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Revell 1/32 P-38 Kit, missing parts

I have recently acquired a Revell 1/32 P-38 kit. The problem is it is missing some parts: Part # Description 34 Fuselage nose 31 20mm Cannon 32A and 32 B Short machine [...]

Sword 1/72 Supermarine Spitfire PR Mk.IV – AA810 – Sandy’s Spitfire.

As I couldn't sleep this morning I thought I'd stick this up. It needs a few finishing touches but is ostensibly done. This beautiful kit was brought to my attention by a friend and is a limited edition sold by Spitfire AA810 more [...]

SAS 75th anniversary

Tomorrow, August 1st, it is 75 years ago that Scandinavian Airlines System was created by gathering some of the oldest airlines in existence; DDL, DNL and ABA (SILA). As a consequence of its age and the items used to run an airline, there [...]

'Make sure you always carry a spare.'

Don't remember where I found this shot, Hmm maybe it's time to do another Phantom..

Scratch Build Truck Scale

I was thinking of a complete diorama but the idea I had for it would make the diorama too big. So I opted this method, as a display mantle instead. used lots of styrene and old school cutting to get the job done.

Anyone need paint?

The classified section seems to have disappeared, so... A year or so ago, a friend on a road trip came upon a hobby shop that was closing and stopped in to see what was left. Knowing I was a plastic modeler, he bought their entire [...]

Somewhat Out of the Norm

The Tamiya family of 1/48th scale FockeWulf 190s have long been pilloried by certain elements of the modeling community as being heavily flawed, to the point where some have even stated that the kits aren't worth building. I've always [...]

325th FG P-51D Checkertail done!

Haven't posted much on this since in work photos of Tamiya's 1/32 P-51D abound on the net. I used Draw decals checkers after failing many times with masking and then trying to cut our my own. They fit quite well. Lots of Barracuda [...]

Odds and Ends: Various Subjects of a Scattered Mind

In a previous article, I mentioned to save space, cost, time, and sanity, I narrowed my collective focus to "Aviation, 1/48 scale, up to September 1945." Before that cut off decision was made, I dabbled in a lot of various [...]

The Airfix pilot dream

This is a short story regarding an old build, found here at (link), and published first on (link) . I hope you like it. The Airfix Pilot Dream Once I built a model, an Airfix Spitfire MK1A 1:72. I built it following the specifications, [...]