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Based in Sweden and South Australia. Armour, soft skin, aviation, weird contraptions, anything goes on my build table.

SAPMA 2023 model show in Adelaide, SA

A quick report from the SAPMA show in Adelaide last weekend. Didn´t participate with any models but the friendly organization let me in as a judge for a few classes. As inspiration for you I publish a few photos in a somewhat messy order [...]

Hog´s heaven

Tamiya´s domestic animal box is quite thought provoking as it has you think about new ways to make a diorama interesting. After previously using the German shepherd and the family of chickens and hens, I still had to do something with the [...]

Knock-off time

As I go through my old builds I realize I have not yet added this little diorama to my iModeler portfolio. I called this South Australian scene "Knock-off time" as I wanted to portrait a farmer and his ride as he knocks-off [...]

Twinkle-twinkle

The Voltage Magazine is visiting some of the far-flung parts of the Universe. This week´s cover boy is Gary O´Donell, an universal electrician, 2nd class. Where the heck are we, Gary? You are in Four Delta section, son. We don´t get [...]

The Old Blue German Wagon and Friend

Many farm owners keep anything old even if seemingly unusable. It may be for nostalgic reasons, for using the scrap material or just the fact it will take time and money to get rid of it. There is always a corner of the property filled [...]

Review: Airfix 1/48 De Havilland Chipmunk T.10

It is fairly fresh off the Airfix work desks and you may have a seen a few of them built already, however there might be some interest to see a few sprue shots and close-up stills. First sprue is the wings. Beautiful they are and it seems [...]

Review: J 29F "Fliegende Tonne", Pilot Replicas, 1/48

While having some momentum I thought I´d give you the second review of Pilot Replicas J 29 in 1/48. This second boxing of Pilot Replicas´ J 29F in 1/48 scale comes strictly with Austrian markings. “Fliegende Tonne” simply means [...]

Review: J 29F Tunnan, Pilot Replicas, 1/48

As things are moving along at the Swedish model kit manufacturer Pilot Replicas, I thought I´d give you a review of what have been released so far. Hopefully I can come back with a few bits and pieces along the way, as PR is far from done [...]

Tin foil hat

Quadruple layers of high grade aluminium foil protects the wearer of this classic piece of anti-government armour. Chin strap in industrial strength artificial leader makes you look classy as Audrey Hepburn. If you are scared of having [...]

Gloster Meteor F.8 at Försökscentralen

The Försökscentralen (Test & Evaluation squadron) is a lesser known part of the Swedish air force. It tests flying materiel, tactics and equipment. Although it probably got less money in the budge than Pentagon use for paperclips in [...]