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Tamiya 1/48 Mitsubishi J2M3 Raiden Empire of Japan GB

My second entry into Louis Gardner's Empire of Japan Group Build,. Thanks for the invitation Louis as I needed an excuse to build this kit and you provided it. This kit has been around for some time and has both raised as well as some [...]

Griffon power! Airfix 1:48 Spitfire FR MkXIVe, 443 Sqn RCAF, Uetersen, Germany 1946

Completed for a recent commission. A lovely kit to build with no issues (other than what I caused myself!). Details: Master brass barrels - the kit offerings are an odd shape Exito (printed by Cartograf) 'Sweet Fourteens' decals - [...]

VBSh Kunkadlo - Eduard Limited Edition - 1/72

VBSh Kunkadlo - Eduard Model Accessories Profipack Limited Edition - 1/72 Light aircraft build by Simunek brothers in interwar era. Only one piece was build. Now in Technicke museum in Prague, National Technical Museum, Prague, 1967 to the [...]

Amy Johnson’s DH.60G Gipsy Moth

Amy Johnson (1903-1941) was a record-setting English pilot who was very active during the thirties. In 1930, the 26 year old Johnson became the first woman to fly solo from Great Britain to Australia, flying from Croydon to Darwin, a [...]

Mustang III by Tamiya in 1/48

Built quite a few years ago. I've always had a liking for Mustangs with a Malcolm hood; this build always bothered me somewhat as the kit only offered a closed canopy. Fast forward to 2020 and a period of 'what shall I do next', it [...]

Tamiya 1/48 Me-109E-3 in Romanian Colors

I found some really interesting decals for a Romanian Me-109E-3 that led to this build. These planes were former Luftwaffe planes that were handed over to the Romanians. They repainted the planes in their own colors and markings. I used [...]

AH-56A Cheyenne, 1/72 Atlantis /Aurora.

Developed by Lockheed for the U S Army Advanced Aerial Fire Support System contract. First flew in 1967 to replace Hueys and eventually the Cobras as attack helicopters. It was a compound helicopter, which included a pusher propeller in [...]

Video: Heinkel He111 H-6 Full video build - REVELL

1/48th scale Revell Heinkel He 111H-6 For more details about this and the new kits from Revell please visit: (link) This is a cooperation with ICM, wich is great! Very, very nice kit, excellent decals out of the box. Beautiful box-art, [...]

1/48 Airfix P-51D

I finished my 1/48 Airfix P-51D. I did not have a D in my collection. It has been years since I built a 1/48 kit. Painted with Various shades of Alclad (fuselage:Duraluminum, Stainless Steel and White Aluminum and wings in Aluminum.) I [...]