Frankly, that was a far from satisfactory build, and it was with some relief that I set out my unfinished War of 1812 British and Canadians in 20mm plastic, and a couple of odd 28mm AWI that need finishing:
I can't wait!
War Diaries of a Little Englander. Being the toy soldier, wargaming and kit bashing ramblings of a middle-aged Englishman.
Monday, 9 July 2012
I've started...
so I'll finish. And, at last, I've finished the dam' Egyptian Mig 15 bis. The build finished as it progressed, with the 'Hi-Decal' after market set proving to be so incredibly thin that the markings began to disintegrate in the water, and were almost impossible to get onto the Mig in one piece. I decided, given the loss of various bits of the black identity stripes, to forgo the small stencils, and just leave it like this:
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Still, in spite of all the dramas, it looks fantastic! You've ended up with a beauty!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Nick. The photo was carefully posed, although I find that if I look at it from the other side of the room, without my glasses on, it looks fine!
DeleteHa! :-)
DeleteThe Mig looks spot on Stephen. Great work.
ReplyDeleteA very neat looking bit of Cold War aircraft - nicely complementing the Hawker Hunter ... fancy another Hawker build??
DeleteMig looks great there.
ReplyDeleteJust back yesterday from hols in Yorkshire.I saw a rather splendid (albeit commerialised/touristy)steam lorry driving past me on a hill in Whitby.Thought it would look good in 28mm for vbcw...
Looking forward to seeing your next post.
In one of my wife's magazines ( Country Living,I think) there was an article about a couple who make bespoke Shepherds huts.Lovely but not cheap
Alan, good to have you back in the land of blogs. Hope you had a top time in Yorkshire. Yes, the Shepherd's Hut will have to wait - though I'm pretty sure I could bodge a version myself. If I had a few acres to put it on!
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