Merry Christmas

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and prosperous New Year.

I have been a little indisposed for a week or so but should be making site updates again shortly.

Just wanted to thank everyone for their support over the year and hopefully you all got the kit you wished for at Christmas.

Cheers
Terry A

quick update

Seems forwever since the last blog update, but I've been beavering away on the new Tasca 1:24 Panzer II Ausf.F and here a few progress shots of the suspension and front lights.

The full review shouldn't be too far away, hopefully.



Click for full view

Click for full view

I also have the new paper grills from Kamizukuri of Japan which I will have a close look at shortly after.

Cheers
Terry A

New model site

Hi All.

Tanks n Things started life as just a forum 1 year ago but today they launch their full website; Tanks & Things with sections for news, reviews, group builds, model galleries as well as the forum.

Check it out as their is always room on the web for friendly model sites.

Cheers
Terry A

Quick Site Update

Hi All,

I have been able to sort the site hosting sooner than expected and there shouldn't be any downtime hopefully.

I'll also resume normal updates soon as basically that's what I enjoy doing, most of the time.

Cheers

Thank you all

Thanks again for all the support shown, as mentioned I’m a little overwhelmed by it all.

I am one who feels people should take responsibility for their own actions and really shouldn’t have mentioned the health issues as some sort of excuse.

Unfortunately there are some sad of soul who think this was just a publicity stunt to gain attention, I really feel for you but in reality it’s to be expected in this day and age.

Had things been “normal” I probably would not have reacted in the way I did and I just want to say publicly I don’t blame FSM for anything and hold no ill feeling towards them.

I’d also mention that when posting blog comments to include your name as there have been some anonymous comments I have had to reject, sorry to those people.

So let’s put this behind us and move on to better things, leaving those who can’t or won’t accept plain facts to wallow in whatever they prefer to wallow in.

Cheers

Site update

I have to say I’m a little overwhelmed by the responses posted here, as well as feeling a little guilty. Maybe I have over-reacted a little due to my present health situation, but more on this shortly.

First off let me explain how the Google Blog software works as this is different from a normal forum type situation.

Any comments added to a blog entry are not made public immediately like on a forum. When a comment is posted the blog administrator receives an e-mail with the comment details (who from, text of comment etc.) and then he/she has the ability to “Publish” or “Reject” the comment.

This is why some people may not see their comment for quite some hours after posting it. If for example someone in the UK posts a comment when it’s the middle of the night here I won’t get to see the e-mail till next day, this can be up to 8 hours or more given the time zones.

I agree with the majority view that I should just ignore all this as I have done in the past with such individuals.

Maybe I’m a bit naïve but I’ve not encountered such a level of nastiness directed at such a personally level before.

As a bit of therapy I have written a review (yes me) of the panther projects latest media event, the YouTube “Terry’s downfall” video, enjoy.

My comments in the DVD review addendum say all the rest, so let’s leave it at that.

And to the sites future?
Unfortunately the present hosting arrangement has been terminated and the site will be offline either tomorrow or the next day depending where you are in the World, sorry.

The bottom line is I need a break having been doing this single handed for 13 years as well as the current health issues which have not helped dealing with all this other rubbish.

But I will find it a new home and it will hopefully be back on line as a reference site within a week.

There won’t be any real updates for a few weeks as I take time out hopefully giving me time to recharge and might actually build a model just for the hell of it.

When the updates resume it will like a new beginning and as such I will again post news of DML kits along with every one else. As they say the ball will be in their court to see if that continues.

Thanks again for all you messages of support, really has been gratifying as well as humbling but does help put things in perspective. I have never made myself out to be any sort of expert on anything other than a simple modeller trying to make honest assessments of kits available to those who want them.

If others want to put labels on me that’s up to them but I have no illusions at all and know full well if I did go away in a few months people would be saying Terry who?

The hobby is far bigger than one person or a few cockroaches.

Cheers

Site closing

Edited 6 November;

My apologies for the previous posting.

Due to other events and circumstances I over reacted and said things in haste.

