Modelling World War 1

[zak]

I have written the odd article for the newsletter regarding this.
My interest has been awakened, maybe rekindled by the year 2014.
Dave will be publishing my articles (I hope!) in future newsletters, and so I thought that I would start a thread here.
At the moment I am on with armour and those of you who attended the Huddersfield show may have noticed that I bought some 1:72nd kits - more of those perhaps later.
At the moment 1:35 is the scale I am mostly to be seen in.
I was rifling through some old stuff and came across this rail related model from many years ago - certainly before digital cameras as they were old photos and the article looked as though it had been written on a word processor
This model is in 1:32 scale, this was due to the fact that I used the Airfix Multi-pose figures and hacked, chopped and remodelled them to be First World war Soldiers.
It started as a 12 inch square model of a trench scene and grew into a 6 ft. x 1ft 4inch monster, I no longer have this railway, it got damaged on the loft and is now in that great modelling black hole.

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[zak]

My apologies about the quality of the photographs.
I scanned them in and this is about the best that I got.
Here are a few more.
I used the Airfix B type bus and converted it to a pigeon loft and also the Model T Ford car.

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[Bigkev]

Hi Zak,

A very interesting scene, WWI should be in our thoughts this year with its 100 year history. I like the 'Old Bill Bus Conversion' but I must say they kept very clean Pigeons! Not a dropping to be seen, very commendable.

As to me, I've been to Mr Dave's and parted with cash for a 1/32 Starfighter in a moment of weakness and blood rush to head, but it looks very nice............................!

Keep up the good work, if you don't hear from me within the next 30 days, please come and check my loft, my wife might have put me there!

cheers
Bigkev   

[zak]

You do look like a kit - a badly assembled one.
Sorry couldn't resist that.
More WW1 offering soon, when I manage to scan them in.
At present working on the odd tank or two.

[zak]

As those of you who were at the March meeting are now aware I have been modelling mostly World War 1.
Here are the two tanks that I brought to the meeting.
They are both1:35 scale kits from Emhar.
The Whippet Mk.II and the Tadpole with Stokes Mortar attached.

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[Bigkev]

Hi Zak,

T(h)anks a lot for the pictures. I really liked to see the built up models you brought last night to the meeting. I often wondered how they looked built up, and yours looked great.

Your on the right track (pardon pun)
Bigkev

[zak]

At present I am working on a Mark 1 Heavy tank.
I decided to try cardboard as a modelling medium, the rivets are white wood glue applied with a hypodermic syringe.


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[Bigkev]

Hi Zak,

Very nice and I look forward to seeing it when it is complete. Your skill is clearly evident, is this what happens when you retire early?

I've only got 12 years before my skills improve on this assumption.

Bigkev

[zak]

Yes, it is nice to be able to do what you want when you want - jealous are we?
Cheers
Dave

[zak]

Here is some more progress, I do get impatient to see a model finished though.

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[Bigkev]

Hi Zak,
Very nice, cannot wait to see it at a meeting or show. Will it be a 'Male' or 'Female' variant?
Bigkev

[zak]

Mark 1 male, with the full length naval guns.

[zak]

A coat of paint makes a world of difference. I am not sure as to the merits of cardboard versus plastic card. I think I may prefer plastic card - sticks together instantly with liquid solvent - well almost. White wood glue takes a time to set.
The rivets were easier to apply than pieces of plastic rod cut up, in future I shall add some colour to the white wood glue and then I can see where it has been applied. I am reasonably pleased with my cardboard tank so far.
Dave


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[Bigkev]

Hi Zak,

Looks fantastic made up and painted, very well done sir!

Bigkev

[zak]

Still more to do, transfers, weathering and so on, maybe a couple of days to go yet.