Review: Iwata Maintenance and Cleaning Kit
This is a demonstration of the various tools in the Iwata professional airbrush maintenance kit.
1/32 Hasegawa P-47D25 “GABRESKI”
This is 1/32 Hasegawa P-47D25 with the markings of 4226418 Lt Col. Francis Gabreski from 61 FS, 56 FG, 8AF Boxten England in July 1944.
Cockpit enhanced by MDC cockpit set, Eduard instrument panel and seat belts.
I have used front part of [...]
MIG-21-93 . . . MIG-21 Bison . . 1/48 . .
Hello Everyone,
The MIG-21 Bison (MIG-21-93) is primarily used by the India Air Force and is an upgraded version of the Later Mig-21s. The aircraft has a new radar and integration of modern avionics and weapons.
The donor kit is a [...]
Review: Quinta Studios 1/48 P-38F Interior Detail Set For The Tamiya Kit
As I was finally getting around to get started on the fairly new Tamiya P-38F/G Lightning. It's amazing it has been out for over a year. I have been building Tamiya kits in order that starting with Ki-84 Hayate Frank way back in 1992. [...]
Hobbycraft 1/48 P-36A
Curtis P-36A flown by commander of the 20th Pursuit Group, March Field California, November 1939. My 4th P-36 but the hardest being bare metal finish. 2 months on and off, sanding, filling, resabding, priming, more sanding... but [...]
I 16 type 24
This is a I 16 type 24 in 1/32 scale by ICM with Eduard’s photoetch for interior and exterior. This is a “no paint” version. I found some reference on line about the construction materials of the soviet airplane of this period. This [...]
Mosquito Bomber
I found these two photo's of a Mosquito W-II bomber showing the entry/exit door. It looks like one door is on the right side and the other photo shows a door on the bottom.
I have no idea if I scribed in a door or re-scribed any kit door [...]
1/32 Italeri F-35A Lightning II - RAAF
Here's the latest model off the bench - Italeri's 1/32nd F-35A Lightning II.
This was built out of the box, with the exception of Eduard's seat belt and cockpit set. The kit itself goes together really well, with the only filler being [...]
What was your first model?
There's an interesting thread over at The Other Place in answer to the question, what was the first model you built?
I'll start.
My dad built my first models for me: a Strombecker solid wood B-29 and B-24, both painted silver. The first [...]
Sweet Home Alabama
I wanted to represent Alabama in a landscape similar to the one that exists in Ko Tapu (Thailand). The kit is from Trumpeter in 1/700 with various generic photo-etched parts and Aber main guns as well as various upgrades to secondary and [...]
