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2023 the year that were

by Bill Koppos on December 30, 2023 · in Uncategorized · 8 ≡

Got 7 done. That's pretty good for me, guess it shoulda been more since I quit working, but I'll take it. Only one armor in here, but I have got a bunch started so will make more mud this year. Anyways it has as always been great playing [...]

Hannover CL III, 1:48 Eduard, pilot Rudolf Hager, observer Otto Weber, Schlasta 20

by Milan Tesař on December 30, 2023 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

I hesitated for a while whether to display this model. After my return to modeling a year and a half ago, I decided on the planes of the great war, which attracted me since childhood. Above all, I wanted to test myself if I could master [...]

David’s Scale Models 2023 – The Year in Review!

by David Kopielski on December 30, 2023 · in Photo Collections · 4 ≡

The year is coming to a close in just a couple of days. This year I completed ten builds. Seven of these were commission builds. Below are the synopsis of each build along with a link to the build log. (link) At the start of the year I [...]

Megalodon and Shark

by Roman on December 30, 2023 · in Uncategorized · 13 ≡

A new job and a new experience. Fantasy style work. Megalodon and the world's largest atomic submarine Project 941 “Shark” or “Typhoon” in epoxy resin.

1/48 F-100D Trumpy

by Steven Corvi on December 30, 2023 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

This is a Trumpeter 1/48 F-100D I built a while back. I added a few items but built it mostly stock.

PORSCHE 911 1965..(1/24 Fujimi)

by Anthony Alvear on December 30, 2023 · in Automotive · 12 ≡

Porsche 911 1965 fujimi,...last job of this year...this is originally a 1969 911S kit...several changes were added, such as the replacement the fuchs type wheels with USCP classic ones. Tamiya paints in beige and black...Model Master in [...]

Kinetic 1/48 Fouga CM.170 Magister, IDF Tzukit

by Rafi Ben-Shahar on December 30, 2023 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

The French Fouga Magister was licensed for production in Israel and entered the IDF service by 1960 in the name Tzukit. Its main role was in the flying school, but also had an important operational role during the 1967 Six Days War. As an [...]

F-16 from Academy

by John W Summerford on December 29, 2023 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

History Courtesy Wikipedia The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is an American single-engine supersonic multirole fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force (USAF). Designed as an air [...]

Airfix 1/48 Spitfire 1

by Mervyn Cook on December 29, 2023 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

This is a nice kit of the Spitfire I, previously only available as a conversion. I also liked the now elderly Hasegawa I but that was in 1/72, so the release of the Airfix in 2006(?) was more than welcome. The early Spitfires with their 2 [...]

Experiments in heavy weathering – a Birdcage Corsair in 1/48 Scale

by Justin Bronk on December 29, 2023 · in Aviation · 23 ≡

I wanted to try out some rather heavier weathering than usual, and I also haven't done any US Navy aircraft from the Second World War before, so in the spirit of a bit of a challenge I figured I'd try to spruce up Tamiya's rather old [...]