painting – Pat's 1:72 Military Diorama's

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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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Samurai Parts 2.3.4.

Well, the first thing I asked myself is why do I make these on multiple bases? I don’t know! I have had this problem from the first one I did, the green jackets on the Napoleonic one. Then every so often I would slip back and do it again, weird but I suppose it’s just […]

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Dark Riders.

Black Riders. 24cm x 13cm I have finally finished two things this year and they are both Dark Alliance black riders. Today I’m putting up the larger one. I have used one of my Jarvis ruins to which I added a bit more base area with some Foam board and plaster, as well as a […]