Canadian Stuart V

Well it has been a while, but life, Christmas upcoming and of course, some modelling.  I have managed to finish my AFV Club M3A2 Stuart V, dressed up in Canadian Grenadier Guards colors.  The AFV Club kit is great, goes together very well, I added a Eduard PE set to add a little more detail.  The Eduard PE set adds tie-down, smoke launcher, .30 Cal barrel, and other detail.  It is a quite extensive set that adds great depth to the model.

As usual for me with Allied armor, I painted the model with Testors Military Master Acrylic Olive Drab.  In my opinion, it best creates the color of Allied armor.  The decals are from UltraCast, are were applied between a couple of coats of Future.  I then applied washes from Mig and pigments from Vallejo.

This tank was build for another campaign on Armorama.

Build Log - Humber Scout Car Mk. I

I have started work on my Bronco 1/35 Humber Scout Car Mk. I. I have to say it is a real nice kit, with some minor flaws I have discovered so far. The kits is full of detail, to include interior. The molding is crisp, with very little flash, and include PE parts. One minor issue I have discovered so far is the ejection mark, especially on the interior, where they will be seen if leaving open, which I am planning to do. There will need to be filled.

So construction has begun on the interior, with filling ejection marks and adding some of the details. I have decided to add some of the wiring, missing from the kit using jewelry beading wire. The wire is fine, and I find easy to work with. Once most of the details, I will prime with Tamiya fine primer and paint, using Tamiya acrylics and Vallejo.

One issue I see, and wondering how I will deal with it, will be the exterior painting, with the hatches open, but it will be a problem I will tackle then.

Welcome back to modelling?

Well after years away from the hobby, I am back to building models. I never realized what I was missing. At times I feel like a kid again, spending hours in hobby stores admiring the models on the shelves, dreaming of building one, and adding to my collection. And then the time sitting at my model desk, the smell of the glue, the small pieces flying onto the floor, and the crawl to find them.

The biggest think I have noticed on my return to modelling, is the vast amount of resource information available today, mostly on on the internet. I am finding the internet adding another enjoyable aspect to building models. I look up the history of the vehicle or aircraft I am building, read review of kits I thinking about buying, and read other peoples tips for building/painting a specific kit I may be working on.

I think with age, I have become more patient, and I believe it has improved my model building skill from when I was younger. All I know is I am enjoying my time building models again. I plan to use this blog to document my experiences in my model building quest. Sharing my experiences, hoping they will help other modellers.

Thanks for reading my blog, and stay tuned for more posts.