Another Slippery Slope

SWMBO was off having a girly night out with her sisters this last weekend, leaving me all to my own devices.  What was a lonely boy to do?  ...

Well, that's another model cleared off the 'unbuilt' pile! This time an old Matchbox kit, 'Monty's Caravan' (if yo...

I don't seem to have found much time for painting recently, what with more building work on the house, holidays, a lot on at work and fa...

Just in case it's of any use to anyone, here are a few pics comparing the 1/76 scale Matchbox M16 with its 1/72 Italeri M3 cousin. Whe...

The finished article.  This has been a great kit to build.  Assembly was easy, and there's a nice level of detail without being 'fu...

Painting the parts before assembly has the advantage of being able to get at details that will later get hidden.  The downside however is t...

Tonight was the Eurovision Song contest.  Surely a great excuse to do something else, so I got down to work on the M16. Assembly was prett...