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Desert diorama. Or, two types of camels.

by California Steve on September 14, 2014 · in Diorama · 36 ≡

Here is a dio I built for my brother in law. He collects the expensive King and Country pre built tanks and miniatures. Here are some photos with a strange looking armored vehicle and a overall photo with a Bedouin and his camel. These are [...]

Fw-190 F-8 (Pb 1) "Panzerblitz"

by Morne Meyer on September 13, 2014 · in Aviation · 26 ≡

From 1943 the Fw-190 F-8 started to replace the Stuka in most Luftwaffe Schlachtgeschwader. Even the famous Stuka ace, Hans Ulrich Rudel (Highest decorated pilot in the Luftwaffe) flew the F-8. As the Red Army pushed toward the borders of [...]

Bits and Pieces….Odds and Ends

by Jack Mugan on September 13, 2014 · in Aviation · 23 ≡

Soon after retirement I found myself hanging out at at local hobby shop, the kind that had hundreds of models hanging from the ceiling. The owner and I thought it would be cool to have plane being shot down with a real ten foot trail of [...]

Hasegawa 1:32 Nakajima Ki-43-III koh Hayabusa

by Ulrich Schütt on September 13, 2014 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

Finished this one last week. Waited all week for the sun to shine so I could take some photographs. The kit is Hasegawa's 1:32 scale Ki-43-II Hayabusa that I converted into a Ki-43-III koh. Modified the airscoop with putty, scratchbuilt a [...]

Tamiya Mark IV “Male” WW1 tank

by Bill Koppos on September 13, 2014 · in Armor · 26 ≡

The one that started it all is Tamiya's first WW1 kit. And a beauty it is, molding, fit, packaging, all are top quality. And, it "Runs", having a little electric motor and drive, with track links that snap together perfectly, and [...]

Lindberg 1/82 Tugboat

by Joe Caputo on September 12, 2014 · in Ships · 16 ≡

When my wife picked up a Lindberg Tugboat for her collection, I noticed the scale was close to the "1/72" boats I had been doing. I thought I'd give one a try, however I didn't want to do the usual, colorful boat on the boxart, [...]

O’L Yellercopter..

by California Steve on September 11, 2014 · in Uncategorized · 41 ≡

I remember years ago seeing a scene like this in the Phoenix Arizona area and just had to try to recreate the scene. 1/35 scale , I added as much plumbing and electrical as I could remember and referenced a lot of photos. Here she is all [...]

RIP: Bernie Fisher

by Tom Cleaver on September 11, 2014 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

I noted that MAJ Bernard "Bernie" Fisher, the first USAF MoH honoree in Vietnam, died this past month. Going through my photos, I found these shots of my 1/48 A-1E built back in 1998. The kit is a mishmash of the Tamiya A-1H [...]