Sukhoi Su 27P “Flanker B”, Russian Knights, 1 Sqn SAF Kubinka 1991.
1/72 Hasegawa, I recessed the etched metal panels, finished in MM enamels with Future and MM FS20000 acrylic over kit decals.
1/48 Kinetic Su-33
Well, after 5 months of working on this thing, I finally finished it. This is really a great kit.. The instructions are terrible, but it was still a pleasure to build. I used Mr Paint paints for everything except for the engine covers and [...]
IPMS Race City Modelers September Meeting
The IPMS Race City Modelers had their September meeting this past Sunday. There was a wide variety of models for show and tell reflecting the diversified interests of our membership.
Water Wings Group Build
I am well underway with the GWH TBD Devastator float plane. I am impressed with the quality of the molding and the engineering in this kit, my first from GWH. It doesn't appear to require much filler or sanding, but I am sure I will find [...]
ACE 1/72 P-47D Thunderbolt
A few months ago, I was thinking I wanted to build my first t-bolt, and knew I had 3 in the stash - a Tamiya D, a Revell razorback, and one other kit I couldn't remember. My eye landed on this one - an old ACE kit, so I took it out of the [...]
1/48 Eduard Fw 190A-5, Hptm. Egon Mayer, France 1943
Just finished for a GB project over on BM.
Fw 190A-5 Wnr. 5851, Hptm. Egon Mayer, CO III/JG 2 Richthofen,
France, Spring, 1943.
Kit: Eduard 1/48 Fw 190A-5
Extras:
Ultracast: Fw 190 seat; Fw 190A wheels (early)
Eduard: Kit supplied PE, Fw [...]
Water wings , time to make start.
Just a couple of quick pics to show the start of my floatplane spitfire.
1/32 Revell Spitfire Mk.IIa “The Borough of Lambeth / Bette”
This is 1/32 Revell Spitfire Mk.IIa finished with the markings of P8088 NK-K “The Borough of Lambeth / Bette” flown by Lumsden of 118sq based at Ibsley Hampshire in May 1941.
Revell’s newly tooled Spitfire Mk.IIa needs a lot of [...]
