Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.
I enjoyed my recent build of an Airfix Gustav 109, so when I saw this Emil the other day with Battle of Britain markings I picked it up. Little did I know that unlike the Gustav, AO1008A was an Airfix "new tool" kit. Instead [...]
With help from fellow member and modeler Tom Bebout , I was able to locate this model. I am adding it to my D-Day / Operation Overlord collection to display at our local library. The kit is #5944 Junkers Ju 52/3m Transport. A few areas [...]
The Re.2000 was intentionally designed to compete for orders under “Programma Erre”, a comprehensive effort launched in 1938 targeting towards the enactment of several improvements throughout the Regia Aeronautica.
Despite having very [...]
Pulling this one from the "Way Back Machine" for "Throw Back Thursday".
Sans Tennessee Tuxedo and Chumley, of course...
Anyway, I was in my 'Laboratory' organizing storage when I happened to see this old kit and [...]
Here I have a model that I built about 15 years ago at the beginning of my modeling career.
It is a kit from Airfix 1:72
Being pleased with the way my Monogram Hawker Typhoon turned out and being even more pleased with all the compliments it received, I decided my "Tiffie" deserved to be put in a vignette. Nothing elaborate, just something simple [...]
1/72 Tamiya Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6 Slovak Squadron 13 in combat on 26 June 1944.
Improvements include:
Added rivets to entire airframe
Masked and painted all markings except octane triangle & data-late.
Quinta Studios #72037 interior [...]
I have this soft spot for two engined RAF planes. Therefore, after the Airfix Blenheim and Mosquito, i decided to take on the Bristol Beaufort. I decided to do the 217 squadron scheme because i wanted to give the very dark scheme a [...]
This was a special build of one of my favourite plane's, bought for me by a friend as a surprise.
The scheme I decided on was of course the Italian one - and its a plane with a story, the only Italian aircraft that was shot down it the [...]
