Pics of your models, please!

[robemcdonald]

Bandai 1/350 millennium falcon

A cracking little kit.

[The_Jackal]

Zvezda 1/35 ISU-122

[chris watton]

Am on my second kit design, and here is the progress. It is a 1:64th scale model of the brig sloop Speedy, made famous by the exploits of its commander, Thomas Cochrane, who managed to capture a ship double the size in 1801.

Also having some figures sculpted, I have Cochrane and Lord Nelson..

[Ayahuasca]

chris watton said:

Am on my second kit design, and here is the progress. It is a 1:64th scale model of the brig sloop Speedy, made famous by the exploits of its commander, Thomas Cochrane, who managed to capture a ship double the size in 1801.

Also having some figures sculpted, I have Cochrane and Lord Nelson..

With minimal alterations you could launch it as a model of the sloop ‘Sophie’, and make the figures Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin - there must be a ready market for a Master and Commander model.

Edited by Ayahuasca on Sunday 11th August 00:32

[chris watton]

Ayahuasca]hris watton said:

Am on my second kit design, and here is the progress. It is a 1:64th scale model of the brig sloop Speedy, made famous by the exploits of its commander, Thomas Cochrane, who managed to capture a ship double the size in 1801.

Also having some figures sculpted, I have Cochrane and Lord Nelson..

With minimal alterations you could launch it as a model of the sloop ‘Sophie’, and make the figures Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin - there must be a ready market for a Master and Commander model.

Funny you should mention that, as Speedy is the vessel that jack Aubrey based his fictional Sophie on!

[Ayahuasca]

chris watton said:

Ayahuasca]hris watton said:

Am on my second kit design, and here is the progress. It is a 1:64th scale model of the brig sloop Speedy, made famous by the exploits of its commander, Thomas Cochrane, who managed to capture a ship double the size in 1801.

Also having some figures sculpted, I have Cochrane and Lord Nelson..

With minimal alterations you could launch it as a model of the sloop ‘Sophie’, and make the figures Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin - there must be a ready market for a Master and Commander model.

Funny you should mention that, as Speedy is the vessel that jack Aubrey based his fictional Sophie on!

Yes, that’s why I mentioned it !

But Jack was merely its captain, its creator was Patrick O’Brian.

I have always liked Geoff Hunt’s painting of Speedy, but it isn’t blessed with as many swivel guns as yours.

https://www.scrimshawgallery.com/product/speedy/

[chris watton]

Ayahuasca said:

Yes, that’s why I mentioned it !

But Jack was merely its captain, its creator was Patrick O’Brian.

I have always liked Geoff Hunt’s painting of Speedy, but it isn’t blessed with as many swivel guns as yours.

https://www.scrimshawgallery.com/product/speedy/

I was very tired when I typed that...
ETA - I have a signed copy of that Speedy painting by Geoff Hunt.

[ferrisbueller]

Amazing work, as ever, Chris.

[chris watton]

ferrisbueller said:

Amazing work, as ever, Chris.

Thank you! Am working full time in my day job, and developing these new kits at all other times, so am constantly knackered!

I have all of my resin castings done my a model plane kit company, resin is so much nicer than white metal, with its shocking shrinkage. All of the cannon barrels are resin, as are the figures.

[The Hypno-Toad]

Three more great 1/43rds for my collection



Minichamps 1983 Lotus 94T Renault Mansell. One of my favourite JPS cars




Spark 1987 AGS JH22-Ford




Ligier JS31-Judd

Another couple of excellent additions to The Toads collection of Disastrous F1 Cars.

On eBay at the moment there is a Spark Japan release only of the truly appalling Coloni-Subaru F1 car. Its over £100 but the temptation is very, very strong.....

Edited by The Hypno-Toad on Sunday 11th August 22:36

[dr_gn]

The Hypno-Toad said:

Two more great 1/43rds for my collection



Minichamps 1983 Lotus 94T Renault Mansell




Spark 1987 AGS JH22-Ford

Another excellent addition to The Toads collection of Disastrous F1 Cars.

