Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.
Special Hobby 1/72.
Nortrop DELTA 1c, L.A.P.E, SPAIN, Pilot Jose Maria Carreras, flight to Zurich 9.9.1938 to the peace talks Dr. Negrin Minister of SPANISH
REPUBLIC
"fascist nationalists" to Count Albo, who were not [...]
In my prior post about my Esci S.E.5a, I mentioned that I had to design a new font for the registration lettering. I previously designed a number of aircraft lettering fonts about 20 years ago, designed for World War II and postwar RAF [...]
16 May 1943, 19 modified Avro Lancaster Mk.BIII bombers take off from Scampton Air Field lead by W/Cdr. Guy Gibson in AJ G call sign "George" in the first wave. This flight consisted of 9 aircraft to hit the Mohne Dam, and [...]
No sane person specializing in World War I fighter models would choose 1/72 as his scale. When I started modeling in the 1970s, 1/48 was the main scale for WWI models, dominated by Aurora kits, with a few 1/32 and 1/24 offerings. Lately [...]
Hello! Recently finished this model. This is a MiG-21CM from Eduard in 1/72 scale. I got the kit as a prize from ymodeler. Very good set, work with him a pleasure. The inscription on the Board has a historical reference. The model is [...]
Well its that final post that say's its finally finished, what an amazing journey this build has been, lots of frustration, sweating and swearing. I started this build in December last year, and I have spent all my time scratch building [...]
My last completed build for 2018. FineMold's example of the late war Zeke. I'll have to get around to building one of Tamiya's 1:72 A6Ms to do a fair assessment of FineMold's offering. Fit was very good, detail very fine, but lacking in [...]
1/72 Revell, Italeri plastic, finished in Revell 330 enamel with Future over kit decals, completed for the RAF 100 GB, more pic's and details there !
This superb diorama is not my work, but the work of master modeler Terry Davis who graciously consented the use of these photos. To wit: "Yeah, go ahead, I have no problem with that." This is his 1/48 Tamiya F4U-1D Corsair [...]
I want to start out by saying "Thank You" to Paul Nash @white4freak for technical assistance, and Paul Barber @yellow10 for starting this great idea for a Group build to honor the RAF. Thank you also goes out to Martin and his [...]
