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My name is Stan and I'm a plastiholic.

Anybody watching Vikings on history Channel?

This is the Revell (Germany, I think) kit in somewhere around 1/48 scale (imagine that šŸ˜‰ ). It's a pretty good kit, based on the Gokstad ship. The mast, yard & spars were replaced with wood dowels turned in my hyper sophisticated [...]

And now a floaty thingā€¦

... My first effort at 1/35 ships, the Trumpeter Z-25 Zerstorer (hmmm... Bf 110s... a floaty destroyer... seems to be a theme developing) ;). Anyway, here it is. Used the excellent Master brass gun barrels, chiseled off the molded anchor [...]

'Nother 1/48 target

My first 1/48 armor build- Tamiya's PzKpfw. IIIL. Kinda OOB + ... no real modifications, just some extra detailing and a bunch of Eduard P-E. Even used the kit tracks & decals. Weathering the usual combo of oil washes & chalk [...]

Eduard Bf 110D-3 ZG-26

As I struggle with the second model from the Royal Class '110 kit, I have to look back at the first to keep myself motivated. These buggers are not easy builds. but with perseverance, they can turn out real nice. This on is pretty much [...]

'109s in Gruppe strength?.... Somebody called for little friends?...

The venerable Tamiya 1/48 B. BMF on fuselage, aluminum laquer on wings. Decals from OOP SS sheet. Ultracast prop, exhaust & wheels.

ā€™109 Attack! How could I resist?

Here's some of my '109s from the past several years. In order of appearance- The Old Otaki in H. Bartels markings Original JT-3 (horrors) Hasegawa E-7 (Franzisket) Hase G-10 NJG 11 Original Revell (Kit No. H-33) from the beginning of time [...]