Let's have some 80s tracks… **ROUNDS COMPLETE**

[flakmonkey]

May have lost a link here. I'm not sure. Revell don't provide spares. I should try to count those again.

There are three kinds of people in the world.

The ones who cant count, and the other lot.

[Arcwelder]

I'm Irish, so can't comment on counting. We have advanced mathematics here to a level where 1=∞: demonstrated by the phenomenon where we only ever go for "A Pint" despite going on to drink enough to refloat the Lusitania.

[jssel]

Just checking in Flak.

[flakmonkey]

15:25 update. I forgot to include a clock. My sincere apologies.

The side skirts and fenders are hiding the worst of my ineptitude. I do not build armour.

Still to attach - the commander's MG, exhaust system, fuel tanks, and frontal flexible spaced armour. Mostly trivial.

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.





At least it's looking vaguely like an urban camo T-80, which was sort of the idea.

I need to flat coat, and make it filthy.

I think I'll have a sandwich. And some Melvins to celebrate.

[flakmonkey]

Chicken and smoked ham sandwich with Woeber's mustard. And a pie. I slightly burned the pie. But it is of little consequence. It is rare that I am allowed a pie and a sandwich. She isn't home yet. I may in fact have a second pie.

[jssel]

Living life on the edge Flak.

[iggie]

Good progress there!

[flakmonkey]

Camo colours disappearing under layers of grime. Tanks ready to paint. Other stuff primed and waiting.



One side benefit of Ginger Daughter's almost sociopathic approach to romantic liaisons is that one may blame her for excessive wine consumption, and nobody dare even approach her to take her to task.

It's the perfect crime. And practically victimless.

[Arcwelder]

What is that wonderfully amber-coloured thing next to your iStick there?

[flakmonkey]

Côtes Du Rhônes. In a straight glass. WIne glasses and a busy workbench do not mix well.

[Arcwelder]

Speaking as someone who just kicked a can of Heineken over on the floor next to the workbench, I can but agree.

[Old_Tonto]

Going good guns Flak. Been having a few issues with my No.1 daughter today aswell, must be something in the air.
Some stunning nibbles on display here and in my experiance pies are very much like Spitfires, you can never have too many!

Very cool camo on the tank. I can see the paint is Tamiya but which numbers did you use?

[flakmonkey]

The grey is XF-53, the green is XF-13 and the red-brown is XF-9.

Ginger Daughter is, approximately, X-6.

I'm resisting the temptation to waste enormous amounts of time turning tiny 1/72 vodka bottles from clear sprue with which to populate the turret rack. If only I had thought of that before.

[ShaunW]

Nicely done. Skirts on tanks, like women, can cover a multitude of sins and make for a very presentable exterior. If you take a peek underneath however.........

[flakmonkey]

Wise words, Dave, wise words. There's a certain savoury fair in what you're saying there my son.

An acceptable level of urban grime.



Talking of urban crime, which we weren't but almost were, it turns out that plod was out in force last night feeling the collective collar of a group of reprobates who were grabbing remote entry codes for cars over the airwaves.

I wish they'd bloody take mine. The German woman who lives in the dash would have driven them beyond sanity within 3/4 of a mile with her incessant bossy bleating about the emission control system.

Her Royal Catherineness is on the phone. So far, my protestations to the effect that I'm really rather busy have fallen upon the kind of deaf ears which are peculiar to wife-kind.