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1/350 I-400 by Tamiya

by Michael Wayne Knowles on September 13, 2013 · in Ships · 5 ≡

The I-400 class of submarines were the largest undersea vessels of World War II. They were designed to give Japan the ability to launch stealth attacks on distant targets and sneak away undetected. Speaking of which, it is even rumored [...]

1/700 Columbo Express by Revell Germany

by Michael Wayne Knowles on September 13, 2013 · in Ships · 5 ≡

When launched, the Columbo Express was the largest ship in the world, capable of hauling 1800 containers of cargo at once. She was the largest ship ever launched to be driven by just one propeller. Yet, despite her size, she is crewed by [...]

Hasegawa 1/32 Ki. 61-I hei

by Tom Cleaver on September 13, 2013 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

To my mind, the Ki.61 is the best-looking Japanese fighter of World War II. This is the Hasegawa kit, built OOB other than use of Lifelike Decals. The Ki. 61 was one of the few Japanese fighters that could even get to the altitude the [...]

USS Wilkes DD441 Done!

by Rob Anderson on September 13, 2013 · in Ships · 7 ≡

Well here she is completed! Did not add every bit of PE, and since detail shots of Wilkes are hard to find I had to be creative and use other ships close to her configuration for things like the floater net baskets, but I am pretty happy [...]

Keepin' it Hien...

by Bill Koppos on September 13, 2013 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

Hey there's a theme here somewhere's. Here's my 1/32 Hasegawa Hien, in the colors of 18 Sentai, on home defense. Some pretty tailfeathers I think. All markings are sprayed on 'cept numbers and letters and the kill eagles. Base is my usual [...]

1/48 Monogram F9F-2 Panther

by Joe Caputo on September 13, 2013 · in Aviation · 4 ≡

I thought I'd try to back date the F9F-5 to the 2 version, and so, rounded the tail a little. I'm not sure how accurate that is, but it looked ok to me. My collection needed a "Blue Angel", and I thought this would be a good [...]

Pilot and box

by David Painter on September 13, 2013 · in Aviation · 3 ≡

Here's a close up shot of my p51 pilot and the box. Not much to work with here, it's an old kit, but the pilot came out better than expected.

RAF Mustang III 1/48 Tamiya.

by Simon Whitney on September 13, 2013 · in Aviation · 3 ≡

Well this my second posting the Mustang III, done in natural finish. The kit went together as any Tamiya kits do. The wings were a tight fit but hardly any filler used any where,. Had a bit if a nightmare with the colour scheme, I was [...]

Hasegawa 1/32 Ki.61-1 tei (conversion)

by Tom Cleaver on September 13, 2013 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

This is the beautiful Hasegawa ki.61-I tei, converted from the Ki.61-I hei using the Wolfpack resin nose for the extended cowling to make the "long nose" Tony. It is marked as the well-known "celebrity" Tony flown by [...]

1/350 Jake by Tamiya

by Michael Wayne Knowles on September 12, 2013 · in Aviation · 5 ≡

This is just for fun -- one of the float planes from the IJN Tone, an Aichi Jake. It took about 2 1/2 hours each to build the nine planes I had on the cruiser's after deck. Now, I've acquired a PE set to add cockpits and under wing [...]