Models have been along periodically since childhood.
Over the years, I built close to 1000 models.
One of the more colorful Panthers found in Weissenberg, in early 1945.
The Su-22 was the backbone of the Syrian Air Force for many years to carry out bombing missions.
Kitty Hawk's Fitter is a mixed bag containing plenty of details together with bad fit and part design. Fuselage is divided to 3 sections [...]
Having consulting references for my previous post ((link)) I noticed that the old Hasegawa kit instructions were outdated. Eduard's color diagram of the same aircraft showed more details. The aircraft "had European camouflage scheme [...]
The D-Day stripes were a good incentive for another Swordfish build.
Among the 1/24th scale old series by Airfix, the Stuka is probably the best. It has raised and recessed surface texture and the detailing is adequate.
This model was painted several times until I settled with the reticulated desert scheme. [...]
Two Hasegawa AV-8 models. In spite of its shortfalls, Hasegawa's American Harriers have the appeal saved to potentially realistic looking models.
The model depicts the mount of Ofw. Hermann Förster serving in 2/JG27, Ain-el-Gazala, June 1941. Förster served mostly in the single-engine night fighter squadron NJG 1 before transferring to Africa with 2/JG27. He scored a total of 13 [...]
Airfix' Hurricane is among the better kits of their 1/24th series. The mold is not very crude and plenty of details were added to the engine and wheel bay. I built this kit some 40 years ago. Since then, the model was repainted including [...]
As an assembly ship in the 458th Bombardment Group in the Eighth, Spotted A*s Ape flew more than 60 missions, assembling her group’s aircraft. It had its guns removed and formation lights in the letter “I” on her flanks and the red [...]