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Piaggio P 166 Scratch Build 1/32 Scale ” The Start”
Well here we go again, I finished the Spitfire about 2 weeks ago, a very enjoyable build, I tell you those Tamiya Kits are really good, so good in fact that I started to get Board with the build, no offense to Mr Tamiya, it was so well [...]
Ian McQue inspired airship
This is a kit bash / scratch built model inspired by the designs of Ian McQue. Hope i did him justice...
Thompson Brothers Aircraft Refueller
Just a couple of additional photos of my Thompson Brothers Aircraft Fueller taken with my Airfix 1/24 scale Hurricane.
Thompson Brothers Aircraft Fueller
I haven't posted for a while, but this is the completion of a 3-year project. The Thompson Brothers Aircraft Fueller (TBAF) was in use on RAF airfields during the 2nd world war. This representation is in 1/24th scale and is scratch built [...]
George Lee & his Keystone, etc.
The first 3 photos are of George Lee with his "scratch built "Keystone Bomber." I took the photos at the annual 1988 IPMS/USA National Convention. George taught me how to scratch-build model parts and how to airbrush [...]
Sci-fi Airship
This was based on a sketch by artist Rob Turpin. It was my first attempt at scratch building. It’s a weird design, but I really liked it right away. It reminded me of science fiction paperback covers from the 70s and 80’s and the [...]
1/15 Nostromo Airlock (Alien 1979)
Scratch built model of the Airlock from the movie Alien (79). Built from polystyrene sheet, Evergreen, & 3D printed styrene. I mostly worked from a production sketch by concept artist Ron Cobb, and a few frame grabs from the film.
The [...]
Video: Ju 87 B-1 Stuka- Scratch Built Metal Model- Part 2
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 [...]
Video: Ju 87 B-1 Stuka- Scratch Built Metal Model- Part 1
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 [...]
Dewoitine D.21 C1 – 1/16 – Scratch Build
The Turkish Nation donated about 300 aircraft to the Turkish Air Force between 1925 and 1935. The donor or the name of the province, county, village was written on the airplane. Dewoitine D.21 C1 donated by Akşehir Town was one of [...]
