Pics of your models, please!

[SWTH]

Always rather liked the 'Small Packets', especially the rebuilds. Saw this today at the local model shop and decided to treat myself.

[Yertis]

SWTH said:

Always rather liked the 'Small Packets', especially the rebuilds. Saw this today at the local model shop and decided to treat myself.

Do like my Dad used to do for Tri-ang's 'Winston Churchill' – put graphite powder on the rails at the station so the engine pulls away in a realistic manner.

[SWTH]

That picture was taken on a friend's layout, his T9 4-4-0s do excellent impressions of starting on slippery rails with anything more than three carriages....

[Civpilot]

Been working on this as a paid commission and really enjoyed it. About 95% done now with only the base and details to finish off. He's a huge bugger at just over 2ft tall

[Daston]

Civpilot said:

Been working on this as a paid commission and really enjoyed it. About 95% done now with only the base and details to finish off. He's a huge bugger at just over 2ft tall

Looks awesome chap.

How hard was it to balance? They always looked a little unsteady compared to the Reaver etc.

[Civpilot]

Daston said:

Looks awesome chap.

How hard was it to balance? They always looked a little unsteady compared to the Reaver etc.

Cheers.

It's not too bad but you need to pin the feet obviously as being so tall it would be easy to knock over. The feet will be super glued to the base in the next few days (base is almost finished tonight). The waist has a nut and bolt attachment, slide on pins for arms, magnetised head and hands etc
As with all the forgeworld stuff it's incredibly well engineered once you decide on the pose.

I actually have a completely unbuilt Mars Pattern Warhound that I think would be much more unstable.

[wolfie1978]

Newest addition to my collection



Should have Lauda's 1984 McLaren soon too.

[Rumblestripe]

A Tamiya Matilda Tank in 1/48th scale





Lovely model to put together the fit on the parts is spot on and they have even moulded the casting texture on the turret and body. Painted in the British desert "Caulter Scheme" camouflage with some subtle weathering.

[Red Firecracker]

That's lovely.

[Stickyfinger]

some of mine

[perdu]

Nice

[4321go]

Seconded. Particularly the long-abandoned Tiger!

[Stickyfinger]

4321go said:

Seconded. Particularly the long-abandoned Tiger!

Knocked out Egyptian T34/85

[big dub]

1/12 scale Evo2

[Tempest_5]

Here are a few pics of my semi scale German Z or Narvik class destroyer from WW11. There is a video of it being built with some footage of it sailing here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcpS97BdD88

[Tempest_5]

[Tempest_5]

[dazjstuart]

wolfie1978 said:

Newest addition to my collection



Should have Lauda's 1984 McLaren soon too.

Nice, are they 1:18 or 1:43? I have 1:43 champions from 1981 - 2014 at the moment, going back further and that they become a bit scarce / expensive! I notice most of yours are complete with the cigarette logos, did you do that yourself or did they come with them? I managed to get The 88 - 91 Mclaren sets with Marlboro logos on them. I'm never too sure about models with cigarette logos, did the factory issue ones with the logos to certain countries or are they pretty much guaranteed to be modded?

On that note, what are peoples thoughts on modifying diecasts yourself? I'm in two minds, fitting the full tobacco logos makes it more like the original car but then it is not an original model and hence may affect value in years to come, alternatively does it increase the value?

[Evangelion]

If you do anything that means the model is no longer original, it will decrease the value. But my advice would be to just go ahead if you feel like it, as with most of them, it will be a long time before the value increases significantly anyway.

On the other hand I bought all the sets of tobacco decals for the entire F1 grid from 1994 to 1999, but never got round to applying them. When I look at the price the '92 Benetton (Schumacher's first race winner) is going for, I'm glad I didn't!

[jamieduff1981]

Two I've just finished: