Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.
While not the largest operational aircraft in the Luftwaffe, the Wiking performed effective service through transporting supplies and personnel. With six engines, it was still underpowered and required a long stretch of (quiet) water [...]
The origins of the D.XXI can be traced back to the end of 1934, when Fokker submitted design proposals to the Nederlandse Luchtvaartafdeling (Dutch Army Aviation Group) for a low-wing monoplane fighter that would feature an entirely [...]
Great news about all new Messerschmitt Bf 109 K-4 from Eduard in 1/48 scale. Unfortunately Eduard make some mistakes. All of mistakes could be easy upgrading:
I have used both JaPo monographs (released in 1997 and 2000 year) on Bf 109 K-4 [...]
Hi All,
My second build for the Mr. Jim Sullivan memorial group build is based on a picture in the book, Golden Wings 1941-1945, co-authored by Jim Sullivan, a USN, Piper NE-1.
The NE-1 is the Navy version of the iconic Piper J3C-65, Cub [...]
Hi everyone,
Here is my Trumpeter, 1/72, F-100D Super Sabre.
An excellent kit:
Construction is easy, parts fit is excellent - no putty is required at any stage and the the details are absolutely reasonable for such a scale.
To the model I [...]
This is 1/32 Trumpeter P-47 Thunderbolt with the markings of P-47D5 (42-8487) flown by Cpt Walker M. Mahurin 63rd FS, 56th FG Halesworth-England in March 1944.
I have used Eduard PE cockpit set and Hasegawa's P-47 rudder pedals ( [...]
This build was a commission build using the 1/48 Revell/Monogram AV-8B kit. The client supported the Marine squadron VMA-223 in Afghanistan in 2011. In appreciation of his support they carried an American flag on a mission aboard and [...]
Love these Arma Hobby kits, even though they are a tad over-engineered. It probably took me about as much time to get the interior finished and the fuselage closed up, as it did all the rest of the process! The kit comes with a great set [...]
Here are three Typhoon Ib models representing operational aircraft. These entail the "car door", "tear drop" canopy and the four blade propeller. Other than the filling of false panel lines on the fuselage, it is a [...]
