Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.
Built this kit several years ago and it was my first try at a multi-engine aircraft, after years of absence from this hobby. Built it to honor my dad who made 21 jumps from this type during the war. It's no show stopper but he was proud to [...]
Finished this one up this a.m. Painted with Tamiya acrylics, as well.Excuse the spurious smoke rings, I claim artistic license and fun.
Some things I added were:
PE seat harness.
Drilled out the cowling guns.
Replaced wing cannons with [...]
A few people know that Brazilian troops fought shoulder to shoulder with the Allies in Italy against the Axis during World War II.
Even fewer know that Brazilian pilots formed a squadron, the 1st Brazilian Squadron attached to the [...]
Just about done with the C-2 pit, added everything I could think of and remember including the handle we used to manually pump up the brakes (seen on the back of the copilots seat) and the "thunderstorm lights above the cockpit door. [...]
Last week's trip to the Cameron Airport involved five models and none had been photographed out there before. Although it was really hot, I managed to get a few pics of each plane. Both of these are ancient 1/48 Monogram kits, and both [...]
Hornet is back !
After two decades of home back home in showcase.
Yeah so long graced showcase a local store which is now closed.
Build in 1992 with minimal adjustments :airwawes echet parts,Verlinden
ejetion seat MB Mk.10,& Superscale [...]
Finally got this one finished. It's fitted out with some Hasegawa gun pods, otherwise it's OOB.
Some fit problems with this build, mostly with the clear parts. The model is lightly weathered.
I have been behind in my postings. Hopefully I can catch up and post more about my builds. I have been doing more Armor than planes these days. Here is a P-47 Thunderbolt. Tamiya 1/48 kit. As always painted by hand with Model Master [...]
I said I would next built an American plane in British markings, here it is, a Tarpon, from the ancient 1/48 scale Revell TBF Avenger kit.
This kit is sooo old...it has a 1958 copyright mark, that,s even older than my copyright mark, but [...]
