Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.
This is Revell boxing of the now quite old Academy Catalina, the amphibian PBY-5A version. Built mostly straight out of the box, with the Revell decals which although a bit thick performed quite well. The roundels on the nose/cockpit sides [...]
Hello,
I'm new to iModeler and a beginner model maker. This is my first post so be easy on me. Not sure if this is where I'm suppose to post but here it it.
Old Tamiya kit I had fun making. Not much detail and the fit wasn't great but it [...]
This is 1/32 Tamiya P-51D-5 Mustang with the markings of “Passion Wagon” flown by Lt Arvil Robertson
Cockpit modified by Eduard PE instrument panel, Barracudacast seat and RB Production cockpit floor decal.
Wheels replaced with [...]
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I picked this up last year for much cheapness and decided to give it a go over my long weekend. Innis advised me that the Sea Plane version was the one to go for so here it is in all it's amateurish glory.
I found trying to get [...]
Fujimi "Sunday Punchers" Boxing of their wide range of A-6's in 1/72. Straight from the box with kit decals, which weren't the best (as usual with Fujimi) and were very thick and difficult to comform to compound surfaces.
This is a boxing by a company named IDEA, but it is essentially the Academy kit, I think, as I do not have the academy kit, but the sprues are the same as photos on the net of the Academy kit. Quite good fitting parts, but I decided to [...]
Hey All,
My recent build(s) were inspired from Adam Mako's book, Devotion, recounting the heroic story of USN pilots ENS. Jesse Brown and LTJG. Thomas Hudner during the Korean War. Highly recommended.
Both kits:
Hasegawa 1/48, F4U-4 [...]
The Chengdu J-10 (simplified Chinese: 歼-10; traditional Chinese: 殲-10; NATO reporting name: Firebird[dubious – discuss],[5] also known as Vigorous Dragon (Chinese: 猛龙; pinyin: Měnglóng),[6][7] is a single-engine, lightweight [...]
1:16 Scale. Model Engineering. One-Off Aluminum Model. Truly scratch-built.
The custom metal models built by Guillermo Rojas Bazán are considered the best in the world in their category by several institutions of wide international [...]
This is 1/32 Hasegawa Spitfire Mk.1a with the markings of N3200 from Squadron 19. This aircraft was based at RAF Hornchurch and was detailed to patrol the Dunkirk area. This Mk.1a was shot down over Dunkirk on 26-05-1940 and forced to [...]
