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I built plastic models as a kid, quit when 15 and took it up again ca 2002. I build mostly ships in 1:350. I've spent large parts of my life in the Stockholm Archipelago and I used to be a very keen sea kayaker. I like to take part in modelling contests and have also done quite a bit of judging.
The Pola was the last of the four Zara-class cruisers. She was laid down in Livorno/Leghorn in March 1931, launched in December 1931 and commissioned in December 1932. The Zara class cruisers were considered to be successful ships, having [...]
Hobbyboss’ Pola in 1:350 sucks. It’s the old kit from Tauro, that Hobbyboss has scaled up to 1:350. That means, that all the problems of the original kit, have been enlarged by one eight. In the process, Hobbyboss made some [...]
On the 28th of August, at IPMS-Deutschlands modelling show, I had the privilege to be invited to a guided tour of the FW 190 A8 that’s being restored at Gatow air force museum in Berlin.
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Stabsfeldwebel Enrico Schade, who leads the [...]
Kebnekaise, situated north of the Polar Circle, is the highest mountain in Sweden. (2097 m above sea level.)
It is a sign of the popularity and worldwide spread of our hobby, that there is an IPMS club even in this remote place.
On the 14. [...]
In May this year I finally got around to visiting Poland. The first stop on the trip was Warsaw, very much a city for someone who is interested in history.
Due to poor planning on my behalf, the indoors part of the Polish Army Museum was [...]
The Douglas 20, sometimes called ”Boston”, sometimes called ”Havoc” is a bit of an unsung hero.
This, and its kool looks, were the main reasons I wanted to build a model of it.
It served in the French, the British, the Soviet and [...]
In Speyer, not far from Mannheim and Heidelberg in the south western part of Germany, there is a great museum of technology, that I was unaware of until just recently.
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I got the tip from my German ship modeling pals and we took the [...]
The 27th and the 28 February PMC Südpfalz,
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organised its annual model show in Zeiskam, a small village in the south western part of Germany. It's a typical German modelling event, that is, clubs and individuals exhibit their [...]
My workbench is in my work/hobby/training room. The workbench has three stations. The computer station, where I do a lot of other work as well, the building station and the painting station. This also means that I have room to invite two [...]
The year started with the build of my first resin kit; the French destroyer Le Terrible from Combrig in 1:350. A very nice kit of an interesting and beautiful ship.
Then it was time for a relaxing change, so I built the Yomota in scale [...]
