Beautiful work Cam! Lots of awesome overall in this campaign.

Hi Cam,

Nice work, looks the business.

Congrats on finishing.

Al

Hi folks,

A bit of an update. I think the scene has progressed far enough for me to call this one done for the purposes of the campaign. Some items I wish to add are not yet released and may not come out in time for the campaign end, but this one can run as is for now. If I accomplish anything else I'll let you know.

I've enjoyed all your builds and progress, congratulations to everyone for another terrific campaign.

Cheers

Al

Nice work all.

Alan, most impressive. Each time I look at it I see something that I had not seen earlier.

Hi Alex,

Many thanks and glad you enjoyed the build. With the new artillery from Resicast, new figures coming along from ICM and the new MkIVs hopefully there will be another WW1 campaign next year as the options have increased greatly in a short period of time.

Cheers

Al

Greal stuff Al, the dio

real depth and lots of stuff going on.

Could really do with the base for the Tiger before I can make much more progress.

Si

Great and inspiring work. I'm already planning to rebuild my trench scene. I'll add another set of ICM figures.

Hello All,

I'd like to join this campaign with a very humble tank build - the venerable Airfix MKI male. Hope that is okay. It will pale beside the really impressive dio work I see going on, but this kit has been in the stash long enough and deserves to be built, and I hope pretty quickly too.

Here's a start picture...



Cheers

Matthew

Thanks Si and Alex.

Welcome along Matthew.

ICM have just released their British Weapons set so maybe the Tommmy's won't be far behind and it will get completed before campaign end in Dec.

Cheers

Al

I made good progress this evening...

This kit is crying out for an interior. Imagine a mighty engine block in there and exhaust flues going to the roof… All kinds of sponson-off models would be possible...



sponson naval 6 pounders:



And again in front forward position…



And now with sponsons fitted…





and now with pesky tracks added…





The problem is these tracks do not fit “track-to-track”, you have to glue them them with regular liquid poly to the hull of the tank…

You’ve got to love Arfix though. I love the grey plastic - really nice to work with. Also, this kit, despite its age, goes together nicely - tracks not withstanding…

I’ll paint this baby and upload picks as soon as…

cheers

Good progress Matthew. Nice work.

Si, has the campaign been added so the gallery?

Cheers

Al

Hi Al,

The Galley is under 2013, I presume that is because that is when it started.

Still awaiting the base for Tiger, but a little more progress, railings.



started on the flag halyards,



Si

Looking good Si, terrific build. Thanks I found the thread.

Cheers

Al

Hello all, I'm finally back to building my Albatros. I'm glad you guys enjoyed the photos I posted of Rhinebeck Areodrome. Thanks for the nice comments. I can post more photos from Rhinebeck if people are interested. I could do a walk-a-round of the place if I know how to post it. (Maybe its already been done). Would love to see the Shuttleworth display in Britain. Speaking of Britain, it is neat to speak with you guys who live there. I was stationed there as a U.S. Marine back during the Faulklands issue (1980s). Was part of a counter terrorist guard unit in England. Fell in love with your country! Here are some photos of the interior of my Albatros. There are two models in the photo. One will be set aside for the future, but I thought I'd do the interiors of both models at the same time.



Allen your project looks incredible!!!!!!
Matthew, welcome aboard. This is my first campaign too!
The rest of you are showing great stuff!!!
God bless!

Got her primed..





The build was not without miss-hap - I stuck the canister-assembly-thing that connects to the cart-wheel rig the wrong way up… still it came off ok with persuasion from a sharp scalpel. And now it is where it should be, and the right way up...

cheers

Matthew

Welcome Al,

and thanks, really need to get her based before much more progress,

Si

Nice work Daniel and Matthew,

The plane is looking super so far Daniel.

Al

Just when I think I am on the home run, Mad Pete at White Ensign goes and answers my prayers & nightmares.



might start having "fun" with these tomorrow,

Si

Great builds in this tread. I am joining with the Albatros. I can see Daniel is building the same kit. I am not sure I will reach the same level, but hopefully a good result none the less.

More to follow.

I am calling this one done. I don’t have any decals for it unfortunately. It would like nice on some kind of a base/dio… but that will have to wait for another day…









And for all the arm-chair critics, I know that the MK I didn't have the kind of hatch on the roof which is represented here, but - with the exception of the exhaust covers - I wanted to build this OOB, so it remains.

cheers

Matthew

Coming along well Matthew.

After completing Part 2 I started on what could be Part 3 !!



Still waiting to see what new British figures ICM Release, but in the mean time I complete the new Tamiya Mk IV.



Cheers

Al

Hi folks,

Hasn't hit the news yet but some new WW1 British Infantry from MB, more good stuff.

http://www.mbltd.info/35146.htm.

Cheers

Al

Great job on the MkIV Alan, it looks fantastic!

Alan! Fantastic, man.

Okay, as I'm typing this, I'm seeing the ads for the Takom kits, and I know Tamiya is now making them too, but I needed to take the challenge that I've read so many others do-- build the Emhar kit.
I won't go so far as to make corrections. The plan is OOB, but already I see what the hub-bub was about with the tracks-- weird, slippery plastic, in segments, that are supposed to be bent around the kit. That's certain to fail, but I've got a thick skull, so I'll give it a try anyway.
Here's my starting photo...
WW I Mark IV starting by windysean, on Flickr
Now, pressing on for the year's end!
Cheers,
Sean H.

Thanks Johan and Sean.

Sean you're a brave man lol. Good luck with the build.

Cheers

Al