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Scale modeller, software developer, jazz and metal fan. Prefer aviation kits in 1/72 and 1/48 scale.

D-Day GB – M4A1 Sherman

The iconic American medium tank of World War II. My first finished D-Day build model. This is Tamiya 1/48 kit with a die-cast chassis. Build thread here - (link)

A6M2b Zero (Airfix 1/72)

My latest build - a new tooling Zero from Arfix. Great kit (as the others "new tooling" kits from this manufacturer). This is completely OOB build, except a Pitot tube made of syringe needle and canopy masks from Eduard. Chipping [...]

Sd.Kfz.232 (Tamiya 1/48)

There is not so much to say about this model. Kit is easy to assemble and it was a really pleasure to work on it after short run kits. I wanted to try some of the weathering techniques - different filter colors, oils, pigments, etc. It's [...]

Gotha P.60 C-1

This one is a late-war German "paper-plane" (Luft'46), initially a two-seat night fighter equipped with a FuG 240 radar and 4 autocannons. No known mockups or prototypes were ever built. So, this model should be a fantasy [...]

Vought V-173 Flying Pancake

This is my latest build - V-173 from SpecialHobby, a short run kit. Painted with Vallejo and Gunze acrylics , weathered with oils and Tamiya pigments. Seat belts from Eduard. A nice kit for a little bit experienced modeller (there were [...]