Excellent read, and I was lucky enough to meet Rowland White at Newark Air Museum a few years ago; a thoroughly nice gentlemanClashcityrocker wrote:After checking out these two I've borrowed 'Vulcan 607' from the local library. I've read a couple of his other books so I'm looking forward to it.
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Ratch's workbench 2017
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Best wishes
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Moving on, I fancied something quick and different, delved into my storage boxes and pulled this out
The runner still bears the Matchbox code PK-76 with MADE IN CHINA obliterated (almost)
It's a lovely, quick, Saturday afternoon build
The original diorama base has been retained as are three figures (poses from P5003) included
Airbrushed with Vallejo
The runner still bears the Matchbox code PK-76 with MADE IN CHINA obliterated (almost)
It's a lovely, quick, Saturday afternoon build
The original diorama base has been retained as are three figures (poses from P5003) included
Airbrushed with Vallejo
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Nice build so far
Besting 60 years of mediocre building of average kits in the stand off scale
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Nice work, Ratch! I had this plus a few other Matchbox armour kits back in the day and loved them. Wish I still had the Puma.
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It's a cracking little kit guys
Here's the base...
done with various weathering powders
Eight wheels on my wagon
9 with the spare
The figures
Here's the base...
done with various weathering powders
Eight wheels on my wagon
9 with the spare
The figures
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I built a Matchbox issue of the Puma on here a while ago for the Ted Taylor tribute GB. It is a nice little kit (although the decals in mine weren't the best) and that looks great Ratch
Doing - Tamiya 1/35th Universal Carrier.
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Thanks Shaun and George, my decals were OK
Today I've added a wash and calling it done
More in the Gallery
Today I've added a wash and calling it done
More in the Gallery
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Great looking vehicle. I like the camo.
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Those 1/76 Matchbox/Revell kits are the best. Yours is looking great!
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Thanks very much guys
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I have three Esso Tank Wagons, R1, 02656-3 and Dapol C36 packs and I have some Platform Figures 03625-2 that I intend to paint up
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Matchbox Puma was always one of faster and very rewarding models. You built it very nicely.
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Thank you
Well I don't seem to have much luck with railway kits lately The Dapol kit has broken parts
and a number of missing parts
I have cut and bent a replacement sign plate
and I'm reconstructing the missing part of the ladder
All three tanks assembled, there will be a substitute screwdown valve on the grey Dapol one
I then had to scratch two vacuum brake cylinders that were missing from the Type 3 box
I've used the metal wheels supplied in the Dapol kit on the Type 4 boxing
Well I don't seem to have much luck with railway kits lately The Dapol kit has broken parts
and a number of missing parts
I have cut and bent a replacement sign plate
and I'm reconstructing the missing part of the ladder
All three tanks assembled, there will be a substitute screwdown valve on the grey Dapol one
I then had to scratch two vacuum brake cylinders that were missing from the Type 3 box
I've used the metal wheels supplied in the Dapol kit on the Type 4 boxing
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I should stick to armoured cars if I were you Ratch.....
.... you don't seem to have much luck with tanks
.... you don't seem to have much luck with tanks
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