Adam Watkinson
@adamwatkinson1
Scale modelling, reader of travel literature, crime fiction, military & social history. Player of proper records on a turntable. CCFC & FRSC 🤷♂️
It does a bit. This is from the instructions but I don’t know if there are any clues here either…
Nearly done with the insides…just some dry brushing & light weathering to add but most of it will be hidden anyway. Used my favourite SMS Italian Red for the fire extinguisher though! Quite a quick build this kit 🤷♂️👍
First doses of the main colours on…some tidying needed but happy enough so far…
It was a genuine question…where does all the money go? I am going to read this later in the year…when the fuss has dissipated a bit…apparently it has some answers at least…
Stumbling toward some paint soon…black, white & 4BO initially at least…oh and some red for the fire extinguisher 👍
Paperback came out in 2024 apparently and I only just found it…so have ordered a copy. Loved The Pogues… #booksky
Well that was a bit of a fiddle but the engine and chassis are done and together…it’s a very…erm…small armoured car really…
I imagine most of us really enjoy starting a new build…it’s almost a ritual really…moving all the painting & weathering gear from the last build out of the way and moving in all the ‘assembling‘ gear…love it 👍😊
Some examples of Lanmo Sherman stuff…all quite interesting and warrants a deeper dive methinks…🤔
Definitely going to build this one next…thus far Lanmo are impressive kits…
Wheels and tyres done and weathered as much as I want them to be…I will hopefully finish this build tomorrow…🥳👍
Hmmm…not at all sure about this lot but in for a penny I guess…I rate my chances at about 50/50 at best…🤔😵💫🤷♂️
New book started and about 70 pages in. Set in Blackpool and an easy read…one of those crime novels that reads a bit like a screenplay might…🤷♂️. Look out Blackpool there may be a tv crew heading your way sometime soon (this is the first of three books in this series it seems)… #booksky
Radio antenna on…needs a matte varnish soon and some tools adding…it’s so hard to do much in this heat…🥵🙄
I think so…or at least a version of it…there are at least two maybe. I should go through the photos I have (all ‘real’ photos) and see if there are more that maybe warrant an airing on here perhaps...it was a wonderful trip at, I think a unique time, I doubt it‘s quite the same now…🤔
When I posted this earlier I was amazed no one mentioned Swan Vestas tbh…🤷♂️
A wonderfully gentle book…written at a pace that suits the postal paths of old and the people that walked them…I also learned about a bit of history I knew nothing of…loved it & a 9/10 for sure… #booksky
Added a little orange to the exhaust and got it on the AC…that’ll do for today…🥵🙄
This heat is exhausting…I may add a little bright orange to this with the traditional Ryza Rust approach…🥵
No idea if there are more than two fans of The Jam on here but this is my favourite album by them…thoughts on your favourite perhaps…? This post will self destruct in about an hour if no one can be bothered 😊🎶!
This turned up yesterday as expected. All looks good and again it has black plastic for the tyres and this time green for everything else à la Matchbox of old, which I like for some reason. Also comes with a 3D printed MG…🤷♂️😊
If anything were to tempt me out of my 1/35 scale addiction then yes, something like this might do it one day…🤔😊
Anyone know what this is/was for…it’s at Dungeness…is it a maritime navigation aid or maybe an old aircraft flightpath marker even….🤷♂️
This is a better explanatory post I think…I mean it ain’t perfect but it mostly worked out…