The Sinking of HMS HOOD – Epoxy Resin Diorama
About a year ago I saw on FB an amazing diorama created by the famous diorama master @won-huilee showing the sinking of the HMS Hood and I was mesmerized by it. This diorama stuck in my mind ever since and I always wanted to try it. I [...]
Remember Your First "Good Model"?
Every modeler has a "breakthrough model". A model that should never be forgotten as it's the model you took risks with new techniques and the model that becomes distinctly "yours". Maybe it was your first time using an [...]
Red Bat(plane)...1/48 Polikarpov I-16 Type 10, Kombrig Valery Chkalov, Soviet Airforce
So, here´s my dad´s finished third and last I-16, for now.
Ark Models kit mostly oob. The kit is modular for different versions. For the Type 10 you have to sand off the cockpit door and an access panel on the right side.
The kit comes [...]
Hellenic Falcon: Hasegawa F-16D Block 52+
The Conformal Fuel Tanks and avionics added to the Block 52+ were a quantum leap for the Fighting Falcon in terms interception range and bombing capabilities.
Unlike the real aircraft where the CFTs were made from the same materials like [...]
1:25 John Deere 4020 – 3D Scratch Built
The legendary 4020 was born in 1963 and it’s safe to say a love affair began with many farmers that burns as hot today as it did when they first saw black smoke roll out of the muffler. The 4020 was, and still is, one of those [...]
Airfix 1:48 Hawker Hunter F.6
Not a long story to tell for this one. The Airfix 1:48 Hunters are pretty nice kits; they've got some clever engineering, especially in the intake area, although it's not done with the finesse one would find in a recent Tamiya kit. I added [...]
Airfix Fairey Gannet AS4 1/48.
Hi folks, long time no posts and I apologise about that, life has changed for me. My marriage broke down and I am now living with my dear old mum down in Devon. I now have a man cave to build in and astash to play with.
Anyhow, I saw this [...]
"50 Shades of Blue" -- F4U-1 Birdcage Corsair -- Tamiya 1/48 Redfox Cockpit
Hello my friends and Corsair Junkies.
As I promised from my first aircraft posting, [Why I Hate Building Airplanes!] ((link)), I have taken on the challenge of completing my first Corsair. A subject and aircraft that I know many of you [...]
Cyclops from the 7th Voyage of Sinbad
I remember seeing the 7th Voyage of Sinbad as a kid and loving the stop frame animation. The skeleton's he animated in a different film were pretty amazing as well. This vinyl model kit came out a couple years ago and sat on my shelf [...]
