Modelling World War 1

[zak]

Hi Zak,
Does it come with double landing wires??
Bigkev

Sorry not in this scale.

[meremodeller]

WHAT!
That's a bit of a disappointment! I could except them not being 'aerofoil' section, next you'll be telling us there are NO turnbuckles!
Bill

[zak]

True, in 1:72 they are a bit small form me to handle.
Sorry!
Dave

(Oh, how I love being a member of this model group, such caring and supportive fellow modellers)

[Bigkev]

Hi Zak,
Only good thing is the caring abuse is FREE, and the government has not begun taxing abuse .................YET!

On a serious note, I am amazed how quick you turn such high standard kits out. Don't you sleep anymore.....?

Bigkev

[zak]

Hi Zak,
Only good thing is the caring abuse is FREE, and the government has not begun taxing abuse .................YET!

On a serious note, I am amazed how quick you turn such high standard kits out. Don't you sleep anymore.....?

Bigkev

Not vey often. Too many models to build.

[Bigkev]

Hi Zak,

Looked in the loft today, judging by what I saw and your reply, can you call me Rip Van Winkle from now on.

That's 'Winkle' not 'Wrinkle'

Bigkev

[zak]

A few more WW1 related items, some new some built before.
Here we have Ernst Udet - MiniArt 1:16, you have seen him before, he is a little small.
The other is the 1:16  MiniArt Manfred Von Richthofen- The Red Baron, complete with hound.

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[zak]

Here are a couple of Revell 1:72 kits.
A Spad XIII and a Nieuport 28C.

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[zak]

Here is something different in 1:35.
This is the Emhar 18 pounder with crew.

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[Wizzel]

I seem to be moving away from my declared "discipline of WWII aircraft in 1/72 scale, mainly Luftwaffe!  I too have been inspired by The Great War, something I was always aware of but had dismissed as a modelling subject as being "too boring".  How little I knew back then.  Now I've got into the diorama side of things, it's opened up a whole new world for me.  Those scratch-built tanks are superb Zak.  I may have to start going down that line with my diorama accessories as there isn't much available in 1/72.  That and converting existing stuff.  The trench diorama has given me more inspiration but it will be a while before I venture into the RFC domain - despite Tony's excellent rigging talks, I'm even more scared of it now!!!

[zak]

Well its back to the First World War Again.
I bought the Takom 1/35 Mark IV Female Tank at our show, opened the box and just had to get going.
Some of the instructions are interesting.
Thought Tony Beesting would like this.
It even contains some Brass.

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[Haddock]

Looks like you'll have to re-read my article on the importance taking precautions!!!!!

[zak]

Do they mean you will hurt the PE parts or yourself?
Could be either I suppose, judging by the way I build models.
Dave

[zak]

I have started and its coming along slowly.
Sorry but the Lewis gun seems a bit out of focus.
You may even be able to see the bits of etched brass.
This is a nice kit and a great improvement on the Emhar one, but it is twice the price.
The tracks are supposed to work and are single link.
I am not really looking forward to building them.

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[zak]

Even more bits, including internal details.

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