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Pull up a seat
any old chit-chat?
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Last post World's Skinniest Hotel
by smeg1959 View the latest post
Wed Nov 15, 2023 8:34
Non-1/144 Scale Modelling Topics
For other scale modelling topics that are not random musings covered by "Pull Up a Seat"
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by glehn View the latest post
Mon Nov 20, 2023 6:34
Modellers - Their Workbenches, Their Stashes, Their Stories
Pictures of fellow forum members and/or their workbench/modelling space (or even stash - you know who we are talking about)
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Sat Dec 02, 2023 22:18

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They want how much?

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by bluedonkey99 » Tue Jun 09, 2020 12:45
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Well a bit cheaper than the last Kyūshū J7W1 Shinden - bit still pricey!

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Looked at the ads for that guy selling the standard Shinden. Japan Goods Samurai ? Yes, he'll certainly cut your bank balance into tiny little pieces ... :twisted:
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Thu Nov 17, 2022 2:20
Ghost of Kyiv... Asking for prayers

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by MattP » Fri Feb 25, 2022 10:06
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I know we're supposed to keep it light and non-political . But can I PLEASE ask for prayers for the MiG-29 pilot known as The Ghost of Kyiv ... And please, PLEASE pray for those who are under fire for nothing less' than living in the wrong place. Asking for prayers is all I can...
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Thu Oct 27, 2022 2:55
The elephant in the room....

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by TonyG2 » Wed Mar 18, 2020 9:31
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Given all that is happening world wide, I hope everyone is OK. As I'm in an at risk group it looks like I may get ordered to self isolate. As I never got round to set up an internet connection at home (always used my old apartment or the office) I have been using the local...

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My coleague but also modeler said, after passed with light symptomps but loosed temporary taste and smel: imagine if I couldn't any more smel the green cap 🤦🏻‍♂️
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Sat Apr 09, 2022 9:00
First time stash post

Last post by binbrook87 « Sat Dec 02, 2023 22:18
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by binbrook87 » Mon Nov 20, 2023 12:28
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Hello all

Well I've finally got around to sorting out my mainly 1/144 model stash following some more purchases at SMW23. Far too many models to build and not enough time! 🤦😂

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That F-82 has turned out nice Andy. And yes if I'd known you were at Telford I would have said hello. Wichita eh? The weather is certainly better there than was at Lincolnshire back in '87! My god...how wet was that show? 😯 F-18 is definitely one of my favourite modern aircraft,...
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Sat Dec 02, 2023 22:18
August Stash Update - 1/700 Ships

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by TonyG2 » Mon Aug 21, 2023 16:19
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Just completed the sort through of the 1/700 ship kits. Not got them entirely into a logical order but near enough. Used a smart phone for these so they are not as clear or in focus as I would like but near emough.

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Thanks Gents for the tips. I'll keep my eyes peeled

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Mon Nov 20, 2023 15:11
Is their a 1/288 C-5 Galaxy?

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by TonyG2 » Sun Nov 19, 2023 15:18
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Don't know how many of you are watching For All Mankind tv series?

In season 3 the show features a nuclear powered shuttle, the Pathfinder, launched from the back of a C-5 Galaxy instead of a 747. I can modify an Academy shuttle to the Pathfinder design but was looking for a...

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I like the 1/288 scale too and have built some (a couple of Antonov An-26 and An-72/74 from Toko, a Tu-160 from ICM and the 747 SCA from academy).
I 3D printed a Buran and an An-225 from files I found online in Thingiverse or Cults3d, I don't remember. I am still working on...

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Mon Nov 20, 2023 6:34
World's Skinniest Hotel

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by smeg1959 » Wed Nov 15, 2023 8:34
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Welcome to . Brought to you by the designers of the Hampden and the Tigercat! :P

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Wed Nov 15, 2023 8:34
New Livery for the Flying Kangaroo

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by smeg1959 » Wed Nov 15, 2023 4:32
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Set to replace the Boeing 717, the new Airbus A220s recently purchased by QANTAS will feature . Apart from a modernisation of the Roo itself and, it seems, the lack of red on the tailplane, at least half of the fuselage will be painted in Indigenous artwork. The initial example...

