Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.
I just took a few better pics and posted them. Again, it's a great kit straight from the box. I painted it with Humbrol enamels including my last tins of Humbrol Authentics Slate Grey and Extra Dark Sea Grey. I must have had these tins [...]
If anyone were to ask what my favorite built model is, this is it. My aviation interests span all eras of flight but only in recent years have I dared tackle some WWI subjects.
Anyone with even a passing interest in WWI aircraft has no [...]
I completed this some years ago and remember it was a real squeeze getting everything in including the full depth wheel bays.
Rob.
Hasegawa kit with MDC canopy and cockpit sets. This has been lurking in my stash for the best part of ten years before I gave it any attention!
Rob.
Built from the "Aces of the 8th" and finished with Alclad. I spent a lot of time blending the windshield and canopy and making barrels and blast tubes. I also dropped the elevators and added some extra detail to the [...]
This is the limited edition 1/48 Saab Lansen by Tarangus, a relatively new company specializing in Swedish subjects. I built this a couple years ago for Airfix Model World magazine, the article appearing in the December 2013 [...]
This kit was test field for my second riveting attempt. I was pretty satisfied with results. This build is from the period when I was afraid to weather the model because I was scared that I will ruin it all with it. So it end up pretty [...]
You guys were having so much fun kicking the "109" around, that I thought I'd post a "190" for you to play with. Instead of comparing brand names, I mean to let you guess the manufacturer according to the usual [...]
Hi to all,
this is my first post here, so be gentle 🙂
This build was done 2 years ago, mainly OOB with some scratchbuilding. In that period I was experimenting with using acrylic colors for wash, I was not satisfied with final effect at [...]
