Completed Airfix 1/12 Napoleon worth a second look?

[Wings5797]

I wish I did still have her, but like so many things, she got put away for safety and then lost??? How true it is that if we'd known then what we know now...............
The other day, I went into the local model shop and the first thing I saw was the first Airfix kit I ever bought- a 1/72 scale Tiger Moth. Fifty years apart, same shop, same yellow plastic kit, price then 2/-, price now £7.99--- oh well
Best wishes, Gary.

Hi Gary,
Thats inflation for you, a pretty good pay back for Airfix from the same 50 year old mold.
I am getting the feeling here that they may still have a market from these old boys.
Thanks for participating with such memories Mate.
Best regards,
Keith

 

[Wings5797]

i like it very much. its a pity that airfix dont release the joan of ark again. i would love to have a go at it/badger

Hi Badger,
Many thanks for looking in and I am pleased that you like him.
There is an Company in the UK that sometimes manage to rare out of date kits. It may be worth havinga look on their website from time to time.
http://www.kitkrazy.com
Cheers,
Keith

 

[Wings5797]

Excellent work Keith.

Cheers Carl,
I thought that this trip back in time might re kindle the tank top threads
All the very best Mate.
Keith

 

[Wings5797]

Keith,
You did a great job on the sculpt. He really looks worn out!. Too bad he won't see the paint. Anyway, I first discovered Airfix and their HO figures back in the 60's Then on to the larger kits. Still have a few in a drawer somewhere.
Oh! when things were simple.

Rod

Hello Rod,
Good to hear that you like this little project. I am coming under increasing pressure to add some paint to it, so "never say never".
Your route would seem to be the same well troden Airfix path that lots of us have gone down. Still having a few in your stash is a real difficult choise; Make or Sell. They are asking some high prices these days.
Thanks again Rod.
Cheers,
Keith

 

[Wings5797]

nice work

Thank for your kind comment Anthony.
All the best,
Keith

 

[Wings5797]

Keith .

Nap like Nap

Nice work mate ..looks great ...don't forget the medals and Star

I remember taking Joan down the garden putting her against the fence then shooting her with a air rifle .....silly really ..a bit of a looker ..her not me!!!!

Thanks for sharing

Nap

Mike ,
Really good use of the PA model ..looks great

Nap on Nap,
I knew it would happen one day.
I know that you like your gongs Mate but I did not see any in the original painting. Later copies (mayby from your fair hand) had the awards painted in.

ref: Joan of Arc.
My good friends in Orleans here are looking for an English man to put some blame on to. Where you (with your air rifle) on the night of 30 May 1431?

She really was a looker, I don't know about you. I wil have to consult with the Grand Poobah Jimbo.
Good to hear from you Kevin,
All the very best,
Keith

 

[Wings5797]

Yes I still have the Scout in box - want to build it but others keep telling how rare they are

Hi Ian,
That is a cracking figure that I never managed to get until a couple of years ago but didn't because it was too bloody expensive.
The choise is yours Mate.
Cheers,
Keith

 

[taff edwards]

Hi Keith
Great conversion really captured the moment and all those memory's from so long ago ,lol
Cheers Chris

 

[Wings5797]

Thanks Chris, good to hear from you Mate.
Cheers,
Keith

 

[MCPWilk]

Hi Mike,
I remember seeing your Light horseman beauty when you first went public with it. Great work Mate.
The show jumper AKA Princess Anne was a very popular kit for conversion. Here is the only one I still have from the very distant pass. He has had a rough ride over the years and has lost a few of the more fragile parts....but we still love him. The head is not that of HRH but another great kit of Cromwell.
All the best,
Keith

Makes my work seem positively pedestrian!

Happy modelling,

Mike

 

[swralph]

Nice conversion.
I remember making the Black prince as a kid,and painting it with black gloss,got a great drip effect could never convert anything though,still can't.however my brother was great at converting models especially mine when he threw them on the fire

 

[garyhiggins]

Keith .



I remember taking Joan down the garden putting her against the fence then shooting her with a air rifle .....silly really ..a bit of a looker ..her not me!!!!
Kevin, you absolute savage, everyone knows that when Joan of Arc was around they didn't have air rifles!
( Mine took care of the Bismarck)

 

[Redcap]

That's a great skill you have there Keith with the putty. Me, I only wish I could get the old gap filling 'Milliput' into all the right places at the first attempt.
Tremendous!
Gary

 

[Mat Lambert]

Thought as the subject is on 1/12 airfix kits I should show this version of Anne Boleyn my 7 year old daughter did one holiday last year - I bought the kit on eBay in the absence of any other suitable models for her and left it with her whilst at the grandparents. When I came back I was amazed at what she had done - genuinely all her own work. Not bad for 7 eh!

Cheers
Mat

 

[Wings5797]

Thought as the subject is on 1/12 airfix kits I should show this version of Anne Boleyn my 7 year old daughter did one holiday last year - I bought the kit on eBay in the absence of any other suitable models for her and left it with her whilst at the grandparents. When I came back I was amazed at what she had done - genuinely all her own work. Not bad for 7 eh!
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Cheers
Mat

WOW!!!!! what a tallent you have there Matt. You must be really proud of Her Mate.....I am and I do not even know Her.

So Miss Lambert you have a great ability to paint and you must stick at it. You do not have to only do figures try anything that you really like; animals birds even cartoon people. I wish you all the luck in the world and I hope to see more of your paintings on the internet.
Best wishes,
Keith

 

[Wings5797]

Kevin, you absolute savage, everyone knows that when Joan of Arc was around they didn't have air rifles!
( Mine took care of the Bismarck)

You are so far from the truth Gary their air rifles were along the lines of the air guitar today.

 

[prhayes68]

Kevin, you absolute savage, everyone knows that when Joan of Arc was around they didn't have air rifles!
( Mine took care of the Bismarck)

You are so far from the truth Gary their air rifles were along the lines of the air guitar today.

There's me thinking it was the combined might of the Royal Navy which took care of the Bismarck when all along it was Keith and his air rifle. Your OBE is in the post.

Pete

 

[Wings5797]

Makes my work seem positively pedestrian!

Happy modelling,

Mike

Not at all Mike,
For me your Light Cavalryman and the horse are first class and the balance of rider and horse on the front legs works and looks great.
Best wishes,
Keith

 

[Wings5797]

Nice conversion.
I remember making the Black prince as a kid,and painting it with black gloss,got a great drip effect could never convert anything though,still can't.however my brother was great at converting models especially mine when he threw them on the fire

Thanks Ralph,
Wasn't it so much better when gloss figurers were ok.
When your lovely brother coverted your models was it the time of the miners strike, that for me is the only way he would have survived the day.
All the best mate good to hear from you,
Keith

 

[Mat Lambert]

WOW!!!!! what a tallent you have there Matt. You must be really proud of Her Mate.....I am and I do not even know Her.

So Miss Lambert you have a great ability to paint and you must stick at it. You do not have to only do figures try anything that you really like; animals birds even cartoon people. I wish you all the luck in the world and I hope to see more of your paintings on the internet.
Best wishes,
Keith

Thanks for the kind and encouraging comments Keith - ill be sure to pass these onto her.
Cheer
Mat