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I have been building models since I was five. Many moons ago. I currently concentrate on 1/32 WW II aircraft. Also, have built a few vacuforms in this scale also. Member of IPMS- Great Plains.
This plane is “ugly as sin “ as one might say. Also ,slow with the attached cannon, but it was supposed to take out tanks not aircraft. I bought the kit in May and completed it in September. Quick for me, but had plenty of time. To [...]
No. 8. DO(rnier)Re(ggiane)Me(sserschmitt) -2005 Vogelsong. This is the Pacific Coast Models kit. I really have enjoyed there Italian birds. Since the Reggiane Re-2005 had been tested by the Germans toward near the end of the war, I decided [...]
This was started in 2018 and sat on shelf until Covid came along waiting for external paint job. I was a little intimidated with the stripes and the camouflage. Still not best job. Nothing special with the build, but was had to be careful [...]
One of rare builds for me. Started and completed within six months! This is very nice kit overall. The gun cover fit is fiddley, but with a little time worked ok. Basically OOB. Some added brake lines and seatbelt decals from the kit were [...]
This was started in 2014, but sat on SOD for most of the time until Covid shutdown. This is OOB brake lines, engine wiring, and EZ line antenna lines. Weathering done with a few drops of white added to dull coat, thinned, and sprayed in [...]
This is another kit that I treated myself to in ‘18 for my birthday. Guess you get the gist that my wife doesn’t get to treat me to birthday gifts! I know what I want- right folks? This has to be one of my favorite aircraft. This one [...]
I had desired doing this kit for some time and had treated myself to obtaining it for my birthday - September of last year. Started building in November and finished in March. This is a very, very nice kit, but it resin with PE and decals [...]
This is the newer Zero kit- A6M5c changed to -5b. I had to modify the wings and fuselage. Removed the machine guns in the wings, and filled in panel lines and rescribed for the 5b. Also, modified the cowl to add the larger gun housed in [...]
With the COVID shut down and general caution with life, I have been able to complete a number of kits- all 1/32. Some where started prior to March and completed beginning in March. This was the first. Started in 2016 and on the SOD due to [...]
This is the ID vacuform kit 1/32 nd scale. This as built over a 5 year period, and I really ran into an issue with the nacelles. I had tried to strengthen them with resin and they severely distorted. It took me about a year to work up [...]
