Lotsa Hellcats
Various Hellcats from the collection:
F6F-3 of LT Jim Shirly, VF-27, Leyte gulf 1944 - Eduard
F6F-5N VMF(N)-542 - MAJ Bruce Porter, Okinawa, 1945 - Eduard
F6F-5 "Minsi III" Dave mcCampbellm CAG AVG-15, Leyte Gulf 1944 - [...]
The Nursery
MiniArt´s MB 170 in 1/35 populated by Tamiya´s chooks. Paint from Vallejo´s Model Air range, weathered with oils. Fiddly model, lots of small parts.
Review: Thunder Model 1/35 Case VAI Tractor – Build Review
Between all the new kit announcements over the last couple of months, one in particular struck my interest. A new company by the name of Thunder Model was about to release their first kit, a Case VAI tractor in 1/35th scale.
I had never [...]
Jumping in on the Hellcat theme…
This is a Hellcat Mk. I of No. 800 Sqn. FAA flying off HMS Emperor and flown by Lt. Blythe Ritchie. According to Eduard, he scored two and one shared Luftwaffe aircraft in this Hellcat. The Mk. I is the F6F-3 in Royal Navy service.
This [...]
Hellcats, Hellcats, Hellcats, and MORE Hellcats...
A few of the F6F Hellcat models I've built over the years. All are 1:48 scale and they list as follows:
1st two pictures are Otaki's F6F-3/5 kit, built as a -3, flown by Lt. Alex Vraciu of VF-6, off USS Intrepid, (CV-11) Feb 1944.
2nd [...]
1/48 Tamiya US M20 Greyhoud
Another one of those fun little 1/48 Tamiya Armour builds. Only issue i had was the decals sucks. To thick and keep cracking. I was able to fix it with touch up paint and weathering. Back to my Tomcat now 🙂
Cheers Brian
Hellcat theme 1/48 Hasegawa F6F-5 David McCampbell
As a continuation of the recent Hellcat themed articles, here's another one for your enjoyment tonight. This is "Minsi III", F6F-5 bureau number 70143. This is the plane in which he scored the last 23.5 kills of his 34 [...]
1/32 Hasegawa Focke Wulf Fw-190A8
This is 1/32 Hasegawa Focke Wulf Fw-190A8 finished with the markings of Commander of II/SG2 Maj Karl Kennel in May 1945.
Cockpit components painted to RLM66 and modified by MDC Luftwaffe instrument dials decals and Eduard PE seat [...]
Polar Lights 1:350 Star Trek USS Enterprise
Recently Polar Lights changed the mold on the kit, and made the saucer (primary) hull smooth, eleminating the fine engraved lines. This one I have here was the first issue of the kit, the one that could be preordered (and then it was [...]
Wolf WR1 1977 Formula One – Tamiya 1/20
Continuing my previously unplanned theme of F1 cars that won on their debut. Here we have the 1977 Wolf WR1 driven by South African Jody Scheckter to victory at the 1977 Argentine GP, it went on to win the Monaco and Canadian GPs. The [...]
