Welcome to my website. For all who visit, I hope you enjoy these pages; for the fraternity of model makers – wherever you may be – I hope that you will find something that you can take away and use... for there can be few better or more pleasurable ways to improvement than to contemplate the successes (and failures) in the work of others.
My current book, now on sale
Spitfire in my Workshop
A detailed and step-by-step account of the construction of a museum model masterpiece.
Spitfire Mk I gallery (1:5 scale model)
P51-D Mustang gallery (1:5 scale model)
My latest project – a Spitfire Mk IX
Workshop diary
Sliding canopy – the vac-form tool
Wednesday, 7th August, 2019
It is more than a year since I commissioned Colin Essex to carve the pattern for my Spitfire’s blown canopy. Colin is a true craftsman...
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Techniques aired and shared
Fabric stringing and stitching
Friday, 6th May, 2011
Like numerous WW2 aircraft, the Spitfire’s rudder and elevator are fabric covered, and the stringing used to secure the linen stands out like veins on...
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