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I have been building plastic models for most of my life Started out as a kid, got sidetracked by girls, marriage and kids, (But I never stopped building though...) then got back into it in the early 80's...
I really got serious about HOW I build after reading a Kalmbach book titled, "How to Build Scale Models" by Roscoe Creed. It's written in plain English, and it's written to someone who really had no idea how to make, "those seams go away." From there the rest is history.
Mostly I build aircraft, but I have started to dabble with some armor and ships. we'll see how that turns out!
I've met many great folks while enjoying this hobby and hopefully will meet a few more from this website. I LOVE the low key approach, and the complete lack of whining that can be seen on other sites.
Thanks for having me aboard!
I am calling this one DONE!
Hasegawa, 1:48 scale, Nakajima Ki-44II Ko, Army Type 2 Fighter, “Shoki”, Reporting Name, “Tojo”. 85th Hiko Sentai, 2nd Chutai CO, Capt Wakamatsu Yukiyoshi, Jogai Airfield, Nanking China 1943.
Capt. [...]
Calling this one as, DONE! This is number six for the year. Found this kit at a show and it is the original release that came with the PE fret.
I had built this same kit many years ago, 2009 maybe? For a long time it sat on display in [...]
This is a fantastic little kit of a historic and very underrated aircraft.
Arma Hobby has really knocked it out of the park with this 1:48 scale beauty. It is not an 'easy' kit. I found it to be a challenge and at the same time a lot [...]
This was outside my comfort zone with this... Ok, yes, it still has wings and a tail, plus some kind of engine looking power plant up front, but it's a space ship, and it's not my normal go to.
I won this in a raffle at our monthly club [...]
Always been a fan of the P-40, in all it's variations. I decided to build this kit because it's the only kit of the type out there. For any other marks, I would absolutely pick the Hasegawa kit every time. I was not a big fan of this [...]
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Decent little kit that goes together very well and was a lot of fun to build. Overall fit was good and everything aligned up without any trouble.
I used Gunze Mr. Color and Model Master Enamels for paint, Eagle Cals Decals, [...]
Happy New Year, iModelers!
Hoping everyone survived the new year as painlessly as possible. I'm calling this one as DONE, and my first for 2025.
I was originally going to build this kit as an OOB project. Once I decided on which [...]
This past year, 2024, was by far my most productive year as far as completing kits is concerned. My usual output is between five to eight kits depending on time. This year I made the most of the time I had and completed twelve model [...]
Another one kicked off the "Shelf of DOOM!"
Like the others I managed to finish, this one sat for a little while, not as long as the A-36 or the P-51B, but it too sat for a couple years. I think I just have the P-51A left to [...]
Grumman's first attempt at a carrier based, twin engine heavy fighter. Lessons learned from this would be used to develop the outstanding F7F, "Tigercat".
Model is built straight from the box. I added a couple paper strip [...]
