Completed George Washington 1776, Airfix Collectors Series, 54mm plastic kit.

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Babelfish said:
Great work Ken and a nice bit of nostalgia.

A lot of us cut our figure modelling teeth on these Airfix figures back in the '70s - and they were "state of the art" back then - although this is one of the few from that range that I never painted.

- Steve
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Thanks Steve!

Married and raising two kids back then, these kits were affordable and well done. Fortunately, I bought more than one of each, so they still sit in my Gray Army waiting to be painted. Since Washington was released in '74 and I turned 74 this week, I thought it only appropriate. :);)

Cheers,
Ken
 
NeilW said:
Nice work (y)

Hot knife.... ah the heady intoxication of smouldering polystyrene (even better when mixed with the poly-glue) :wacky:

I now regret giving away my old Pyrogravure many years ago when in a fit of 'grownupedness' I gave all my kit (plus a half dozen or so Airfix figs) to the son of some friends :(
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Thanks Neil!

Being a hobby hoarder, of sorts, has served me well in my retired years. However, I also parted with many kits over the years. I smiled as I gave them away, but it was quite painful. :)

Cheers,
Ken
 
Happy days indeed, judging by the number of replies to this post it gives an insight to the average age of the "modern" modeller, I wonder what the combined age would be?
 
Hi Ken,

A wonderful nostalgic build. I had an old Historex pyrogravure until that gave up the ghost.
Then I bought another exact same pyrogravure some years back from a new company. It's a wonderful tool - completely therapeutic.

Unfortunately, that coy does not seem to sell the pyrogravure anymore. http://www.landmproducts.co.uk/


Rgds Victor
 
blaster said:
Hi Ken,

A wonderful nostalgic build. I had an old Historex pyrogravure until that gave up the ghost.
Then I bought another exact same pyrogravure some years back from a new company. It's a wonderful tool - completely therapeutic.

Unfortunately, that coy does not seem to sell the pyrogravure anymore. http://www.landmproducts.co.uk/


Rgds Victor
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Thanks Victor! You can buy inexpensive wood burning tools but the key for me is the ability to vary the temperature like a true pyrogravure. Luckily my old, stand alone, dremel speed control works fine for that purpose.

Cheers,
Ken
 
One of the first figures I ever did, I think the first mounted one. The very first two were the Grenadier Guard and Coldstream Guard that came in a bubble pack on a card. A great build! I may need to get one out for nostalgia's sake. Thanks for the inspiration!
 

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