I picked up this kit, at a show in Poughkeepsie, New York, off the club’s sale table. The guy who put it up for “adoption”, tasked me with building her, saying, “You’re gonna build that kit, right? I mean, […]

I am really digging the paint finish on this one. Many modelers i know rave about the Tamiya primers, especially when decanted and sprayed thru an airbrush. I’m a big user of the white liquid surface primer that […]

Dan ganas de hacerse uno viendo lo bien que está quedando…

Thanks Louis! We really wore her out…5000 hours of flying in 8 years, I know they will bring her back up to spec. I’m polishing away on the model…a lot easier than the full size 🙂

Today I focused on adding more internal details to the aft section of the rear canopy. I used pewter foil, Evergreen strips, stretched sprue and insulated copper wire. Only details still to be added are thin […]

I saw your old girl earlier today.

She’s doing fine and is getting some TLC.

The model is looking fantastic !!!!!!

I’m just drooling…

You know Tom, I can see why these kits haven’t changed in 20 years…I can’t wait to build the D. I got Betty all assembled and final filler in place, which isn’t much. The elevators have been removed from the […]

Aleksander, the research really shows in thi build; aircraft of this era and geography seem to weather in a very nuanced way that you have captured perfectly to my eye.

Thanks David! I really appreciate it.
Good reference photos are invaluable, especially in an ambitious build like this. I tried to source as much inspiration from the real aircraft and am very happy if you can […]

I LOVE this build. As Jeff says, it’s been great from the first post, Aleksander. Just brilliant; your rendering, artistic skills, and creativity really shine in this build. The weathering is outstanding. Having l […]

Today I started detailing the inside of the rear canopy. Plasticard strips from Evergreen, pewter foil and fine sandpaper make up the interior cover. The gold tint of the side windows were done with Tamiya clear […]

It is SO close my friends!

I am in real danger of finishing a model this year… Only few details are left and then the final assembly. As you can see the flaps are all done and the bird has all the f […]

Not much time for model building last week as daughter had high fever and ear infection but nevertheless I managed to finish something during the weekend.

Dryfitted the wings and tailerons and attached the […]