Jets of the cold war

April 13, 2022

Yeovil Model Show

Last weekend, Sunday 10th April 2022, we drove over to the Yeovil Model Show. The last time we visited was in 2019, and we all know what happened for the next couple of years! It was really good to get out to a model show having had to miss them due to the pandemic. The organisers (https://www.facebook.com/yeovilmodelshow) had moved the...

Shows

April 3, 2022

Matchbox 1/72 Percival Provost (PK.30) build

This post features the Matchbox 1/72 Percival Provost T.Mk1 (PK.30) build. It is also a trip down memory lane, as I recall building this kit when I was a child. This kit was another Ebay find, and must have been at a good price, as I would not be up for paying silly prices for a model kit. Considering it’s...

Aviation Kits

March 27, 2022

Eduard ‘Overtrees’

I was browsing the Eduard website, as you do, and kept seeing ‘overtrees’ being featured for sale. Was kind of puzzled as to what Eduard ‘overtrees’ are, so did some digging. Basically they are model kits that do not have any instructions, decals or PE parts. So what is the purpose of the kits? Most of the Eduard kits come...

Aviation Kits

February 19, 2022

February model making update

It’s been a while since I’ve posted any build updates so thought I’d pop up a post showing that time has been spent at the work bench, even if not very often! So here is a February model making update. So what have I been working on when ‘life’ lets me get to the work bench? Airfix 1/48 de Havilland...

Updates

January 16, 2022

New from Airfix 2022

I can’t believe that I’m already doing a ‘New from Airfix 2022’ post, as the previous years post does not feel like it was a year ago when I wrote it. This post is written from a purely Cold War perspective. I’ll talk about the relevant kits. If you want to see the whole range of releases the video below...

Aviation Kits/Updates

January 2, 2022

The Helicopter Museum

This will be my first blog post for a series featuring Cold War related museums. Starting with the Helicopter Museum at Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, UK. I’m quite lucky, as this museum is less than an hours drive for me, up the M5 motorway (unless it’s during the Summer holidays!). Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and prior to that quite a hectic...

Museums

November 13, 2021

My top 10 Airfix Vintage Classics wish list – AFV/Figures

This blog post ‘My top 10 Airfix Vintage Classics wish list – AFV and figures’ follows on from my Vintage Classics Aviation wish list. As the title suggests, I’m looking at armour, vehicles and figures from the Cold War period. It is very much British based, plus includes some of the JB Models kits that Airfix re-released a good few...

AFV Kits/Figures

November 7, 2021

My top 10 Airfix Vintage Classics wish list – Aviation

I have to start this blog with a confession, I’m an Airfix Fan Boy, well closer to middle age than boy! So putting together ‘My top 10 Airfix Vintage Classics wish list – aviation’ seemed like an obvious blog post. Airfix were my models of choice growing up in the 70’s. In the 80’s and 90’s I had found Matchbox...

Aviation Kits

October 9, 2021

Soviet cockpit green

So lets talk about Soviet cockpit green and what paint colour I plan to use for my Soviet builds that require the odd green colour. After looking around for a suitable turquoise colour, especially online. I found that every time I went to order it, it was sold out etc. It became obvious that it was time to think “out...

Paints

August 24, 2021

Airfix 1/72 MiG-17F

The Airfix 1/72 MiG-17F, or to give it it’s correct name, the Airfix 1/72 Mikoyan-Gureich MiG-17F ‘Fresco’ (Shenyang J-5). This is a kit I’ve had in my stash for a short time. So I thought it would be good to see what we get in the box, and to do this via a video. Kit number is A03091. Part count...

Aviation Kits