Got a good lookalike for a US rain poncho, looks like I'll really need it! Loads of upgrade stuff, new bearings, high speed gearing, air seals, hop ru...

Got my broadband back on!

Did some more work on a layout model of the british museum. Not really WW2 related but it just happens to be in scale for Flames of war games so I ma...

How much did you have to take out of the grip/stock to get the mechbox to fit, and how much did it weaken it?

Picked up some more spare pinion gears. Managed to use some restraint this time as I usally say "while I've got the gearbox open..." And the...

Wow it's really looking great so far. Can't wait to see the full thing. Any major problems you came across?

Spit shined my corcorans to a loveley mirror finish only for them to get muddy tomorrow.

Spent a while milling out new rail slots on a scope only to find out that the rings are off centre for some reason and it will always be squinty!

Took apart that pesky V2 and rebuilt it with no frills. Still nothing.

The fire selector is a bit odd. Fully forward is full-auto, fully back is semi-auto. Somewhere random in the middle will make it safe. I think this wa...

2nd, but that includes all the time I spent looking for tools and resoldering the wiring loom and building and adding a mosfet. plus fitting it all an...

Spent 8 hours taking a v2 gearbox down to nothing, re-shimmed, new bearings, cleaned and rebuilt the entire box, motor works outside the casing as soo...