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Built in 2015.
Academy boxing of the Hobbycraft kit, mostly built oob. Replaced the crappy kit canopy with a Hasegawa one, for that some putty and re-scribing was neccessary in the fuselage area behind the canopy.
Used a piece of sponge [...]
Built in 2015.
Zvezda kit with decals from LF Models, painted with Gunze and Tamiya acrylics, antenna wires with EZ Line.
In 1943 the Spanish Airforce received about a dozen F-4s which were stationed partly in France and Spain. Not much [...]
So, my dad has finished his third racecar this year after a decades long hiatus.
Well, it´s no show winner but at least it is finished and didn´t go to model heaven.
Mostly typical Hasegawa quality. Only mounting the wheels was a bit [...]
Here´s my dad´s latest model, the Italeri B Stuka. The kit is ok but has its issues.
Built oob with HAD Decals, EZ line for the antenna wire, painted with a selfmixed RLM65, Tamiya XF-82 Ocean Grey, XF-5 Flat Green and XF-10 Flat [...]
And my dad has finished his next, and for now last, IJ subject.
This time the old Hasegawa ex-Mania Nate. The kit isn´t bad, regarding it dates back to 1977. This is a limited edition from around 2005. Decals tended to tear and float [...]
My dad´s latest completion.
Airfix kit, seatbelt decals for the pilot seat from the sparesbox, masking tape for the other seats, painted with a selfmixed RLM65 (mix not known anymore), ochre paint mixed with Tamiya XF-60 Dark Yellow and [...]
After the Talbot, this is my dad´s second racecar build in a row after a 25 year hiatus regarding cars. Being used to military aircraft and vehicles, it didn´t turn out that bad.
When you are spoiled by modern Tamiya kits which build [...]
My dad´s next finished Imperial Japanese subject and fifth contribution to the Empire of Japan group build.
After four combat aircraft, this time a recon plane.
The very nice Fine Molds kit, fit is very good, except the one-piece canopy [...]
My dad´s next finshed model.
Eduard kit, Exito Decals, plastic rods and lead wire for the brake lines, EZ Line for the antenna wire, MRP RLM76 and Gunze RLM 74/75.
Build thread here
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The model displays the aircraft of Captain [...]
After the Yugoslavian Bf110, here´s another one with non-German markings.
Cyberhobby/Dragon kit, built it almost two times. The model was already in a progressed state when it had an accident...bought a new kit and my dad started all over [...]
