This model was built from scratch using brass and plastic stock along with Renshape and resin castings. The soft top is 2 ply tissue with white glue/water mix applied. Paint is Testors olive drab. Tires are painted with Tamiya rubber black. Information was taken from variouss sources including Tankograd publications for both tractor and trailer. Decals were computer generated and ALPS printed. Scale is 1/25.

Concept Miniatures 1/10 bust of Brian Johnson of AC/DC

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Finally finished this one. Not a bad kit but for some reason it gave me some problems with the fit of some pieces.....probably user error! I used the Eduard masks for the clear parts.......still took me a couple days to mask it!

Anyone that followed my models know I'm mostly figures and space/sci-fi. But I saw this kit and as a regular viewer of Night Shift, I had to try - - Meng Models World War Toons Sherman tank. It's one of those "deformed" type models, like the egg planes. There was no scale listed. The biggest bonus to me was that they had the "rubber band" type treads. I couldn't imagine myself sitting there assembling the treads one section at a time. I assembled the major sub-assemblies and then painted it the US Olive Drab green. After that I added the decals which went on very nicely. I then added a little weathering ala Night Shift. The base was done with a piece of cut up foam, and the hedgerow is a plastic aquarium filter material covered in Ground foam. With that I was finished. Thanks for looking.

Catching up with my posts we have Marilyn Monroe from the Suite Life Productions. The card that came with the kit indicates she's part of a potential series Girls on Film Part 1. Always good to see *not the same ol' thing* kits. She looks like she's about 1/5 scale and was a very nice 2 part casting with only minor cleanup of the seam-line that runs around the kit. If you read my entry on the Pebbles bust, you already know about whats happening here. If not, very briefly I saw the You Tube channel creator that has been looking for an effective yet simple was to create a realistic look for skin tone coat in a purple pink color on top and then from the bottom add a red. Then when you add the skin color in light passes while leaving some of the red and purple you end up with a lifelike skin IMHO. Continuing on with Marilyn, the example shows here wearing a black dress. There's a lot of black with no real breakups in color. What I chose to do was take some Blue Gunmetal, which is a dark blue color with metal flakes in it. To make it a little bit darker I did add a little black. Then For the hair originally I chose V's Wood, but that looked too yellow. Marilyn's hair changed - A LOT - over time and I guess depending on what movie she was acting in. So I over-painted it with Cork, and then two highlights ending with Ivory. For the stole I just used a light gray, and under some of the larger tufts a darker gray. The dry brushed with an Off White, finally ending with a light coat of Pearlizing Medium.

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The news of April 2024 24081 - "At the Edge of the Universe. Strange Company’s Adventures. Episode IV. "We beat them!", 1/24 Master Box 35235 Russian-Ukrainian War № 9. Ukrainian SOF. Sniper group 1/35 Re-issued items Master Box 3507 - German tank crew, set #1 (4 figures) 1/35 Master Box 3530 Sd. Kfz. 1 Type 170 VK, German Military Staff Car, WW II, 1/35 Master Box 3531 Sd.Kfz. 2 Type 170 VK, German military radio car, WW II, 1/35

HI ! Here another project I have done in the past , the lozange camo where cut one by one, I done this in the late 80' when none of the decals was available, it depic the one in the CANADIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM ,, If you like to view more pics, I have set up an GOOGLE page for it , just follow this link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/5KcNiB3UkquwpGZ46 Enjoy ! Jmarc

This is the Revell re-release of the Matchbox Humber Mk II armoured car. It's a neat little kit and has one of their display bases included. I opened the vision slits on the hull sides, added the lifting rings front and rear, removed the molded in tools and tow cable and replaced them from the spares box and drilled out the guns and smoke dischargers. The base is another story. I covered the grassy area with Woodland Scenics products. Then I covered the shell hole with real dirt and filled the puddle in the middle with Klear wax. The last photo is the inspiration for the whole project, a book I recently read.

