Eduard 1/48 Westland Lysander Mk.IIIA – RNAS Arbroath 1942.
Was this a bit of a trial - yes.
Was it fun - Oh yes.
The Port wing got broken off three times but I think I managed to salvage it.
Primed with Mr. Hobby Finishing Surfacer 1500 Black.
Painted with,
Colourcoats Interior Grey Green, Dark [...]
HIMARS 1/35 scale by Trumpeter
What a pain in the butt this kit was! Trumpeter 1/35 scale HIMARS with a whopping 750 parts!
Great molding and detail, typical crappy Trumpeter instructions.
Get ready for tons of tiny parts, many that will leave you scratching your [...]
Monogram 1/48 Messerschmitt BF 110G-2 "Zerstörer"
Monogram's late Zerstörer retains the blunt lines of the fighter/bomber. It has some fit issues, notably the lower joint of fuselage and wings. The model was also criticized for the shape of engine nacelles and small spinners.
I chose to [...]
1/72 Tammy F4U-1D
Needed a bit of quick gratification, and it's Tamiya to the rescue. No surprises, great fit, adequate detail, what's not to like?
Finished in Tamiya Gloss Blue, the first coat was so shiny I had to semi gloss coat it so I could see the [...]
Tamiya 1/48 scale BF109
Well here’s another kit! The Tamiya 1/48 scale Bf 109, probably the best Tamiya 1/48 scale kit going. Not much to say except it builds incredibly well!
Tamiya 1/72 F-16CJ – 50 Years of YGBSM
I don't build models of many modern planes, but Erik (@airbum) asked me if I would participate in his "F-16 at 50" group, so I jumped in with a 1/72 model I had of an F-16CJ. I really had no idea what an F-16CJ was, so it was [...]
Trumpeter 1/48 RA-5C Vigilante
The twin engine, two crew North American Vigilante started its life as a supersonic carrier-based bomber, then maturing into a high speed reconnaissance aircraft. An effective but complex machine, it featured a high mounted swept wing with [...]
Saab SK 60 times three! The first: SK 60A / 60072 from the Air Force F5 flying school Ljungbyhed and a brief outline of the type's operational history.
Some time ago I had the wonderful opportunity to build three of the newly launched Saab SK 60s from the Swedish manufacturer Pilot-Replicas in parallel. As each individual model in this series has its own special features that are worth [...]
B-17 F Academy 1/72 Operation Frantic-1 1944.
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Back to the past again... Academy B-17 F model from 1994. Despite the passage of time, it is still quite good, although outclassed by models from, for example, Airfix. However, the pleasure of an older model is enormous, especially [...]
