WMD - Woody's Modelling Diary

The build of the Airfix Solly was documented by the WMD film crew and uploaded to YouTube and if you are interested in the visual delights o...

The Airfix Stolly is finished! Well, just need to add an aerial when I find my small drills, but otherwise finished complete with base to di...

Time to think about a base to put the Airfix Stolly on. My traditional method is to cut a piece of Styrofoam to a standard sized rectangle t...

It is nearly there! A few more parts to add, a bit more weathering but the Airfix Stolly is just about finished and I am pleased by both the...

With the few parts still be fitted to the cab now weathered... ...it was time to think about putting some glazing in the cab. First off I ne...

With the Airfix Stolly in green and the wheels painted up it is time to get dirty! I start off with a dilute brown wash which sounds as thou...

During August the Rocks By Rail Museum opens every Sunday and on non-event days visitors can walk around the museum and just enjoy the delig...

The Airfix Stolly build has now reached the stage of being all green! It really is beginning to take on some character. A good weathering sh...

It is strange how getting a model into a uniform colour changes the way it looks, especially when that colour is grey! However, that is what...

 Well, the Stolly is just about ready for paint. Just a couple of parts to attach and then its time for some primer before a top coating.  I...

 I have to admit to enjoying the build of the Airfix Stolly. I have said it before but will say it again, it does remind me of the early Tam...

Crashed and bashed today and I am not talking about some new weathering technique on the Airfix Stolly build! It is me who is crashed and ba...

The Airfix Stolly is coming on with the cab now weathered using my usual dilute mix of earth brown paint along with some Tamiya weathering p...

The Stolly cab interior looks a lot more interesting now the various parts are fitted and painted. It just needs some dirtying up to replica...

 Having previously primed the cab interior of the Stolly it was time to top coat it with Tamiya XF11 which is J N Green or also known as Bro...

Just a quick update on the Airfix Stolly build. I am now at the stage where I need to attach the cab to the base which means the inside need...

 I was in suspense about how easy or difficult it would be to build the Stolly's suspension. It is an important part of the vehicle and ...