Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.
I used to think that the P-51D was so "Americana" as a kid. Going to air shows and being inspired to build the Monogram classic's with their 1/48 P-51B Ding Hao along with the P-51D Detroit Miss and of course Big Beautiful Doll [...]
Another WWI airplane. And again from Eduard,Fokker D.VII. Nice kit from thier SE "Du Doch Nicht" package with another two legendary airplanes from WWI (Fokker Dr.I and Albatros D.V). Since there are many discusions about colors [...]
So, second of two Eduard's Spitfire MkI. This time first operetional in use. 19th Squadron 1938.
Just finished up with the 1/48th HobbyBoss FM-2 Wildcat. I had problems with the landing gear construction but likely self-inflicted. The FM-2 is finished in the markings of VC-80 while serving aboard USS Manila Bay (CVE-61) in late 1944. [...]
All good things come in three, so here´s a third and last 109 for today 😉
Built in 2015. Hasegawa kit, Aeromaster decals (Augsburg Eagles III)
MT-422 was delivered in April 1944 to 1/HLeLv 34, in June 1947 it was transferred to HLeLv [...]
Built in 2015. Hasegawa kit with Stormo decals, painted with Gunze and Tamiya acrylics. Eduard seatbelts, EZ Line for antenna wires, brake lines added.
Aircraft serving with 1 Gruppo caccia 1 Sqn
Built in 2017. Classic Airframes kit, painted with Tamiya XF-82 RAF Ocean Gray, Tamiya XF-5 Green and Gunze H406 Chocolate Brown
Brake lines added with plastic rods and lead wire, EZ Line for aerials
In 1942 the Germans delivered three old [...]
Pain-free. Go slow, enjoy the build and mind the gunsight glass so the carpet monster doesn't eat it.
The blue decal for the spinner is poorly sized and if you use it, the decal won't conform no matter what decal setting solution you use. [...]
So, here's my take on a favourite airplane of mine. I decided early on to divert from the classic paint schemes and go for the more colorful, obscure schemes. So here we have an Ethiopian plane with an interesting camouflage, and an Indian [...]
This kit fought me pretty much all the way through. Fit wasn't that great, so there was a lot of putty, sand, prime, repeat. The decals looked great, but turned out to be a very stressful part of the build. The glue was thick and [...]
