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I had wanted to try a very distressed paint job and saw this kit online. I wanted to try Vallejo chopping medium.
This is a very nice kit. Fit is as good as you want. A few things to work on but mostly good.
Using the chipping medium [...]
This is a very old model. I had built it back around 1977 when I was in law school. Maybe Monogram then? I saw it at a local store on a very reduced sale so I thought I would give it a try for old time sake.
It really shows its age. [...]
The back story: In 1969 I bought a brand new Mustang. I was a senior in high school and had saved my summer job money for years. It was bright yellow with the basic 302 ci engine. Black interior. I took it to college the next year. [...]
This is a nice kit and goes together well. I only had two issues. The canopy sits too high so I had to file off the bottom to make it sit lower. The bushing inside the engine did not seat properly so the propeller shaft would not [...]
This is a nice kit with no fit issues. I did fret over the track assembly but after watching 4 YouTube videos on assembling tracks they came together pretty well.
After looking at countless pictures online I went with a two color camo [...]
This was a nice easy kit with good fit and few issues. Cockpit is not very detailed so I built it closed.
After some searching I built approximating a plane from II/jg 1 “Oseau” as it was in late 1943 with red rudder, numerals, [...]
Went to my local air museum today to see a B 25 that was flown in. WWII combat plane. Got to go inside. Awesome. I’ve been in Two B 17s and a B 24 and now a B 25. Good day.
I wanted to build an early 1944 Normandy version in the Sherman (75mm gun) to go with the E8 version I built earlier. Surprised how many differences there are when compared side by side.
Kit was easy and not a single fit issue. All [...]
This Is a very easy model to assemble. Only a few issues. Decals were very good to apply.
This represents the 109E of Adolf Galland in France in August 1940 well before his Mickey Mouse marked planes. I found several online photos of [...]
This model is one of the Enterprise Dauntless at the Battle of Midway. Only my second Navy plane but since I purchased the Vallejo Air paint set for WWII naval I will be doing more. I have a Hellcat ready to go soon.
This was my first [...]
