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1/48 Tamiya Messerechmitt Bf109E-4/7

by Michal Walusz on January 24, 2019 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

Hello Folks I would like to present my second completed in Bf-109 kit. It was start at the end of 2018 but finished this year. The kit I’ talking about is old Tamiya Messerschmitt Bf109E-4/7. As all Tamiya kit goes together like a dream [...]

Monogram's 1/24 scale "Snap Together" Chevrolet Police Cruiser

by Thomas Pepe on January 24, 2019 · in Automotive · 7 ≡

Just before I retired from NYPD in 1995 I built this NYPD "Bubble" Chevrolet RMP (Radio Mobile Patrol) kit. I custom mixed the blue department colors using Testor's small bottle enamel paints. I airbrushed the colors and used [...]

Monogram's 1/24 Scale 1966 Ford Shelby GT350H

by Thomas Pepe on January 24, 2019 · in Automotive · 15 ≡

Started to build this kit about 15 years ago. Never completed due to the horrible stock decals associated with this kit! I painted this Shelby black lacquer and masked off the black and painted the gold stripes with lacquer. Was wet [...]

AMT 1/25 scale 1971 Dodge Charger R/T Kit

by Thomas Pepe on January 24, 2019 · in Automotive · 12 ≡

Long story behind this kit! My best friend Marshall Smith who owned a Restored 1971 Dodge Charger SE. His Charger was authenticated by Gailen Govier as to be 1 of 7 built in 1971. Charger SE was a luxury style Charger with a leather [...]

Monogram’s 1/48 German Me 262

by Thomas Pepe on January 24, 2019 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

I built model diorama for my brother-in-law John as a Christmas gift in 1987. All stock out of the box with attention to paint and airbrush details. Base was constructed with sand gravel and static grass with shaded concrete colors. Base [...]

Monogram's 1/48 C-47 Skytrain "Mini Whiskey 7"

by Christina Swank on January 24, 2019 · in Aviation · 44 ≡

Built from the old Monogram 1/48 C-47 Skytrain kit as "Mini Whiskey 7" The real "Whiskey 7" is a D-Day surviving aircraft owned and operated by the National Warplane Museum in Geneseo NY. I was fortunate enough to be [...]

Monogram's 1/24 scale 1970 Plymouth AAR Cuda

by Thomas Pepe on January 24, 2019 · in Automotive · 12 ≡

Pretty much stock out of the box. Had to reshape side window opening and replace drip rail. Kit was way off. Used airbrushed automotive lacquer PPG EV2 "Hemi Orange" paint. Three coats of Testors Clear Coat Lacquer. Wet [...]

1/32 Zoukei-Mura Do-335

by George Johnson on January 23, 2019 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

The never-ending saga of the Zoukei-Mura Do-335 continues. There are a lot of parts to this thing. The instructions for the engines alone are 13 pages long! The cockpit and engines are finally done and the level of detai is tremendous. [...]

MiG 21 Lancer RoAF Câmpia Turzii 2002 Pilot...

by Bogdan Ionete on January 23, 2019 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

MiG-21 Lancer RoAF Câmpia Turzii 2002 Pilot Locotenent-Comandor Mircea Petrescu Kit Eduard MiG-21MF 1:48 Kit conversion Lancer Lcaerodesign Paint Mr.Paint

Tamiya 1/48 F51D Mustang

by PHILLIP EVANS on January 23, 2019 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

My SAAF No2 Sqn 'Flying Cheetahs' from when they flew in the Korean war. The kit used was a 1/48 Tamiya F-51D Mustang (Korean war version). It is a replica of 'Clink Clinks'. The yellow underwing tanks are the napalm tanks used along with [...]