Adam Watkinson
@adamwatkinson1.bsky.social
Scale modelling for about four years, reader of travel literature, crime fiction & history. Player of proper records on a turntable. FRSC.
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It’s been a month since I had a new pinned post so here’s one that’s fresh off the production line…
There is a weird thing over on X where some scale modellers continually build kits that seemingly express their political views…it is quite disturbing…they are always of a ‘ahem’ far right view…my lips are sealed beyond this but it does give me the ick 🤔🙄
November 28, 2025 at 11:20 PM
There is a weird thing over on X where some scale modellers continually build kits that seemingly express their political views…it is quite disturbing…they are always of a ‘ahem’ far right view…my lips are sealed beyond this but it does give me the ick 🤔🙄
Appreciate that there are current examples of this…but it seems that the concept of convicts being given their ‘freedom’ if they agree to fight in an army of some sort isn’t remotely modern…do any history people know if there are books about the history of this in general?
November 28, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Appreciate that there are current examples of this…but it seems that the concept of convicts being given their ‘freedom’ if they agree to fight in an army of some sort isn’t remotely modern…do any history people know if there are books about the history of this in general?
Well this looks interesting and a little different…I am sure I’ve walked ‘coffin roads’ in the SW of England (in Cornwall perhaps) but not in Scotland…🤷♂️
November 28, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Well this looks interesting and a little different…I am sure I’ve walked ‘coffin roads’ in the SW of England (in Cornwall perhaps) but not in Scotland…🤷♂️
WIP (on the underside) & lots of colour very early in the build…a nice kit so far but lots of clean up needed…which is definitely a ‘thing’ with the AK kits I have tackled thus far…grey plastic nibs everywhere…😊👍
November 28, 2025 at 9:34 PM
WIP (on the underside) & lots of colour very early in the build…a nice kit so far but lots of clean up needed…which is definitely a ‘thing’ with the AK kits I have tackled thus far…grey plastic nibs everywhere…😊👍
Not a car modeller and not a military modeller…I do sometimes feel a little adrift or perhaps untethered in the scale modelling world…🤔🙄🤷♂️
November 27, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Not a car modeller and not a military modeller…I do sometimes feel a little adrift or perhaps untethered in the scale modelling world…🤔🙄🤷♂️
Made a start on this…the wheels remind me of MiniArt wheels…quite complex but OK. The main body is very nice and I think I’ll do this relatively early version…🤔😊
November 27, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Made a start on this…the wheels remind me of MiniArt wheels…quite complex but OK. The main body is very nice and I think I’ll do this relatively early version…🤔😊
Thoughts on the ‘paint pens’ from AK. I don’t feel they replace an airbrush in any way at all as the evenness of coverage can’t compete. OK for some ‘details’ but the nibs are a bit large (for 1/35) and they also break down quite quickly in my hands at least. So far maybe 6/10 🤷♂️
November 26, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Thoughts on the ‘paint pens’ from AK. I don’t feel they replace an airbrush in any way at all as the evenness of coverage can’t compete. OK for some ‘details’ but the nibs are a bit large (for 1/35) and they also break down quite quickly in my hands at least. So far maybe 6/10 🤷♂️
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A couple more factory pics...
November 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
A couple more factory pics...
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Here the raw steel shell and in red the Duroplast panels (here an early production car scheme with flat grill, later changed to pressed metal).
November 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Here the raw steel shell and in red the Duroplast panels (here an early production car scheme with flat grill, later changed to pressed metal).
I’m going to start this next as I‘ll now park the Trabant build until I get the missing decals for it which could easily be another week or so…
November 26, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I’m going to start this next as I‘ll now park the Trabant build until I get the missing decals for it which could easily be another week or so…
Still a WIP…a lot of tidying up needed and still waiting on the decals…may have to park this soon…
November 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Still a WIP…a lot of tidying up needed and still waiting on the decals…may have to park this soon…
I’m a big fan of Copper State Models and these both look interesting little kits…
November 24, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I’m a big fan of Copper State Models and these both look interesting little kits…
WIP…the exhaust is erm…delicate…🫣
November 24, 2025 at 9:32 PM
WIP…the exhaust is erm…delicate…🫣
The tyres on the AK Trabant are rubber but they are very nice I have to say…good detailing and they look OK I reckon…🤷♂️
November 23, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The tyres on the AK Trabant are rubber but they are very nice I have to say…good detailing and they look OK I reckon…🤷♂️
Finished Low Life…brilliant, hilarious, depressing & uplifting all in one…but definitely recommended. Light relief next I hope…
November 22, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Finished Low Life…brilliant, hilarious, depressing & uplifting all in one…but definitely recommended. Light relief next I hope…
Added some Archer instrument decals to replace the ones missing from the kit…they are mostly black & white which seems to be about right for most Trabant dashboards. They look OK from 3 cm away and therefore will do…🙄😊
November 22, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Added some Archer instrument decals to replace the ones missing from the kit…they are mostly black & white which seems to be about right for most Trabant dashboards. They look OK from 3 cm away and therefore will do…🙄😊
Apologies for posting a reply from ahem…’that place’ but this was in response to my query about if there were any visible metal parts on the Trabant that may rust…it’s quite fascinating and makes sense structurally too…
November 22, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Apologies for posting a reply from ahem…’that place’ but this was in response to my query about if there were any visible metal parts on the Trabant that may rust…it’s quite fascinating and makes sense structurally too…
Trabant materials…the box art has a suggestion of rust on that front bumper and even the grille surround perhaps. I know most of the panels were Duroplast hung on a steel frame but were any of the visible bits steel and therefore potentially rusty? 🤔
November 21, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Trabant materials…the box art has a suggestion of rust on that front bumper and even the grille surround perhaps. I know most of the panels were Duroplast hung on a steel frame but were any of the visible bits steel and therefore potentially rusty? 🤔
Some first doses of colour on the AK Trabant…needs a little sanding and respraying in places…
November 21, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Some first doses of colour on the AK Trabant…needs a little sanding and respraying in places…
Pretty convinced that, yet again, this will be the best ‘watch’ over Christmas…it’s an absolute marvel…
November 20, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Pretty convinced that, yet again, this will be the best ‘watch’ over Christmas…it’s an absolute marvel…
On the eve of the Ashes…this, from the MCG about 20 years ago…
November 20, 2025 at 10:03 PM
On the eve of the Ashes…this, from the MCG about 20 years ago…
Do all scale modellers tie themselves in knots over colours? There are so many to chose from when you aren’t painting everything shades of OD…I think I’m going to go with SMS Light Admirality Grey for the Trabant…I want ‘dull’ but not ‘grim’…🤔🤷♂️
November 19, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Do all scale modellers tie themselves in knots over colours? There are so many to chose from when you aren’t painting everything shades of OD…I think I’m going to go with SMS Light Admirality Grey for the Trabant…I want ‘dull’ but not ‘grim’…🤔🤷♂️
These look superb…not cheap but quality just isn’t is it…wow…💥
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November 19, 2025 at 8:42 PM
These look superb…not cheap but quality just isn’t is it…wow…💥
www.insidethearmour.com/product-page...
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