HI ! Here another project I have done in the past for a modeling sci-fi contest , of course this is an scratchbuilt project , If you like to view more pics, I have set up an Google page , Just follow this link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/M1Rzd3esQZfJZcf77 Enjoy ! Jmarc

HI ! Here another project I have done in the past , of course it's scratchbuilt , if you like to view more pic of it ,I have set up an Google page just follow this link: https://goo.gl/photos/EFPoMBzrefWJRP9cA Enjoy ! Jmarc

HI ! Here another project I have done in the past , using the SOLIDO scooter , If you like to view more pics of it , I have set up an Google page , just follow this link: https://goo.gl/photos/ViuNCgjGPs2udjLKA Enjoy ! Jmarc

HI ! Here another project I have done in the past, this is an scratchbuilt project of course .. If you like to view the complete WIP on this one, I have done an GOOGLE page for it , Just follow this link: https://goo.gl/photos/NTyoACw38CD8E6Hj6 Enjoy ! Jmarc

Can't remember whether I posted all these or not, but some may find these interesting, and the build threads worth a look, for conversion lovers out there : First off, the Anigrand Curtis XP-60: A few more pics HERE.. Followed by a P-47B Double Twister conversion, using the 1/72 Academy P-47D kit: For those interested, the build thread is HERE.. Then, a P-47F conversion, with the laminar flow wing, also using the Academy P-47D kit: Build thread HERE.. Next up, one of my personal favorites, which I have seldom seen built, another conversion of the Academy kit, the P-47B: A few more pics HERE.. Next up, the Brengun A-36 Apache kit, but with so much work needed to make it accurate, it might as well have been a conversion: A LOT of detail changes and accuracy conversation HERE.. And last for the year, and one of my all-time favorites, the new 1/72 scale XB-51 bomber kit from Mikro Mir: Before starting one of these I would SERIOUSLY recommend that you read through the build thread (you'll see why) HERE.. Well, that's all. Not a lot for the year, compared to normal, but some fairly interesting ones, I think. Thanks, as always, for looking! Ed

https://forms.office.com/r/NtNMUumtyK This is the link that gets you on the list for one of the 185 rooms at the new Embassy Suites 1/2 a block from the convention center. The Embassy set up this list and they will turn the list into reservations when their system is set up.

In my quest to build kits that I have been trying to avoid (due to complicated assembly, size, etc.), I dug out the 1/10th scale Bandai “ISS Space Suit” kit. I bought this at an IPMS Nats in 2012 and knew it was articulated and would require a lot of filler and putty to eliminate the “toy” look. I filled in all the movable joints with Apoxie Sculpt and I think it came out pretty nice. I have videos of the build here: https://youtu.be/GQwVegq4TwE.

This is the Revell SSI re-release of the Renwal USS Springfield. It's possibly one of the most inaccurate models of a ship ever made. The Springfield was converted to a guided missile cruiser after the war, her designation changing from CL 66 to CLG 7. Here are the problems. The kit has two triple 6 inch gun turrets but the converted Springfield only retained one. The kit has six double 5 Inch turrets but it should only have one. The kit has two pole masts but there should be three cage style masts. The kit gives you two Terrier missile launchers but there was only one. The fantail in the kit is configured for a hanger and crane for a stored seaplane, but a helo is given. On the reconfigured ship there was a heli-deck on the fantail but no provision for a hangar. But the helo they give you isn’t all that bad for what it is so I didn’t want it to go to waste, so I put a clear disc on for the rotor and posed it doing a “fly by”. Finally, the entire superstructure was completely reconfigured and the kit's is that from WW II. To fix all that would not be worth the effort, even if it were possible, so I used what they gave me. My only real change was to cut off the very thick molded in railings on the mail deck and replace them with PE and I added PE to the upper decks as well and stretched sprue for the rigging. There’s a photo of the removal of the railings “in progress”. Oh, one other thing. The kit comes with simulated wood decking on the main deck, but from what I can see from photos, aft of just about the centerline it was either removed or covered, which makes sense as the blast from the missiles being launched would have scorched a wood deck. So I sanded/scraped that detail off where needed and smoothed the deck. But, as they say, it is what it is and presented for your viewing pleasure, Revell/Renwal's USS Springfield.

HI ! Here another project I have done in the past , using SOLIDO plastic cast , If you like to view more pics, Just follow this Google link: https://goo.gl/photos/bm6PXUUHQXJiVZn27 Enjoy ! Jmarc

HI ! Here 2 other project I have done in the past they are upgrade of the SOLIDO die cast ,that will be use on dioramas . If you like to view more pics, I have set-up an GOOGLE page for it , just folow this link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/yMuaS7KFvNX2uaLo6 Enjoy ! Jmarc