Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.
DRAGON 1/48 SCALE INJECTED PLASTIC KIT
Construction was straight-forward and without event. For painting I used Tamiya Acrylics mixed to the correct colour. I mixed the RLM76 first and applied it to the lower airframe, the fuselage sides [...]
The B-17G finally flew in to Chino yesterday. Here are some shots, including one of me holding it in front of another famus Boeing product, that will give you a good idea of just how big it is.
This is a 1/144 Minicraft kit, finished straight from the box. It is the 295th DC-8 built. It was delivered to Delta as a -61 model on 19 July 1967. In 1982, it was modified to -71 standards with the addition of modern CFM56 turbofan [...]
Here's one of Hasagawa's Tojo subjects in 1/32, with an Eduard Big Ed set. I particularly liked the Eduard detailing for the engine, undercarriage, and cockpit. The masking set was also useful. There were numerous other minute pieces that [...]
This is the Hobbycraft Canada 1/48th Dornier Do-17Z, German medium bomber. Because the earlier version had a particularly narrow fuselage, it was sometimes called the Flying Pencil. I think the Z transformed it into the Tadpole!
Though [...]
Here is the cockpit, not the greatest pictures, but you can see how I modified the left hand RIO pit to more closely resemble the real thing, the front pit is pretty close. One thing that I noted and corrected in the back, but not as much [...]
The Monogram B-25 series was "state of the art", before the Accurate Miniatures versions, and still builds up into a decent replica, for half the cost. Mine was straight OOB, using the kit decals. It comes with a fairly [...]
This is recently finished 1/32 Hasegawa Focke Wulf Fw-190A-5 with the markings of 5.JG 54 flown by Lt Emil Lang in Eastern front during the summer of 1943.
Lt. Emil Lang accumulated 173 aerial victories , 144 of which were gained on the [...]
Just completed this Academy kit OOB for a Gatormodelers display of Florida aircraft
that will be in the main library for the month of November here in Gainesville Florida.
One of the most well-known jet fighters and trainers in the [...]
I don't really think this machine needs much of an introduction! Here it is equipped with sidewinder missiles in 1:32nd scale. The kit is an old Revell kit from 1986, I managed to get it for twenty quid on E-bay! The seatbelts are [...]
