Another worthy of a clap. My kind of look. So good. In the Tamiya group: Paulo Panzer. #scalemodels #histscalemodels #tamiya

It doesn’t really matter *why* Trump’s desire to destabilise & divide Europe precisely mirrors Vladimir Putin’s - whether kompromat, self-interest, naked bigotry or something else l. What matters is that Europe treats both regimes like the enemies of progress & democracy they so clearly are.

🐌🪖in the middle of the night.... dreaming of next build... what about a what if...had the Comet Crocodile entered service. Seems possible to swap shrouded hose for the flamethrower & Besa, then couple up the trailer to the Comet leaving the Churchill unmolested? #scalemodels #histscalemodels #tamiya

Once in a while something really stands out.... www.facebook.com/groups/43330... #miniart #scalemodels #histscalemodels

Waiting for the version where XXX Corps reach the bridge. 😆 #ww2 #arnhem

look at those beautiful Churchill's in the background.

🐌🪖As I understand it🤔, the "usual" painting sequence is: Primer Primary colour(s) Varnish (Matt, Satin, Gloss) Chipping layer & fluid not relevant - no airbrush....or? Washes, filters, filth, detailing Varnish to seal in the goodness #scalemodels #histscalemodels #tamiya

🐌🪖. Have the creativity, background interest & basics running okay. Painting skills next: washes, shading, acrylics, pigments, filters....😵‍💫without going full overly stylised. Any good forums / resources because the socials lack here #scalemodels #histscalemodels #tamiya

🐌🪖...Cromwell very nearly done.... Comet next to see the upgrade in Tamiya kits & the tank versions. Was agonising over colour, TS-2, is very green & dislikes washes. Then saw these...wildly differing base colours. 😳 #scalemodels #histscalemodels #tamiya

Hanging at the mall, recharging before the sub zero ride home. What a teenager😆

A proper mess.

I started this in back in August and to use a phrase from Heat, the "juice" is all the background, studying photos and the design process which is as fun as the build. What is the core of your love of model making? #scalemodels #histscalemodels #tamiya

🐌🪖....It is finished. Bored now...😁 #scalemodels #histscalemodels #tamiya

🐌🪖. Pots for the box and a box of .303 to add. Barrel to finish and started on the figure. Anything missing? After that, it is finished. #scalemodels #histscalemodels #tamiya

🐌🪖Waiting on pots and pans. Wanting gauze for the barrel but simply cannot buy gauze-unless a massive amount🤬. Besa links, Bren, rope, rubble & backpacks. #scalemodels #histscalemodels #tamiya

😂

A remakably good speech. Well beyond the capacity of Bone Spurs to understand. Canada-always there when needed.

🐌🪖..."Nightshift" Asparagus added. Comments welcomed. Not done yet. Everything stored overnight as have no permanent workspace (yet). Recovering from Stroke 4 months ago, so very happy so far. #scalemodels #histscalemodels #tamiya

Tally Ho!

🐌🪖Might have got the glycerin / water mix wrong🤣 Tool box, discarded ammo, rope, BESA box, added(waiting on empty box). Wondering where to put the Bren... #scalemodels #histscalemodels #tamiya

🐌🪖Well, it was good enough for nightshift! Think it needs treating with glycerin, shaded down and mixed in with something else but its a start. Saw this at Ikea too but a too big in scale🤬. Onwards! #scalemodels #histscalemodels #tamiya

When Trump speaks (mumbles, rambles, etc.) here are the translations:⤵️

Added rubble and brick dust, now waiting for weapons, tools and Besa ammo boxes. #scalemodels #histscalemodels #tamiya

A bit late but, what are these are where are they to be placed? #scalemodels #histscalemodels #tamiya

🐌🪖used ammo, small arms & stains added. Used IWM photos, @mimicked those rather than striving for a scale model aesthetic. More to do... Comet next, see how the Tamiya kit differs, different base colour, might be less bashed about. #scalemodels #histscalemodels #tamiya

🐌🪖Well, coming along. Rope, wooden box & tow rope added. Waiting on Besa, .303 ammo boxes & foliage arrive. Still some fiddling about to do though. It is really the first full size 1/35th I have kit done or does a Kubelwagon count? #scalemodels #histscalemodels #tamiya

‪Ian Miles‬ 🐌🪖Getting there. Disintegrating decals aside. Much more detail to work on but enough for today. #scalemodels #histscalemodels #tamiya Happy New Year!

