Tamiya 1/48 Sherman Firefly IC
Since the first two armor articles have been well-received, here's another from back in 2006: the Tamiya Sherman Firefly IC.
The British and Commonwealth forces first received the M-4 medium tank in 1942,in [...]
My completed P-51B Shangri -La. I enjoyed this build which was mostly out of the box with the exception of the main landing gear wheels which are from Hussar. I also used the Lifelike Decals set for this aircraft.
The build log can be [...]
Built 6-10 years ago. Hasegawa kit, decals from Lift Here!, Humbrol enamel paints for upper camo, selfmixed acrylic paint for underside, don´t know which ones anymore. Brake lines and Eduard seatbelts added.
Info about the original
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I have been corresponding with some who have projects underway where there was a concern about not making the April 3rd deadline.
So I have decided to just remove the deadline altogether. This will remain open for us to use as we have [...]
Since the Sherman was so popular, here's another armor review from a few years back.
After the war, German tank expert Hasso von Manteuffel told Basil Liddell-Hart that, "Tanks must be fast. That, I would say, is the most important [...]
A little change of BUST in 1/16 of the movie character "Tom Cruise" in SAMURAI.
Painted with acrylics AK, Vallejo, AMMO.
T.p!
Samo/P.k
In July 19th,1969,Maj.Soto, piloting FAH 609,shot down 3 A/Cs from El Salvador. Cavalier F-51D FAS 404 and Goodyear FG-1D FAS 202 and FAS 204.
I interest about "Soccer War" long time. This is 100 hours war fought by El Salvador [...]
A review from 2006.
The Original "Black Panthers":
Much is made in military history about how the Sherman tank was outclassed by its opponents, with the unstated message being it was a second-rate armored vehicle which only ended [...]
My first build of 2021 was this brightly coloured Fokker D.VII, this was also my first and so far only subject from the First World War. This particular one was based on Fantasy of Flight's D.VII and was a Christmas gift from my other half [...]
My version of the Hasegawa Macchi MC 202 presented for iModeler colleagues. This kit is just 'aces'! It builds so amazingly well. It is painted in Model Master enamels.
The MC 202 Folgore mated the famed (and feared) DB 601A1, [...]