Scale models of cars, trucks, motorcycles, machinery.
I recently, as of 5/30/24, was involved in a vehicle accident. (It's okay, I'll be fine) As part of the recovery, I underwent shoulder surgery which has left my dominant hand, well, useless and in a sling. With too much time at hand, I [...]
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang has always been a favorite of mine. I got the Corgi car for Christmas in 1969, and have never looked back. This build of one of the rare 1968 Aurora kits is my latest experience in the world of all things [...]
The last few weeks I’ve been working on this lovely bus, part two of my ‘Downton Abby’-series. A few models before this one I built an old Renault AG (ICM) which was a lot easier than this one by MiniArt (38031). Especially the [...]
This is a really nice kit, the only down side is the very thick decals that have a tendency to crack over the curves of the bike.
I decided to do one side clear as that was an option in the kit - so the beautiful engine could be displayed [...]
In the Spring of 2000 I was working in the styling department for Excelsior-Henderson in Belle Plaine, Minnesota. The company had plans to unveil a hydraulic front (non-springer) end version of the Super X at the Sturgis Bike Rally in [...]
Hi, started with the 1/16th kit of a Kenworth W900 yankee truck and fully converted it into an Aussie legend.
These trucks were built because of strict road rules and regulations that are in force in Australia back in the late 70's which [...]
The Iltis jeep, officially known as the Volkswagen Type 183 Iltis, is a military vehicle built by Volkswagen for use by the German military and under license by Bombardier for the Canadian Forces and Belgian Army. This vehicle was [...]
Thanks to an article by @moparpep a while back, I was finally able to find a model kit of my first car, a 1969 Pontiac Bonneville, purchased from the MCW Finishes website, where he found a kit for his first car. I bought the real one way [...]
When I restarted my old modeling-hobby last year this Italeri-kit from was one of the first kits I bought. After building some armour I thought it was time to give this one a chance. Geoff Duke won the Dutch TT in Assen on this bike in [...]
