Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.
Built back in 2004 or thereabouts, this was 'state of the art' then & remains a superlative kit in 2015. I recall a trouble-free build for the most part & my Hornisse has been on display ever since. I needed a break from my current [...]
For a time during its service career the Bulldog equipped 70% of the RAF's fighter defence force, with eleven squadrons in service.
The prototype, powered by a Jupiter VII engine, first flew on 17 May 1927. The aircraft had a problem with [...]
Gentlemen, just look upon this as me trying to get up enough courage to one day attempt the mighty Felixstowe F.2a from Wingnut Wings.
The subject is, of course, one of Wingnut's new offerings of late last year: the Hansa-Brandenburg W.12 [...]
A helicoper, such as this, has a peel... OK, so much for whirly bird humor.
Helicopter models are not as exciting to build as a fighter or bomber but they have a certain attraction especially colorful helos that are used in search and [...]
Plus some other stuff and yes, I know, it's a Yak-23, not 28.
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Mig-23 MLA. red 39.
corps of Moscov air defence.(28 th.guard fighter regiment ) 1983.
This is the Aerotech DH-88 Comet.
150 of these kits were made with plans to re-issue fairly soon.
The Kit: Aerotech (Marsh Models) Resin/Photo etch/White Metal
The kit represents the overall shape of the real aircraft quite well but [...]
This is a Hasegawa 1/48 P-400 "Shark Teeth" that I decided to do toothless...it is my approximation or guesstimate, if you will,of a P-39/400(?) in North Africa, 1943. I just finished reading "An Army At Dawn" about the [...]
Not one of my "builds", but I painted it, for one of my RC friends.(two days) We got some good pictures of the first flight. It flew like dream. He had floats for it as well but I don't know if he has tried them out yet. Four [...]
Mitsubishi Ki-46 "Dinah" Japanese Army Type 100-2 is the full name given on the old box. The "Dinah" was a recon/trainer aircraft, and one of WWII Japan's nicest looking aircraft.
I continued my venture into WWII [...]
