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As long as we're talking about jacks....

Here's one of 747-100's on jacks for a retraction check at the Los Angeles maintenance base just before we retired the Whales in 1999. These normally weren't done outside unless the hangars were full, which was probably the case here. [...]

Review: Revell 1/32 P-51D Mustang review

Here's one for G.Ley Landing Gear check! Or as we say in the USN Drop Check!

I thought Mr Ley's jack stands were just wonderful and for those that may not have seen the real think in action here is one of my C-2 getting raised up on jacks for comparison. on C-2s you always start with the mains then raise the [...]

Video: FULL VIDEO BUILD TAMIYA Tank Destroyer M10 IIC Achilles

TAMIYA 1/48 British Tank Destroyer M10 IIC Achilles For more details about Tamiya kits and tools used in this video please visit (link) Special thanks to my girlfriend for this kit! SPARMAX Airbrush: Model SP-35c with Silver Bullet [...]

Working jackstands

How many of us have asked ourselves, “just how am I going to put that gear retraction test in my diorama? What am I going to do for jackstands?” That was the very question I faced while planning my 1/48 scale Caribbean air cargo [...]

Heller 1/72 Dassault Mirage III-R

With 3 other models in various stages of building I've just finished this re-edition of this old Heller kit of the Mirage III-R in 1/72. I's a basic kit, keeping in mind the tooling is over 40 years old, but the lines of the Mirage III are [...]

A Little Help From My Friends...

I have a Sufa coming to convert into a Chilean F-16D Peace Puma, but I'm a little short on decals. I tried to find the old 1/72 TwoBobs set for the Peace Puma, but couldn't find one anywhere. I did buy the set of decals you see in the [...]

Hasegawa, 1/48 P-40E

My last post of 2017, and yes it's another of Tom's P-40's from his on going collection. This is the first Hasegawa P-40 I've completed and it's really a sweet little kit. Went together very well, and no putty or filler was used. I did add [...]

Review: Airfix 1/72 Avro Shackelton AEW.2 review

Another Wiffie

This is my NASA X-98.