In this episode of the popular Paint & Scale magazine, Geoff from Scale Modelling Now (https://www.scalemodellingnow.com/) and I discuss current builds alongside the rabbit hole that is research, which can be as dangerous to your wallet as it can be your shelf space! Honourable mentions to the Tuskegee Airmen, IBCC, Prime Portal and craft materials.

Distributors mentioned in the podcast:

Zero Paints: https://www.zero-paints.com/

Hong Kong Models 1/32 Lancaster: https://www.hk-models.com/hkm/

The International Bomber Command Centre: https://internationalbcc.co.uk/

Tuskegee Airmen: https://www.tuskegee.edu/support-tu/tuskegee-airmen

Albion Alloys: https://www.albionhobbies.com/

Red Fox: https://rfstudio.hu/

Research Resources

Hawker Hurricane Prime Portal: http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/mark_hayward/hurricane_mk1_l1592/

Pen & Sword Books: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/

Valiant Wings: https://www.valiant-wings.co.uk/

Mortons of Horncastle: https://www.mortons.co.uk/mortons-books/

Crowood Press: https://www.crowood.com/category.asp?cat=1&class=Aviation

In this feature length episode of the Adjutants Lounge Gary from Calais returns to the mess with tales of the history of the Nord Pas de Calais with references to the Unknown Warrior, how three feathers became the symbol of the Prince of Wales and an unexpected Argentine connection. 

Books mentioned:

Murderous Tommies - https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Murderous-Tommies-Hardback/p/3591 

Flames of Calais: a Soldier's Battle 1940 - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Flames-Calais-Soldiers-Battle-1940/dp/0850529972

For You, the War is Over - https://www.amazon.co.uk/You-War-Over-Sam-Kydd/dp/0859740056

Links of Interest:

Musée du Libertador San Martin in Boulogne-sur-Mer : https://www.boulonnaisautop.com/en/boulogne-sur-mer-ville-d-art-et-d-histoire-english/boulogne-sur-mer-argentina/musee-du-libertador-san-martin

The Unknown Warrior (overview): https://heritagecalling.com/2020/11/08/the-story-of-the-grave-of-the-unknown-warrior/

Battle of Crécy: https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Crecy

John of Bohemia: https://heritagecalling.com/2020/11/08/the-story-of-the-grave-of-the-unknown-warrior/

In this episode of the Paint & Scale Geoff (https://www.scalemodellingnow.com/) and I discuss The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: Kits that have challenged us as well as the Shetland Grand National, flatulent ponies. Honourable mentions to Gaspatch, Billing Boats, Lindburg Models and Wingnut Wings. Apologies for the abrupt ending.

Gaspatch Models: http://www.gaspatchmodels.com/

Billing Boats: https://www.billingboats.com/

Wingnut Wings: http://www.wingnutwings.com/ww/

Ratio: https://www.dapol.co.uk/shop/model-accessories/self-assembly-oo-kits

In this episode, we catch up with our first guest Jonathan Solomon and how his modelling has progressed as well as looking back at modelling in our youth via war games and railways and looking forward to possible future projects including HMS Prince of Wales. Honourable mentions to Airfix, Games Workshop and Humbrol. 

In this episode Paint & Scale I'm joined once again by Geoff Coughlin from Scale Modelling now talking about how the Ever Given is affecting model kit supply, our favourite kits (We tried to limit ourselves to three. We failed), and promoting books. Honourable emtions to the Red Arrows, Pen & Sword Books, Osprey Publishing and a Terrapin.

Links to sites:

https://www.scalemodellingnow.com/

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/

https://ospreypublishing.com/

https://www.tamiya.com/english/books/index.htm

Links to kits mentioned in the Podcast

Revell Hawk 1/32 T2 - https://www.revell.de/en/produkte/modellbau/flugzeuge/militaer-modern-revell/bae-hawk-t2.html

Trumpeter 1/32 Mig 21 - http://www.trumpeter-china.com/index.php?g=home&m=product&a=show&id=2198&l=en 

Italeri 1/48 P51 - Discontinued but available on auction sites

Revell 1/35 King Tiger - https://www.revell.de/en/products/modelmaking/military/vehicles-wwii/tiger-ii-ausf-b-henschel-turr.html

