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Professional pilot, retired Army Aviator. I've been building plastic models since I was 7 years old. My main medium is military aircraft, jets are my favorite, helicopters next. Additionally I build armor and soft skin military vehicles, and dabble occasionally in sci fi models.
The Sanka Mk.B is a prop driven interceptor from the Sky Crawlers (anime) universe. This is my 1/48th scale, Fine Molds, Sanka. The design closely resembles the Japanese Shinden. Unfortunately, the kit is out of production, and it was [...]
Here is my 1/48th scale, Academy, F-22 Raptor, painted with Citadel Acrylics. This kit had been languishing in my stash, but then I read Sten-Arne B Brunsby’s article about how he simulated the “Raptor Sheen” paint scheme on a [...]
This is my Tarangus, 1/48th Scale, JA-37 Viggen.
I bought this kit when it was first released, but it stayed in my stash for a long time, because, quite frankly, I wasn’t sure my skills were up to the task of recreating the iconic [...]
Hello fellow modelers,
This is my first post, and I thought I'd start with one of my recent builds, the Italeri 1/48th scale CH-21. I'm a retired Army aviator, so I thought it fitting to start with a helicopter. Overall, this was a nice [...]
