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Italeri Crusader III, 1/35

by Ralph Clements on January 13, 2015 · in Armor · 13 ≡

Here's my just completed 2nd model tank, a British Crusader III done in decals and paint to represent 7th Hussars (cool word..."hussars") 4th Armoured Brigade, 7th Armoured Division XIII Corps, 8th Army, North Africa, 1942, so [...]

Burn Up That Quarter Mile...Monogram's "Forty Niner" Dragster

by Mike Maynard on January 13, 2015 · in Automotive · 17 ≡

On a visit to my folks house (where I grew up) I came across another piece of my childhood, the remnants of a "Forty Niner" rail dragster. In the early 1960's Monogram offered a line of 49 cent car kits, aimed at the low end kit [...]

Tamiya A-1J 1/48

by Nguyen Huy Hoang on January 13, 2015 · in Aviation · 25 ≡

Hi all, I present to you my A-1J 1/48 from Tamiya. The build was finished in 2013 with lots of scratchbuild such as engine an wing fold,cockoit details. Only decal was Aftermarket,the model was finished with Gunze Color. All comments are [...]

Blast from the past

by Morne Meyer on January 12, 2015 · in Aviation · 58 ≡

Recently my 9 year old daughter, Micaela, expressed an interest in building a model aircraft. I managed to get hold of the exact same model kit that I built back in 1982 as my first model when I was 10, a Matchbox 1/72 Bristol Beaufighter. [...]

Makin' tracks

by Rob Anderson on January 11, 2015 · in Uncategorized · 14 ≡

Ok another bad pun! Well the two track runs are done, for those who are interested 82 links per side, though I may add 1 more per side and take up slack by moving the idler wheel. Also I have included is the 3 bottles of brew needed to [...]

Typhoon update

by Steven Davis on January 11, 2015 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

Closed up, landing gear details, filling and sanding next. Might have to take out a lone to pay for all the paint for this thing!

Italeri 1/72nd scale Dodge WC-51 3/4 ton Cargo Truck,US Army WWII

by Chuck A. Villanueva on January 11, 2015 · in Armor · 11 ≡

Happy New Year, to post my first build for the year is not a fresh build but one that was completed around 2012. For a change of pace away from aircraft I built this neat little kit of the Dodge WC-51 3/4 ton Cargo Truck. Straight out of [...]

Heller’s Gneisenau in 1:400

by Ulf Lundberg on January 11, 2015 · in Ships · 24 ≡

Hellers Gneisenau in 1:400 was my first build of a major ship, where I went out of my way to improve an old kit. The Gneisenau was also the first build, where I documented everything I did with a camera. At this time, around 2004, Heller [...]

Eduard 1/48 I-16 Part 1

by Michael Booth on January 11, 2015 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

This is part one of my build of my last Eduard I-16 from my Spanish Limited Edition kit Part 2 will be soon once completed

Dragon 1/32 Me109-E4

by Ian Bartlett on January 9, 2015 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

My latest creation. This is an incredible kit, which I have built pretty much OOB. The box is crammed with parts and quite a few spares, which mainly refer to the engine for Dragons Bf110 in the same scale. Levels of detail and [...]