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Ghost @ghost1485.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Probably better paired with a good mature Camembert and a French baguette 🥖 😂

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Ghost @ghost1485.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Some of them will be going in the stowage on the Operation Cobra M4 Sherman

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Ghost @ghost1485.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

A friend of mine makes amazing miniatures for Dolls Houses so I persuaded her to make me some 1:35 WW2 French wine bottles…she even painted and applied historic wine labels…stunning #histscalemodels

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Ghost @ghost1485.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

In Cardiff….Metallica tomorrow night

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Ghost @ghost1485.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Stacking sandbags on the “Operation Cobra” M4 Sherman #histscalemodels

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Ghost @ghost1485.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Much later. I think it did a pass over York and then over our village on its way back to RAF Coningsby.

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Ghost @ghost1485.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Wow…we have had a low level pass over the village by the RAF BBMF WW2 Dakota

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Ghost @ghost1485.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Well that’s one Vampire drop tank cleaned up but I guarantee that when it’s it’s in primer you can still see the seam….thats why I like tanks, you can add mud #histscalemodels

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Ghost @ghost1485.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

A bit of evening modelling while listening to classic fm….some work on the M4 hull and filling seams on the vampire F1 drop tanks….until that is….the second power cut in the village tonight…at least this time the 5G has stayed live….time for bed I think

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Ghost @ghost1485.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Well this has taken significantly longer than it should have done….the CA glue was drying as soon as it came out of the tube…..sadly the front sight pinged off into ether so I’m going to have come up with an alternative #histscalemodels

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Ghost @ghost1485.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

With various tank projects at painting stage it’s time to start a new project while watching the last round of the W6N. Airfix 1/48 vampire F3 to be converted to a F1 #histscalemodels

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Ghost @ghost1485.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

So the T-26 is now in primer and the replacement 3D printed tracks should be here on Monday. The turret of the M4 has been completed with a replacement hatch grab handle from copper wire and some photo-etch detailing and then primed #histscalemodels

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Ghost @ghost1485.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Can some one explain to me how this is a relaxing hobby 😂 #histscalemodels

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Ghost @ghost1485.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

That’s all the photo-etch added to the T-26 along with all the little fiddly bits (running gear is only dry fitted for ease of painting later). Ready for primer but next job is the tiny workable tracks…#histscalemodels

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Ghost @ghost1485.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Spent the day at Armourgeddon thanks to a birthday present from my daughter driving a AFV

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Ghost @ghost1485.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

A bit of work on the M4 and adding texture to the cast steel bow and turret. First step…apply Tamiya extra thin then random stippling with an old cut down brush. Next step will be localised heavier pitting with a dentist bur in a drill but the plastic is still too soft tonight #histscalemodels

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Ghost @ghost1485.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Back onto the T-54 and the first layer of weathering begins on the wheels…before and after #histscalemodels

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Ghost @ghost1485.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Mrs B says it looks like a Christmas Decoration so it looks like it will be…

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Ghost @ghost1485.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

I’m not sure if this is a 1/72 AFV diorama or a Christmas dinner table centrepiece #histscalemodels

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Ghost @ghost1485.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Operation Epic Vegetarian

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Ghost @ghost1485.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

The shorter tufts would definitely be of interest on future projects. The snow is made by mixing bicarbonate of soda with AK Water Effects. Different ratios result in different events. It’s a bit of an experiment piece

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Ghost @ghost1485.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

The little diorama has gone all wintery portraying a period were the heavy snow has started to melt. I’ll wait until this dries fully before seeing if any more is needed, perhaps a light sprinkling of fresh snow ? #histscalemodels

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Ghost @ghost1485.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

It’s starting to look a bit like a diorama base #histscalemodels

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Ghost @ghost1485.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

45 mins for me so not to far. Leeds was closer but I can understand why they have relocated back to Wakefield

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Ghost @ghost1485.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

It would be rude not to go although I can see it being an expensive trip #histscalemodels #scalemodels

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Ghost @ghost1485.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

The academy is okay but the bow “add on” armour and bin is wrong. Accurate Armour used to do resin replacement along with some other bits and pieces but don’t know if it’s are still available though

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Ghost @ghost1485.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

We have booked a lovely French cottage overlooking the sea for our week long “Beach” holiday in Normandy starting on the 6 June…..really looking forward to this after our recent road trips to Bastogne and Arnhem over the last couple of years…. Luckily we have wives that also enjoy history….

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Ghost @ghost1485.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Decals on the T-54 and another coat of gloss varnish over the top of them. A bit more work on the hull and turret of the T-26 and added the turned aluminium barrel that arrived today #histscalemodels

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Ghost @ghost1485.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Daughter No1 has finally got home after a long deployment…and it’s a second Christmas with lots of gifts from the Tamiya Factory Shop in Tokyo shipped back courtesy of a Royal Navy Aircraft Carrier….#histscalemodels

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Ghost @ghost1485.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

The 2026 Six Nations has started !

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Ghost @ghost1485.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

With the 1/72 Tiger II and the 1/35 T-54 ready for varnish on Saturday, the Sherman has had some bits fitted and glue drying so it must be time to start assembly on a little OOTB side project….I really must get the Jagdpanther engine compartment painted though #histscalemodelso

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Ghost @ghost1485.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Not seen this before.....rare film footage of the E-100 at Haustenbeck in 1945 with a British Valentine IX tank for scale. www.facebook.com/share/v/186v...

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Ghost @ghost1485.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

They do look really good but I am currently resisting the temptation

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Ghost @ghost1485.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

A bit of work on the stalled 1/72 Tiger II. All the little bits, cables and tools added ready for detailed painting tomorrow ready for Matt varnish at the weekend and final weathering #histscalemodels

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Ghost @ghost1485.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Painting tyres but at least it’s not a Panther #histscalemodels

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Ghost @ghost1485.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

No it’s a H&S Evo / Cult of Paint limited edition

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Ghost @ghost1485.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Might need to find the “below the knee” shorts

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Ghost @ghost1485.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

First bit of modelling this holiday. M4 running gear cleaned up, 4 unused bolt holes drilled into the bogies and missing bolts added to the track skids. The hollow Tamiya rear idlers have been replaced with a pair of spare early style idlers from the, as yet, unbuilt Academy M36 #histscalemodels

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Ghost @ghost1485.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Watching Tora Tora Tora while cooking Sunday dinner on 7 December….84 years ago today

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Ghost @ghost1485.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Rubber ones although more recent version so look oak(ish) tbh.

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Ghost @ghost1485.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

It’s starting to look a bit like a M4. I’ve forgotten how quick these older Tamiya kits are to build….the aluminium barrel and resin mantlet were already in the stash but I’m still fighting the desire to get some better tracks…..#histscalemodels

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Ghost @ghost1485.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Mrs B has gone to bed early, so progressing the Tamiya Sherman with a glass of red wine, Classic FM Movies on the radio and both cats asleep on the office armchair…this is quite relaxing, no PE, no tiny tiny bits of plastic…I could get used to this, after all the hobby is supposed to be relaxing….

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Ghost @ghost1485.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

My first ever tank model was the Hedgehog way back when it came out in the 1970’s as a young teenager and surprisingly my only M4 to date so, tired of tracks, tonight I’ve started a retro homage to that build using a Tamiya M4 as the base…going to keep this simple….yeah right ! #histscalemodels

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