Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.
Fun little kit, out of the box. Eduard made it too easy with this one, no need for filling, sanding, correcting...everything fit like a charm. This was the first time I got a chance to compare Hellcat with previously assembled Bf-109, [...]
This is Airfix Kit 07106 Supermiarine Seafire FR47 built as part of the 'Korea : The Forgotten War……' GB. Thanks to the GB as I would have built this kit later than sooner.
Very nice kit with impressive fit and detail.
Biggest issues [...]
Background:
When a twin-engine plane loses an engine, it immediately turns into the dead engine. This turn or yaw is especially severe when the engines are at a high power setting, such as takeoff. The pilot controls this tendency with [...]
Hi to all
after many years in stash...finished.
Old Airfix Spitfire VB, upgraded as much as my nerves allowed, engraving, some cockpit details, added mirror according to documented pictures of Zumbach plane, high located on two support [...]
This time I present to you the last Yugoslavian model I built in 2018. It is the Academy's Mig-29, which needs quite a few extras to look decent. I used Eduard photo-etched parts, Brassin cockpit, wheels, rockets and exhaust nozzles, Aires [...]
At the beginning of this article I will take the liberty of going back a little and of placing this model of a Ki-84 Hayate in my personal modelling biography. Around 2005 the latent modelling virus, which had been latent since my youth, [...]
I've tried to improved the simple surface detail by adding some missing panel lines and rivets. I’ve replaced the plastic wheels with the resin set from Eduard and I’ve used AK real colour lacquer RAF Dark Green and RAF Dark Earth as [...]
I spotted this plane in the Classic Colours series of books "Aufklarer" volume two and was immediately attracted to it. Additions to the kit were:
blanking off the gun troughs
adding detail to the wheel wells
installing an [...]
1/48 Tamiya VB Trop USAAF finished . First finished Spitfire in a long time . Painted with AK Real Colors and Eagle Strike decals 🙂
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The Supermarine Spitfire requires no introduction. Together with the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and the Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" is probably the most famous and recognisable plane of WW2, and certainly a beloved one. I'm presenting the [...]
