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Hi all,
I picked up building models again a few years ago after an absence of some 30 odd years.
Paints, tools and especially the kits improved substantially over the years, I can say.
Initially I started building a few 1/32 scale kits because of the great amount of detail. However they have a big disadvantage as they simply eat up too much space displaying them.
So I decided to sell the whole lot and I switched to building 1/48 scale kits.
Currently I'm working on a series of aircraft that flew or still fly for the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF).
However as the number of planes grows they get harder to find though!
Happy modeling and greetings from the Netherlands!
Actually this is my first finished scale kit in a row, representing Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) fighters and trainers from 1946 until present. As I mentioned in my previous post, I am currently working on the 10th plane (the F-84F [...]
I wanted a model of my youngtimer 1991 BMW E30 cabrio, but could not find any kit.
So I decided to disassemble a die cast model and gave it a paint job to resemble the color combination of my car.
Think it turned out pretty well. What do [...]
This time also some WIP pictures and background info. Hope you like it!
During the period 1955–1959, the Royal Netherlands Air Force (Koninklijke Luchtmacht) equiped 322, 323, 324, 325, 326 and 327 Squadrons at Leeuwarden, Soesterberg [...]
Because of the warm welcome I thought it would be nice to do another post today.
Hope you like this old 50’s jet.
This warbird flew with RNLAF from 1952 until 1956.
It was quite rudimentary and notorious because of its unreliability, [...]
Hi all,
I am from the Netherlands and picked up scale modeling again a few years ago after a break of some 40 odd years.
Currently I am working on a series of planes that have flown or still fly in the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) [...]
