So a co-worker throws this kit on my desk and states I hear you build models, got this for $10 so have some fun. Well who wouldn't want to build one of the most successful reconnaissance aircraft from WWII, and besides I like P-38's. [...]
Some friends in a club in southern Florida were having a group build. I thought it would be fun to give them some support, and add to their total number of entrants. Unfortunately, mine will only be pics, and not there in person, but [...]
Being out of the hobby for many many years, I decided to build this kit- so, here it is, a Fujimi's Tachikawa Ki-55. Maybe I overdone it concerning the silver paint chips, but i hope you like it !
My dad flew the 100, 101, 105 and F-4, and said the 100 was his favorite plane to fly. I plan to build a bare metal model similar to his, but before I did, wanted to practice a bit on the heat-staining, so went with an SEA scheme F-100F [...]
This old Fujimi kit had very heavy raised panel lines and rivet detail. I sanded it all off, intending to re-scribe. However, I found I wasn't too adept at scribing, so instead drew them back in with lead pencil. Since I brush paint, I [...]
the cobras from master craft hobbykits were so bad that only solution was reincarnation through SCI-FI.
pilot is in the middle and guner with navigator on the left, mix of conventional and energy weapons - the barrel in right fuselage [...]
On today's date back to WWII 71 years ago, it happened Today afternoon we gathered at the scene of incident that happened near my
place.
It's been 71 years since the tragic Manifestations:
On February day 25,2,1944 was the third day of [...]
Captain Ekstrom 358th Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter Group, on his fifty first combat mission, was killed in action 30th December 1943 flying P-47D serial no. 42-8526. He entered the Service from North Dakota. He was married to his wife [...]
This is my 1/72 Welshmodel, resin and vacform model of the Boeing 737 T-43A, not the most easiest of builds especially when trying to glue resin wings to a vacformed body, but in the end it came out OK