THE CLUBHOUSE

It was a relatively productive year for me.

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...

Great output (especially with shooting videos)
And amazing quality across all of them.

Thank you very much, Trevor

Very impressive body of work !

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.

Gorgeous build-ups Derek!!!

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...

That's a nice year! Retirement suits you well!

derekc62 wrote: ↑January 2nd, 2026, 2:03 pm

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."

Squidy53 wrote: ↑January 2nd, 2026, 8:49 pm

derekc62 wrote: ↑January 2nd, 2026, 2:03 pm

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."

Very well said.

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!

Cheers,
Paul

Nice work, and a nice variety of genre choices. Congratulations!