On eBay at the moment there is a Spark Japan release only of the truly appalling Coloni-Subaru F1 car. Its over £100 but the temptation is very, very strong.....

I remember the AGS of Pascal Fabre at the ‘87 BGP. It didn’t have the amazing airbox, but he finished the race - last. I think he was actually leading the Jim Clark trophy championship for some time, just through consistent finishing - or something like that.

I guess I saw the Lotus too in ‘83, but don’t remember it.

[The Hypno-Toad]

dr_gn said:

The Hypno-Toad said:

Two more great 1/43rds for my collection



Minichamps 1983 Lotus 94T Renault Mansell




Spark 1987 AGS JH22-Ford

Another excellent addition to The Toads collection of Disastrous F1 Cars.

On eBay at the moment there is a Spark Japan release only of the truly appalling Coloni-Subaru F1 car. Its over £100 but the temptation is very, very strong.....

I remember the AGS of Pascal Fabre at the ‘87 BGP. It didn’t have the amazing airbox, but he finished the race - last. I think he was actually leading the Jim Clark trophy championship for some time, just through consistent finishing - or something like that.

I guess I saw the Lotus too in ‘83, but don’t remember it.

In Peter Highams excellent book Formula 1 Car by Car 1980-1989 he states that "AGS had no budget for any wind tunnel work," which when you look at that airbox makes a lot of sense.

The Lotus 94T was the replacement for the godawful 93T (or Igor as the mechanics nicknamed it.) that was designed by Ducarouge and built in six weeks if my memory serves me well. It was based on the 91 and was launched at Silverstone where Mansell qualified way down the field and then drove an inspired race to finish fourth. including an amazing over take of Arnoux.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i_q87fcY14

At 20:46. "Don't do it now Nigel, wait! Oh he's done it!"

[dr_gn]

The Hypno-Toad said:

dr_gn said:

The Hypno-Toad said:

Two more great 1/43rds for my collection



Minichamps 1983 Lotus 94T Renault Mansell




Spark 1987 AGS JH22-Ford

Another excellent addition to The Toads collection of Disastrous F1 Cars.

On eBay at the moment there is a Spark Japan release only of the truly appalling Coloni-Subaru F1 car. Its over £100 but the temptation is very, very strong.....

I remember the AGS of Pascal Fabre at the ‘87 BGP. It didn’t have the amazing airbox, but he finished the race - last. I think he was actually leading the Jim Clark trophy championship for some time, just through consistent finishing - or something like that.

I guess I saw the Lotus too in ‘83, but don’t remember it.

In Peter Highams excellent book Formula 1 Car by Car 1980-1989 he states that "AGS had no budget for any wind tunnel work," which when you look at that airbox makes a lot of sense.

The Lotus 94T was the replacement for the godawful 93T (or Igor as the mechanics nicknamed it.) that was designed by Ducarouge and built in six weeks if my memory serves me well. It was based on the 91 and was launched at Silverstone where Mansell qualified way down the field and then drove an inspired race to finish fourth. including an amazing over take of Arnoux.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i_q87fcY14

At 20:46. "Don't do it now Nigel, wait! Oh he's done it!"

I'd almost forgotten the time when Silverstone looked like a racing circuit rather than a toddlers sketch pad.

Always liked the look of the JS31 - especially when it had full sidepods. Interesting concept, worth a try I guess.

[robemcdonald]

Edited by robemcdonald on Tuesday 20th August 10:17

[The Hypno-Toad]

Good news! The Coloni-Subaru is getting released in Europe so will be the usual price!

[SAB888]

Three of my favourite Lamborghini models, 1:43 white Diablo SE30, 1:18 white Diablo SE30 Jota and 1:12 purple Diablo SE30.

[robemcdonald]

Spitfire on hiatus for a club competition build.

Subject: food and drink.

I chose “Scrambled Eggs”

[generationx]

robemcdonald said:

Spitfire on hiatus for a club competition build.

Subject: food and drink.

I chose “Scrambled Eggs”

Love it!

[Evangelion]

EGGCELLENT!!

[gruffgriff]

That's cracking! Did your fellow club mates give a standing oeufation or was it panned?