Two builds of the classic Matchbox P-12 kit, first issued way back in 1972. The decals are from Starfighter Decals sheet 72-122, I couldn’t decide which markings I liked best so I decided to build two! “White 1” is the P-12E of the [...]
Over the last few years there have been several armor kits released which are specifically aimed at the wargame community. Plastic Soldier, Armorfast, and Italeri have all issued kits, usually multiple vehicles in the same boxing. The [...]
This is Hasegawa’s classic Raiden kit from 1977. It is a good kit for its time, but suffers from basic cockpit detail and shallow wheelwells. I replaced both on my build and plunge-molded the sliding portion of the canopy. There is [...]
The K5Y Akatombo was a primary trainer in service with the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1933 through the end of the Pacific War. It was called Akatombo (Red Dragonfly) after a Japanese children’s poem of the time due to its bright [...]
The Aichi Ryusei (Allied reporting name “Grace”) was a Japanese carrier-based attack aircraft which was intended to serve as a torpedo-, dive-, and level-bomber aboard the Taiho and Shinano. Both ships were sunk before the Ryusei [...]
A selection of photographs from the Indy Show last weekend. Another fine show put on by Roscoe Turner IPMS, one to look forward to.
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Mike and David discuss the show in episode seven of the [...]
Pictures from the IPMS Columbus 2020 Model Show from last Saturday. Additional pictures here: inchhighguy.wordpress.com/2020/02/16/blizzcon-2020-ipms-columbus-model-show/
This is the new mold Airfix C-47A in 1/72 scale. It is a fine kit in all respects, it builds up quickly and with no surprises. The interior is perfectly adequate, very little can be seen in any case and I would advise against adding [...]
This is the Airfix B-17G, which represents a late production Fortress with the Cheyenne tail turret and staggered waist gun positions. This is a nice kit right out of the box, I added a few aftermarket bits but you would still get a nice [...]
Two builds of the AER Moldova Russian truck kits in 1/72 scale, one is a PARM-1 aircraft field workshop and the second is a similar kit converted to an anti-aircraft vehicle using the Zvezda 37mm 61-K gun. The kits are a little dated by [...]
