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I started building models back in the 1960's. In the 70's and 80's is when I built most of my kits. 1/72 scale, WWII is what I built the most but I do like 1/48 single engine fighters too. I have also built jets from the 50's, a few Sci Fi models and Gemini/Apollo program model kits from Revell and Monogram. My favorite builds are the old Revell, Matchbox, Frog and Airfix kits that needed some work but showed potential if built out of the box. In April 2020 I made my comeback into this great hobby after 30 years of not building a kit. I am pretty happy to be back.
Matchbox 1/72 Northrop F-5A PK-12 was first released in 1972. A simple and sharp looking kit that took the modeling world by storm, well for someone who was 13 years old back then. But to be honest, a lot of my paper route adult customers [...]
This kit is made by Pioneer 2 in 1/72 scale of the Yak-15 "Feather." It was first released in 1988 and it is a very simple, basic kit. It has also been boxed by Matchbox and PM Model.
The Yak-15 is one of the Soviets early jet [...]
This is my 4th vacu-form build and an interesting subject, the Yak-17. Waku is a company from Poland which has released other vacu-form kits in the past, their Yak-17 kit was released in 1984. This kit consists of one styrene sheet with [...]
After finishing my last build (MiG-17PF) I wanted to build another KP kit. I've been eyeing the Yak-23 for a while and decided to give this kit a try.
The Yak-23 is an early Soviet jet fighter which flew in the late 40's. This is a very [...]
I finally got to complete my first build for 2024, this is KP's old MiG-17PF, kit no.7 released in 1974. This was a semi rough build, fit was not the best, some light flash that needed cleaning. Wings to the fuselage and canopy fit had [...]
I am posting some photos of the amazing work displayed on the tables of yesterday's Mosquitocon 32, in Wayne PAL Hall, Wayne, NJ. There were hundreds of models in the contest and a lot of vendors. A great show, thank you NJIPMS.
This is an old build from 1986. A few days ago I gave it a good cleaning after sitting on the shelf for many years. While cleaning the Tiger Moth a lot of memories of the build came rushing back. I remembered this being a nice build and I [...]
It has been a while since my last post so I figured I better get my wheels rolling again. A little late on posting my builds from 2023 but here they are.
A little different year for me but happy with the results. I had my usual fun [...]
Jo-Han 1/72 P-47D Thunderbolt
Kit no. A-102 (Released: 1973 New tool)
This was my second time building this kit and I enjoyed the build when I first built it back in 1973 and enjoyed it more on this build. It is a clean kit with very [...]
Here is my completed entry for the Jim Sullivan Memorial Build.
This is Tamiya's 1974 boxing of their first release of the Brewster Buffalo, Kit No. 61019. There are 3 versions that can be made, RAF, Dutch and USN.
This is a nice kit, all [...]
