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Fine Molds 1/48 Ki-15 Babs

by Paul Mahoney on April 27, 2020
in Aviation — 11 Comments

When this kit was announced I was very pleased - not only is it a subject I have been wanting in 1/48 scale, but it was being made by one of my favorite manufacturers! Fine Molds has a small catalog, and they are definitely a niche player, but [...]

A Stuka in Winter

by Paul Mahoney on September 28, 2018
in Diorama — 12 Comments

After finishing my last diorama depicting a jungle scene, I decided to go for something from the other side of the globe. So here is my little snow scene with a Stuka, and a crewman pondering whether he will be flying today... The Stuka is Aca[...]

Fine Molds 1/48 Claude

by Paul Mahoney on May 8, 2018
in Aviation — 12 Comments

Just finished this one as a pretty quick build. Great kit - I really enjoy building FM stuff. Just wish they would make more kits :) I build the FM Ki-10 "Perry" some time back, and this kit was just as enjoyable of a build. Nice to have so[...]

RAAF Spitfire “Down in the Trees”

by Paul Mahoney on April 8, 2018
in Diorama — 14 Comments

After a bit of a hiatus from posting, here is my latest. I tried to depict a scene somewhere in the SW Pacific, late in the War, with Aussie Spitfires constantly on patrol conducting low-level strafing and bombing sorties. Here a Spit has just[...]

Another Tamiya 1/48 armor

by Paul Mahoney on March 19, 2017
in Diorama — 12 Comments

Much earlier, I posted my first armor build - a Tamiya 1/48 Flakpanzer. I am an aircraft guy, but after building that kit, I became interested in doing a few more from the series. Here is my 2nd armor build - a Tamiya 1/48 Sherman (early). Th[...]

1/72nd Mosquito diorama

by Paul Mahoney on August 14, 2016
in Aviation — 5 Comments

It's been quite a while since I posted anything on here, but I have attempted to do some modeling! this is Tamiya's 1/72 Mosquito. I modified the landing gear to the raised position (closed the doors, blended them in and rescribed the hinge li[...]

Corsair chasing a shadow… or a zero… or… in the clouds

by Paul Mahoney on July 19, 2015
in Aviation — 16 Comments

Mid 1943 – a lone Corsair pilot has chased an unidentified aircraft into a cloud, and is now frantically searching for it. It is a fellow Naval Aviator? Is it an enemy aircraft? Or maybe just his own shadow? “I Can’t Identify that Aircraft!”[...]

Thank You iModeler!

by Paul Mahoney on March 26, 2015
in Uncategorized — 9 Comments

I was the very lucky recipient of the random selection award for February... and now I have a brand new Airfix 1/48 Spit Mark V in my possession. I'm hoping to do it in a Malta scheme at some point, and am very much looking forward to building [...]

Fine Molds 1/48 Ki-10 “Perry”

by Paul Mahoney on February 15, 2015
in Aviation — 8 Comments

This is another older build of mine - an absolute pleasure of a kit to build. If you are looking for a beginner's biplane, give this one a try. Moldings are crisp, and fit is superb. I used a little Mr Surfacer to fill in a few of the joins, [...]

Tamiya 1/48 Me 262

by Paul Mahoney on January 28, 2015
in Aviation — 15 Comments

Did this one a while ago - pretty much OOB, with Eduard seatbelts, and some added antenna wires and brake lines. Decals are from EagleStrike. Paints are Gunze Aqueous and Tamiya. Like any of the newer Tamiya kits, it was a pleasure to build. [...]