“Take’em Down… NOW! ” version 2
Although, I’m still working on this diorama, it is 99% complete. Adding a little more details and weathering to certain parts and areas, will bring it to a close. The previous diorama, version one, is no more.
Mig-29, 1/48 Academy
This time I present to you the last Yugoslavian model I built in 2018. It is the Academy's Mig-29, which needs quite a few extras to look decent. I used Eduard photo-etched parts, Brassin cockpit, wheels, rockets and exhaust nozzles, Aires [...]
Raijin’s flashes: Ki-84 Hayate, 182nd Shinbu Tai
At the beginning of this article I will take the liberty of going back a little and of placing this model of a Ki-84 Hayate in my personal modelling biography. Around 2005 the latent modelling virus, which had been latent since my youth, [...]
Review: IL-2 Sturmovik by Zvezda (1/48th scale – New Tool Video preview)
1/48 scale IL-2 Sturmovik by Zvezda - 100% New Tool!
Very nice kit from Zvezda, great base for future twin seater edition (bomb bay, etc.).
DISCLAIMER:
I am NOT! being paid to promote this kit, paints, tools and to make this video! [...]
F-100 Super Sabre pictures
A beautiful member of the Century series of fighters. Except for the Thunderbird aircraft, these are all Air Guard airplanes.
My Photo collection
I started collecting photographs of aircraft in the 1980s when I was in the military. at the time I had access to hundreds of old Negatives snd also a fully equipped darkroom. Since then I just get them when I happen to come across [...]
Studio 27 1/20 Super Aguri Honda SA006 – 2006 Grand Prix of Japan
Kit: Studio27 1/20 (FK20180)
Paint:
Eastwood 2K Primer (ZP-3014)
Zero Paint Pure Brilliant White (ZP-1026)
Zero Paint Red (ZP-1074)
Zero Paint Diamond 2K Clear (ZP-3006)
Decals:
kit markings
Tamiya and Scale Motorsport [...]
X-Wing and Y-Wing
These two models are on complete opposite sides of the spectrum. The X-wing is a late 80’s early 90’s era model, with not the greatest fitting parts. The Y-wing is a Bandai, basically the Ferrari of model companies.
The X-Wing was fun [...]
AVRO Lancaster B.III – Airfix 1/72nd
I've tried to improved the simple surface detail by adding some missing panel lines and rivets. I’ve replaced the plastic wheels with the resin set from Eduard and I’ve used AK real colour lacquer RAF Dark Green and RAF Dark Earth as [...]
Bf 109 G-4 /R3 1/48 by Hasegawa
I spotted this plane in the Classic Colours series of books "Aufklarer" volume two and was immediately attracted to it. Additions to the kit were:
blanking off the gun troughs
adding detail to the wheel wells
installing an [...]
