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1/48 Hobby Craft P-26 Peashooter

by Tom Rodgers on January 11, 2018 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

Work in progress: The Faberge´ "Easter Egg" of Fighter Planes...a gift for my wife. Hobby Craft kit, Yellow Wings decals, Starfighter and Eduard rigging and PE. Paint by Vallejo Air. Kit build and painting went nicely. Decals [...]

1/48 Canadian CF-5D – an old school kitbash

by Colin Latta on January 11, 2018 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

Here's an oldie from over 20 years ago. It's a 1/48 Testors F-5A wings and fuselage, a Monogram cockpit section (heavily modified) and canopy, with the nose and tip tanks vacuformed over balsa wood masters. Everything was rescribed, and [...]

Battle Hopper – bio-/mechatronics grasshopper bike (Bandai)

by IT Lahtinen on January 11, 2018 · in Sci-fi · 11 ≡

I participated a group building after year changeover and decided to do something new & small. My first motorcycle model is a bit special while it is an amalgam of bio-/mechatronics parts. Modified to military use, Battle Hopper is a [...]

Tamiya 1/48 P-51D “Big Beautiful Doll” & 1941 Ford…Lt. Col. John Landers...35 1/2 kills

by bob mack on January 10, 2018 · in Aviation · 29 ≡

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Year in review 2017

by Robert Royes on January 10, 2018 · in Uncategorized · 14 ≡

I finally figured how to do this, Still working on my Revell Enterprise and a Macchi C.202.

1/350 CV-6 USS Enterprise 1942 Late Version

by Won-hui Lee on January 10, 2018 · in Ships · 36 ≡

P.E : Infini CV-6 Enterprise 1942 late Detail up set & Blue color Wooden Deck Figure : NorthstarModels USN Figures in working position 1~2, Boxing Tournament in USN Ship WWII It took six months from July to complete. The Infini's [...]

1/700 Korea Navy Ponokseon 1592

by Won-hui Lee on January 10, 2018 · in Ships · 11 ≡

Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–98) (link)Korea(1592–98) Panokseon :(link) Manufacturer : Artist hobby Scale : 1/700 General Yi Sun-sin has won all 23 naval battles on the Panokseon. He is one of the best naval commanders in history.

1/350 French Battleship Dunkerque

by Won-hui Lee on January 10, 2018 · in Ships · 17 ≡

I received this kit as a prize for the 'May awards'. This kit is very good without any detail-up. This kit include some photo-etching. I have not tried to weathering, except for the low hull. I expressed the panel by using shading. Someone [...]

The Quonset hut

by G. Ley on January 8, 2018 · in Diorama · 8 ≡

As previously stated, I try incorporating as many details from my life as possible in these dioramas. Thanks to the Marines, I have intimate familiarity with Quonset, or as the British say “Nissen”, hut and because we used them on more [...]

My 2017 in Review

by Ray Seppala on January 8, 2018 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

I managed to finish 14 models for the year. Some were a concerted effort to reduce the number on the shelf of doom. The majority are 1/72 except for the Mirage (1/48) and USS Excelsior (1/1000). The C-17 came very close, but I got [...]