2cm Salvenmaschinenkanone SMK18-Typ2, Das Werk 1/35
First kit of 2024, a german experimental Flack Gun from WWII, SMK18-Typ2; i made a small base to display the model too. Very nice kit.
Saludos
Hobbyboss 1/48 F8F-1 Bearcat
Recovered Shelf queen started a long time ago
Out of box build. Modelmaster enamels. Mr Color clear lacquers. Ammo oil blushers, tamiya panel liners and AK pencils
Aviatik-Berg D.I (Loh. 115), Flashback, 1:48, Oblt. Frank Linke-Crawford, 27 victories, Flik 60J
Aviatik-Berg D.I (Loh. 115), Flashback, 1-48, Oblt. Frank Linke-Crawford, 27 victories, Flik 60J
Quite a demanding construction. Used Gaspatch turnbuckles and finished some small details. Unfortunately, I installed the dashboard [...]
F-84G Thunderjet; Imperial Iranian Air Force
Conceived as a day fighter with first flight happening in 1946, F-84’s early career was plagued with a bunch of problems typical of early jets like underpowered engines and construction problems. Only the definitive F-84G version solved [...]
Airfix 1/48th Fairey Gannet AS.4
I pre-ordered this kit as soon as it was announced. A year went by and then it was released and I could barely wait to get to work on it. Well it now completed and the wait was well worth it. The latest Airfix kits continue to get ever [...]
Special Hobby's Whirlwind in 1/32nd.
I've always had a soft spot for the Westland Whirlwind: whether it's because of the unusual design with its high set tail, or just reading about it in various aircraft recognition books, I don't know. My modelling experience with the type [...]
Republic P-43 Lancer. Dora Wings 1/48
New Year, New Build
My first go at a Dora Wings kit. It has it's pros and cons. Cons: Excessive sprue attachments and flash. Lots of test fitting. Had to grind down a few parts to get proper fit. Instructions were not great to say the [...]
TBD-1 Devastator VT-3 Midway
The Douglas TBD-1 Devastator was the US Navy’s premier torpedo bomber when hostilities broke out on December 7th 1941. Six months later it was completely obsolete and removed from combat operations. The subject of my build is from the [...]
Meng 1/35 AH-64D Apache Longbow Attack Helicopter
Hello fellow modelers! How ironic that I got back into modeling in 2020 during COVID to keep my sanity and I'm now wrestling with my 3rd round of COVID as I finished this build. Such is the world we now live in. But sick time and holiday [...]
Airfix 1/24th Hellcat II NF (F6F-5N), KD127, 892 NAS, Drem, Scotland, mid-1945.
Greetings all - and all the best for coming year.
Here's my first completion of 2024 which nearly made 2023 but the cold, wet weather was against me for the final varnish coat! The Airfix 1/24th Hellcat is well known and documented so I'll [...]
