Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.
1/72 Italeri, I modified a few things, brass wire and tube to the propeller, clear sprue for nav' lights and larger gun blisters, not happy with these at first, finished in MM and Humbrol enamels with Future and Xtra flat over Red Roo and [...]
I got this as a gift from my Son, a laser cut model by Metal Earth. Two frames with 40 or so parts (some spares)
It took about 6 hours to build. Parts had to be cut out and bent/folded into shape. Individual parts are held together with [...]
Hawker Tempest Mk. V JN752
03.07.1944 No. 3 Squadron Tempest V JN752 JF-S Fl/Sgt. Domanski
Operation: V1 Patrol
Date: 3rd July 1944 (Monday)
Unit: No. 3 Squadron
Type: Hawker Tempest V
Serial: JN752
Code: JF-S
Base: RAF Newchurch
Location: [...]
This is 1/32 Specjal Hobby Yak-3
Painting was done with BilModel
Painted markings templates
PS: Thanks to Bogdan Fiedotow
1/72 Italeri, I modified a few things, finished in Humbrol and MM enamels with Future and Xtra flat over kit and PD decals. Flown by Flt Ltn Brendon "Paddy" Finucane.
Yes, I am terribly fond of desert dioramas. They are so colorful. And I have always been especially intrigued by "pink" Warhawks in North Africa. What an unusual color, and a great challenge for a modeler. I was helped a lot by [...]
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Double Ugly is finished, looking very impresive but not ugly at all! The kit is well known, I personaly was just a little bit disappointed with few missing instructions and not very good described painting of included weapon (and [...]
Here's one for your enjoyment that's hot on the heels of my XP-51. Tonight's "Pre War" themed article is about the ancient Testors kit that I finished early last year. It was the first plane that I completed in 2016.
I'm [...]
Here's a few pictures of my Accurate Miniatures early P-51A Mustang that I built a few years ago.
I've always been a big fan of early / pre war colors on both the US Army Air Corps / Army Air Force, and US Navy "Yellow Wings" [...]