Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.
The Hobbyboss kit is proof that newer isn't necessarily better, but as an old Hasegawa F4U-4 was the first model I built upon returning to the hobby I felt that 3 years later it was time to have a stab at another F4U-4. In fact, I decided [...]
Eduard 1/48 Bristol F.2b fighter. No.139 squadron Villaverla, Italy 1918. Hope you like. Rigging is ez line (fine).
I can't get enough of my WW1 subjects. There's some very colourful ones coming soon. I think that's one of the things I [...]
In my second post today, here are some photos of my Eduard 1:48 Spitfire Mk1, built as GR-U, N3290 as it was on the 23 May 1940 just before being shot down whilst on evening patrol over Dunkirk. F/O Gillies was taken prisoner. This will be [...]
Eduard model kit is a rebox hasegawa with resin seat and pe goodies for the cockpit.
Also resin wheels.
The model is perfect fitting with a lot of detail. Very happy to build and i would happy do it again.
The colous i used are
Gunze H-325 [...]
This is the new Airfix Sabre in 1:48 scale which I've just built and is featured in the current issue of Airfix Model World Magazine. This was a great kit to build, plenty of detail in it and it all fits well. The markings will be one of [...]
Built a couple of years ago. Used a Tamiya F-8 kit as base. Previously this aircraft was wrongly designated as A-7 but due to some exterior features seen on the pics of the original a/c and the assumed Werknummer, it´s an A-8. Also the [...]
B-17F-20-BO 41-24605 arrived in the 303rd Bomb Group (H) in July 1942. She arrived in England with the rest of the group that November. Named "Knockout Dropper," a year after her arrival she celebrated returning from her 50th [...]
The multiple aircraft commission build is finished! This build consisted of the Airfix Spitfire MK-1a, the Airfix Spitfire MK-1a converted to a MK-II using 3-D Kits conversion set, the Eduard Spitfire MK-IXc, the Tamiya P-51D and Academy [...]
I just completed this 1/48th model of a T-33A that was assigned to the 157th TFS of the SC ANG. They were based at McEntire ANGB, SC. At the time that unit was equipped with the F-102 Delta Dagger.
The model is an Academy T-33A which was a [...]