🐌🪖Coming along slowly. Not decided whether to use the Tamiya boxes or the PE ones yet. Added the Tamiya ones to see. More details added, box of veggies, tarps, MP44 Not finished mucking about with the stowage yet. 😩 Happy New Year all! #scalemodels #histscalemodels #tamiya

🐌🪖More turret details added & elsewhere. Using this: water soluable oil paint, great as a base, see rear shroud. Reckon a box of Besa & .303 ammo as well at spare 6pdr ammo needed-the great swan was so quick, rear echelon supplies could not keep up. #scalemodels #histscalemodels #tamiya

🐌🪖😁Finally, now to tone down & unify the weathering then sort out the day to day stowage. Find Mr Hewes useful to see how tanks actually weather, become battered & look after being driven on dusty roads & across fields:https://www.youtube.com/@MrHewes #scalemodels #histscalemodels #tamiya

🐌🪖Coming together! Not certain the Hobby Boss tracks which need gluing, individually together, have enough intrinsic value, so painting the supplied tracks, to see how they look. #scalemodels #histscalemodels #tamiya

🐌🪖Coming along nicely. Are there non-airbrush matt varnishes to seal in the goodness? #scalemodels #histscalemodels #tamiya

🐌🪖Working on the weathering. Playing about with non-airbrush ideas. Trying to be more subtle😆 #scalemodels #histscalemodels #tamiya

🐌🪖...turns out, there was time for more. Small box under the turret, turret hatches painted and on. Fortunately, a small Father Christmas was on hand to deliver supplies. Merry Christmas all. #scalemodels #histscalemodels #tamiya

So far Christmas viewing has been: The Deer Hunter The Dambusters Where Eagles Dare The Eagle Has Landed and to lighten the mood... ...Hannibal, the Series😆 now,where can I find Apocalypse Now! Yours...?

🐌🪖Last work b4 chrimbo! Happy Christmas and holidays all! #scalemodels #histscalemodels #tamiya ##FestiveTankChallenge2025

Looks very harsh in that light but progress on the turret. #scalemodels #histscalemodels #tamiya

🐌🪖-As everyone is doing it...The Pak 40 and trailer snuck into 2025, finishing touches added. The battered Kubelwagon and now Brit some Armour with the Cromwell-WIP. Humanising the Cromwell coming along nicely #scalemodels #histscalemodels #tamiya #miniart Happy Christmas all!

Started on the turret, going to try and wire up the light and place it in front of a hatch. No more now because I need all my paints with me. #scalemodels #histscalemodels #tamiya

🐌🪖Base paint done. With Tamiya Fine surface Primer & TS-2 which looks very green here. I like the colour of the naked plastic! Not perfect but they were sprayed in a shed at 7deg & drying started with a hairdrier......not bad. Some tidying up to do. #scalemodels #histscalemodels #tamiya

🐌🪖Progress. Wheels on and base painted. Barrel camo trial fitting and 6 more track links done😆 & tools first paint. Next up, finish adding bits to the hull and tackle the tracks. Nice kit, very Tamiya. #scalemodels #histscalemodels #tamiya

An interesting what if.... Mark IV with a Panther turret! From yotsuhen on the instas. (Possibly impractical, turret ring size etc) #scalemodels #histscalemodels #tamiya

Some great images taken on board the destroyer HMS Cossack during anti-submarine and torpedo exercises in 1940. She was lead ship of the 4th Flotilla under Captain Philip Vian, seen here in the front right corner of the bridge. Note the Lewis guns for anti-aircraft defence. 📷 IWM A 1594 🧵1/5

Progress! I cannot resist bashing stuff about & having trawled the IWM site for Cromwell photos, they were!😳 Cannot really go any further without painting stuff first, not steady enough for make then paint. Great kit. #scalemodels #histscalemodels #tamiya

Progress on the Cromwell: tow ropes done, front glassis, and hatches, rear radiator grill and spare fuel cans rack.😅 #scalemodels #histscalemodels #tamiya

they like to grab onto symbols, flags, poppies and the cross without showing any of the values associated with any of them.

Beginning to think, a Comet would have been better. The locking mechanism is 200 pieces of PE less complex!🤣 #scalemodels #histscalemodels #tamiya

America has fallen

Everywhere you look now, people are talking Rejoin EU, Customs Union, Single Market, Erasmus +, etc etc. Let's demand a real say, and demand our future back! Or... we can let Putin, Trump and Musk decide our future through their stooge, Farage. 🇬🇧👇Comments to sign now 👇🇪🇺 #RejoinEU