Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.
Sometimes all it takes is a little international incident to remind you of what’s in your stash. On March 14, 2023, two Russian SU-27 aircraft intercepted a USAF MQ-9 patrolling in international airspace; they dumped fuel on it and [...]
Here's my latest model completion. It's the 1/48th Tamiya F4U-1D kit converted to an XF4U-3B. That version was an attempt by Vought to boost the Corsair's top speed by way of a supercharged engine. The plane never went into production as [...]
1/72 Airfix, built for the DH 100 GB in 2021, more pic's and details there, a great GB check it out ! a few more pic's taken - 05-2022.
This is the Special Hobby 1/48 Reggiane Re.2005 ‘Sagittario’. A decent enough kit but not without its issues.
It was troubled by an ill-fitting cockpit tub and wheel wells, the latter needing ridiculous amounts of plastic shaved off [...]
The Kamov Ka-50 “Black Shark”, better known in the West by its NATO reporting name “Hokum”, is a Russian attack helicopter distinguished by its coaxial dual rotors. Compared to single rotor designs, the Hokum exhibits improved [...]
A bit about the aircraft:
The Grumman FM-2 Wildcat is an improved version of the F4F-4 variant. The most noticeable difference is the larger tail fin, furthermore an improved powerplant was installed and the ammunition capacity was [...]
Essentially a Mk.IIB fitted with Vokes and Rolls-Royce engine dust filters and including a desert survival kit, the Mk.IIB Trop was one of the Hurricane variants that took part in the WWII Western Desert campaign, commonly referred to as [...]
Here’s another OOB build. The kit is Italeri’s 2696 Spitfire Mk. IXc "Beer Truck“. A relatively simple kit, but fun to build. Hope you like it! A bit of history on the Spitfire in Dutch service below.
After WW2, the Air [...]
Is it an exaggeration to say that hardly any aircraft silhouette is better known than that of the Ryan NYP "Spirit of St. Louis"? This is rivalled only by the fame of its pilot, Charles Lindbergh. His dazzling and peculiarly [...]
And my dad has finshed the next one, after the Swordfish now another iconic British biplane.
Airfix kit oob. The multi-part fuselage turned out slightly warped, so the wings and tailplane alignement isn´t perfect either. Had to let sit [...]
