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Models have been along periodically since childhood.
Over the years, I built close to 1000 models.
A famous "nose art" sported by a Liberator serving in the Pacific Theater.
I used Kitsworld Decals. Since the application of decals over large and uneven surfaces is tricky, I approached the project with caution. Nonetheless, the [...]
I present her two Mig-21 by Eduard in the Czech Air Force sporting unusual schemes.
A great kit with almost endless color schemes. What else could you ask for?
I used Syhart decals for the splinter camouflage
At some point I got curious about how it is like to build one of the 1/16th scale AFV monsters. Trumpeter's T-34 that comes with interior detailing satisfied my curiosity. It is a solid and easy AFB build thanks to the large size of parts. [...]
Academy's early Phantoms are very good kits and superior to the dated Hasegawa kits. In this kit I focused on the complex weathering patterns that characterized aircraft operating in the humid and dusty conditions of Vietnam. Due to the [...]
Three variations to a theme of Dragon's Initial Production Tiger. Dragon issued the DS tracks for this Tiger boxing. The building process was obviously, much simpler than the single link tracks. However, the tracks keep oozing oils years [...]
After completing the build of this Mig 29AS, I put it on open display to examine for possible flaws. In no time, a giant mantis flew in and settled on the model. I promptly took a photograph and returned the insect back to the wild.
I [...]
The highly detailed Dragon's 1/35 German panzers combined with the endless variations of camouflage schemes is a modelers heaven. Here I present 3 Panthers variants A and G in winter camouflage. Zimmerit was applied free hand.
A trio of Eduard's successful Tempest II. Eduard re designed the wings and engine cowlings to accommodate the changes from Tempest V to II variants, The result is a much better engineered model. It has less deep seems to cover that [...]
A complex build of a gem kit.
Weathering patterns of Japanese WWII aircraft fascinated me more than the aircraft themselves. However, due to the scarcity and low quality of photographs from that era, it is very difficult for me to nail the core of a weathered surface [...]
