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I got into modeling in 2018 after finishing graduate school and starting into a career.
At first I was just building Gundam, which transitioned into a few other Sci Fi kits. After building a few Gundam, I came across some YouTube channels which opened my eyes to how interesting other genres could be.
Fast forward until now, I am mainly interested in 1/48 WW2 aircraft. Though, There is not really anything I wouldn’t be willing to give a shot.
This Luftwaffe maintenance diorama was by far my largest undertaking to date. It has assets from roughly 17 different kits and various components that I made from scratch.
The following brands and kits were used:
Eduard Fw 190 A-7 Kit [...]
I have completed the D-9 which will accompany my Fw 190A-7 in an upcoming Diorama. I chose to not weather it as much as I did for the A-7, but still went heavier than normal.
Please enjoy!
What a journey building this A-7! I will be finishing up an accompanying Fw 190D-9 within a few days and will be starting a diorama they will be displayed on.
I chose this specific scheme for its unique color pattern. It called for RLM 76, [...]
As some of you are aware, I recently got some background/bases from Coastal Kits. This company specializes in making "realistic" backgrounds which are intended to be used for photographs of scale models. With the backgrounds, you [...]
After seeing Roland’s use of the Coastal Kits backgrounds for the past few years, I decided to get some myself.
Here’s the first photos I’ve done using the Allied Hangar background and base set.
I built this plane a few years ago. [...]
This build took roughly a year to complete and features 3 Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft involved in the assault on Pearl Harbor.
I discovered this kit from Hasegawa around the fall of 2022 and had a pretty rough time tracking it down. [...]
This D3A1 VAL is part of a 3 model kit that Hasegawa released a few years ago. The other two planes are an A6M2 Zero and an B5N2 Kate. All 3 planes presented in this kit took part in the initial attack on Pearl Harbor, and were launched [...]
This B5N2 Kate is part of a 3 model kit that Hasegawa released a few years ago. The other two planes are an A6M2 Zero and an D3A1 Val. The 3 planes all took part in the initial attack on Pearl Harbor, and were launched off Imperial [...]
I recently decided to build my first jet model and went with the YF-23. The YF-23 was designed by Northrop/McDonnell Douglas when the USAF began looking for a replacement for its fighter aircraft.
The USAF chose proposals from two [...]
Not your typical “model”
I made this replica sword known as Oathbringer from a book series by author Brandon Sanderson. The series is called The Stormlight Archive.
To create the sword; I printed out an artist rendering of the sword [...]
