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Spanish Civil War...1/48 Henschel Hs126A-1, Legion Condor

My dad´s next finished one. The ICM Hs126 was first released in 2010, this is the 2015 edition with only Legion Condor markings, also includes bomb racks. Was a tricky build, camo and construction. Plastic was a bit brittle and smaller [...]

Siam Eyes in the Sky...1/48 Lockheed RT-33A, Royal Thai Airforce

Here´s my dad´s next finished project. Hobbycraft´s RT-33A, released in 1992 and still the only 1/48 kit of this aircraft. As usual with HC kits, it lacks detail, especially in the cockpit. Only added Eduard PE seatbels, lights on spine [...]

Eastern Workhorse...1/48 Ural 4320 with ZU-23-2, Russian Army

My dad continues this year with quarter scale armour. Here´s his latest completion. The Ural 4320 cargo and starter truck dual kit was Initially released by Kitty Hawk in 2020. Last year it was re-released under the Zimi Model label. For [...]

Spanish Civil War...1/48 Morane Saulnier MS.230, Republican Airforce

Next one finished by my dad. It´s the "Foreign Users" 2022 edition of the 2020 released Dora Wings kit. The Dora Wings kits are somewhere betwen short-run and mainstream. Better to build than real short runs but still tricky. [...]

Carpathian Eagle...1/48 Messerschmitt Bf109G-2, Royal Romanian Airforce

After the first 1/48 armour model, here´s my dad´s first aircraft model for 2025. Eduard kit, decals from Techmod, the kit and the sparesbox, painted with MRP RLM 74 and 76. Added brake lines using plastic rods and antenna wires with EZ [...]

Little Tin Can...1/48 T-70M Soviet Army

So, let´s start the new year. First one finished by my dad is this cute T-70M from Mikro Mir. Well, it isn´t Tamigawa but with some attention it turns out ok. Painted with a selfmixed 4BO, used some tools from the sparesbox because he [...]

Nippon Steel...1/48 Type 16 Maneuver Combat Vehicle MCV, JGSDF

And another quarter scale armoured vehicle finished by my dad. Tamiya´s excellent kit, was a fast forward build without any problems. painted with Tamiya XF-72 and XF-74. Build thread here (link)

Operation Telic...1/48 Challenger 2, British Army

And my dad´s little armour journey continues. Tamiya kit built oob, sadly only one scheme provided, Royal Scots Dragoon Guards 7th Armored Brigade during the Iraq War. But as I´ve seen, Hobby Boss is gonna release a non desertized 1/48 [...]

Operation Herrick...1/48 WMIK Land Rover, British Army

So here´s the WMIK Land Rover form the Airfix dual combo kit. Whereas the Snatch is more or less troublefree, well Airfix is not Tamiya, the WMIK was worse. Most larger major parts were warped, lots of flash and in some areas terrible [...]

Operation Herrick...1/48 Snatch Land Rover Defender 110, British Army

And my dad continues with the little armour. Airfix Land Rover combo kit, Snatch version built oob, added Hauler PE parts for the grids on the windows and front, painted with AK RC 079 CARC TAN 686A (FS33446). The kit has a nice interior [...]