I managed to complete 14 projects - some of them commissions - and started shooting 'how-to' videos for my YouTube channel (which really slows down the painting process...).
I already have a few projects in mind for 2026 as I work my way through my stash of kits...
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See my model kit collection on YouTube Model Club TV Episode 86
See my kitbash work-in-progress pics in the Kustomizers section of the clubhouse
Thanks for looking !
Spectacular Derek. Your skill with all surfaces and textures is really impressive. A small thing I guess, but I'm always struck by your ability to pinstripe.
Steve Walsh
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Perfection in the enemy of excellence
Squidy53 wrote: ↑January 1st, 2026, 9:11 pm
A small thing I guess, but I'm always struck by your ability to pinstripe.
It's not something I do often, Steve because it is a pain in the a** to lay down the making tape, but most times things turn out as I had planned...
It really is hours and hours of tedium followed by a couple of minutes of spraying paint...
Squidy53 wrote: ↑January 1st, 2026, 9:11 pm
A small thing I guess, but I'm always struck by your ability to pinstripe.
It's not something I do often, Steve because it is a pain in the a** to lay down the making tape, but most times things turn out as I had planned...
It really is hours and hours of tedium followed by a couple of minutes of spraying paint...
Ah yes, but it's precisely your preparedness to go to those lengths that sets your work aside from the pack. "Genius is 1% inspiration, 99% perspiration."
Steve Walsh
______________________________
Perfection in the enemy of excellence
Squidy53 wrote: ↑January 1st, 2026, 9:11 pm
A small thing I guess, but I'm always struck by your ability to pinstripe.
It's not something I do often, Steve because it is a pain in the a** to lay down the making tape, but most times things turn out as I had planned...
It really is hours and hours of tedium followed by a couple of minutes of spraying paint...
Ah yes, but it's precisely your preparedness to go to those lengths that sets your work aside from the pack. "Genius is 1% inspiration, 99% perspiration."
Fantastic, consistent quality of work Derek, I especially like the Die Hard and Silence of the Lambs tributes, both of course by UK garage kit legend Mike Hill. Your Billiken Dracula is off the charts!
