Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.
Here’s my Heinkel He-46C-1. a resin kit from Planet Models in Condor Legion livery. Built mostly OOB, I just added some seat belts and stainless bracing wire on the struts. Model Master paint and kit decals. An easy build.
In 1931 the [...]
Weathering patterns on Japanese aircraft during operational service occurred as a result of the harsh conditions in the Pacific. However, due to the scarcity of documentations and photographs, the extent and type of weathering is left much [...]
Fighting Colours is a Kookaburra title by Michael JF Bowyer covering Royal Air Force camouflage and markings from 1937 to 1975. Chapter six addresses the RAF's shift to the offensive in 1941. In a subheading titled Important Colour Changes [...]
A bit of a personal one this.
A nice if fiddly in places kit from Airfix dressed up as the Chippie I got a couple of flights in during a Summer Camp at Leeming, many, many years ago.
Primed with Mr. Finishing Surfacer 1500 Black.
Painted [...]
This is the old Revell 1:48 scale Bf 109 G-10 with wings from Fujimi's 109 series (The more modern issue from the 1990ies). This is my representation of the plane flown by Horst Petzschler.
This is what Horst Petzschler later told about [...]
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This is my summary project of the entire model section regarding Operation Frantic, i.e. the mission From England and Italy to Soviet-occupied Ukraine in 1944. This time it was a special mission, because Frantic VII was a supply [...]
A very nicely made model with lots of small details and a realistic surface. However, this is a more demanding construction, due to the fact that all parts (even the small ones) are attached to the frame at four and six points. Removing [...]
My last project for TBD Devastator month is repainting my old (2017) George Gay 8-T-14 TBD into the correct colors and markings for Lt Cdr James Brett’s T-1 on the Lexington at Coral Sea.
I had two sets of T1 decals, but neither had [...]
Here is my Academy 1/48 A-10C Warthog. This represents a jet from the 354th Fighter Squadron “Bulldogs” supporting Operation Inherent Resolve in June 2017. Photo references show that these jets were covered with gun soot from nonstop [...]
This is one of Tamiya's finest kits in my opinion, nary a problem during the build.Looking for something different to do to a corsair, I stumbled upon the "colourized" photo shown. I can't vouch for the accuracy but it started my [...]
