Canada’s Remembrance Day just around the corner.
My 9 year old son has been able to display two of his armour builds in his school as one of the events they are doing to remember Canada's fallen. he is pretty chuffed about it.
On This Day…November 7th.
Originally a passenger ship for operating on the Black Sea, the hospital ship 'Armenia' was sunk on 7th November 1941 by a German torpedo armed Heinkel He 111 while evacuating civilians, hospital staff, and wounded soldiers from the [...]
In praise of the ‘hassle-free’ kit
Hey folks... so this is a Tamiya 1:48 Mustang and as such requires very little in the way of explanation or comment from me.
However I would crave your collective indulgence for just a moment or two... Over the years I believe I've built [...]
FG.1[F-4K] 892 NAS,HMS Ark Royal,1974-75, Airfix 1/72.
After enjoying building Airfix's 1/72 DB Defiant, I was all set to tackle the F-4K. either my skill set is diminishing or maybe I should give it up. This build was a struggle for me almost all the way. It is a well engineered kit, great [...]
1/48 Hasegawa A-4M Skyhawk
As the title says, last month I spent with wonderful Hasegawa kit. Model is pretty much out of the box, except I added pilot figure from old "decomissioned" Revell's F-8 Crusader. The kit itself was fun and easy to assemble, only [...]
G.W.H 1/48, Su-35S “Flanker E”
Been a few years since I built a modern jet but when Great Wall Hobby released this kit I couldn't resist. Overall a great kit, some fit issues with the engine nozzles and the missiles that don't fit the pylons without some tweaking. [...]
Work in Progress: Update 4—1/48 Vintage Tamiya F-15A Eagle
Ok this is my 4th and final update for this build until a final reveal. Here is a link to Update 3:
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Still plugging along slowly but surely. Most of the work still continues on the final finish paintwork with application of decals. [...]
Video: FULL VIDEO BUILD REVELL JUNKERS Ju88A-4 BOMBER
1/48th scale Junkers the Ju88, one of the most versatile German combat aircraft of the Second World War. The Ju88A-4 was the result of numerous improvements to the design and was manufactured en-mass to become the Luftwaffe's standard [...]
On This Day…November 6th.
A stunning Department of Navy photo showing an aerial view of the USS Oaklahoma after being refloated at Pearl Harbour. Taken 6th November, 1943.
Been a lot of posts about Glenn Miller on iModeler recently here and today is the [...]
ZIL – 131
Time to fix something. A intervention car to fix for you...
