Hobbyboss 1/35th ZTZ 99B MBT

After a spot of man cave cleaning and a sort through the stash I've come up with this rather smashing kit for my next project. It's been a while since I built a PLA vehicle so this fits the bill nicely. I've got some Bronco tracks, some brass smoke dischargers and a set of figures to chuck into the mix.

The model is cast in a nice light grey plastic and it's really nice to work with. There are some nice details present in the kit as well. Oh and before anyone asks it's definitely NOT going to be finished in the digital paint scheme. That's far too clean for my tastes!

Here's the current progress,

 

A New Review!

I've just finished posting a review of Revell's new kit in 1/35th of the M48 A2 GA2. Check out the reviews pages on the sidebar for my thoughts on the kit.

AFV Club M109 Belgian Army All Finished

Here is the completed model on it's base. This was a simple affair with just a few grass clumps, some carved weeds and a small tree added. It sets off the shear size of the vehicle nicely and I'm very pleased with how the whole project turned out.

Looking forwards to displaying this at the IPMS Belgium show in a couple of weeks time.

IPMS Farnborough Show Saturday 20th September

Another outing for Stonehenge Modellers today at the IPMS Farnborough show. Just up the road so no early start which is always nice. As usual a nice quick set up for us and a good look around before the public came in. Visitors seemed a little thin on the ground at times, maybe as it's euro militaire this weekend as well.
However we had plenty of visitors to our tables and were kept busy chatting for a good portion of the day. I managed to get the M109 base done last night so that had it's debut today and Brian had his work in progress charioteer diorama on show too.

A good mix of traders and clubs were present and a good day I would say was had by all. Thanks to the Farnborough chaps for the invite.

 

Belgian M109 Complete

I've just finished off the model today after a heavy attack of pigments. I was intending to put up some pictures of the washes/filter stages but I got a little carried away! Very pleased with how this looks and very pleased with how the spade ace tracks came out. In my opinion they really look great and for such a cheap purchase price can't be beaten. The commander figure does add a nice splash of colour to the model as well.
All that's needed now is a simple base to display the model on which I will sort out this week and she's all ready for Belgium in a few weeks time.

My Big Fat Greek Holiday Part 2

Yep I've been off on holiday yet again this time to my favorite Greek island of Zakynthos. As usual we stayed in Alykes at the Pothos apartments and had a splendid time thanks to the efforts of Dmitri, Dennis and the team. It's just like coming home every time we arrive and it's always hard to say goodbye. The weather was fabulous, the beer ice cold and the food just too damn good!