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I build all types of aircraft, but with a special interest in WWII and civil aviation.

I really enjoy building vacform models - I love a challenge and want promote a dying art!

Avro Lancaster B MkIIITamiya's 1/48th scale classic

Evening guys and gals, Here's a model I completed today - Tamiya's classic of the mighty Lancaster in 1/48th scale. My model represents a B MkIII of 300 (Polish) Squadron, based at RAF Faldingworth in early/mid-1944. I picked this up for a [...]

1/48 Focke-Wulf Fw-200C-4 'Condor'

Greetings all! Here's my summer holidays project - the Trumpeter 1/48 scale Focke-Wulf Fw-200C-4 Condor. I started this kit with the intention of it being some light relief and a relatively quick and simple build as a nice break from the [...]

B-32 Dominator1/72 Anigrand Full Resin

My latest completion is Anigrand's 1/72nd scale full resin kit of the Consolidated B-32 Dominator - the forgotten bomber of WWII. The B-32 was conceived as an insurance policy in case the B-29 project ended in failure. Consolidated [...]

Aeroclub 1:48th Avro Vulcan B2

Evening all, I've finished off Aeroclub's 1/48th scale Avro Vulcan over the weekend - this has been my 'holy grail' of kits for as long as I can remember and I was finally able to get hold of one last year. The kit is a beautifully [...]

Hawker Hunter FGA.9Revell 1/32nd scale

Greetings all, An Easter holidays completion from me - Revell's 1/32nd scale Hawker Hunter FGA.9 more or less OOB, other than some aftermarket decals from AeroMaster and some home-made FOD guards. My model represents a machine based at RAF [...]

Airfix 1/24th Hellcat II NF (F6F-5N), KD127, 892 NAS, Drem, Scotland, mid-1945.

Greetings all - and all the best for coming year. Here's my first completion of 2024 which nearly made 2023 but the cold, wet weather was against me for the final varnish coat! The Airfix 1/24th Hellcat is well known and documented so I'll [...]

Pure nostalgiaAirfix 1/24 Me-109E

Evening folks, With the summer holidays here, there's been some welcome additional modelling time and this was finished off over the weekend. I was given this by my dad who had in turn been given it by an old family friend - I think it is [...]

1/32nd scale Short StirlingWIP update

Greetings fellow imodelers! I thought I'd update you all on my current long-term vacuform project - a Short Stirling in 1/32nd scale from Tigger Models which are the ex-ID Models moulds. I began this build around 5 years ago but ran out of [...]

Old-skool Monogram classic: the 1/48th B-17G Flying Fortress

Evening all. My latest completion is a real classic: Monogram's 1975 edition B-17G in 1/48th scale. I actually started this a number of years ago for a previous B-17 Group Build, but got side-tracked and never finished it. However, I [...]

Mach 2's 1:72nd Boeing 727-200

Evening all, I've just put the finishing touches to this today: Mach 2's relatively recent release of the venerable Boeing 727-200 in 1/72nd scale. I used 26decals for the Alitalia scheme and Authentic Airliners' windows and cockpit - [...]