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Thursday, August 6, 2026

DORA Railway cannon Trumpeter 1/72 huge WW2 gun largest in history

 With a bit of free holiday time, I thought, why not post the largest model kit I've been involved in the construction of? I really don't know why I didn't post it before. Mainly built by my father, a good more than 10 years ago, but my and my brother we did help in various parts, painting never ending grey bits, building and painting the figures, helping holding things to be glued together, and the myriad of doubts a kit of this size brings about.

After it's completion, we got two Dapol trams, and we converted them as best we could into the would be german electric locomotives. Sounds incredible but it was indeed just towed around by that, at least in short distances, like aiming, as it could not aim by any other way than building a round train section, and going round it :) . 

The later figures are slightly on the bigger side, which only shows the ridiculously gigantic proportions of this epic beast. The Thor is dwarfed to a ridiculous size at it's side!

It was even, fitted with air tube to realy shoot it's shells, but I can't remember if we did a video of it, so maybe for a later post. 

Sunday, April 26, 2026

Lippish P.13 A PM Model 1/72 built and painted model kit

 This is an unusual little kit, one I saw discounted and couldn't resist buying it even if my stash is sky high (and keeps on growing!). A coal powered jet that was built in WW2 is just too tempting! followed a nice what-if camo plate that I found on internet, and sculpted the pilot myself.

 

Saturday, April 11, 2026

BAC Jet Provost Airfix 1/72 model kit built painted Singapur air force

 After many years without posting, here I am back, with a nice little plane, the BAC Jet Provost. Originally wanted to make the Omani or Yemeni versions, but all the hassle of making and printing my own decals, I went for the Singaporean version which is quite different and fun too.

I painted on purpose the discoloured orange.  Next to the end, photo of the camo I based on.

Some time after, I read the book about the SAS intervention in Oman, and the Strikemaster crucial intervention, now I've got to make another one for Oman!