Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.
This is another old one from the stash. While several versions can be built from this kit, I tried to choose what I thought was the most colorful. I enjoyed the build, and thought the little research I did, most interesting. It was a [...]
1/72 Airfix, I modified the nose, fitted brass tube and wire to the prop's, added antennae and just enough weight for it to sit, finished in Polly Scale acrylics and MM enamels with MM acrylics over Daves decals, Aussie and Badger decals [...]
1/72 Matchbox, almost OOB, I replaced the intermediate wing struts with sprue, replaced the engine and fitted 0.010" brass tailplane bracing wires, finished in MM and Revell enamels with Future and Xtra flat over Aussie and Ventura [...]
Here is Tamiya's 1/48th Scale Hi-61I Hien finished as "Blue 24", Captain Teruhiko Kobayashi's mount from February to April, 1945. Of the six victories depicted by the kill marks, one is for ramming a B-29. The 244th Flight Group [...]
1/48 AMG Bf-109C-1 by AMG (Arsenal Model Group).
The best looking early 109, the surface detail is great. Highly recommended!
For more details please visit:
AMG Arsenal Model Group
(link)
and official AMG facebook [...]
Dear Mates,
here my recent finished build, a Harrier Gr.7 from Eduards Ltd. Edition.
I have to say that this kit was my personally nightmare, I had a lot of troubles with it (was not always the fault of the kit ;))
But at the end the [...]
The Water Wings Group build has ended, so here is a quick recap of the models that have been submitted so far. 22 members in the group built the 11 models you see here, though I suspect there are a few more to come. All in all, it was a [...]
Just finished 🙂
I am pleased with the final result. The model is fine for work, no major problems.
Painted with Tamiya and Humbrol paints.
Cheers mates,
Mladen.
P-47D-26-RA, Lt. James R. Hopkins, 509th FS, 405th FG, 9th AF, Ophoven, Belgium, March 1945
HGW - belt
Master - barrels
Paint - MR Paint, Tamiya
I did this kit a few months back. It is an attempt to depict the MiG-15 at the Planes of Fame Museum at Chino, CA. It "started life" as a 1970's Airfix "baggie" kit, hence there were SOME fit and detail issues. This [...]
