The first meeting for some time, 18 members attended and here are the models on show on the night.
It was nice to get back to meeting fellow modellers, some who have had Covid.
I thought it was a really good meeting after such a long gap.

Hi all, sorry for the lack of post, health problems and so on.
Anyway I started this a few years ago and came across it while sorting out my models and model room.
It was to be part of my V2 models display, but I never finished it.

Well I have started another project and this might just fit the bill, I may have to convert it to a tipper version, but time will tell.

Anyway it has inspired me to get some modelling done.

While the moat on the Beverley Gate cures. this will be the start of the next project/possible diorama, It really depends on how the figures turn out.
It must be Civil Wars that fascinate me, I have no idea why.
I have always had an interest in The American Civil War and watched the TV program on it many years ago.
I think it may be that photography was used and they provide a real, if posed record of the people and times.

This set from ICM contains 4 figures.

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.