#ItaliaGB Roman Legionnaire........ Venetian Gondola........... Fiat 500........ Lambretta........... or something totally out of my comfort zone ............... who knows? #histscalemodels

Mesdames et Messieurs, la Jaguar est terminée. It is in the livery of EC 04.011 “Jura” based at Bordeaux-Merignac, #96, to commemorate the disbandment of the squadron in July 1992 #histscalemodels #buildthestash #Bastillebuild

Et voici la deuxième partie du projet #Bastillebuild #Histscalemodels

#Bastillebuild que la peinture commence, base coat airbrush, dark markings brush painted, nowt like old school 🤣 #histscalemodels

#Bastillebuild la deuxième partie #histscalemodels

Finally got around to the Dio for the WWI tank #histscalemodels

I “may” have acquired a second kit for the #Bastillebuild #histscalemodels

Early start, Le Jaguar is now primed and curing, the modifications to le nez seem to have worked well #Bastillebuild #histscalemodels

By my standards, this build is Tres Rapide. That said back to work tomorrow, so unlikely any further progress before the weekend #Bastillebuild #histscalemodels

Ok so a good day on #Bastillebuild. This is what I have created compared to what it should look like, not too bad at this stage 🤣 #histscalemodels

Time for nasal surgery on Le Jaguar #Bastillebuild #histscalemodels

Bonjour mes amis a little late to the #Bastillebuild party but c’est la vie, the unboxing of the subject of the build, also a cheeky #buildthestash #histscalemodels

One well (ab)used floor pan from the M997 #histscalemodels

Next side project, #buildthestash M997 Ambulance, just started on the chassis and drive train #histscalemodels

A busy day painting, side and end panels in red, ceilings in cream, the light patches are being caused by some rogue yellow thing in the sky upsetting the view #histscalemodels #routemaster

This is one from my currently small selection of printed books, I listen to a lot of historical e-books at work. It is the story of a fatal flight against the V2 site at Wizernes, the loss of the plane and the bravery of the Resistance in saving the survivors. #histbookchat

Nowhere near finished yet, but starting to look more like a bus than a collection of bits #histscalemodels #routemaster

And that’s a wrap on a very different subject #histscalemodels

Unfortunately the get up and go well and truly buggered off, for various reasons, definitely didn’t feel like building 🤬 back on board this weekend, something completely different, one for SWMBO😘 Not really a #histscalemodels but the history of the Witch is still to be celebrated 🤣 broomstick next🧹

I did a thing………… I build a tank, need to build the dio for it now. Not too bad for a first attempt. #histscalemodels

So……. Waiting for paint for the K2, decided to have a go at something new to me, ATank 🤣. Something simple but relevant, the WWI mark 1 male, designed manufactured and tested a few miles from where I live #histscalemodels

The next #buildthestash entry to run alongside the #routemaster

That went better than it might’ve, cutting out the radiator grille to replace with PE #routemaster #histscalemodels

Steady progress on the #routemaster this weekend, downstairs ceiling fitted, now working on the upper deck seats #histscalemodels

I’m calling this (almost) done, just the axe and shovel to add. A decent kit, went together well and didn’t loose too many minuscule parts to the carpet monster #histscalemodels #buildthestash

With the Talboy Lanc successfully delivered, I thought I had better start on #buildthestash First up the Italeri 1/4 ton ambulance jeep, mainly because it was at the top 🤣 #histscalemodels

Tallboy Lancaster KC-G DV403 complete, now off to the author of the story of its last flight. #histscalemodels

This represents this weekends pitiful attempt to #Buildthestash (Tallboy not included) It is the bomb trolley from the airfix resupply set, the rest will be used with a later Lancaster build #histscalemodels

Oh well, the stash is already 1 down and I haven't even picked up a box 😡courtesy of #EVRIdeliveryadisaster losing it enroute, dispatched 18/12, EVRI finally admitted they had lost it yesterday 😡 #histscalemodels #buildthestash

#buildthestash As it stands 🤣 #histscalemodels

"Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolution to reduce the size of the stash. Next week you can begin paving hell with it as usual, the delivery from the local model shop is due on Wednesday" (Apols to Mark Twain🤣) Happy New Modelling Year #histscalemodels

A good couple of days on the #routemaster seats fitted, panels for the conductors area completed. The inner geek (aka professional bus driver) has spotted one error that would prevent the bus being legal for use. Sadly I can’t do much about it in this case 🤣 #histscalemodels

The #routemaster is progressing slowly, all lower deck seats made and half have the decals applied, they look very realistic. Next jobs, finish the seats and fix, then start on the back section.

Hope everyone has a good break however you celebrate it, Happy Modelling #histscalemodels

Not too bad a year for completed models, Lighting F2A, Victor XL189 from the Blackbuck 1 raid (Vulcan is in the stash) Tallboy Lancaster DV403 617 Sqn RAF Woodhall Spa awaiting the squadron codes and the Tu 29/95 Bear. #histscalemodels

The #routemaster is back on the bench, next job, seats and seat frames 🤣 #histscalemodels

OOOOOPPPSS the stash seems to be growing again, there seems to be a theme developing 🤣 #histscalemodels

Taken from Lone Skums Hellsite, may, or may not, be of interest to someone on here. Model and Dio to follow when finished #histscalemodels

Now in camo, freehand airbrush then tidy up with long bristle brush #histscalemodels

Managed to get the black on the underside, and earth on the top without too much trauma or paint removal. #histscalemodels

And galloping up on the ropes….. a Tallboy Lancaster to be marked as KC-G DV403 of 617sqn from RAF Woodall Spa. Won’t be complete by the deadline as don’t have the decals for it yet, but should be in paint #histscalemodels #HeaviesGB

So the #routemaster is benched, I have been asked to do a dio for one of the authors of the book detailing the last flight of a 617 sqn Lanc. The difficulty is that it is a tallboy Lanc and kits are few and far between, still I have found one! I also have a tallboy so result 🤣 #histscalemodels

My stash seems to be breeding ….. Bloody Black Friday 🤣🤣 #Histscalemodels

A fairly productive day so far, the cab interior starting to take shape. #histscalemodels #routemaster

Chassis, saloon floor and engine mounted and weathered. Now the scary bit, starting to cut out the grilles to fit the PE parts #histscalemodels #routemaster

Just a photo of Paddingtonski in it’s natural habitat #histscalemodels #heaviesGB

A bit more progress, chassis well under way, painted and lightly weathered , drive train and exhaust suitably weathered, next job in to fix front steering and body framing #histscalemodels #routemaster

Some progress on the #routemaster engine, nearly completed, additional parts from CTM models PE sheets for the kit and scratch building, a lot of reference to an old decker in the yard to get it looking “lived in” #histscalemodels

That’s it for the bear, Paddingtonski is now done. #histscalemodels #heaviesGB

OK from one extreme to the other, the next #histscalemodels build has been liberated from the stash, I hate to think how long this will take, I will post pics as I go 🤣