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This is another of my models which sat on one of the shelves in my Mother's house, gathering dust, for nearly 30 years after I had made them. I don't think she had the heart to throw them away, bless her. The models were notorious dust gatherers because if you dusted them bits would tend to...

I particularly remember doing the 1/8 scale model of Dracula with a picture of Bela Lugosi on the box. I've* just discovered it was manufactured by a US company called Aurora. The Dracula model was first produced in 1962 but in 1969 to combat dwindling sales they introduced a glow in the dark...

I also did these Airfix 1/12 scale figures which included Oliver Cromwell, Julius Caesar, King Charles I and Life Guard Trumpeter (those long black shiny boots taking forever to dry as was always the case with the gloss paints). My models of choice were always dictated by what I was given for...

As well as the obligatory WW2 aeroplanes I also did a few 54mm Napoleonic War figures, the most memorable being the 10th British Hussar, the Scots Grey and the French Cuirassier. The most challenging parts were painting the beading on the Hussars jacket and the eyes. As a finishing touch I also...