My first post in a few months- wanted to get one posted before 2023 ran out.
Airfix kit, finished with Vallejo acrylics, oil washes, and Tamiya weathering powders.
A few self inflicted errors along the way but overall it was a smooth [...]
Stumbled across Hammerhead Model Making's build of the B-26K "Special Kay" using the ICM kit and thought others might enjoy it. Run time is just over an hour.
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Because of video editing things magically change during the [...]
A resin printed 1/24 figure of Ripley from the original Alien film scratch-built base. Figure is well printed but does need some sanding to get a smooth surface. Facial features a bit muddled NOT exactly looking like Sigourney Weaver.
When Eduard released their first F4F-3 Wildcat I bought it straight away and love the model they provided, a great little kit with amazing details and a pain-free good fitting build process. We knew they were planning on doing a whole line [...]
Even though it took a longer time than expected, I finally finished my contribution to honor Jim Sullivan.
Jim has been a very important person for all aviation enthusiasts and therefore it is an honor to be able to remember Jim by [...]
The title says it all, 2023 was the year I hit my stride as pertains producing models, nine total. I chalk this up to a combination of factors. A work bench I've tweaked continuously to make modeling easier, retirement giving me more time, [...]
So, before the end of the year, I will have time to add one more model. Another addition to the Fokker collection. Again, a very pleasant build, without any major tricks.
Leutnant Josef Raesch was a World War I flying ace with seven aerial [...]
My second contribution is actually my first subject to start with for the GB. The Monogram/Pro Modeler Douglas B-26B gun nose variant. I was also building the ICM glass nose variant along side this project. The known issue of the [...]
I think it has become somewhat of a tradition to post our models from the past year. It is fun to go back and look at the models I have produced, several of which I had completely forgotten. I still hope to finish my 3 plane Hudson [...]