So the main reason I love this model is the fuselage, specially the tail. just look at the TAIL. and the moniker it got because of its handling. during the build I saw that if I paid extra attention to the spinner and added the exhaust, it [...]
On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard sat in a glorified garbage can atop a converted ballistic missile and was lofted 263 miles from Cape Canaveral, FL to the North Atlantic just off the Bahamas. He sat in the cramped capsule for 4 hours before [...]
Knowing the reputation of Fonderie Miniature kits, I probably would never have gotten around to building this one had it not been for my club's annual build theme of "Blue." The kit epitomizes short-run multi-media: rough [...]
WNW 1:32
Tamiya paints
Kit decals for woodgrain with tinted varnish to deepen the tone
Copper State Models 3D printed wheels
Prop:oils over acrylic
Gaspatch turnbuckles
Model Kasten rigging
This is my first completed model for the year. I had a lot of other things going on and did not manage to finish much this year.
This is the 1/72 KP Spitfire MK XI. I have wanted to have one of these USAAF Spitfires in PRU blue in my [...]
This build shows my LVG C.VI in the markings of FAA233 in the closing months of WW1. One of the earliest WnW kits, it builds up into a very nice model and I like the contrast of camouflage, lozenge and black and white panels as well as [...]
Still need some more practice but the smaller I get the more challenging it becomes to make joints fit properly and remember to printout cut lines. Overall I feel really happy with the final outcome of this model. Makes mye want to do a [...]
This video describes the important elements of a fillet and how to create fillets for scale models.
Modeling the A-26B Invader by combining the best of the Monogram and ICM kits (link)
Scale Model Workshop website (link)
1/72 Me-410 Hornisse, Frog F178
One of those planes that looked like a winner and didn’t quite pan out that way, I always considered the Me-410 looked like a mean machine. It did do considerable damage once the Me-210/410 design was [...]
Another inspiration while reading R.S.Tucks biography, 'Fly for your Life', I did not know that the Regia Aeronautica sent aircraft to participate in the Battle of Britain. One learned fact the book does report was that the Fiat C.R.42 [...]