Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.
When the Imperial Japanese Army invaded China and parts of SE Asia, before the official start of WWII. They soon realized that their current recon aircraft would not be suitable to cover the vastness of China and the Pacific region. So [...]
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My last project.
Resin cockpit from Aires, Sidewinders, Mk 82s and TERs from Eduard, Mk 83s and LAU-10s from Hasegawa, decals from CAM and Print Scale. Scratchbuilt landing gear bays and rotary cannon front face (small projects on [...]
OK, lets take a stride away from the local brand of Avro for a while and go for another British house hold name, de Havilland. This absolute classic is another civilian in silver dope. It was built in 1935 and ran the route of [...]
Hi everybody! This is my latest build, and this one is something special. First of all, this is an iModeler build, started back in October 2015, and it took 2 years and 7+ months to be completed. And all I can say – thank you everybody, [...]
In my early teens I was a very dedicated, and active cadet in the Rhode Island Civil Air Patrol (CAP). I had the best time and experiences as part of this very professional organization which is the official auxiliary program of the USAF. [...]
And on we go.
It's time to set the top wing and sort out the rigging. Depending on the kit, the process can be straightforward or arduous. With this resin kit, there are few if any positive locating points and the fact that the top wing is [...]
This beautiful Avro 504 K is a real classic and can be seen at the MOSI museum in Manchester, England. The 504 was designed in 1913 and was used as a standard trainer for RFC and later RAF during WW 1 and post war. Many were sold as [...]
Focke Wulf Fw-190D9 1:32 German fighter, WWII 1945. Hasegawa kit.
A little more work, this time with preliminary rigging.
The main image and those following show the empannage work to the control horns - fairly straightforward. You can also see my choice of rigging material; it's fly fishing line, and [...]
