Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.
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I think I started to build this kit in 2017 or 2018 and deviated from the instructions by assembling and painting the fuselage, the wings, the tail, the wheels, engine covers, canopy etc as sub assemblies. This was as far as I got [...]
With its name derived from Irish mythology, the McDonnell F2H Banshee was an early jet fighter operated by the United States Navy, the United States Marine Corps and the Royal Canadian Navy.
The Banshee was developed during the mid to late [...]
Hello all, here is my latest completed build and a few shots of my next project continuing my current interest in building vintage Airfix kits , these two are both older than me and I am 58 !
The Sunderland is a very basic kit with [...]
While not as famous as Spitfire, Hurricane formed the backbone of Royal Air Force early in the war and was used throughout the conflict in all major theatres in various roles. It was designed in 1930s by Hawker and made its maiden flight [...]
This is a well know kit with all its well know vices. The only thing I did to improve the fit of the interior was to do a bit of sanding around the wheel wells. I then glued the fuselage together and then glued the interior to the top of [...]
The old ESCI/ERTL Phantoms do have some nice qualities about them, nicely scribed surface details and a correct shape however the cockpit is a comparative disaster with poor fitting panels, decals for instruments (which aren't even [...]
This is the first issue of the Eduard D.VII, released in 2005. I purchased this kit when it was first released and waited 19 years to build it, what a mistake that was. It’s a fantastic kit. I should’ve built it a long time ago. [...]
This is an old Matchbox kit from the 1970's, that we still remember 🙂
The Stuka was a very special aircraft, specialy for a young boy. Having built a couple in the 1970/80's imagine what I felt when a friend gave me another [...]
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Today, more about the model itself than about history because, as you may remember, Wellington from the (Polish) 304 squadron has already appeared on the pages of iModeler.
This set is a short run set, but unlike many other models [...]