Andrew's Tea Tray 2023

[AndrewR]

Builds of 2023

Airfix 1/72 Spitfire (1979 tool - my favourite) and Hasegawa Mitsubishi T.2




Revell/Cyberhobby 1/72 Sea Vixen (an epic struggle)




Tamiya 1/48 Dingo Scout Car




ESCI 1/72 Dakota (decal fail here)





Airfix 1/72 P-51d NT (my favourite Airfix NT)



Heller 1/72 Caudron Simeoun



Tiger Model 1/72 Spitfire Egg



Trumpeter 1/72 Challenger II



Hasegawa 1/400 Boeing 777-200



Airfix 1/72 F86 Sabre (NT)



Tamiya 1/48 Citroën 11CV Traction Avant



Airfix 1/72 Supermarine Swift



Airfix 1/72 Spitfire Vc (NT)



Airfix 1/72 Hurricane I (NT)



Bandai Imperial Star Destroyer



Arma 1/72 Wildcat IV



Bandai Imperial Walker AT-6




Airfix 1/72 Vampire T.11



Airfix 1/72 Blenheim IVF (My least favourite completion of the year!)



Airfix 1/76 Churchill Mk VII



Airfix 1/72 NHS Hawk (Best decals of 2023)



Airfix 1/72 P40B(My first ever Blitz Build)




Airfix 1/72 DH Heron



Avis 1/72 Cirrus Moth Floatplane (as flown by my wife's grandfather in 1928)




Eduard 1/72 Albatros D.Va



Matchbox 1/72 Lighning F.6 (Moody lighting for the Cold-War Warrior)

[Clashcityrocker]

Great collection of finishes Andrew.

Nigel

[AndrewR]

Great collection of finishes Andrew.

Nigel

Thanks Nigel. I tried to keep things varied!

[Andy Dighton]

The Lightning looks good Andrew. Have you decided to ditch the tanks as well?
That's an impressive output for 2023. Some lovely stuff there.

[Stuart]

A great collection of some very diverse subjects Andrew, they all look excellent and I do like that MB Lightning.

[ShaunW]

A great collection of builds for the year, Andrew, some of which I missed being built including that rather nice looking JAL B-777.

[AndrewR]

The Lightning looks good Andrew. Have you decided to ditch the tanks as well?
That's an impressive output for 2023. Some lovely stuff there.

I only push fitted the tanks, so I removed them whilst doing the last-minute paint jobs. I think I might not permanently attach them.

[AndrewR]

A great collection of builds for the year, Andrew, some of which I missed being built including that rather nice looking JAL B-777.

It was in the Boeing GB Shaun. I must admit that airliners are not my favourite genre - I never seem to be able to get a good seamless fuselage join!

[iggie]

A very productive year Andrew; lots of variety and quality throughout

[AndrewR]

A very productive year Andrew; lots of variety and quality throughout

And carefully selected camera angles!

[AndrewR]

A great collection of some very diverse subjects Andrew, they all look excellent and I do like that MB Lightning.

Hopefully I can get some natural light photos today, and include it in the completions gallery. It's not the best Lightning kit, but it was less frustrating than the new Airfix one, which didn't fit together very well.

[JohnRatzenberger]

Very prolific and varied and well done !!!

[AndrewR]

Very prolific and varied and well done !!!

Thanks John. I didn't quite finish the USS Arizona, but there's only one PE crane and the main mast to go.

[AndrewR]

The Tea Tray will be back in a new thread for 2024.

Thanks for your comments over the last year. They make modelling a much more enjoyable experience.

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