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Models have been along periodically since childhood.
Having completed the Tamiya equivalent kit, I was left with a large decal sheet that motivated me to explore the potential of aircraft variants. Tamiya provides two major options for early and late Lightning. The main visible difference [...]
Trumpeter did a good job in depicting the iconic WWII German locomotive at the 1/35th scale. Or maybe I am not familiar enough with the locomotive to criticize design issues...
A famous "nose art" sported by a Liberator serving in the Pacific Theater.
I used Kitsworld Decals. Since the application of decals over large and uneven surfaces is tricky, I approached the project with caution. Nonetheless, the [...]
I present her two Mig-21 by Eduard in the Czech Air Force sporting unusual schemes.
A great kit with almost endless color schemes. What else could you ask for?
I used Syhart decals for the splinter camouflage
At some point I got curious about how it is like to build one of the 1/16th scale AFV monsters. Trumpeter's T-34 that comes with interior detailing satisfied my curiosity. It is a solid and easy AFB build thanks to the large size of parts. [...]
Academy's early Phantoms are very good kits and superior to the dated Hasegawa kits. In this kit I focused on the complex weathering patterns that characterized aircraft operating in the humid and dusty conditions of Vietnam. Due to the [...]
Three variations to a theme of Dragon's Initial Production Tiger. Dragon issued the DS tracks for this Tiger boxing. The building process was obviously, much simpler than the single link tracks. However, the tracks keep oozing oils years [...]
After completing the build of this Mig 29AS, I put it on open display to examine for possible flaws. In no time, a giant mantis flew in and settled on the model. I promptly took a photograph and returned the insect back to the wild.
I [...]
The highly detailed Dragon's 1/35 German panzers combined with the endless variations of camouflage schemes is a modelers heaven. Here I present 3 Panthers variants A and G in winter camouflage. Zimmerit was applied free hand.
A trio of Eduard's successful Tempest II. Eduard re designed the wings and engine cowlings to accommodate the changes from Tempest V to II variants, The result is a much better engineered model. It has less deep seems to cover that [...]
