Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.
this is the new Airfix B-25C/D. the early Mitchell in 1:72 scale has been one of my "holy grail" kits for a long time. Airfix finally answered my prayers earlier this year with this release.
fit and detail parts are excellent. I [...]
No nose art forum would be complete without a B-17 in it, as that airplane is pretty much the poster child for that genre. Look for nose art on any search engine and chances are the first hit you'll get will be a B-17.
After the Monogram [...]
I would like to present my completed 1/32 Trumpeter SBD-3 Dauntless in the Battle of Midway configuration. The model took me approximately a month to complete working on it almost daily. The base kit is constructed very well with loads [...]
This video looks at double action airbrushes and which ones might be more suitable for painting scale models. There is a very detailed description of the components of an airbrush and how they function along with a discussion of how [...]
First I want to thank Jaime Carreon for starting this group build. From the beginning I knew I wanted to be part of it, but didn't know what I should build. Than it became clear it had to be a Flying Tiger P-40 due to their defining Tiger [...]
Dear modelers,
I like airplanes in the early days of flight. The airplanes of the times when it was only aimed at flying were totally different from modern weapons of mass destruction.
I want to make planes of this period steadily from now [...]
Well this is the 6th update for my commissioned build of this SBD. It is now completely painted, weathered, and sealed with Vallejo Matte Acrylic Varnish. Started today with the model approximately 90% complete. What remained was the [...]
Built from 1/48 Trumpeter kit.
Enjoy...
Dear modelers,
I worked in progress, eduard’s 1/48 SE5.a kit.
I just finish cockpit almost.
I used oil color for woodgrain with lacquer base.
I’ll do my best. Thank you!
The Eduard Fw-190A-5 kit modified to Fw-190A-6.
The Fw-190A series was so right in design that - once the problem of providing adequate cooling for the BMW 801 radial engine was solved - the airframe went through little modification other [...]