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Wed Nov 15, 2023 4:32
Telford Dreams.... (Last Part)

Last post by teddybeer « Wed Nov 08, 2023 17:44

by teddybeer » Wed Nov 08, 2023 17:44
This topic was posted 25 days ago

And to finish baiting you for the next Scale ModelWorld, here are some images of the 2022 competition at scales other than 1/144.
To begin, I can't resist showing a few more photos of the Dambusters' Lancaster at 1/32 (or 1/48, I don't know) during the Upkeep bomb tests.
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Last post by teddybeer
Wed Nov 08, 2023 17:44
Telford Dreams.... (Part 2)

Last post by TonyG2 « Fri Nov 03, 2023 7:29
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by teddybeer » Thu Nov 02, 2023 13:26
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A little more fun to prepare for Telford (or compensate for not being able to go there....).
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I think you are right about the AMP Victory 357 ekranoplan kit.

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Last post by TonyG2
Fri Nov 03, 2023 7:29
Telford Dreams.... (Part 1)

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by teddybeer » Tue Oct 31, 2023 18:13
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For all those who cannot go to Telford in 2023, and for those who plan to go there, some photos of SMW 2022 at scales other than 1/144, for the former, so as not to be too disappointed and for the latter, to prepare themselves psychologically.....
More photos here:...

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Nice!!

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Last post by su27rules
Wed Nov 01, 2023 21:31
German Anti-Aircraft Machine Guns

Last post by TonyG2 « Mon Oct 30, 2023 16:45
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by TonyG2 » Mon Oct 30, 2023 11:58
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OK very off topic and off scale. I don't know how many of you remember the German Coastal Defence Battery play set. It was reissued briefly a few years back.

Has a very Guns of Navarone vibe to it. The main guns were working toys with spring firing mechanisms but it did...

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I have just ordered him a pair of these from Hannants

Figure these will do as well as anything and will look more authentic

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Last post by TonyG2
Mon Oct 30, 2023 16:45
“Awakening of the Myth” – Fiat AS.6 Engine of Macchi-Castoldi Fame Roars to Life!

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by bluedonkey99 » Tue Oct 24, 2023 22:22
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“Awakening of the Myth” – Fiat AS.6 Engine of Macchi-Castoldi Fame Roars to Life!

An interesting read and a beast of an engine!

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Love those dancing exhaust flames! Mind you, I'd be packing death if I saw similar coming out of my Picanto's exhaust pipe! :shock:

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Wed Oct 25, 2023 5:58
How Much Would You Pay for a 1/24 Scale X-Wing?

Last post by TonyG2 « Tue Oct 17, 2023 10:34
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by smeg1959 » Tue Oct 17, 2023 9:55
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All joking aside, maybe between £80 and £100. However that does not take into account the licencing costs for a Star Wars product. Given how Disney are struggling and loosing money hand over fist these days, I reckon you could up that figure between 50% and 100%....

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Last post by TonyG2
Tue Oct 17, 2023 10:34
For All Mankind - 1/72 Astronaut Whatiffery

Last post by bluedonkey99 « Tue Oct 17, 2023 8:57
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by TonyG2 » Mon Oct 16, 2023 10:16
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I dont know how many of you are watching the TV series For All Mankind ? I have recently bought seasons 1 and 2 on DVD and so far, with some exceptions, am enjoying it.

If you are not familiar with it, it is an alternate history where Russia beat the US to the first manned...

