Decals done! #AcademyB17F

Main painting done. #AcademyB17F

Engines on. The Academy cowlings are woefully wrong, and the Quickboost "corrected" versions aren't really any better. So back to the donor Revell kit to steal yet more parts and fettle them on. #AcademyB17F

Putting the engines together #AcademyB17F

Wings on! Note the serious shim and fill needed at the wing root in order to deal with the ridiculous excessive dihedral that this Academy kit is famous for. #AcademyB17F

Preparing the wings. The Academy B-17 is well shaped and accurate, however lacks a few distinguishing features, such as the central wing vents. Too much to ignore IMHO so have carved them out of the Revell kit and grafted them in. #AcademyB17F

Fuselage all masked up. #AcademyB17F

Fuselage together. #AcademyB17F

Almost ready to close up the fuselage. #AcademyB17F

Built a short while ago, but can now be revealed: Academy 1/72 Curtiss SBW-1B Helldiver 1. JW124/1P, 1820 NAS, Burscough, UK 1944 #AcademyHelldiver More photos here: bowemodels.co.uk/gallery/airc...

Preparing the fuselage halves. #AcademyB17F

Front interior section going together. #AcademyB17F

Bomb bay stocked! #AcademyB17F

Bomb load. #AcademyB17F

Cockpit painted and detailed. #AcademyB17F

Starting on the 1/72 B17 by a bit of dressing up in the rather spartan Academy cockpit. #AcademyB17F

Next up - like buses! Apologies for the deja vu, but this time in 1/72 scale so hopefully I can get it into the spray booth in one piece. IMHO, while a bit basic, it's the most accurate B-17 in 1/72 and I am throwing every extra at it. Not as "the Belle" thankfully. #AcademyB17F

She's all done! HK 1/32 B-17F "Knockout Dropper", Molesworth, UK, November 1943. #HKB17F More photos here: bowemodels.co.uk/gallery/airc...

Turrets done - now to put everything together! #HKB17F

Got the markings on! #HKB17F

Main painting done. As you can imagine, painting with the wings attached is not particularly practical in 1/32 scale... #HKB17F

Engines installed. #HKB17F

If I've been quiet, it's because I've been putting these little beauties together. Fiddly but worth the effort. #HKB17F

Wings together. #HKB17F

Putting the main wheel bays together. #HKB17F

Tail on! #HKB17F

Nose section all sealed up and masked. #HKB17F

Assembling the nose. #HKB17F

Nose walls decorated. #HKB17F

"Roof" all done - is to be left loose. #HKB17F

A recent side project, the Skeleton Army from "Jason and the Argonauts" as realised by the great Ray Harryhausen. 1/6 scale kit from Star Ace, and as a big fan myself, it has been great fun to put together and paint. #StarAceSkeletonArmy More photos here: bowemodels.co.uk/gallery/spac...

Installing the "stinger". #HKB17F

Fuselage together. #HKB17F

Fuselage ready to close up! #HKB17F

Detailing up the fuselage interior. #HKB17F

One for the modelers - a bit of work required here to cover all the ejector pin marks which would otherwise spoil the impressive interior detail in this kit! #HKB17F

Internal main section ready. #HKB17F

Radio compartment added. #HKB17F

Bomb bay going on. #HKB17F

Bomb load ready! #HKB17F

Cockpit together. #HKB17F

Cockpit sidewalls going together. #HKB17F

First part of the cockpit painting and detailing done. #HKB17F

Starting the big B-17, as ever with the cockpit! #HKB17F

Next up! Back to good solid familiar subject matter now. Yes, I've built a few of these 1/32 B-17s before but you can't have too much of a good thing! State of the art mouldings and all the extras to hopefully produce a seriously impressive model, can't wait to get stuck in. #HKB17F

All done! Tamiya 1/12 Williams Renault FW14B. Nigel Mansell, Hungarian Grand Prix, 1992. #TamiyaFW14B More photos here: bowemodels.co.uk/gallery/cars...

Body shell decorated. #TamiyaFW14B

Painting the body shell. #TamiyaFW14B

Rear wing painted, decorated and installed. #TamiyaFW14B

Front wing on. #TamiyaFW14B