Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.
Here is my Aichi B7A2 Ryusei Kai ("Shooting Star") "Grace" torpedo bomber. The Grace was a late-war addition to the IJN's air arm and saw some limited action before the war ended. 105 production B7A2s were built at [...]
This time, this project is nothing out of the ordinary. Just a Tamiya model from over 20 years ago. However, it was a real return to childhood. Do you remember those moments when in your youth you came back with the desired model, with [...]
Here’s my Airfix Spitfire Mk. XII. I thought this was the 2022 release but it turned out to be the original 2017 kit. I’ve read online comments that on occasion early run Airfix kits have some issues. I’ve not run into this until [...]
This is a true story about one of our local hometown "Daytona Beach" men, who went to War, and never made it back home.
His name was Walter Mayberry. He was a very gifted and talented "American" football player (not [...]
Well, it's certainly been a while since I last posted anything on iModeller, but I'm glad I'm back into building models again after a long haitus. I donated my last H0-229 to a museum and decided it was time to build one for myself. I [...]
Here's some photos to share of a build I completed in April 2022. 1/48 Tempest Mk.II early version kit # 82124 by eduard. Looks like it came off the showroom floor. Sorry no exhaust burns no weathering. Very well detailed model. I believe [...]
Here is my recently completed Lynx. I used the BigEd pe set and the scalewarship rotor fold set with extensive scratch building. The model was finished with Tamiya XF's and weathered with pastels although in operational use the Lynx was [...]
Hi There, Recent build for a group build online, Hobby Bosses 1/32 Mk Vb Spitfire, Xtradecals X32042 RCAF 401Sqn "Thomas 'Ibby' Ibbotson" Cheers Gruffy
This is Tamiya's 1/48 Zero, (originally issued in the 1970's), with some extra detailing on the engine, landing gear, and an Eduard's photoetch cockpit set, with extra detail added.
Paints are Tamiya acrylics, weathering with oils and [...]
Peter-Paul Steindl was an Austrian pilot born on 12th May 1914. He was the Staffelkapitän of 5./JG 26 from 7th April 1943 until 1st May 1943...... and of 11./JG 26 from 20th June 1943 until 3rd November 1943 when he was shot down by P-47s [...]
