During the English Civil War, many changed sides depending on the wind and prevailing conditions.
One such was Sir Hugh Cholmley, who did this a few times, he ended up defending Scarborough Castle as a member of the Royalists' Forces.
The siege lasted 5 months and the main force laying siege was commanded by Sir John Meldrum, he survived a 200 foot fall from the cliffs but was later fatally wounded and command was taken over by Sir Matthew Boynton. So lots of local connections here.
Pirates were using the harbour and attacking coal ships going to London and so the town and port were seized but the castle was not seen as that important. Presumably the batteries at the castle could harass the harbour and shipping and eventually it was laid siege to.

The castle was bombarded with the largest cannon then available - A Cannon Royal, this had a bore of 8 inches and fired a shot weighing 56-64 pounds.
There was also a battery just outside the castle know as Browne Bushell's battery, after Captain Bushell. Another one who changed sides many time. He was a naval Captain who ended up here and was eventually executed for piracy. He was from Whitby and was married to a Fairfax.

This is an attempt at heavier weathering to try to give a more worn appearance.
It still needs a varnish and the crew adding

While modelling various vehicles of different scales I notice that there is a great discrepancy between figures that are supposed to be the same scale.
I accept that we all differ in size and stature, it never fails to amaze me how they can be so different.
While modelling 1:48 scale for the Battle of Britain, the size difference between the Airfix bruisers and those of other manufacturers cannot fail to be noticed.
I again saw the same in 1/35 figures from different manufacturers, and also in 1:56.
I can only presume that this applies to all scales and genres.

So after some digging and searching, the following emerges:
All figures are based on a supposed human size?
This size is generally taken as 5ft 3in - why, I don't know.
Where is this measured to?
The top of the head or eye level?
Some use one, some the other.
This may be where the problem arises.

In wargaming the scale size (1:72 and so on) is not really used, they use 28mm and so on, and this refers to the figure size.
In converting from one to the other, scale are never whole numbers and so, another discrepancy.

The Germans made much use of captured vehicles and captured countries vehicles.
What can this be.
Clue, another Marder?
It must be an older kit, lots of ejector pin holes to fill.

Browsing I came across something about EMA Plastic Weld and thought it might be a good idea if we had an item on the glues and solvents we use.
You could even include filler as well.

EMA Plastic Weld is a plastic solvent with very fast grab properties and evaporates very quickly. I deal for a fast joint where parts are correctly aligned. As it is a liquid, then capillary action allows it to flow in the joint.
Beware always replace the cap securely all it all evaporates.

I acquired this CMK kit for £13.50, I was not sure what was in the box, but this is the Skoda Panzerbefehlswagen and has etched brass and resin parts in the kit.
The Jerry cans are resin.
This is the 35(t) fitted with a Fu 8 radio and a large frame aerial.
First impressions - it looks ok, but time will tell.
I should have just posted a picture of the jerry cans and asked you what it was.
I have the Tamiya kit to build into a 38(t).

Another small panzer, the backbone of the Wehrmacht in the 1930's.