Adam Watkinson
@adamwatkinson1.bsky.social
Scale modelling for nearly five years, reader of travel literature, crime fiction, military & social history. Player of proper records on a turntable. CCFC & FRSC 🤷♂️
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A new pinned post of some builds that I really enjoyed doing…which is really what it’s all about right?
SMS Paints info…a big U.K. restock is due to arrive in April. For those in Canada…they now have a wholesale distributor there & some retail outlets have some product. You can use this link to find them…just ‘move’ the map to Canada or elsewhere if you like 👍
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February 2, 2026 at 9:21 PM
SMS Paints info…a big U.K. restock is due to arrive in April. For those in Canada…they now have a wholesale distributor there & some retail outlets have some product. You can use this link to find them…just ‘move’ the map to Canada or elsewhere if you like 👍
www.scalemodeller.com.au/pages/find-a...
www.scalemodeller.com.au/pages/find-a...
I think I have the ejection pin holes filed OK…they are mostly inside the build so will do…🤷♂️. Got a first dose of lacquer SCC15 on some of it...needs a bit more. Think I’ll use XF-93 as the acrylic ‘sand’ colour to chip through to the SCC15…🤔👍
February 2, 2026 at 9:09 PM
I think I have the ejection pin holes filed OK…they are mostly inside the build so will do…🤷♂️. Got a first dose of lacquer SCC15 on some of it...needs a bit more. Think I’ll use XF-93 as the acrylic ‘sand’ colour to chip through to the SCC15…🤔👍
My posts about books are mostly poorly received…are ‘book packs’ a thing on here at all? I mean posts of four books that are related by theme but not author? I quite like the idea but ho hum…perhaps it could become a hashtag #bookpacks 🤷♂️?
February 1, 2026 at 11:25 PM
My posts about books are mostly poorly received…are ‘book packs’ a thing on here at all? I mean posts of four books that are related by theme but not author? I quite like the idea but ho hum…perhaps it could become a hashtag #bookpacks 🤷♂️?
A quartet of great books that sort of fit together perhaps…all marvellous and often a bit…🫣🤭🥃
February 1, 2026 at 10:53 PM
A quartet of great books that sort of fit together perhaps…all marvellous and often a bit…🫣🤭🥃
Not sure what I’d call this little collection…mucky old working vehicles perhaps…🤔🤭?
February 1, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Not sure what I’d call this little collection…mucky old working vehicles perhaps…🤔🤭?
A guaranteed way of slowing up a build is discovering ejection pin holes that need filling…ho hum…🙄😊
February 1, 2026 at 7:11 PM
A guaranteed way of slowing up a build is discovering ejection pin holes that need filling…ho hum…🙄😊
Just discovered ‘lists’ on here…investigating…🤔😊
January 31, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Just discovered ‘lists’ on here…investigating…🤔😊
I will sing the praises of SMS paints all day long but when they go out of stock here in the U.K. they seem to do so everywhere at once…Jadlam and Scale Model Shop are both out of SCC15 at the moment…🙄
January 31, 2026 at 10:36 PM
I will sing the praises of SMS paints all day long but when they go out of stock here in the U.K. they seem to do so everywhere at once…Jadlam and Scale Model Shop are both out of SCC15 at the moment…🙄
Well…even if I had been old enough (I wasn’t) I am now 100% certain Steve Strange would have not let me in…🤷♂️😊🥃
January 31, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Well…even if I had been old enough (I wasn’t) I am now 100% certain Steve Strange would have not let me in…🤷♂️😊🥃
Got started on the innards of this kit…will likely have to paint and chip this as sub-assemblies I reckon…
January 31, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Got started on the innards of this kit…will likely have to paint and chip this as sub-assemblies I reckon…
My last four tanks…I seem to be building one or two a year at the moment...I sort of like them but they are a bit of a scale modelling cliche perhaps…🤷♂️
January 30, 2026 at 11:12 PM
My last four tanks…I seem to be building one or two a year at the moment...I sort of like them but they are a bit of a scale modelling cliche perhaps…🤷♂️
I’m not sure if I’m normally a fan of this sort of thing but thought that this was very good….gripping, interesting and quite terrifying too…
January 30, 2026 at 10:29 PM
I’m not sure if I’m normally a fan of this sort of thing but thought that this was very good….gripping, interesting and quite terrifying too…
I’m determined to build more kits than I buy in 2026 but there are a few military kits I have at least half an eye on…
January 30, 2026 at 9:54 PM
I’m determined to build more kits than I buy in 2026 but there are a few military kits I have at least half an eye on…
I am really annoyed (so that‘s f*cked off to many I guess) about gambling and its association with football (soccer) in the U.K. It‘s a pretty disgusting business and yet football has no qualms about taking their sponsorship cash left right & centre…ban it perhaps? Is it the same elsewhere?
