Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.
Next in my trio of 1/72 1941-42 IJN aircraft was an Aichi Type 99 "Val" dive bomber. The kit was the 2011 Dragon/Cyberhobby, which contains markings for seven Pearl Harbor aircraft (two from Akagi).
While the kit itself is [...]
A friend of mine designed and printed these beauties. I was so impressed with the pictures that I just had to pick them up to see how well they would paint.
I was not disappointed at all!
If you are interested, I have a video showing how [...]
The high capacity wide-body airliner. In service since 1989 is depicted in a 1/100 scale company model usually given to valued customers.
A friend had the model in display. The model was shattered after a free fall, and he approached me to [...]
I picked up a 1972 boxing of the classic Revell kit several years ago, and finally got around to building it.
The "box scale" kit, which at 1/69 is close enough to 1/72 to pass muster, contains a German V-2 Missile with detailed [...]
Kit: Monogram 1/48 B-24D and Koster Aero Enterprises PB4Y-2 vacuform conversion kit #14.
Price: Monogram B-24D, kit #85-5604, $38.95 last retail.
Koster conversion #14, $38.95 in 1995, long out of production.
Decals: Microscale set # 48-46 [...]
just completed as P-47D-40-RA Hun Hunter
30" wingspan at 1/16 scale - scratch built R2800 engine, the model has retractable LG, poseable flaps
sliding canopy and a fully built up cockpit
"My San Antonio Rose"
P-47D-16-RE
Serial Number 42-75955
310th FS, 58th FG
Capt. LeeRoy M. Chadwell
Flight Leader, Yellow Flight
SWPA, 1944
The North American F-82 series was a development of the P/F-51H lightweight Mustang and was originally intended as a long-range fighter escort to the USAAF's heavy bombers. Although you can see the lineage of the P-51 in the F-82's clean [...]
The colorful Mig-21 in the Indian Air Force were used for quick recognition aids during air combat training exercises. The silver Mig is the MF version whereas the Yellow Mig is the Bis version designed for air combat tasks only.
