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Models have been along periodically since childhood.

Special Hobby 1/32 Tempest V & VI

I was quite happy with my Eduard kits representing the magnificent Tempest. A price drop provided a good excuse to check if size matters. Well, it does. Being a limited run kit, assembly requires much part test fitting. Fortunately for [...]

Tamiya 1/35 Dragon Wagon

The best engineered armor kit I ever built. Dragon's M4 sits on top of the trailer.

Revell 1/32 Heinkel 219 A-7

Having built many of Tamiya's 1/48th Uhu variants Revell's 1/32nd kit was a good way to complete the collection. And yes, I also built Dragon's 1/72nd model. All three kits were not disappointing. There were no issues with the building [...]

The big and the small: Hobbyboss 1/72 Railway Gun 80cm K(E) "Dora" & Meng 1/35 French FT-17 (Riveted Turret)

Both kits have no building issues. The trench diorama base is provided with the model.

Roden 1/72 Gotha G.V.

This is my third build of the venerable Roden Gotha. Released 20 years ago, it retains its charm in terms of the right scale for a build of the type and of course, the large surface areas covered by the colorful lozenge camouflage. The [...]

Meng 1/35 Merkava 4M and 4LIC

Similar to the German Tiger tank model, I cannot resist the temptation to build yet, another Merkava tank model. Meng's excellent Merkava 4 model appeared in two variants presented here. The 4M with the Trophy active protection system and [...]

ICM/Eduard 1/48th Spitfires Mk. IX in the IDF

The majority of Spitfires in the IDF service were Mk. IXe delivered from Czechoslovakia and Italy. Spitfire no. ד 130 (for "D"). The first Spitfire in the IDF was assembled from junkyards left by the RAF and downed Egyptian [...]

Meng 1/35 D9R armored bulldozer

An excellent kit by Meng depicting the Israeli version Doobie (teddy bear). I added Voyager's slat armor, which resembles the real armor than the plastic option. It is a complex and time consuming build, but well worth the effort.

Hasegawa & Trumpeter 1/32 P-47D Thunderbolt

The definitive Tamiya 1/48th scale Thunderbolt has been my favorite model of the topic. Recently, a sale of Hasegawa's 1/32nd scale provided the opportunity to try the larger scale. The purchase of Trumpeter's match model followed shortly. [...]