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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 [...]

Armoured Cat...1/48 GAZ-233014 STS „Tigr“, Russian Army

Here´s my dad´s second part of the Suyata T-90 - GAZ combo kit. Like the T-90 it is very detailed and has lots of parts, it even comes with a full interior. But you have to cut open the doors to see it. And it isn´t as modeller friendly [...]

Horn of Africa...1/48 Fairey Firefly FR.1, Imperial Ethiopian Airforce

As announced, here´s my dad´s third of three Firefly FR.1. Like the Thai one, Special Hobby kit, Eduard seatbelts, added a scratch rearview mirror. Used a plastic rod for the whip antenna and EZ Line for the antenna wires. Painted with a [...]

Glowing Eyes...1/48 T-90A, Russian Army

First model of some new little armour ones coming. Suyata kit built oob, painted with a mix of Tamiya Nato Green, Field Green and RAF Dark Green. Build thread here (link)

Manhattan Rebellion...1/48 Fairey Firefly FR.I, Royal Thai Navy

So, after two months pause due to the foto studio being out of order, I can finally post what my dad has finished in-between. Special Hobby Korean War kit with decals and correctly molded wing tanks (with all other kit editions the tanks [...]