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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.

Dragon 1/72 P-38M Night Lightning

A very nice kit by Dragon.

Dragon 1/48 Messerschmitt Me 262A-1a/U3 Reconnaissance

The Schwalbe also had a fair share of complex camouflage patterns. In this example, dark greens were painted over the light blue color. Then, the greens were removed by airbrushing a dilution fluid to highlight the underneath layer.

Hasegawa 1/48 P-40N Warhawk

Although painted in khaki, Geronimo was a an aircraft serving in the 45th Squadron of the 15th Group in the Nanumes Island.

Tamiya 1/48 Fieseler Fi 156C Storch

A very nice kit by Tamiya.

Revised: Tamiya 1/48 F4F-4 Wildcat

Tamiya's Wildcat with Aires detail set.

ICM 1/48 Henschel Hs 126B-1

A very nice kit by ICM.

Tamiya 1/48 A6M5a Zero Fighter (Zeke)

Zero fighter made by Nakajima. Tamiya's new tool Zero is a quantum leap by comparison to their old (but accurate) mold. Definitely, a gem.

Dragon 1/48 Bf-110D Naghtjager

An excellent model by Dragon depicting the first dedicated Luftwaffe aircraft for night operations. The model is highly detailed and the FuG array required some attention to trim the poles to the appropriate scale. Flying surfaces are [...]

Hasegawa 1/48 Sea Hurricane Mk. IIC

An oldie that requires careful build, particularly around the wings and fuselage joints, canopy and arresting hook areas.

Hasegawa 1/48 Bf 109G-10/U4

After II./JG 51 was disbanded on April 5th, 1945, at Fels am Wagram, one of the 109s transferred was an aircraft depicted here. The overpainted marking discloses the former service under II. /JG 51.