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Models have been along periodically since childhood.
Over the years, I built close to 1000 models.
I want to share my excitement from this great hobby with the images presented here.
GWH's 1/48 TBD is a complex kit. The fit of parts is very good, and the detailing of panels and cockpit components is satisfactory. On the downside, the kit lacks a dolly. Moreover, there are many small, photoetched parts to add. The [...]
Towards the end of WWII Ju 87 aircraft were converted to night operations. The Ju 87D-8 were equipped with exhaust flame suppressors. Most of the night operating Stukas served under1./NSGr.9 in northern Italy and retreated to Austria until [...]
The short lived Portuguese company issued a 1/48th Texan, considered the best in the scale.
The Texan served in the IDF for just over a decade. Although it participated in combat missions, particularly during the Independence war the [...]
The high capacity wide-body airliner. In service since 1989 is depicted in a 1/100 scale company model usually given to valued customers.
A friend had the model in display. The model was shattered after a free fall, and he approached me to [...]
The colorful Mig-21 in the Indian Air Force were used for quick recognition aids during air combat training exercises. The silver Mig is the MF version whereas the Yellow Mig is the Bis version designed for air combat tasks only.
This 1/48th Ju 52 model is among the finest produced by ProModeler. The corrugated surface texture is well reproduced and the kit is well detailed including the interior. The big size and the uneven texture may pose some building [...]
From the outset, Meng's "Magach" (rampage) 6B is a promising kit. A detailed kit of the Israeli adaptation to the M60A1 with enhanced armor to meet increasing threats in the battle field.
The fit of parts is very good and the [...]
An oldie and Goldie. The sublime Tamiya 1/48 Skyraider kit.
The Marder III was designed by the Germans to combat Soviet KV-1 and T-34 tanks. An anti tank gun was mounted on the 38(t) tank chassis. The final version M was equipped with the 75mm Pak40/3 gun and had a redesigned fighting compartment [...]
This 1/48th Hasegawa model depicts a Fw 190-A4 Nr. 145614, of EKdo 19, based in Benghazi, Libya during late 1942. The task of the unit was to test the suitability of their aircraft to tropical conditions. Camouflage scheme consists of RLM [...]
