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I don't rate the reviewers choices on that list. Master and Commander is a way better movie than Tora Tora Tora! I agree with Hunt for Red October and Das Boot being high on that list. What about the Hornblower movie with Gregory Peck. Possibly the reviewer didn't want a third C.S Forester...

Welcome. That's nice collection to inherit. Can't really help as I mainly work on old figure kits. I think the chariot with the woman and driver is Boudica. Surely someone can recognise those old knights. Scott

You could try Vallejos Dark Grey (70.994) which is a smidge lighter. Tamiya's Panzer Grey is another option for German equipment, however, that is a different paint to use than Vallejo again with its own methods. Dark colours can drown out a model or figure, Its worth experimenting with lighter...

Hi Major, Just curious about this thread's title. Are you offering a course in sculpting clay fgures? Scott

Their German grey is quite dark. I find that they tend to dry a slightly lighter shade than as it comes out of the bottle. You can always lighten it a shade or two by mixing some white in until you are happy with the new shade. Overall I find them very good. Painting with acrylics is a bit...

Hi David, I think you may be talking about the late forum member Johnnybach, who did make quite a few bands and made many modifications to his figures. He passed away around 2019 and although his posts can still be found the images seem to have been swallowed up by photobucket and are no longer...

That's an unusual looking figure. Can you post some images of the rear of the figure and the base? And do you know what type of weapon she is carrying? The curved dagger looks Arabic. If it is a kit I would expect the arms to be separate and usually, but not always, the base. Stripping the...

I used Mr surfacer 1000 the other day on an old 54mm figure I have been working on. It leaves a nice snooth painting surface. I suspect 1200 will leave an even finer finish. Just make sure you clean up any casting marks on the figure, fill in any gaps and give it a good wash before you prime...

Looking at the Victorian and New South Wales legislation, I suspect it doesn't apply as there are exclusions for "the display of a Nazi symbol done reasonably and in good faith- for an academic, artistic or educational purpose". I suspect that model soldiers fall somewhere in those categories...

This might help- https://forum.treefrogtreasures.com/showthread.php?48019-Scalelink-Question/page4&highlight=scale+link Scott

If you go to John's gallery you can see them. Mainly Scale Link and Mountford Miniatures- https://toysoldiergallery.au/soldiers/french.htm You could send him a message, although I'm sure he will see this post. Scott

Thanks Rod. That is indeed them. Regarding your second set of figures. Have you thought of painting them gloss? Those colours would look great in gloss. Scott

Thanks for posting these Rod. Its good to see some interest in older figures, particularly those of local manufacturers. I was in Wanaka last year and there is a large automotive/aviation/militaria/toy museum crammed full of stuff. There were lots of old Britains, however, there was also a...

Nicely done! What figure did you use for the AA man? Some of the old Airfix 1/32 vintage car kits are also suitable for these kids of dioramas. Scott

Ah! Badajoz!:) Nice work Victor. Scott

Very nicely done. Good to see some figure conversions. Scott

Indeed. I can see Hinchliffe CS22, the Spanish infantryman sitting on the barrel with the bottle. Valiant Miniatures Brunswick Hussar officer and Rose Miniatures Caron d Hevilley. There are a couple of Victorian era British officer figures in there as well. I think they are Ensign as mentioned...

They are fantastic Andy. I think the image of the Lancaster has been labelled wrong. It should read 460 Squadron RAAF, not 46. Scott

Having a look through the British Order of Battle for the campaign on Wikipedia it lists eight Can-Am motorcycles used by the Commando Logistics Regiment- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_ground_forces_in_the_Falklands_War They look like the bike in the images-...

I, wonder if they were BSA WD B40s. A little long in the tooth by then but the general shape looks right. Were they paras or signallers? Scott