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1/72 4th Fg Col. Don and Red Dog

by Brian Riedel on September 6, 2018 · in Aviation · 5 ≡

Enough of my OD posts for today. Two 1/72 P-51 ponies of the 4th FG. First up is an Academy P-51B with homemade decals (what little there is anyway) in the markings of Col. Donald Blakeslee. OOB Second, an Airfix P51D in markings from a [...]

1/35 Tamiya M21 Mortar Half Track

by Brian Riedel on September 6, 2018 · in Armor · 4 ≡

Out Of The Box with stowage from various kits. The ladders are from a Dragon Half Track kit. Brian Riedel

1/35 Tamiya Quads

by Brian Riedel on September 6, 2018 · in Armor · 5 ≡

Here's some pics of my 1/35 Tamiya armor kits. First up is the M16 Quad Gun half track. Pretty much out of the box with stowage from a variety of kits. Painted with Model Master rattlecan OD. Second is a kit bash of the Tamiya (old) M3A1 [...]

1/35 Italeri Hetzer

by Brian Riedel on September 6, 2018 · in Armor · 3 ≡

1/35 Italeri Hetzer. Finished it yesterday, FINALLY! Used Tamiya Panzer IV add on tools (which accounts for the crooked side skirt) and the rubber tracks from the Tamiya Hetzer kit.

1/48 Hasegawa P-38J

by Brian Riedel on September 6, 2018 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

Did this one a long time ago. Decals from Aeromaster for an 80th fg bird. True Detail wheels, Xtracolor gloss paints for the OD/Neutral Grey, Testors square bottle gloss green. At the time I did this, I didn't have any real reference [...]

1/25 AMT 1950 Chevrolet 3100 pick up truck

by Brian Riedel on September 6, 2018 · in Automotive · 5 ≡

Built out of the box, with wood grain decals for the slats in the bed. Not perfect, but I'm happy with it. Brian Riedel

French Somua S35 – Battle of France, May 1940

by Carl Christensen on September 5, 2018 · in Diorama · 6 ≡

An area of WW2 modeling I havent done before is French. Always been keen to do some of their tanks as they are always a bit clunky / unusual looking. This Somua was actuually really fun to build and has quite a cool look about it once [...]

You Say It's Yer Birthday... It's My Birthday, Too!

by Rob Pollock on September 4, 2018 · in News · 51 ≡

Yes, guys, you're correct. Today is indeed my birthday, and I wanted to give a big thank you to Martin and the team for the unexpected birthday present of a 1:1 Short Sunderland V Flying Boat! Wow! Talk about lost for words! The guy on the [...]

Crazy Racing 2018

by Dobó János on September 4, 2018 · in Show Reports · 16 ≡

This idea has a long story. I came 4 years ago. Planes are like the racing cars. The idea comes form the Reno Air Race. I found this site about two years ago, when I searched for some reference photos to my favourite plane, the [...]

Revell (Monogram) 1/48 F-84E Thunderjet

by Tom Cleaver on September 3, 2018 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

The war the fighter-bombers engaged in during the Korean War was a bloody one, a war unrelieved by opportunities for the kind of public acclaim the Sabre pilots received. Writing in “Officers in Flight Suits, The Story of American Air [...]