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Hasegawa 1/48 P-51D Mustang
In one of my earlier posts I'd mentioned I had build several Accurate Miniatures, Eduard, Airfix, Monogram/Revell, and Tamiya P-51's but not a Hasegawa kit. That is until now and it is a decent kit IMHO. The cockpit is adequate but not [...]
Tamiya 1/48 Heinkel He 219A-7
The Uhu is another gem from Tamiya. An accurate depiction of a complex aircraft that is easy to build. A custom made cockpit tub weight is included to balance the very heavy tail. Hence, there are no build distractions that in turn, [...]
Tamiya Sturmvogel
This is the classic Tamiya Me 262 kit in 1/48. Had started it and a Monogram Schwable way back in 2016. Had wanted to build a plane base at Rheine since I had been TDY at that base when it had F-4F Phantom IIs.
Well hit a few hiccups like [...]
Tamiya Ducati Panigale 1199 1/12th
Those of you who got to know me here on iModeler know me as Bike Queen. Well here is the bike that started it all.
I was building a Monogram Capsule and Command Module kit complete with resin aftermarket parts, and everything went wrong [...]
Airfix 1/48 Fairey Gannet AS.4 – 815 NAS Ark Royal 1958.
What a kit.
It all just fits together.
The wings are still just a dry fit.
I need to give a massive shout out to Airfix and their customer service as they replaced my clear sprue after i'd cracked two of the canopies whilst polishing.
I [...]
Tamiya Mazda MX-5 Roadster 1/24
Since I restarted this childhood hobby of mine, my 9 year old daughter kept asking if she could play with the models I’ve built. That’s why I choose to build this Mazda MX-5 from Tamiya for her. It’s a car I’ve always loved, and a [...]
More D-Day stuff
Just finished some more items for my 1/48th D-Day display at our local library coming this June. A P-47D-25 kit 61090 and a GMC Fuel Truck kit 32579. Both kits are from Tamiya. Great detail and decals.
1/48 Hasegawa P-40K-5
Another P-40 from the Bebout Curtiss Factory and this one I like to call Snake on a Plane. I didn't have a Hasegawa P-40K but a did have their P-40E plus a AMTech P-40 with the Black Box resin tail. The Hasegawa P-40 K kit is as scarce as [...]
Two Kits for Ron
My neighbor Ron passed away recently. Ron was an interesting fellow - He grew up only a mile or so from where he died in this rural Iowa community, was an engineer in the Air Force (worked on the Hound Dog AGM), collected firearms, read [...]
Trumpeter 1/32 Swordfish Mk. I
Trumpeter's Swordfish is a great kit. Not only that it is an enlargement of Tamiya's magnificent 1/48th kit, but also that it is impressive thanks to its large size.
The texture surface of the biplane is largely canvas. The texture surface [...]
