Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.
Built this wonderful kit in 2020. The building process was absolutely a joy, the kits engineering, the details, the smart solutions (metal wing holder for example) are the handmarks of Tamiya's 100th 1/48 aircraft model.
The camouflage was [...]
I just finished my 1/72 Trumpeter P-40C in AVG "Flying Tigers" markings. The model depicts the aircraft flown by 1st Pursuit Squadron (Adam & Eve) leader Robert Neale in Kunming, China June 1942. Neale was credited with 15.55 [...]
So, here´s another one, this time a JG1 bird with one of their colourful cowls.
Built over 6 years ago, Hasegawa A-7 kit, cowlgun flame dampers with plastic rods, armoured windshield simulated by painting the frame thicker. Eduard [...]
The P-61 has always been one of my favorite aircraft from WWII. When they first came out I built two of the Monogram kits and had a ball with them. I even put electric motors in one so that the props would spin. All in all I think the [...]
Elaboration of the kit Monogram/ Revell 1/48 scale .
The cockpit was rebuilt in the tubolar part ,instrument panels and Seat from eduard photoetched part ,engine and front compartment self-made in plasticard and using the cylinders of the [...]
P-47D Razorback, 325th FG (Checkertails), Revell-Monogram, 1/48 scale
Greetings iModeler compadres. I present my Monogram-Revell P-47D Razorback, of the 325th FG (Checkertails) for your perusal, and hopefully enjoyment. This particular [...]
One of the models my dad built around 6 years ago for our ongoing theme "Airwar over Austria".
My dad started at first the original A-9 Eduard kit, but due to a bigger mishap it landed in the trash. He kept the A-9 nose ring and [...]
1/72 scale Revell Focke-Wulf Flitzer - Quick build
This was a fighter jet under development by the RLM at the end of WWII.
BTW, real mockup 1:1 was built and a few prototype subassemblies completed, including many wind tunnel models.
Great [...]
The F-86 was one of first new kits released from Hornby Hobbies and I believe that they may have lifted the drawings from one of their Corgi metal diecast kits to meet the needs of doing the plastic version in 1/72nd. Looking into the [...]
After my failure on (link) and a wigging from Tom Cleaver who told me in so many words as to not be such a Girls Blouse 🙂 I bought another one and this time its ok!
I had to do Warburton's aircraft so had to scratch decals together so [...]