Due to those circumstances it has been difficult to deal with the personal nature of recent events, but I don’t intend to dwell on that as my conscience is clear in my actions.

But, it has been overwhelming the amount of support shown and especially the postings from modellers in many countries; it really is a global hobby.

I can assure everyone the previous statements were not calculated or intended to draw such comments.

Thanks again and lets all move on.

Cheers

Just keeps getting better

We hear often that competition is good for the hobby, providing it's done in a constructive manner.

Well in the world of 2cm Flak38/KwK38 metal barrels it is certainly the case. We have recently seen the superb barrels from Adlers Nest and LionMarc/Passion Models that included for the first time the textured barrel changing handgrips on the barrel tube.

Griffon Models already have 2cm Flak38 barrels in their inventory but have gone back to the drawing board and completely redesigned their 2cm Flak38 as well as the 2cm KwK38 barrels with refined details for the flash supressor as well as also including the textured barrel changing handgrips.

Voyager Models have joined the fray by releasing three different 2cm barrels, the L/60 Flak38, the L/55 KwK38 and the shorter L/50 KwK38 all with the textured barrel changing handgrips and other refinements for the flash supressors.

Added to this both Griffon and Voyager have redesigned their 20 round magazines for the Flak38 and the 10 round magazines for the KwK38 as well as the larger 4 magazine ammo boxes with enhanced details over the previous releases.

This latest generation of 2cm metal barrels from these four companies basically makes all other 2cm barrels obsolete in terms of accuracy and details included and also means I will have to go back to the drawing board with the 2cm barrel comparison review page.

I will be posting individual reviews of the new barrel sets shortly which include sets for the Flak38 and the Flakvieling 38 with four barrels in the one set followed by an update of the comparison review to take into account this latest generation of barrels now available.

Stay tuned.

Cheers

Review update

Due to the health issues which I’ve mentioned previously I have unfortunately missed doing some recent new kit releases such as the Tamiya Matilda, AFV Club T-34-76, Trumpeter T-62 and others listed on the kit preview page as well an almost endless list of update sets and books.

Having built the old Tamiya T-62 some years ago, I like many others was looking forward to the new Trumpeter kit.

With the rate of new releases I’m not sure if I will be able to catch up with these and apologise for that but I will endeavour to get to these as time permits. They may not be the latest at the time but may still be useful for those not building the kit at time of release.

I will also trial mixing an aftermarket update/detail set review with comments on the donor kit in the one review (thanks for the suggestion Theo). This may help give catch up on things a little.

Speaking of new kits, I have just received the AFV Club M5A1 Stuart (Late) and T-34-85 as well as the IBG BMW R12 Civilian version and I hope to post the reviews of these and others shortly.

Thanks again for all the support during this trying period, much appreciated.

Cheers

Sponsor name change

Please note a name change Historica Books.

This is a press release from Andrew from Historica hobbies.

"Hi Everyone,
I wanted to let you know about some exciting news at Historica Books.
We are now HISTORICA HOBBIES.
Please update your bookmarks to www.historicahobbies.com
Our existing www.historicabooks.com will stay active for a while until we all get accustomed to the new address.
This store has always been geared to supporting the scale modeling community whether through books or kits. The fact is that most of our business is selling kits, figures and accessories and I wanted the name of the store to reflect this. I will continue to offer great books for scale modelers.
Our main focus going forward will be offering high quality / difficult to find model kits: MasterClub tracks & figures, Miniarm, Pit-Road, Maschinen Krieger, SP Designs, Fine Molds, Evolution figures etc.
We will continue to offer books from publishers such as Tankograd, AJ Press, Ground Power, Auriga, Leaping Horseman, Model Graphix, Panzer Tracts and many more.

I hope this change will not cause too much confusion. I am working hard to deal with any "bugs".
I really appreciate all your support and I hope you will continue to find good stuff at our store.

Thanks again,
Andrew
Owner, Historica Hobbies
www.historicahobbies.com"

Please support them and all PMMS sponsors as they help keep the site inline.

Thanks

BTW, Kenny my name is Terry Ashley