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Medic!...1/48 Austin K2Y Ambulance

by Reinhard Spreitzhofer on March 18, 2024 · in Armor · 3 ≡

After some pause, time for a 1/48 vehicle between all the aircraft. Tamiya kit oob, thanks to the quality it was an easy and straight forward build. Painted with AC RC Forrest Greenn Build thread here (link)

Last of the V8 Interceptors-American Style

by Matt Minnichsoffer on March 18, 2024 · in Automotive · 9 ≡

When I was a kid there was just something cool about Mad Max. Not that it was a great movie but it was so different it was like watching something from a different world. Something forbidden. And then when the Road Warrior came out I was a [...]

Corrosion Control

by Robert Royes on March 18, 2024 · in Uncategorized · 8 ≡

In the above photo there are two means of dealing with the uphill battle aircraft corrosion at sea on a squadron level.Maintanance Control was continually at odds with the corrosion crew for flyable aircraft, corrosion maintenance usually [...]

Kubelwagen Type 82 Radio vehicle

by John J Licht on March 17, 2024 · in Armor · 4 ≡

Tamiya kit with Tiger Werk resin radio and cabinet accessory kit. Folded down roof and canvas covered wind screen are Verlinden. Radio cabling is painted thread. Antennas are stretched sprue. External “jerry can” rack is scratch [...]

1/48 Revell F-86D Sabre Dog

by David Butler on March 17, 2024 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

Here is Revell's 1/48 F-86D Sabre Dog built entirely OOB and finished with Vallejo acrylics. It is a really nice kit with engraved panel lines, good fit, and nice detail in the wheel wells. The only trouble I had with the build was in the [...]

Wingnut Wings 1/32 Sopwith Pup RFC

by Rafi Ben-Shahar on March 17, 2024 · in Aviation · 26 ≡

Wingnut Wings Sopwith Pup boasts with excellent surface detail. Yet, since it is a bi-lane from WWI it requires comprehensive wiring for control cables, engine ignition wires, and fuselage bracing wires. Wings assembly is tricky. All the [...]

HMS Prince of Wales 1941, Flyhawk 1/700

by NAOKI YAMANAKA on March 17, 2024 · in Ships · 10 ≡

This is one of my favourite ships, but I have hesitated to post it because, after all, I had built it a bit long time ago. To be honest, it was my first Flyhawk kit and my first attempt at rigging. Again, as before, I cheated with the [...]

All his own work

by George Williams on March 17, 2024 · in Armor · 37 ≡

One of my students here in China likes tanks and guns, and is interested in my models, so I decided to let him have a try at building this Tamiya 1/35 scale Mutt. He had never done anything like this before. The instructions are in [...]

Spanish Emil

by Chas Bunch on March 16, 2024 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

I recently built a couple of models from Wingsy Kits and was impressed with their quality and detail. I didn’t have a 109E in my SCW collection, so decided to do another Wingsy kit. A few Bf-109E-1s and E-3s arrived in Spain just [...]