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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.
About the last thing I did in 2009, was to finish the Susutzuki in 1:350 from Monochrome.
The Suzutsuki was the third ship of the Akizuki class destroyers, the class generally considered to be the best class of the japanese destroyers. [...]
The Museum of Military History in Vienna (Heeresgeschichtliches Museum Wien, HGM) is a Must See for anybody interested in military history or modelling. Weapons, armour, uniforms, vehicles, banners, flags, models and monumental battle [...]
At Go Modelling I had the pleasure of meeting and getting to know Peter Plattner.
He is a great ship modeller, who also runs his own resin kits firm, Wiener Modellbau Manufaktur. (link)
Not only is he a great model builder and rigger, he [...]
Go Modelling also contained a modelling contest, where some 350 models took part,
some of which were really top notch. As usual aircraft and military vehicles dominated the exhibition, but nevertheless there were quite a few good models to [...]
Go Modelling is a great traditional modelling event, that takes place in a great traditional museum of military history. It is arranged by IPMS-Austria in the museum or military history in Vienna. (Heeresgeschichtliches Museum Wien, [...]
For the last ten years I've been airbrushing my models with Vallejo and Vallejo Model Air paints. During these years I've become more and more irritated with the way the dry on the top of the needle. It's become more and more of a limiting [...]
To clear my head between ambitious ship builds, I sometimes build aircraft in 1:48.
I've always had a fad for the He 177, so when I found the kit, I bought it immediately.
The quality of the kit leaves a lot to be wished for, which didn't [...]
The USS Fletcher was the name ship of a class of 175 ships. It was the largest destroyer class ever built and they were considered to be a very successful design.
They served in the US Navy during the WW2 and the Korean War. A number of [...]
I finished the Sovremenny in December 2008.
In general I don't like modern warships. I find their angular superstructures ugly and out of proportion.
The russian ones look better though, and since I had won the kit at a contest, I thought [...]
Every educated person knows, that the main problem with the plastic model industry is, that there are so few kits of italian cruisers from WWII.;-)
The only injection moulded ones I know of are Tauro's kits in 1:400 of the four cruisers of [...]
