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My name is Ulrich, male, 51 yrs at the moment ( date; 18th of October 2018.)
Love "pit-dogs", WW2 fighterplanes and to build Japanese WW2 planes in 1:32 scale, sometimes in 1:48 scale.

Doyusha 1:32, Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero “Bakusen”

And another early build... The A6M2 Zero made by Doyusha, released by Tomy and Swallow too... The plane depicts the mount of Lt. Yukio Seki, leading the first Kamikaze attack on 25 oct. 1944. Used the Hasegawa A6M5c wheels and propblades [...]

Hasegawa 1:32, Nakajima Ki-44 Shoki “Tojo”

Another one of my earlier builds, 1:32 scale Hasegawa Ki-44 Shoki. Everything is sprayed with Revell enamels, only decals used is the number on the tail and wheelcovers. Had a hell of a job on the red "line" on the fuselage [...]

Doyusha 1:32, Kawanishi N1K2 Shiden-kai “George”

One of my earlier builds, this is the Doyusha N1K2 Shiden, which was released also bij Tomy and Swallow. What I can recall, the cockpit was shallow and had a battery compartment, I scratchbuild a decent cockpit. The engine left much to be [...]

Tamiya 1: 35 Chi-Ha tank

This is the old Tamiya Chi-ha tank. Have build this kit a couple of years ago. My first tank till now. Sprayed with revell enamels. Weathered with Revell sand brown and Tamiya weathering pastels. Mud is made from artist pigments. Best [...]

Hasegawa 1:32 Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate “Frank”

This kit I've build a couple of years ago, if I recall correctly 4 years ago. It's the Hasegawa kit. And what I can remember , the "bare metal" is sprayed with a spraycan Humbrol acrylic chrome which took ages to harden after is [...]

21st Century 1:32 scale, Macchi C.202 Folgore

I build this kit last year, it's a Machi C.205 Veltro converted into a Macchi C.202 Folgore. In my younger years (late '80's last century) I had build the 1:48 Tauro Models, Macchi C.202 Folgore and still have that plane. Everytime a [...]

Tamiya 1:48, Mitsubishi Isshirikko type 11 G4M1 “Betty”

This one I've build a couple of years ago. Tamiya did a very great job on this one! It was a nice plane to build. Bought the Eduard mask for the canopy, blisters and tailgun parts but it was a PITA. They were thick and peeled of after [...]

Hasegawa 1:32 Mitsubishi J2M3 Raiden “Jack”

This is my Raiden which I 've build in the summer of last year. Although it was a easy kit to build, I had some issues with the kit. Some internal parts in the fuselage and the wing spar made the join of fuse and wings very difficult. I [...]

Revell 1:32, Kawanishi N1K1-j Shiden “George”

Hello, This is the very old Revell N1K1 Shiden, I believe it's produced in the late 70's. Build the plane about a year ago, OOB adding only some seatbelts made of Evergreen and breaklines. Everything is painted with Tamiya acrylics, only [...]

Hasegawa 1/32; Kawasaki Ki-61-II Kai Hien “bubbletop” ( conversion)

Hello, This is a build I've made a couple of years ago. It's the 1:32 scale Hasegawa Ki-61 Hien which I converted into the "late" Ki-61-II Kai "Bubbletop" version, which later was fitted with a radial engine when there [...]