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WW1 Somme diorama

by neil foster on March 10, 2013 · in Armor · 7 ≡

This is my one and only attempt at a diarama,obviously it is the Airfix 1/76 WW1 tank,I built the little tank in a weekend over christmas a few years back and then got interested in them and started to do some research and found that [...]

Revell 1/16 Gene Snow’s Snowman ’72 Charger Funny Car

by Chris Sakowski on March 9, 2013 · in Automotive · 9 ≡

I just love the old Revell 1/16 scale funny car kits. I remember when this kit came out. I was about 9 years old and being in north Texas we are not too far from Gene Snow's shop in Ft Worth. Anyway, there was a store kinda like Wal-Mart [...]

Noorduyn Norseman C-64 1/72 Matchbox

by neil foster on March 9, 2013 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

This is my rendition of the Norseman ,one of (I believe) 20 aircraft purchased by the IAF in 1948 to be used as a general workhorse carrying up 8 passengers or 3200 pounds of cargo,it was chosen because of its rugged design and its ability [...]

Silver Wings 1/32 He-51B

by Tom Cleaver on March 8, 2013 · in Aviation · 3 ≡

There is a saying in aviation design that, "if it looks right, it is right." While this is generally true, it was unfortunately not the case as regards the Heinkel He-51, which was a completely orthodox biplane of [...]

Pro-Modeler 1/48 F-86D Dog Sabre

by Tom Bebout on March 8, 2013 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

The North American F-86D was and attempt to produce a transonic all weather interceptor with a search radar. All guns were dropped in favor of a retractable under-fuselage tray that carried 24 unguided Mk.4 rockets. Though based on the [...]

Avia S-199

by neil foster on March 8, 2013 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

Here are some shots of my Academy 1/48 Avia S-199 built a couple of years ago.I removed the wing flaps and ailerons in order to position them in a more lifelike way and added a few details inside the office other than that it is OOB .The [...]

My version of a big Japanese girl....

by Bill Koppos on March 7, 2013 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

J2M3 Raiden, Hasegawa's new 1/32 effort, done last year. A marvelous kit, a real box-shaker. Built OOB, spent more time on the cockpit "good luck doll' than the paint job. Looking forward muchly to Hasegawa's upcoming NIK2 Shiden [...]

1/32 Ford Deluxe Staff Car

by jeff stewart on March 7, 2013 · in Automotive · 10 ≡

This is the very cheap, very poorly engineered Lindberg 40' Ford Deluxe. I bought this kit about 1 1/2 years ago for a mere $4 mainly because it was 1/32. Upon opening the box and seeing just how crappy it was it sat on my shelf. Yesterday [...]

1/35 Tamiya M1A1 with mineplow

by jeff stewart on March 6, 2013 · in Armor · 10 ≡

i promise I'm workin' on a couple flying things!

1/35 Tamiya M10 Tank Destroyer

by jeff stewart on March 6, 2013 · in Armor · 4 ≡

I had alot of fun with this one! The reddish mud is a little stark, but I always liked the sharp contrast. I tried a lttle color modulation on this one, It turned out okay. All you plane guys hatin' me yet?