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Luftwaffe Fighters and US NAVY planes Modeler (mostly 1/72) and aviation enthusiast. Living in Hamburg, Germany. Private Pilot (inactive). Served in the German Navy (8 years) in Naval Airwing 3. Started to build scale plastic models (1/72 Planes and 1/32 WW II Figures), when I was 8 or 9 years old, till 1995. Paused about 20 years and started this hobby again around 2001. Since 2007 airbrushing with Mr. Hobby colors and HS Evolution, Aztek 470.

Airfix Supermarine Spitfire Battle of Britain + addons 1/72

Hello modellers! Here are my two tiny little Spitfires from Airfix. I wanted to build a Battle of Britain scene where pilots wait for their next scramble, as shown on many historic pictures. This is becaue I like it to give my models a [...]

1/72 scale Hobby 2000 / Hasegawa TBF-1C, VT-15, USS ESSEX (CV9), November 1944

1/72 Hobby 2000 / Hasegawa TBF-1C, VT-15, USS ESSEX (CV9), November 1944 The kit is a re-edition from Hobby 2000 of the Hasegawa kit with additional masks. I also added photo-etched parts from Eduard for the cockpit and a resin motor from [...]

SBD-4 Dauntless from Hasegawa in 1/72 scale with cardboard carrier island

SBD-4 Dauntless from Hasegawa in 1/72 Today I want to show you my SBD-4 Dauntless from Hasegawa in 1/72 scale. In order to give my model a beautiful environment, I modeled the island of an aircraft carrier out of cardboard. The island [...]

Vought OS2U-1 Kingfisher USS ARIZONA, Pearl Harbor December 1941 in 1/72 from Airfix

Vought OS2U-1 Kingfisher USS ARIZONA in 1/72 "an Airfix oldie from the 1960s" Hello, this is my third rollout of an Airfix model from US NAVY. This time I wanted to try out the presentation of pacific water. The kit itself is an [...]

TBD-1 DEVASTATOR from Airfix in 1/72, an experiment…

TBD-1 DEVASTATOR from Airfix in 1/72 scale Hello, after a long break I have a new, but very old NAVY plane for you. TBD-1 DEVASTATOR from Airfix in 1/72 scale. I represent a plane of VT-8 from USS HORNET. Note: The overpainted “8 –“ [...]

1/72 Airfix F4F-4 Wildcat black 5, VC-58, USS Block Island, Atlantic, May 1941

Hello, this is my 3rd US NAVY rollout. This time I will show you my Airfix F4F-4 Wildcat in 1/72 scale. I have provided some photos of the build, to show you a little bit more of the story behind this project. Don't hesitate to ask me [...]

1/72 Eduard; Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat white 71, VF-20, USS Enterprise 1944

Hello, this is my 2nd US NAVY rollout. This time I have build the 1/72 scale Eduard Grumman F6F-5 white 71, Hellcat flown by Lt Leo Bob McCuddin, VF-20, USS Enterprise, October 1944. The kit is the “profi pack” nr. 7077 from Eduards [...]

1/72 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat USS Essex (CV9) Oct. 1944 from Eduard

Hello, this is my first US NAVY rollout. I have build the 1/72 scale Eduard Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat flown by LTJG Arthur Singer, VF-15, USS Essex, Oktober 24-25, 1944. This kit is the "weekend edition" from Eduards very nice [...]

Airfix Bf-109E1 (converted from E3 kit)

Hello, This is another Emil from my workbench. I converted a E3 to an E1 by removing the ammo bulges under the wings and recessing new hatches. The canopy is from spare parts, cause Airfix is providing the E4 - E7 canopy only. The decals [...]

Eduard FW-190 A5 1/72: Oblt. Rolf Strohal, I./JG 1 Deelen, The Netherlands

Hi everybody, After a long abstinence I am back today with the type model, which I think I know best. I have dedicated myself to the "weekend kit" of the FW-190 A5 from Eduard in 1/72 and added a set of etched parts to it. I have [...]