Tamiya A-1H Skyraider
An oldie and Goldie. The sublime Tamiya 1/48 Skyraider kit.
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.
Tamiya 1/35 Marder III M
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 [...]
Focke wulf Fw 190A-4/Trop
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 [...]
AFV Club 1/48 F-5F Freedom Fighter
AFV Club's first foray into aviation topics results with a vary nice kit. Their Freedom Fighter is a detailed kit that builds into a seemly accurate depiction of the aircraft. The engraved panel lines are somewhat schematic, but the fit of [...]
Phantom 1/48 F-4G "Wild Weasel"
The Phabolous Phantom as a Wild Weasel both by Hasegawa and Meng. Hasegawa's Phantom is presented it the first three photographs and the Meng Phantom follows. The Meng kit is much better engineered and more detailed. It also includes more [...]
Amtech 1/48 P-40K
The series of AmTech's Curtiss P-40 Warhawks explores a highly diversified topic of Allied fighter both, it terms of variants and camouflage schemes. The kit origins from Ertl and was once among the better games in town with respect to the [...]
Academy 1/48 F-15I, Ra'am
A detailed kit by Academy. Among the few IDF dedicated kits that does not need any adaptations.
Dragon 1/35 Flakpanzer 38(t) Sd.Kfz.140 Gepard
Another gem by Dragon.
Nakajima Ki 84-IA Hayate
Tamiya's 1972 mold shows its age. This 1/48th scale kit provides basic cockpit components and sports minimal engraved panel lines. Nonetheless, the assembled model has the characteristics of the Hayate (Frank) including the purposeful look [...]
Hasegawa 1/48 Bf 109G-6
I used Hasegawa's Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6 depicting the mount of Oblt. Alfred Grislawski as a platform of an Aires DB 605A engine. The advantage of resin casts are the fine details that enhance the complex arrays of cables and pipes [...]
