RIP Capt. Dan Bowling (1922-2016)
I was expecting this. On Friday, May 27, my friend Dan Bowling came down with pneumonia and was admitted to the ER. On June 3, he was transferred to a hospice. He passed away this morning (Thursday) at 10 am. As much as I miss him, [...]
The last ADC Eagle.
Hello everyone first finish in a few weeks.
This is the not-too-good Academy 1:48 F-15A, I've had this in the stash for a fair number of years and had always intended to build it as a Bitburg machine fully loaded with wall-to-wall [...]
DAP Beaufighter Mk 21, A8-120, 93 Sqn RAAF Kingaroy Qld 1945.
1/72 Hasegawa, I replaced the kit exhausts with the hedgehog version, finished in MM enamels with Tamiya X22, Aussie decals and X22 + X21 overall.
Attack Squadron 1/72 MQ-8C Fire Scout
Fellas,
Here is my recently completed Attack Squadron 72 scale MQ-8C fire Scout. This was actually an easy build being all resin and about 20 tiny tiny pieces of photo etch. The rotor head is 3D printed and was pretty detailed. I did [...]
Nike Hercules 1/40
This is a Nike Hercules surface to air missile operational between 1958 and 1973,the kit was a history makers reissue.1/40 scale by Revell.
1/48 Tamiya Beaufighter XXI 93 Sqn Borneo RAAF
This is a joint effort. My oldest son started this a few years ago in a model club I ran at our primary school. I cleaned the parts he started up, finished the rest of the build and painted it etc.
He's happy with the colours I picked. [...]
RIP Spiros “Steve” Pisanos (1920-2016)
Boy, the hits just keep on coming.
I just learned that my friend of 30 years, Colonel Spiros "Steve" Pisanos, died yesterday. It's a surprise but not really, since he was 96. I remember when I saw him last year, he looked so good [...]
Mig-23MLD 1/72
Hello, dear forum members!
Let me introduce to you my latest work, a MiG-23MLD. Soviet multipurpose fighter of the third generation. Gorgeous kit from the company R. V. Aircraft 1/72 scale. Excellent decals for multiple aircraft variants. [...]