January 29, 2026 at 11:15 PM
I am really annoyed (so that‘s f*cked off to many I guess) about gambling and its association with football (soccer) in the U.K. It‘s a pretty disgusting business and yet football has no qualms about taking their sponsorship cash left right & centre…ban it perhaps? Is it the same elsewhere?
I think there are episodes missing from this list. Small Mercies, The Maid In Splendour & Sauce For The Goose should be top five imho…🤷♂️
January 29, 2026 at 10:28 PM
I think there are episodes missing from this list. Small Mercies, The Maid In Splendour & Sauce For The Goose should be top five imho…🤷♂️
Much of this detail won’t be visible on the finished build but I enjoy attempting to do the detail justice. I may put some paint on this lower half soon. Had a couple of bizzare wrong part numbers in the instructions but nothing a few minutes hunting through the sprues didn’t quickly sort out 🙄👍
January 29, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Much of this detail won’t be visible on the finished build but I enjoy attempting to do the detail justice. I may put some paint on this lower half soon. Had a couple of bizzare wrong part numbers in the instructions but nothing a few minutes hunting through the sprues didn’t quickly sort out 🙄👍
This sounds very interesting…but does anyone know the when and wheres though…?
Stolen from the Tamiya Blog on the other site. For me this could be a game changer.
January 28, 2026 at 11:13 PM
This sounds very interesting…but does anyone know the when and wheres though…?
I imagine this’ll be a nice kit when it arrives…I reckon, on average, RFM make some of the better tank kits…🤔👍
January 28, 2026 at 6:56 PM
I imagine this’ll be a nice kit when it arrives…I reckon, on average, RFM make some of the better tank kits…🤔👍
Chassis built and the engine, gearbox and radiator added. Next up are the wheel mounts and rods…
January 28, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Chassis built and the engine, gearbox and radiator added. Next up are the wheel mounts and rods…
Just a general question…I suspect there are book and record/music communities on here somewhere but I am struggling to find them…should I be using hashtags to find them perhaps?
January 27, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Just a general question…I suspect there are book and record/music communities on here somewhere but I am struggling to find them…should I be using hashtags to find them perhaps?
A little ‘early doors‘ surgery requested and executed…🙄😊
January 27, 2026 at 9:30 PM
A little ‘early doors‘ surgery requested and executed…🙄😊
Engine and gearbox. Typical of CSM…nice plastic, nice castings and good instructions…
January 27, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Engine and gearbox. Typical of CSM…nice plastic, nice castings and good instructions…
I’m always having massive internal arguments about accuracy, prettiness, art, modulation, colours, realism, style etc in scale modelling…& am reaching the conclusion that none of this matters…extracting enjoyment & satisfaction is far more important than all this much too much argued about shite…🙄😊
January 26, 2026 at 11:40 PM
I’m always having massive internal arguments about accuracy, prettiness, art, modulation, colours, realism, style etc in scale modelling…& am reaching the conclusion that none of this matters…extracting enjoyment & satisfaction is far more important than all this much too much argued about shite…🙄😊
This has turned up…will be getting stuck in to it at the weekend I suspect…I already know it’s going to be brilliant…I don’t see anywhere near enough posts on here about books like this…help😊🥃!?
January 26, 2026 at 11:10 PM
This has turned up…will be getting stuck in to it at the weekend I suspect…I already know it’s going to be brilliant…I don’t see anywhere near enough posts on here about books like this…help😊🥃!?