Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.
Lovely little kit - already had engraved panel lines. They were a bit shallow so I re-engraved them so they'd do a better job holding panel line wash. I also riveted - pretty extensive riveting on the Ki-44! Tedious but fun. Cut out and [...]
For this build I had in mind the old promotional airliner models you would see at travel agencies and airport ticket counters, back in the days of physical tickets (1960's and '70's) where you would see large scale airliners of that era [...]
The Supermarine Stranraer was designed by R.J. Mitchell, yes he also designed the Spitfire! First flown in July 1934, the Stranraer entered frontline service with the RAF during 1937 and undertook anti-submarine and convoy escort patrols [...]
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I won't be too groundbreaking with this project, as many modelers have already made this model and presented their work on YT. However, my experience has introduced a few important remarks. Many people complained that the model [...]
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My fascination with the Harrier began when I saw a Marine Corps AV-8A at the annual Memorial Day Airshow at Lakehurst NAS in Lakehurst, NJ. It rose vertically, flew backward, spun around, and then climbed away at a steep angle. [...]
This is a sad but true story of an event that shook our family on this day in 1945. Between 0840 and 0845 hours, on April 8th, 1945, a B-25J from the 100th Bomb Squadron crashed into the Sulu Sea, killing all six men on board during a [...]
Spitfire Mk.I 234 squadron August 1940. This is the Kotare kit which I enjoyed very much. Quinta cockpit and HGW seatbelts were used. Paints were model master. Mr. Cleaver gave me some advice on European fading (Lilac). I was waiting for [...]
Three models depicting the iconic Mirage in the IDF service during the early 70s.
I used Kinetic's Mirage III mold as a platform and replaced the necessary parts from Eduard's Mirage IIICJ.
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This model started so well and ended so poorly.
During construction, everything was fine, but when I started painting, problems began, not at first, but it definitely went wrong in the end. Inthe rear upper part where the [...]
