This model was picked up at Telford last year and I found the WW2 jeep in the loft ( yes it is WW2 and Vietnam but as a good Yorkshireman, a bit of mud and slop and you will not notice the difference) 
The book is the Osprey Campaign Series "Tet Offensive 1968"  and the jeep will be placed in a street scene with the Vietcong firing from a building, well that is the plan at the moment, it may change.

Next project - found this at Monk Bar Models in York - again a reduced price set.
This time Howard will NOT be able to complain about the standard of the face painting, as it will be made as a monument all painted bronze with just the colour on the fag as it is in Washington.

Just a few from the set up - BUT what is under the boxes

Its all Neil's fault again.  Just been given this box of part made bits with lots of parts missing -- and the comment of YOU are weird so you will do something strange with this lot.
So its now going to be converted into a stone age plane with several odd things on it such as movable weights on each wing to make the plane turn and catapults for armament and any other strange things that come out of my head, so be warned.
Now have can I get a Fred Flintstone in 1/48 scale to fly the plane ??

As a lot of you know I come to this hobby from the history side of life, not like some of you who came out of the womb with a scalpel in one hand and super glue in the other.  So at the moment I am back enjoying doing figure models of historical soldiers.
The Samurai and the Praetorian are new 1/16 scale MiniArt figures and the Hussar was an old white metal Post Militaire that had no work done on it at all.   
The Agincourt archer was from 30/40 years ago and just had the hands and face to do as well as the base. Looking around in the loft found some more figures from when I was at sea, the knight is white metal ( no idea who or what company ) and just has the helmet and morning glory to finish ( that is if I can find the bit of the weapon that is missing. )
Before Haddock gives me hell , I am still doing my ship models but at a reduced rate, to fit in finishing some of the figure models.

Found this at the back of a cupboard and it will be the next model - DON'T TELL HADDOCK.
If you notice I have just posted 2 more photos of the destroyers I am rusting up, to keep Haddock happy.
Not that I am a total coward -- but when I was teaching, one of the pupils asked if I had been in the army. I told her no but if I had been, I would have been in the "RASC" -- that would be the "run away someones coming" regiment.

Now back to the model, it is a Poste Militaire  90mm figure of a French Hussar. Have sorted out the colours for the model but will let "she who must be obeyed" decide on which regiment he will be in.

Just to keep Haddock happy - not just one ship but two. Looked in the stash and found these 2 models - first is a 1/700 scale American destroyer, the second looks like a 1/350 scale German destroyer. ( no instructions just the kit )
The American will be run ashore in the Pacific and rusted, the German will be run ashore in Norway and rusted ( have you got the link between them yet ?? )

First job is to add a full hull at the bow for the American destroyer, so she can be sticking up out of the rocks and sand. It will also allow me to use the 1/700 scale superfine rails I have - they drove me mad last model - they bent when you just looked at them funny.