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How many in the warehouse film set in Area 51 :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Last post by bluedonkey99
Tue Oct 17, 2023 8:57
World War Two experimental catapult unearthed by archaeologists

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by bluedonkey99 » Wed Oct 11, 2023 11:51
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Thu Oct 12, 2023 7:52
How Not to Transport an S-92

Last post by smeg1959 « Mon Oct 09, 2023 6:16
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by smeg1959 » Tue Sep 26, 2023 5:36
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is definitely NOT the way to transport a Sikorsky S-92 chopper. Unfortunately, there isn't an S-92 in 1/144 that I am aware of or I'm sure someone here might have done a snazzy little vignette! :idea:

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These days, it seems like it is as rare as hen's teeth. :cry:
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Mon Oct 09, 2023 6:16
1/350 Seaview and Flying Sub - Moebius Models

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by TonyG2 » Tue Oct 03, 2023 9:52
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Following the discussion on the older completed models we still have on display I had been considering once again stripping down and repainting my old Aurora Seaview kit,. That one represents the movie version with the 8 panel nose window/observation deck.

Anyway I just got...

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Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea ? Another golden oldie. :D

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Fri Oct 06, 2023 7:26
[Report] Plastic and Steel 2023

Last post by ajmm « Sun Sep 24, 2023 23:20
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by MC84 » Mon Sep 18, 2023 14:13
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The Plastic and Steel 2023 took place on September 16th and 17th, 2023, this time in the Waregem Expo.

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For me it started very early on Friday morning because, as always when I'm in the region, I wanted to include my other hobby.

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That was a great read and some fantastic models on display. Congratulations on the prize!

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Last post by ajmm
Sun Sep 24, 2023 23:20
ACM 90

Last post by croato « Sat Sep 23, 2023 10:03
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by croato » Sun Sep 17, 2023 12:59
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This is my last project in 3D - italian military truck in 1/72 scale. Whole thing was very interesting and I enjoy it from starting the drawing. It was stamped by a guy in Croatia and he did an excellent job.
I added some small things as the and motor cover in the cabin. Some...

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Thanks to everyone for nice words ...
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Sat Sep 23, 2023 10:03
A-6E and AGM-123 Skipper II in action

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by 144flynavy » Mon Sep 18, 2023 3:01
This topic was posted 77 days ago

Found this top photo, never seen it before:

Close-up AGM-123 Skipper II photo:

AGM-123 Skipper II: GBU-16 with an AGM-45 Shrike rocket motor
Operational range - 25 km (15.5 statute miles) per Wikipedia

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Mon Sep 18, 2023 3:01
Ultimate Dump Truck

Last post by Jonathan « Tue Sep 12, 2023 20:46
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by 144flynavy » Sun Sep 10, 2023 1:39
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North Korea celebrated its founding with a military parade featuring dump trucks modified to work as rocket launchers.

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What is the likelyhood that these are actually a complete sham? :mrgreen:

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Last post by Jonathan
Tue Sep 12, 2023 20:46
Are 1/144 toy ?

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by Leo - zd » Fri Aug 25, 2023 14:20
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To avoid spamming serious teme I opened new, half serious, half comic.

All started when I asked before one modelers competion (not after whei it will be just for polemic) if could be opened group for wehicles in 1/144.

My question was simply , I hadn't asked reasons or...

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Yes, and I love playing with it!
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Mon Sep 11, 2023 12:07
Osprey Crash off the Tiwi Islands

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by smeg1959 » Mon Aug 28, 2023 1:24
This topic was posted 98 days ago

Sadly, three US marines have been killed when the Osprey they were passengers in went down near the Tiwi Islands, north of Darwin. The Osprey was part of a military exercise called Predators Run which involves the US, Australian, Indonesian, East Timorese and Philippine armed...

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Mon Aug 28, 2023 1:24
Sneakers and more

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by moresby » Wed Aug 23, 2023 18:13
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Yesterday, looking for decals for one of my models, I googled Old Ironsides armored Division .
Between several images i saw this
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now this just happens to be the livery (and weathering) one of my tanks is being finished in.
I was hooked and only the high shipping and...

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There's a side of me that does wonder about the Douglas Bader sneakers. A guy with artificial legs and the company honours his memory with a pair of shoes? :o

And we Aussies do know about ... the company was founded in Melbourne in 2006! My daughters have some of their apparel...

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