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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.
A model that I completed a while back that shows signs of aging. I had to repaint the yellowing balkenkreuz. The vinyl tires also eat their way slowly into the wheel rims. Yet, it is one of the prominent 262 in my collection thanks to the [...]
The definitive shake and bake kit with a counter build experience resin Aires cockpit and engine sets.
A mighty tank and an impressive model in the display shelf. Zimmerit was applied with putty and applicator blades.
Hasegawa's Spitfire IXc with revised fuselage to match the required dimensions to the otherwise short mold. Aeroclub's corrected fuselage was used as a benchmark and the fuselage was extended in two locations.
I present here two Kfirs C2. The one is from Kinetic (No. 861) and the other by AMK (No. 874)
When Kinetic and AMK Kfir kits are compared, some points are worth mentioning;
AMK kit is better engineered and is easier to build than the [...]
Two unique camouflage schemes representing aircraft from the Warriors and Cobras Squadrons of the Indian Air Force are presented here. The camouflage was spayed over the overall light grey color that the aircraft were painted.
The rear [...]
The first German aircraft design of a dedicated night fighter.
ProModeler's and later re boxed Revell and Dragon Ta 154 is plagued with fit issues and warped wings. Nonetheless, the model's outlines concurs with the design sketches and [...]
Although not a simple build model, Hasegawa's venerable Tomcat kit looks great on the display shelf.
This is an old kit that I got at a bargain price, partially built and with already yellowing decals. The objective of the build was to [...]
I chose a series of three JV44 support aircraft that accompanied the Me 262 jets during the pattern approach when they were most vulnerable to Allied aircraft attacks. The Focke Wulf 190Ds were painted with striking red and white stripes [...]
A very nice kit by AmTech with resin nose depicting an aircraft serving in the 99th FS, 79th FG "tuskegee airmen" in Italy during 1944. The aircraft was piloted by 1st Lt. Herman "Ace" Lawson.
Here is a comment that I [...]
