The F-4F version of the Phantom entered service with the German Air Force in 1974 with 185 aircraft used in the Interceptor and Fighter Bomber role. The combat effectiveness of this version was later upgraded with a conversion to the [...]
So here is a detailed pictorial review of what Airfix is bringing us with their brand-new 1/24 scale Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat kit. The phographs contained herein have been taken at the 2018 Scale Modelworld and show a full set of 9 greay [...]
Latest news from Paul: His mother-in-law and kids are coming out from Denver to get him and Suzy and whatever they saved, they will be staying with family in Denver while they figure out how to proceed. Yes, the shop was wiped out.
I've had this Dragon kit of the Arizona in 1/700 for longer than I can remember. I started it years ago resigned to handpainting it, and it looked so awful after the first coat on the deck and hull that I gave up. With my airbrushing kits [...]
My son Parker and I picked up the outstanding new Minicraft 1/700 Titanic at the grand opening of Marshall's new Hobby Lobby recently, and I'm thoroughly enjoying finally getting to work on a waterline Titanic, especially one in my [...]
This brief video demonstrates an easy way to fabricate a blade antenna that can be accurately located and securely placed. Note: this is the very first video that I created for my previous “Scale Modeling Outside the Box” channel, so [...]
Here is the kit many have been waiting for - the brand-new Airfix 1/48 Spitfire FR. Mk XIV. This is the pictorial tour of the pre-preduction kit sprues as presented at the 2018 Scale Modelworld show in Telford. The product itself is [...]
Reporting live from Telford, one of the undisputed head-turners of this show is this, the forthcoming Wingnut Wings 1/32 Avro Lancaster Mk. I. Also covered on video here:
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Let's have a closer look. This is a partially built model [...]