Pat's 1:72 Military Diorama's

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English Civil War Seige Artillery

Well I have been going through and finishing jobs that never got completed and I can say with certainty there are a lot. What with winter upon us and all the vegetables and fruit either dried or turned into chutney’s, relish or any other recipe that I could find done, I can hopefully apply myself […]

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New Base and Some Airfix Nostalgia.

I have been thinking of different ways to form bases and while dropping stuff off at the local charity store I spied some old picture frames going for a song. Well I thought I would try and use them and see how they turn out. I have seen others using frames but I’m interested in […]

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Samurai Part 6. 14cm x 25cm

Well here we are at the end of this series of the magnificent Zvezda Samurai series which have been a pleasure to paint up and make up into these small Dioramas. I’m not sure why the last one is similar to the first though it could be that I loved the walls. The figures I […]

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Samurai Part .5 13cm x 30cm.

Hi folks I have been a busy boy. I won’t bother you with the details but it requires numerous trips to the city and staying in motels, back again tomorrow! I have only been away from Melbourne for two years but it seems a worse place to drive in, or maybe living in a small […]

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Mongols In Spice Jars.

Mongols in Spice Jars Well it’s my birthday today so the girls took me on a 2mile hike to build up an appetite for lunch at our local, the Five Flags Hotel. We have a great Guv and a great friendly team that makes a drink and a meal a very pleasant outing, I can’t […]

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Samurai in Spice Jars.

Well I think I said I had another Samurai show on the way but again, the original Diorama was ambushed and put back in line when I was in our local K-mart shop and spied some nifty little jars that the manufacturer thought would make good spice jars. However, being the good Modeller, I instantly […]

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First 2023 Road Trip.

Well we have just had our first road trip for the year and it was quite pleasant weather wise. Being Autumn the temperature was only in the 20’s, a bit cool for my liking but it has been a very mild summer. Our first port of call was a stay at my sister and her […]