Tamiya 1/32 F15E - https://www.tamiya.com/english/products/60312f15e/index.htm

Italeri 1/9 Norton - https://www.italeri.com/en/product/2563

Zoukei-Mura 1/48 F-4EJ Kai Phantom II Phantom Forever 2020 - https://www.zoukeimura.co.jp/en/products/sws48_11_f4ejkai-pf2020.html

Tamiya 1/35 Saladin - Discontinued but available on auction sites

Tamiya 1/35 Land Rover Ambulance - Discontinued but available on auction sites (LandCraft book: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Land-Craft-7-Land-Rover-Paperback/p/18544)

Airfix 1/35 Cromwell - https://uk.airfix.com/products/cruiser-mkviii-a27m-cromwell-mkiv-a1373

Revell 1/48 McDonnell-Douglas FGR.2 Phantom II (Nr.04962) - Various retail

Das Werks 1/35 KettenKrad - https://www.das-werk-models.com/products/kleines-kettenkraftrad-sd-kfz-2/

Resicast -1/35 Terrapin - https://www.resicast.com/products/kits/slideshow-33/index.html 

In this episode of the Adjutants Lounge, I talk with historian Mark Jones whose work with the 1911 census has raised some very interesting pieces of information and gives an insight into how, who and where pre-Great War British Army Regiments recruited. followed by a host of thoughts and considerations one has come to expect from the Adjutants Lounge.

Mark's reading list

Till The Trumpet Sounds Again. The Scots Guards 1914-19 in their own words - https://amzn.to/2QkTub8

Tommy, Richard Holmes - https://amzn.to/3a9NtoD

Six Weeks, John Lewis-Stempel -  https://bit.ly/3e2JbR0

Marks Twitter handle: @MoseleyMAJ

Links to genealogy guides:

Pen & Sword genealogy titles: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/search/products/genealogy

Find my Past: https://www.findmypast.co.uk/

This episode of Paint & Scale sees the return of Gary from Calais to complete his two-part review of modelling in the 1960's to 2000's, continuing the development of the Airfix range into battle sets and the arrival of Matchbox kits and their eclectic range of subjects that continued to woo modellers and collectors alike.

As usual Gary's take on modelling history is as sharp as it is comedic, so apologies once again for the background chuckling from Ben. Special mentions to Amera, Italeri, Revell and Marx.

Links:

Amera vac-formed bases: http://www.amera.co.uk/

Italeri: https://www.italeri.com/en

Marx Playsets: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/markmcnamara737/marx-playsets/

Revell Models: https://www.revell.de/

In this episode of Paint & Scale, Geoff from Scale Modelling Now and I discuss 'What if' modelling, the Red Arrows, Gerry Anderson, Battlestar Galactica and the skills of railway modellers. Honourable mentions to the RAF, Newark Air Museum, Dapol and Pen & Sword.

Links to company's mentioned:

Dapol: https://www.dapol.co.uk/shop/model-accessories/self-assembly-oo-kits

Oxford Diecast: https://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/

Pen & Sword: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/

Red Arrows: https://www.raf.mod.uk/display-teams/red-arrows/

Newark Air Museum: http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/

Second World War Historian Dilip Sarkar MBE joins Ben Skipper in the Adjutants Lounge to discuss the importance of giving participants of conflict a voice, person-centred research and storytelling, fair representation, Sailor Malan and 3 tons of earth. 

Honourary mentions to Douglas Bader, Big Wings, Peter Townsend and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Links of interest:

Pen & Sword Dilip Sarkar MBE catalogue: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Dilip-Sarkar-MBE/a/3288 

Commonwealth War Graves Commission: https://www.cwgc.org/

This episode of Paint & Scale sees the return of Gary from Calais discuss early Airfix figure, from the 60's to the early 80's. From Princess Anne to Space cadets [sic] the choice was always eclectic and not always what the punter wanted. As usual Gary's take on modelling history is as sharp as it is comedic, so apologies for the background chuckling from Ben. This podcast really does prove that the marketing department didn't always get it right in the early days of figurine production at Haldane Place.