Completed Kenworth Australia

Below are some pictures that have been supplied by Bill of the Kenworth Australia by Revell (07549). He built the model without the bull (kangaroo) bars.

Creating a workshop

One of our regular customers has recently built himself a workshop to house his vast collection of model making accessories and to have a place to work on making his models other than their bedroom!!!

I have put below some of the pictures and also a piece about the construction of his 'Man Cave'.

"I'm extremely happy, i used to do my modelling in the bedroom , then i started using the airbrush and she went mad lol, but it was all part of the plan to get the new man cave built, it did take a while from start to finish due to being less abled than most, but when i got the cave built and started moving stuff in i thought i was going to have an add on built lol, im actually back to model building but still moving things around inside lol, i will get it sorted eventually."

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Gallery Pics

One of our regular customers, Nicholas Gunn, has forwarded some images of completed models that he has made. He will be displaying these (along with others to be finished) at a model show in February.

Albatros D.III oeffag 253 series which is the austro hungarian version of the german D.III this is the eduard kit in 1/48 scale with markings circa late summer 1918.

Phonix D.II Austro hungarian fighter which is a special hobbies kit which includes rein and photoetch extras

this took approx 2 weeks to complete spending between 2-5 hours a day (alongside other projects)



Morane saulnier type N although a french aircraft this was also used by the Royal Flying corps which is how mine has been marked

this is the eduard kit with a few detail parts from the spares box.




Roland C.II German recon plane my example marked up for 1916 on the western front the crew are a combination of a white metal gunner and the pilot which was scratchbuilt from spares. (eduard kit)




Nieuport 23 another french aircraft used by the rfc as mine is shown circa 1917 western front this one was built pretty much out of the box with the pilot being the only addition (eduard kit)

Clever uses for Lead Shot.

Some models require balancing such as aircraft with a tricycle undercarriage. If this is the case then before completing the model use small metal weights to balance it. For example, on aircrafts often the front end of the plane is often lighter than the rear, so before completing the model add the required amount of weight to the nose cone.

We have the perfect solution to solving the problem. Just a few mm in diameter and sold in plastic pots weighing approximately 180 grams, this lead shot can be fixed in place in the nose section of tail-sitting model aircraft to rebalance the distribution of weight throughout the body of the model. You can use epoxy glue or putty to keep the shot in place.


The other great use for these little balls of lead is as a mixing agitator. Do you ever get fed up with the way enamel paint tends to clot at the bottom of the tin if left for a while? Try putting a few lead shot in your tins of enamel paint. When you come to shake the tin, the balls inside will help mix the paint pigment back into suspension. A very ecomonical solution to an age-old modelling problem.

Click here to purchase the lead shot at a price of £2.49 in our store.

Paint Conversion Tool

For many years we have provided a convenient and easy-to-use paint conversion tool to help you find alternative paints if you cannot source the colour you need from your preferred brand.

Click here to go to the Paint Conversion Tool page to search for alternatives.

What is the effect of storing paints in unheated buildings in winter?

The first signs of winter were well and truly with us this morning with ice on cars and frost on the ground. You may be wondering whether storing paints at sub-zero temperatures (in a garden shed for instance) would affect them.


Well, the answer is no. We know this because for a number of years Toms hobby room was a wooden summer house located in his back garden and it suffered a number of cold, cold East Anglian winters without imparting any effect whatsoever on the paints, glue etc. In fact the cold may have even slowed the deterioration of the paints because of the reduction of evaporation risk.

Obviously using the paints at cold temperatures may cause an issue so we would suggest heating your hobby room in good time before starting work to heat the place up.