I had to make nearly 2m of the stuff by hand