U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Rick Rescorla, Platoon Leader of 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division – Ia Drang Valley, South Vietnam, November 16, 1965
Born in England, Rick Rescorla first served in the British Army, then [...]
I seen this kit and since it was cheap I decided to build. At first, followed the instructions but as I further got into it, decided to change the ship. In my opinion the picture of the ship looked cartoonish more on the movie style of a [...]
This is one of my older builds from 2015. Was doing a high weathering idea especially with the thought of oil leaks. Today I would approach this totally different but it is good to remember our older stuff for what we did right as well as [...]
My friend dug this out of storage, and asked me to build it because he had a stroke and lost hand dexterity. I was honored, and thrilled to do this for him. I took my time with it, and took days off when I was frustrated. It is not the [...]
15th November 1967 saw the only fatality of the X-15 program during the 191st flight when Air Force test pilot Michael J. Adams lost control of his aircraft which exploded mid-air over the Mojave Desert.
TBM-1 Avenger of VT-87 launching [...]
Good day to all ,
Before this I posted an article regarding a smaller scale model of New York skyline as a tribute to 911 , I then wanted to make another bigger zoom in version of the area near WTC (World Trade Center) in better detail [...]
Fun to build, decals were really sticky.
This is my take on a Navy transport version of the Beech 18. A simple kit from Hobbycraft, the last of my Dad's old stash. spare stars and bars, the rest home made decals.
It's taken 2 years (on and off) to complete and my wife has learned lots of new words! The kit has been a real pain to build with lots of issues to overcome BUT I think it's been worth it ?.