A Commander’s Duty – an experiment in storytelling

The Plastic Posse podcast sometimes discuss ‘opus builds’, meaning (I think) a project that is to be your ‘great work’. This project is something that I’ve been pondering for a while and is probably a first attempt at my ‘opus build’. The idea stems from a story regarding a former RSM of my regiment whilst

Scale collectables 1/10th British Chindit 1943 Bust Review

I’m having a weird couple of months; I think the issue is that I’ve got too many projects on the go and so I’m struggling to maintain enthusiasm for any of them individually. As a result I have struggled a little with this project and it’s taken longer than it normally would to complete. The

Commissions

Over the last couple of years a few people have commissioned me to make models for them and I thought it was probably worth making a page to outline my approach to commission work. If you would like me to make something please have a read through the FAQ below and if you are happy

Two years in the making. Ten minutes in the destroying.

I was prompted to start this project following a recent visit to the battlefields of the First World War with work. We had a day planned to travel through the Somme region and I managed to persuade the trip leader to take a small detour via Sheffield City Park near Serre. The site marks the

The story of Bourrasque and her crew, from 1st Company, 2nd Platoon, 15e BCC

The Tamiya Char B1bis is a great kit to build but there’s an aspect to this diorama that I haven’t really posted about on here or on social media and that’s the story of the vehicle I have attempted to imitate. It’s a fascinating story, fairly typical for French Char B1s during the Battle of

Tamiya Mark IV Beutepanzer

I’ve done a couple of commission builds but this is the first time I’ve written a commissioned blog post! This is brought to you by special request from Adam, an excellent modeller in his own right, who has paid me in that most useful currency; helpful feedback! The first thing to say is that the

Bench Update: Tamiya Mark IV

This is the best kit I’ve ever built! It went together like a dream, many of the parts are push/snap fit to allow them to be removed to maintain the motor/change the batteries. Yes, that’s right, it has a motor too and will comfortably trundle across obstacles, much like the real thing. I’ve been working

2022 in Review

I thought it might be worth doing a belated rundown of my builds for the last year, not least because as I looked through some pictures I realised that I’d forgotten what I’d actually built! I got this kit for Christmas and couldn’t resist building it. I based the build on a vehicle captured by

Figure Painting: A New Years Reflection

Watching a stream of end of year posts with people showing all the cool stuff they’ve made and then the obligatory conversations about new years resolutions has set me thinking about the last year and what has changed in my ‘model sphere’ (thanks Plastic Model Mojo) and where I would like things to go in

SMS Paint Review

I’m a sucker for new paints. I started off using the Vallejo model air range and they were fine, I dabbled in the MIG equivalents and they were ok. Then one day I tried Tamiya and wow! That was it, they are the perfect paint! Tough, easy to thin and spray, good colour range, perfect!