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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.
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 [...]
Please see the links for several reference photos I took at the National United States Air-force Museum a few months ago:
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Cheers
Hey all. I just wrapped up this build on the JU-87 Stuka flown in Derna, Libya (North Africa) during the summer of 1941.
This Airfix kit came together beautifully, with only a few minor hiccups. I would highly recommend it to anyone [...]
MG 1/100 Zaku I built a few years ago. Originally, I applied way too much weathering effects. Recently I decided to go back and adjust the weathering since learning new techniques.
There is also an LED located in the head, but I do not [...]
