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1/48 ClearProp F-86A

This is my PREVIEW of the IPMS USA review of the ClearProp F-86A. A decent kit with some 'Caveats' but it is nice to see the early version kit in 1/48 ...and soon in 1/72! Bravo CleaProp. Here is the link to my more Extensive IPMS USA [...]

1/8 Black Cat [Felicia Hardy] completed....

I got this one on Ebay a while back. IT is a 3D print...decent quality by Ebay seller: xi-7491. I think it is an original If anyone know different please let me know. overall rather simple kit with little clean up. I mounted her on a base [...]

1/700 Mikuma & Asashio @ Midaway 1942

This is an older one I did about 15 years ago. 1/700 Tamiya Mikuma & 1/700 Pit-Road Asashio with some etched brass to jazz them up. A battle scene of what the fate of the Mikuma was... Always like waterline displays for my ships. [...]

Airfix 1/48 S2 Buccaneer [new tool]

I posted this one on Britmodleller but want to share here too. I employed the Quinta cockpit decal set, Pavla resin seats, Reskit rocket pods & Xtradecals sheet for an early 1966 HMS Triumph bird. It is painted with Gunze paints [...]

1/72 SAbre 6 'Black Tulip' Fujimi conversion

This is the 1/72 Fujimi F-86F40 kit converted to a Sabre 6. I cut the wing tips and adjusted to correct size and added sugar scoops on the ventral surface behind wings. This was a rudimentary conversion that addresses the major features [...]

1/144 H8K 'Emily' IJN SEAPLANE

This is the LS/ ARII tooling of the 1/144 H8K Emily. A very nice and older tooling of this kit . Overall pretty basic but that ca be expected for this scale. It has engraved panel lines & it fits well. A perfect candidate for a [...]

1/72 Fujimi RF-86F30

This is the Fujimi 1/72 F-86 family. I swapped the wings from the RF-86F40 'WoodPeccker' boxig with a Fujimi F-86F30 to do the 'Haymaker' FU-864 RF-86F30 USAF which was featured in the Hasegawa 1/48 boxing---Hard to find now. I used [...]

1/144 Platz P-51D

This is the Platz 1/144 P-51D. This continues to add to my 1/144 collection. These Platz kits [1/144 P-47, A-4 Skyhawk & F-8 Crusader] are very nice and make into great little displays. Steve

1/48 ICM B-26 Marauder

Here is my 1/48 ICM B-26 Marauder. I did a full review for IPMS USA: (link) A decent kit with nice modern tooling over the older Monogram kit. IT is NOT w/o its faults. The fuselage halves fit are a bit tricky esp. if one wants to [...]

1/25 MPC 1932 Chrysler

I built this a while back for a customer. IT is a 1/25 MPC Chrysler 1932. THE paint was a custom color from MCW and it was clear coated with Tamiya. Otherwise pretty much built from box. Decent kit but needs to treated like limited [...]