Pan Am Douglas DC-4 Clipper
The first trans-oceanic landplane after WWII.
iModeler Aviation
Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.
P-47D Thunderbolt Razorback - HobbyBoss 80283 - 1/72
And another HobbyBoss 'Easy Assembly' kit with some ordnance borrowed from a Tamiya kit with some left over decals from Eagle Cals EC#56.
THe decals allowed me to display Col. Frank Klibbe's P-47 D-15-RE Little Chief No. 1A which had [...]
Pan Am Boeing 307 Stratoliner Clipper
The first pressurized commercial aircraft, 1940.
Shelf of Doom
Shelf of Doom:
Eduard 1/48 Spitfire Mk IXc
This kit has been on my “Shelf of Doom” for about three years. I completed it in response to Roy Sutherland’s “Shelf of Doom” group build challenge on the Barracuda Studios Ready Room [...]
Airfix 1/48 North American P-51D Mustang "Little Indian".
Airfix 1/48 P-51D Mustang "Little Indian". Flown by 1st Lt. Harold Hettema Jr., Kalaikunda, India, 1945. I wasn't able to find much information on LT Hettema, other than:
He flew "Little Indian" as part of the 2nd [...]
Special Hobby 1/72 SB2A-4 Buccaneer
Special Hobby's kit is quite good, albeit of the older type of their kits. With relatively moderate effort it turns out fine. The interior is unexpectedly complete for the scale, but it takes plenty of test fitting to ensure a tight [...]
Pan Am Douglas DC-8-32 Clipper
The Revell kit has the wrong engine for a -32, but I still love this plane.
Helicopters GB: Doblhoff WNF-342 v4, AMP 48008, 2019
After receiving the invitation to participate in this great helicopter group build from our friend Colin @coling, I felt fotunate to participate in it.
Since my building preference is the WWII, I thought it would be difficult to find a [...]
1/43 Hobby Time U.S. Army Bell XV-3 Convertiplane
1/43 Hobby Time U.S. Army Bell XV-3 Convertiplane
Probably the oldest vintage kit I’ve ever built. Had the kit for decades as
it was missing one complex cockpit glass section. Tried to vacuum one a few times….
all failed. Then a [...]
1/32 Glencoe McDonnel XV-1 Experimental Compound Helicopter
1/32 Glencoe McDonnel XV-1 Experimental Compound Helicopter - Great vintage kit of legendary convertiplane.
Upgraded and detailed interior.
Floquil Old Silver.
Windows a bit fiddly.
