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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 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 [...]
Based this build on the P-40 currently on display at the USAF museum located in Ohio, United States.
I had built this plane when I was a kid, so there was a bit of nostalgia when choosing to go with it as my first USAAF build since [...]
This is a Star Wars / Fallout cross over build I did.
I love the post apocalypse aspect of the Fallout video game series as well as the mechs in Star Wars and thought this build would be interesting.
Concept to completion photo gallery - [...]
