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I have been building plastic models since 70’s, and started with Airfix 1/72 scale aircrafts. Those were quite cheap here in Finland and suitable for little kid like me. Then I quit for several years, and started again around year 2010.

Nowadays 1/72 scale is too small for me, so I prefer 1/48 and 1/32 in aircraft modelling, and 1/35 for armor. Mostly I build aircrafts and armor, but occasionally also ships and dioramas.

Miniart 1/48, P-47D-30RE Thunderbolt

346th Fighter Squadron 350th FG, 12th AF, Italy 1945. Pilots Charles Gilbert and Homer J. St. Onge. Out-of-the-box build from Miniart. Nothing was added, so separately purchased rivets and seat belts remained in stock for the next [...]

Italeri 1/32, Macchi MC.202 Folgore

Macchi MC.202 Folgore, used by Regia Aeronautica 84. Squadriglia, 10. Gruppo, 4. Stormo. Located in Sicily 1943. Very fine looking aircraft, one of the best Italian Air Force fighter during WW2. Painted with Lifecolor acrylics (Regia [...]

Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf. HDamaged and abandoned

Simple diorama about abandoned Panzer IV. Reference picture as a starting point for the diorama. Kits used: Tamiya German machine gun crew on maneuver RFM Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf. H (5046), tracks Friulmodel ICM railroad track Painting [...]

Panzer Werkstatt, France, 1944, 3/s.H.Pz. Abt. 503

Couple of years old diorama. With this thing I forgot old saying that less is more, so there is surely more... Without any hesitation I decided to put "all in" and see what happens. And this was the outcome. This is also kind of [...]

Hasegawa 1/32, Douglas Skyhawk A-4F, "Lady Jessie"

Kit is quite old, and not so fun to build, but I managed to complete it. Raised panel lines are surely not my favorites... Intake should be naturally white inside, but I noticed it too late in order to fix it. Not the only mistake I'd [...]

Special Hobby 1/32 Westland Whirlwind F Mk.1 "Cannon Fighter"

Special Hobby's Whirlwind with same company's pilot. Also some aftermarket parts used, like HGW seat belts and Special Hobby's urethane wheels. Antenna wires are Mig's 0,3 mm line. Painted with AK Air Series 3rd generation acrylics [...]

Sturmgeschütz III and Sturmhaubitze 42 in transit

StuG III G/StuH 42 Military Railroad Diorama, 1/35. Kits used: Takom StuG III G/StuH 42 Early (8009 2in1) Tamiya StuG III G (35310) + Voyager Model photo etched parts. Sabre Model Ommr (1+1 35A03-SVP) flatbeds. Rails (or tracks) made by [...]

Hasegawa 1/48 Saab J-35FS Draken in Finnish service

Finnish Air Force Draken (DK-271) Fighter Squadron 21 (HävLLv 21). Few pictures of Hasegawa Draken kit, build in year 2021. Drakens are in use during years 1976-2000 in Finland. All Finnish Drakens are interceptors without air-to-ground [...]

Zoukei-Mura 1/32 He219 A-0 UHU Night Fighter

He219 A-0 UHU Night Fighter. Pilot 2./NJG1, Hptm. E-W Modrow. Some Zoukei-Mura SWS add-on sets used, and HGWModels seat belts. Painted with Vallejo/Hataka/AK Acrylics. Weathering done with AK, Mig and Tamiya pigments, washes, filters and [...]

FAMO and Tank Transport Trailer and Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf. N

Autumn in Eastern front 1942, somewhere in Poland. Diorama is created as a base for Tamiya 1/35 FAMO and SD.Ah.116 Tank Transport Trailer and Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf. N Sd.Kfz.141/2. Figures are from Tamiya and ICM and tank's metal [...]