SPAD XIII

SPAD XIII

The second of my WW1 biplanes is a SPAD XII, flying for the Allies - in this case 23 Squadron RAF. Like the Fokker Dr.1 from last week, this too is a Revell plastic kit. This one was comparatively simple and robust, and helpfully included a pilot...
The Red Baron

The Red Baron

It's been a while, but I finally have access to a camera again, so expect a spate of posts as I work through the backlog of painted miniatures that has accumulated in the past six months. First up, Baron Manfred Von Richtofen's infamous bright red Fokker Dr.1.This is...

Crashed Plane

Just a quick aside from painting items for sale, my brother handed me an ancient Cessna model a while ago, stating that he didn't want it any more. With paint thicker than the plastic and lots of damage anyway, there was nothing for it but to attack it with knife,...

Force on Force – 20mm British Army

Morning all!  Now, for yet another exciting side project to keep me distracted.  A fellow wargamer sent a large cardboard box of powdered mashed potato my way a few weeks back.  Great!  When I opened it up, however, it turned out that it was just a fistful of 20mm...

Two German Sections – 20mm WWII

Just squeezing in under the deadline for The Guild's 2012 group build - this is my task two. It consists of German opponents for the platoon of Brits I painted for the last task - two sections of infantry (18 men) and one Tiger 1 tank.The figures are...